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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
5
George H. Ray III suffered a severe nosebleed over Sunday. Three physicians worked to stop the bleeding after onset following a church service. He awoke with a nosebleed then improved after treatment and was downtown feeling better this morning.
An Iowa veteran recounts how all five brothers misidentified their coffee and how stopping coffee and switching to Postum improved his health. He explains his 13 year battle with heart trouble, his Chicago trip, and how Postum helped him sleep and recover. The tale credits Postum from the Battle Creek company.
The Y M C A announces the celebration marking the end of the membership contest and business year has been moved from Thursday evening April 16 to Thursday evening April 23 to avoid Holy Week conflict. The change follows concerns from churches and members about religious observances. The event was not to raise funds for a building, secretary Ash notes, and the association includes all denominations and creeds with rights in management.
George Falk of the board of public works announced today a consignment of white canvas cork hats for the White Wings. Made in St. Louis, the identical hats to those used by the United States army were originally produced for the army but rejected by the purchasing committee for minor defects.
The case involving the Troyanek Silha family dispute was misstated to allege it was filed by Troyanek. Mr. Silha claims the suit was started by him over coarse language and says the woman whose evidence was challenged is not credible. He also denies keeping a poker at the scene despite testimony.
The funeral for Paul Zollikofer, an inmate of the county poor farm, was held yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Irish delivered the sermon and several city residents attended. Interment followed in the poor farm cemetery.
The La Crosse Saengerfest choir will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight. Each member will receive a membership button at the gathering.
A wry remark notes men often discover real trouble only after trading money for a marriage license, suggesting high costs or complexities follow such union formalities.
Mr and Mrs G W John of Mankato visited relatives in La Crosse over Sunday. Many locals, including O Solberg and others, departed after visits. Sergeant Robert Shaw is in St Paul on business tied to the local recruiting office. The Ladies Aid of West Avenue M E church will host a monthly supper Thursday evening from 5 pm. Sylvester Nevins traveled to St Paul on business. Arbor Day May 8. City streets rolled and in good condition. Bankrupt discharge sought by George Fischer of La Crosse. Various locals, including Dr Will Powell, Will Powell, patients, and many residents, are noted for travels, business, and social events in La Crosse and surrounding cities.
John D. Rockefeller, in New York on April 13, walked Fifth Avenue with two grandchildren and two detectives, brushing aside threats from Chicago Black Hand. He said he feared no one including anarchists kidnappers or those who live, noting the guards and reporters present as they questioned him.
Cleveland and several Ohio cities were startled by a report that President Roosevelt had been assassinated. Telegraph operators along state lines repeated the dispatch, sparked by a small town operator who said he intended it as a joke to break a quiet Sunday.
Karl Sorenson of Withee died from complications after an appendectomy performed as Northwestern hospital caught fire on Saturday. The blaze in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, led to the patient’s death during the operation.
A quiet week in society focuses on informal affairs led by the forthcoming wedding of Miss Antoinette MacMillan to Mr. Dobner of Thief River Falls on Wednesday. Easter preparations and penitential mood fill church activities across the community.
A J Naas, jeweler at Robert Braun's Pearl street store, was surprised Friday evening at his 615 Jackson street home for his birth anniversary. The Normanna Sangerkor serenaded him and took possession of the house with relatives and friends. They gave him a chair and a gold seal ring. His baptized child also received a ring. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Braun and Mrs Engebretsen of Cashton. Refreshments featured a large cake with 40 candles.
Social brief notes that Mrs Philip Schmidt departed Saturday for Milwaukee where she will reside in the future.
Judge Fruit returned from Menominee and granted a divorce to Mrs Hanson from Albert Hanson a painter who was convicted of deserting his wife and child and leaving them destitute He was arrested in the west and ordered to pay alimony and is now jailed The decree was entered in default of Hanson's appearance
Vienna reports the April 12 1 2 p m assassination of Stadtholder Count Potocki in Lemberg by Ruthenian student Mieroslaw Sziczynski 32. The act shocks Austrian politics and may sway Galicia tensions between Poles and Ruthenians. Sziczynski shouted I am no criminal claiming to act for his oppressed people.
The Herald reports a final, authoritative version of the engagement between Prince Helie de Sagan and Mme Gould. It describes a pre arranged visit to persuade Gould relatives, the couple's Naples and Cherbourg departures, and plans to wed near Paris then return to New York for a second family meeting.
Harry Dimler leaves for Madison to represent La Crosse Germania Turners at the state meeting of Turn leaders today. A river wind makes boating risky yesterday while weather stays fair otherwise. Mayor Anderson seeks La Crosse representation at an international tuberculosis conference in Washington. Harvey Sweazey, 23, loses left arm jumping from a passenger train at Winona. The board of public works budgets 1200 for levee park improvements including a riverbank stone wall. James Sokolik plans hotel improvements on French Island to become a summer resort with Sunday dinners. Easter ball plans advance rapidly by the B P O Elks.
The La Crosse Presbytery holds its spring meeting in Bangor starting Tuesday with sermons by Rev. A A Randall and Rev. W D Thomas. The program includes roll call, officer elections, devotional sessions, business, and evening meetings with speakers from Janesville Brooklyn and Chicago. The women’s missionary society meets Wednesday afternoon with Misses Munich and Newcomb presenting addresses.
Barney Mulder sued Hiram Goddard claiming 85 for groceries sold to Charles Chalsma who worked land for Goddard. Judge C L Baldwin ruled Goddard did not contract for the supplies and is not responsible.
The board of public works has purchased several new portable bulletin boards to be installed at various city locations. The boards feature a recent patent and can be erected and locked to prevent removal except by the keyholder.
Dave Houchen of Salem Illinois advertises for a wife in a St. Louis paper. He says the C and E I railroad is reducing force and giving married men preference, so he needs to marry to keep his job. He is 23, temperate, church member, earning $50 a month.
Philadelphia April 13 reports a 10 percent wage cut triggered a strike by workers at Southwestern Traction company. The action follows the wage reduction and involves labor discontent impacting operations.
A terse exchange reveals a father asking about his son’s behavior. The other voice quips that the son aims to marry rather than imitate triumphs or dodge errors, implying a shift in priorities. The remark hints at social expectations surrounding marriage as a goal.
The La Crosse county meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will be held in the parlors of the First Baptist church on Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17. Miss Lillian M. Phelps of Canada will lecture both evenings.
Teheran reports an imminent cabinet resignation provoking clashes as Shap concentrates troops around his palace and moves more forces into the city to patrol streets. The unrest follows last night's developments and signals further confrontation.
Mrs DobsonBridget reports Mr and Mrs Hobson going to church this morning. Mr Dobson notes either another heart trouble attack or Mrs Hobson has a new hat, a question of what is the matter.
Mil waukee resident W H Nebles, registered in La Crosse, likens modern life to clocks. He recalls grandfathers’ slow corner clocks that repeated “Take your time” and contrasts them with affordable mantles clocks that start at a 2 10 pace, issuing “Get there” slogans.
In New York on April 13 William Starkey aged 15 shot and fatally wounded his father John Starkey aged 31 during a quarrel with the wife Frances. The boy fled the scene and has not been located.
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