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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
7
Dressy afternoon outfit described in pearl gray broadcloth features a circular skirt just above the ground and a semi-fitting coat. Fronts and underarm panels extend into deep points over the hips, with shoulders short elbow sleeves and neck trimmed in fancy braid. Gray silk drop ornaments decorate the back and seams below the waist.
Crookston Minnesota April 24 Hilman Vikford a youth of 10 years has disappeared and his parents here are searching for him. He left here about two weeks ago but no anxiety was felt for a time due to out of town labor he was in the habit of performing without notice to his parents.
A brief note reflects on close neighbors becoming distant as proximity fades, suggesting social friction and evolving relations despite physical closeness.
Archaeologists completed digs at a Boone Iowa mound revealing over two thousand pottery pieces with varied marks suggesting centuries of age. The site, 190 by 110 feet and 14 to 16 feet high, held elm and oak trees atop and unusual dense soil. A guard grave from 1850, said to be a smallpox death, delayed openings until state funds and legislative action allowed excavation.
Des Moines April 24 friction in Senator William B. Allison’s renomination bid surfaces from sources noting a split between standpatters and progressives. Julian Richards predicts a clash as Adams the campaign chair shifts toward progressive votes while standpatters fear mismanagement. Leaders say intra faction talk is a trustmaking tactic to aid the Cummins camp.
In Biwabik Minnesota Father Frank Saloven accuses Aurora Catholic church officers John Gersick Stephen Paulivich Joe Zamisic and John Rozanc of assault and battery. A jury trial ended in a disagreement. Retrial scheduled for April 39. Father Saloven was suspended after a compensation cut and argues he will resume pastoral charge if retrial proceeds. The dispute involves church leadership and control after new officers were elected January 1.
In Mankato Minnesota on April 24 the city faced a double contract issue for garbage work. The council chose the third lowest bidder then rejected others. City Recorder Hodopp deems the lowest bidder correct and has awarded and bonded him, and will pay only that contractor.
Des Moines Iowa E. Johnson named chief of detectives under the new commissioners. He previously served on the detective force and comes highly recommended by many business leaders.
In Clinton district court Rose Reeder sues Theodore Peters De Witt saloon keeper for 2600 damages. The suit follows the death of A S Reeder of De Witt who was killed in a runaway months ago. The plaintiff alleges he was killed while intoxicated and Peters sold him the drink. She accuses Peters of responsibility.
Breckinridge Minn April 24 Otto Zuehlsdorf of Foxhome, once owner of the village saloon, is the defendant in a blind pig case that has drawn sensational interest after his attorney destroyed a piece of evidence in open court. He was indicted last fall on seven counts for selling liquor to minors and convicted, but the district judge set aside the verdict on a technicality.
In Potter county western district voters approve moving a school building to a central site with transportation arranged for distant pupils. In Des Moines licensed druggists only may sell poisonous fly paper, buyers sign the poison register. In Sioux Falls Chief Knott schedules multiple volunteer fire department contests between hose and ladder teams before May.
The hydrocurve boat by Carey A. Manker promises radical changes in navigation. Manker outlines a hull that glides with minimal power, extending water contact along the hull. The design claims to move water at one third its speed and has shown speeds near 40 knots, possibly 70 with more power.
In Watertown First Methodist Episcopal church members and Sunday school contributed 1025 dollars for the foreign mission board. In Sioux City R S Whitley was elected superintendent of schools, succeeding W M Stevens who resigned. Carlos M Cole, superintendent at Atlantic, Iowa, becomes principal of the high school.
State of Wisconsin probate notice in La Crosse County names Emil Graffer as administrator for Karl Graffer late of La Crosse. Creditors have six months from April 8 1908 to present claims for examination and allowance. The court will hear claims October 6 1908 at 10 a m in the La Crosse Court House.
Masked robbers at midnight robbed the Bandana telephone exchange then forced the Ballard bank cashier to open the vault in Louisville area. They obtained 4009 dollars and escaped.
A description notes a woman who carried herself with such care at her duties that she was unashamed to answer the door when callers arrived, illustrating diligence and ready bearing in daily tasks.
Bishop Schwebach has 17 confirmation dates this month with appearances in Fairchild Fairview Alma Center Mosinee Halder Knowlton Cassell Marathon Edgar Stratford Rozesville Hewitt Barkerville Marshfield Auburndale Sherr y Milladore and will visit a Jesuit college in Prairie du Chien next Tuesday for a Julius Caesar play followed by a large confirmation class the next day.
State of Wisconsin La Crosse County probate notice announces a June 2 1908 hearing to consider C L Hood’s application for appointment as administrator of the estate of Michael Seery late of West Salem. John Brindley County Judge orders the court action.
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