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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
3
La Crosse Methodists travel on La Crosse and Southeastern lines to attend the annual camp meeting in Viroqua. Revs Hart and McGann lead preaching and singing with Miss Schoenberger guiding children and youth. opening service set for Thursday at 7 30 p m with Friday children's hour at 4 p m.
The second annual convention and reunion of the United States War Veterans will be held in Milwaukee September 7 to 9. The consolidated United Spanish War Veterans and United States Men form the United Spanish War Veterans with a 75000 membership and an expected 8000 attendees. The organizing committee lists leaders G A Armitage C J Van Etta A J Baum J A Kramer M Grossman D A Wagner F E Reed P C Kammerer O F Pritchard C F Ludington J A Waltrous and J McNary with governors invited and generals of the late war likely to attend. President Theodore Roosevelt, a member, is urged to attend and Portage veterans may join.
Mark S. Nye, eighteen, of West Salem, obtained his father’s permission in accordance with the law before securing a license to marry Mildred Adams of the same town. The license was issued yesterday by the county clerk.
The excursion steamer Columbia carried a large crowd to Lansing this morning, with many turned away as capacity was reached. The Columbia, commanded by Captain Fugina of Fountain City, has dominated local excursion business this summer and will return this evening.
The Columbia has drawn large crowds for family outings with trips from Winona to Fountain City and back. A second excursion to Winona and Fountain City is planned for next Tuesday morning, followed by a Tuesday return by the M. E. church excursion from Winona. The Columbia carried an immense crowd from Winona yesterday.
La Crosse contractors will be given a chance to bid on the construction of the government fish station to be erected on the shore of Black river on the north side. The contract will be let at Washington, September 1. The cost of the building and tanks will be about $5,500.
An advertisement by Professor F. Wild proclaims cures for open sores ulcers saltrheum dandruff and other ailments using Nature Cure methods. It lists 502 Market Street as the address and claims treatment by the best approved methods with all diseases thoroughly cured.
Elks announce a regular meeting this evening on August 3 with degree work planned. Safe Holmes serves as secretary in the notice.
Waupun prison inmate Henry A Morrison who killed his wife and child left letters dictating how his remains and remaining property should be handled. He requests burial near family, shipment of money and letters to guardians and relatives, and delivery of belongings to listed recipients. Prison officials contacted the named parties but buried his body on the prison farm.
Dr Coomes of Goonds Haven Tennessee is committed to the Preston county poor farm as a feeble, friendless elder. He faced declining days with no clear support and will be cared for by authorities. A tale of hidden money, a servant, and a vanished thief ends with a missing suspect.
An order received by Postmaster Tscharner requires all rural mail boxes letter boxes and supporting posts to be painted green. Washington will send bulk paint and local postmasters will hire painters. The change aims to replace aluminum paint after its rusting failures and follows Navy advised best green paint choice.
Wm Hoffman, a farmer near Lancaster, was mowing when his son set a loaded rifle on the ground. A dog stepped on the trigger and the rifle shock fired, hitting Hoffman in the leg about forty yards away, leaving a nasty wound.
Extensive preparations are underway in New Glarus for a great jubilee festival on August 16 commemorating the village founded by Swiss emigrants in 1845. The celebration will conclude with an Alpenfestival and a Schwingfest Swiss wrestling event.
In Montrose Iowa on August 3 William Andrews a wealthy farmer tried to avoid 600 dollars in taxes but ended up losing 25000 dollars through his eagerness to evade payment.
Dr Will Powell and Dr George Powell are named among visiting physicians. Alderman Grover and several locals travel for business and social visits in Houston Minneapolis Hokah Chicago and Faribault. The Houston Athletes prepare for La Crescent game and an Aug 5 6 steamer excursion is advertised.
Advertisement for Cleopatra Cream liquid face powder claims to smooth skin with a satin texture and a pearl tint. It emphasizes invisibility of use and offers 50e per bottle at Chas. Beyschlag's Drug Store, 503 Main St.
Ten year old Roy Spinner of Waterville died after falling into a heated clam tank while camping on Mississippi islands near Kaukon Junction. He was carried to Waukon then to the Blackwell hotel but died at 5 am the following morning.
Miss Josephine Lickly visits Waterloo guest Miss Freda Michel while Wells F E Bennett drafts plans for Mr. Thomas eight room cottage. Carnival slated in Caledonia September 12 and 13. ten July fires caused about $1000 in damage. час
With water levels low enough the river authorities plan extensive works this season. Captain Thompson will deploy about seventy men Monday near Dresbach and Dakota to build several wing dams and other structures. The workforce aims to run through late fall into early November as conditions allow. The high water previously limited progress, but brush and materials are staged ready for dam construction.
Notices mention Mrs Semple visiting in Caledonia and Mrs George Heath hosting a farewell for Miss Margaret Burns. Items include Olaf Lauregaard visiting the Portland exposition, Helen Bowran resigning from Mexican Plantation and joining a Kansas City firm, and La Crosse theatre installing galvanized billboards. Local surgery for Louis A Larson in Viroqua is noted, plus a knife incident involving Wm Redhead. The Wisconsin Light & Power Co digs on King Street and a Sunday excursion to Winona with round trip fare listed. Passenger ship schedules for Aug 6 and Aug 8 include departures from La Crosse, stops at Winona and Fountain City, with crew and on-board refreshments.
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