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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
4
Mr and Mrs J Severson of 1800 Loomis street marked their silver wedding with a home gathering of about 100 guests. The evening featured violin tunes by Louise Brown and Hilda Brown duets, recitations by Hilda Brown, a memory talk by Rev Christianson, and generous silver gifts.
The big shoot on the North Side attracts over seventy five entrants including pros and amateurs. Scoring is delayed with ties to be resolved this evening. Local shooters J W Winter Wayne Robertson Fay Copsley receive attention amid a fast field and several club delegations attend.
A compact remark notes a woman’s skill in remaining unruffled when men confront her, emphasizing composure and restraint in social exchanges.
Jake O Neil a well known North Side shoe dealer secured a license to wed Miss Ida Bechman of this city. The announcement will please their large circle of friends. The marriage will probably take place next week.
Louis Anderson and Miss Maguire say they were married in St Paul and did not elope, stating a friend sent a false story to the St Paul Dispatch. The couple describe the report as a misunderstanding and joke.
The Gigantic Mill and Factory Sale promises sweeping discounts on merchandise in Wisconsin. Coming Monday at Doerflinger's, the event is billed as the most merciless slaughter of splendid goods yet seen.
Wisconsin park commission members and forestry officials with Gov J A Davidson and ex Gov W D Hoard, aboard Senator Isaac Stephenson’s yacht the Bonita, toured Ephraim Fish Creek and Thunder River area for potential state park land. They left early this morning for Thunder River region to assess park suitability with Stephenson as host.
Gore the noted blind senator appears headed for re election if Democrats win Oklahoma this fall. Dennis T Flynn leads Republicans as Gore’s opponent. Returns are slow and official results will take days.
Washington D C Aug 6 A Department of Agriculture report challenges cold storage poultry claims that two to three year old birds are as good as fresh. It offers guides to tell fresh from cold storage fowl by skin color odor and texture and notes degeneration occurs with time and may affect digestion in urban populations.
Reports from the Philippines describe a costly jeweled album presented to Bishop Barlin for his Nueva Caceres consecration. The book was returned to Manila with signatories not finalized, raising questions about funds, expenses, and the album’s whereabouts. A Filipino official allegedly held the album while a silver smith awaits payment for the covers.
W R Gill agent for the G N railway at Rutland North Dakota shot his left hand while at work in his office and is confined in La Crescent hospital.
La Crosse police report July was bustling with 141 arrests, aided by visitors for Saengerfest Ringling Bros circus and North Side carnival. Forty nine arrests occurred during Saengerfest week. eight of those arrested were women.
Rome dispatch to the Globe reports Cardinal Gibbons acting as authority for Miss Katherine Elkins planned reception into the Catholic Church prior to her marriage to the Duke of Abruzzi. The pope is said to have expressed pleasure at the news of her conversion and impending Italian princess status.
A gossip notes that colleagues are not shocked by rumors of a man drinking excessively and adds a hushed insinuation that he may use drugs, reflecting a tense office atmosphere and messy rumors.
Japanese papers respond to Representative Pearson Hobson's Denver remarks with satire. The Japan Chronicle cites his Kobe visit to the YMCA as a possible turning point and questions what shifted his stance toward Japan.
Aug 6 Oyster Bay suffragists led by Mrs Borman Wells held an open air meeting before the president and others at the executive offices at 7 oclock.
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