Execution Taken Against Standard Oil Company
Undersheriff Scott served an execution for 8.31 dollars on the Standard Oil Company over costs in a suit by Standard Oil against Sigurd Hanson wall paper man to recover two barrels of oil. The case was nearly settled but fees remained unpaid prompting the action.
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Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Scott
Standard Oil Co
Sigurd Hanson
A. E. Bleekman, Jr
Hanson
Under Southern Skies Bigger Success Than Ever
Lottie Blair Parker followed up Way Down East with Under Southern Skies, drawing praise as a bigger success. The story notes her shrewd business sense and defies early doubters. At La Crosse Theater, matinee and night show August 12 with prices from 25 cents to $1.00, matinee 25 to 50 cents.
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Lottie Blair Parker
La Crosse and Beloit Lead In Low-Scoring Games
Yesterday's MHASH results show La Crosse 1 beat Oshkosh 0 in a split, Green Bay shutout Oshkosh 8-0, Beloit 3-0 defeated Freeport 1, and Wausau 3 edged Freeport 1. Today La Crosse visits Oshkosh, Freeport travels to Wausau, Beloit plays Green Bay. Standings list WwW with points 592 547 528.
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la Crosse
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Beloit
Wausau
Freeport
Www
Green Bay doubles Beloit 8 to 3 in first game
Green Bay defeated Beloit 8 to 3 in the opener of a scheduled doubleheader, with Beloit trailing 2 to 0 before a late rally. In the second game Green Bay led 6 to 3 but Beloit tied 6 to 6. final score not stated.
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Green Bay
Beloit
Wis
Batteries and Teams Shuffle Through Second Games
La Crosse shut out Oshkosh as the teams split a four game series in Oshkosh. Wausau defeated Freeport 3 to 1 in WAUSAU. Other matchups listed include Beloit, Green Bay, and Hawley with various battery pairings noted.
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Green Bay
Beloit
Flynn
Connors
Bubser
Buckwater
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Wis
Rhe Oshkosh
Diamond and
Moore
Hawley and
Killian
Found Dead at Foot of Ledge in Fountain City Quarry
John Fiedler, a stone quarry worker in Fountain City, was found dead at the base of a ledge. Authorities suspect a misstep or fall, though no witness saw the incident. He had poor eyesight and was warned to wait for coworkers due to heat and illness.
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John Fiedler
Fountain City
Keeler Aims to Soothe Wisconsin Woodmen Faction
State Deputy B F Keeler of La Crosse, just re elected to lead all Wisconsin Modern Woodmen affairs, told Milwaukee leaders he would not create more dissension and would pour oil on troubled waters stirred by predecessor T W Newman.
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Keeler
M. W. A. Waters
B. F. Keeler
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
T. W. Newman
Freeport Forges New Manager for League Team
Freeport unit announces a shake up as the league squad drops from first to fourth. Directors hired Captain Moriarity of Clinton Independent as manager to replace Nick Malvin. He will assume duties within days and add new players.
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Freeport
Moriarity
Clinton
Nick Malvin
Dramatic Cliff Tragedy Claims Elderly Giant
An elderly man known as Dutch Schneider Fiedler, over seventy and famed for his stature, died after tumbling from a cliff. He began the journey alone, with companions arriving later to find his body at the cliff’s base.
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Panions
Fiedler
Dutch Schneider
River Junction Camp Sees Nearly 100 Hoboes
Nearly 100 hoboes have camped at River Junction over 48 hours. Some head for western harvest fields while others seek rides westward. trainmen report trouble at night as tramps swarm empties and bumpers and riders are asked to be kept off trains.
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River Junction
Knights of the Road
Returns From Pleasant Eastern Trip
W R Montague returns to Granby Massachusetts after an Old Home Week visit lasting two weeks. He describes Down East as a special land where old neighbors remain remembered and honored across decades. He and Potter of La Crescent meet during the trip.
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Granby
Mass
W. R. Montague
Tribune
Mr. Montague
Earth
East
Timothy Potter
William E. Potter
la Crescent
Unknown man kills one and stabs six in Atlanta attack
An unknown man ran amuck in Atlanta last night killing one and stabbing six others, then escaped. Police launched a search for the assailant as investigators pieced together faint clues from the chaotic scene.
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Unkown
Atlanta
Strayed Stallion Pony Reported From 1117 South Fifth
On the night of Aug 6 1905 a roane stallion pony about 600 pounds with a heavy mane and foretop, a cut on the left hind leg near the hoof and hair burned by liniment was reported missing. Return to 1117 South Fifth Street.
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South Fifth Street
Lost watch reported between store and Pine street
A ladies' watch is missing between a ten cent store and 1121 Pine Street. Return to 1121 Pine Street for a reward.
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Ten Cent
Pine Street
Ladies’ Watch
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Will Powell
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Ane
Green Bayt
Stremmel and
Mohr
I Wausau
Matthews
Gasper
O’brien
Oerase A
Ency
Duce
le Ss
Wisconsin Light & Power Co
Main Street
Uiil
Regan Plage
Uneeda Biscuit
Uneeda
National Biscuit. Company
Graham
Devil's _Lake
Devil's Lake
Devil's
Right Service. Co
B. Stevens
Right Prices
Optician
City Book & Drug Cor
STH. & Pain
ST. Ati Be Re
THE
Elliott-Loeffler Company
Wines & Liquors
Pearl Street
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