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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1908

Page

4

Pope Ed to Send Man Here in Week for North Side Boat Factory

The Pope Motor Boat company will not attend tonight’s North Side Progressive league meeting due to grocers’ picnic attendance. President Miller expects the representative to arrive next week and a special meeting may be called to hear a possible location proposal. North Side hopes the boat builder with solid reputation may establish a factory, reviving the Minnieska project after Lake City secured the plant.

Pope Motor Boat Company North Side Progressive League Miller League Minnieska Boatbuilders Lake City Pope Company Board of Trade

Feed Merchants Enlarge Building on Rose Street

Thomas and Phalon feed and flour merchants plan extensive improvements. An addition 60 by 36 feet will extend the main building to 140 by 36 feet, with an east side shed 40 by 12 feet. The firm will use the entire enlarged building to handle increased business.

Thomas and Phalon Rose Street

Crop Prospects Bright Across States With Rich Yields Ahead

A Chicago Record-Herald summary reports a national crop upsurge with wheat and corn promising large yields. Topeka’s Capper notes Kansas wheat heads filled and corn in prime condition. hay, alfalfa, and fruit show abundance. Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, and the Dakotas project above average hay and grain crops, while Wisconsin notes a vast hay crop and robust corn outlook amid minor tobacco concerns.

Chicago Record-Herald United States C. R. Erwin Lord & Thomas Arthur Capper Topeka Daily Capital and Allied Publications Kansas Eastern Henry Wallace Wallaces Des Moines James Atkinson Iowa Homestead Atkinson Iowa Indiana Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Sioux City Aberdeen S. D Dakotas H. N. Owen Minneapolis P V. Collins Northwestern Agriculturist Northwest Wisconsin Agriculturist Racine Wisconsin Dbess Aten Omaha C. W. Hervey Mlinois John Mt. ‘Stahl Michigan National Fruit Grower of St. Joseph Much Fruit Authority Northwestern Stockman and Farmer of Montana

Will Be Wedded This Afternoon

The marriage of John O'Neil a popular north side shoe man and Miss Ida Beckman will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Parsonage of St. John's church.

John O'Neil North Side Ida Beckman St. John’s Church

Local social notes and travel updates from area residents

Mrs George Fuller and Miss May naugh visit from New Orleans then travel to the Black Hills before returning home. Mr and Mrs A W Fuller and Miss Maude Fuller come back from Stockholm on Lake Pepin. Misses Anna and Hannah Reed visit Alma and Nelson briefly. Mr and Mrs McKinley Zagle guests of Mrs W Scharr in Prospect street. Mrs Anderson leaves for Osseo for two weeks. Mrs P J Ward returns from Langdon visit. Jessie Wetherspoon returns to Ironwood. Mrs Green visiting relatives at Two Harbors and will return with Mrs Wheeler who leaves for St Paul Saturday. Birth announced for J La Fleur’s baby boy. Mrs Geo Harris ill at 413 Berlin and Mrs Groves ill at 1019 Caledonia. St James church ladies postpone social to Thursday evening.

George Fuller Maynaugh New Orleans Black Hills A. W. Fuller Maude Fuller Jas. Boorman Stockholm Lake Pepin Anna Hannah Reed Alma Nelson McKinley Zagle Zagle W. Scharr Prospect Street Anderson Kane Street Osseo P. J. Ward Langdon, Minn Jessie Wetherspoon Ironwood Green Two Harbors Wheeler St. Paul J. la Fleur Mary Boellard Merrillan Wis John Granham Sparta John Hayes Geo. Harris Berlin Street Groves Caledonia Street

Senator Hatton at Sparta Today

Senator W H Hatton and Senator Thomas Morris left this morning for Sparta Wis They will remain in Sparta throughout the day returning to La Crosse this evening Hatton will meet a number of friends at the event.

W. H. Hatton Thomas Morris Sparta Wis la Crosse Mr. Hatton Ithe

Husband Accused After Dynamite Blast Injures Wife

In Rochester Minnesota a dynamite blast injures Mrs. August Meyer and leaves her husband, a quarryman, in custody. He claims his wife placed the dynamite in the stove while he slept. the stove remains uninjured amid a scene of debris and severe injuries.

Rochester Minn August Meyer Meyer

Farmhand John Doyle Endures Suicide Attempts in Jail

John Doyle, a demented farm hand, was brought to Little Falls Minnesota on Sunday night. He made multiple suicide attempts including cutting his throat, banging his head on cell bars, and strangling himself with suspenders. A physician treated his head wound and he remains restrained under guard.

Little Falls Minn John Doyle

Farmers Report Crop Prospects Across States

Notes by MR. BRYAN and various editors survey crops in multiple states. Corn, oats, wheat, cotton, potatoes, beets, hay, and fruit prospects are updated, with Oklahoma and Michigan singled out for strong yields and favorable conditions.

Farmer's Call of Quincey Ill Stahl Colonel Holland Farm and Ranch Dallas Texas Texas Stockman San Antonio B. P. Brown Oklahoma

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THE LA Crosse Tribune North Side Office Rose ST R. P. Stanton E.A Bailey Pope Feed Merchants North Side Briefs Senator Hatton MR. Bryan Taft Congress Roosevelt Democratic Party Executive Department Senate House of Representatives Republican Party House Republican Campaign Fund Interstate Commerce Commission Republican Congress Democratic National Committee United States Senate Republican National Convention People’s Representatives
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