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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
10
In Wisconsin, bones found near Mellen may belong to Peter S Andersen, missing for four years after a Ladysmith hunting trip. If identified, Mrs. Sine Andersen could claim $1,500 life insurance, clearing a local mystery tied to Danish Brotherhood members.
Herman Steinfuhr drove his wife from their home at gunpoint and barricaded himself in a second floor bedroom. He fired seven shots at three policemen before being overpowered, in Milwaukee Wisconsin, on August 12.
MARINETTE Wis Aug 12 The state is expected to close a 4000 acre land purchase in Door county for a new state park this week in Sturgeon Bay. Gov Davidson approved the appropriation and the state park commission has directed Attorney General Frank L Gilbert to finalize the deal.
Milwaukee, Aug 12 The disappearance of Martha Strohbush a 20 year old boarding house resident in Beaver Dam may be linked to an earlier missing man known as George Wilson who left his East Water Street room about two weeks ago. A partial clue was found in the missing girl's room but details are incomplete.
A July 16 letter from George Wilson requests permission to call. The note mentions a room at 5093 East Water Street above a Greek store.
Forty assistants from Wisconsin attended the second annual convention in Appleton. Key themes urged harsh penalties for mailing postcards out of size regulation and urged state law to require house numbering and proper receptacles for city carrier mail.
The second annual Wisconsin Circuit Clerks Association gathering ended with an automobile tour of Milwaukee. Forty clerks from as many counties participated as rain slightly altered the final day schedule, reversing the planned sightseeing and banquet order.
John Fox arrested in Milwaukee on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly borrowed 190 dollars from a saloonkeeper on St Paul avenue while posing as Undersheriff Clancy. Fox had just been released Saturday from county jail after serving a year for a similar offense.
Charlie Martin, described as a tramp, asked for breakfast at a north side residence. After receiving doughnuts and coffee, he threw a knife, stabbed the table with a fork, and swore, prompting arrest by Policeman Yehle and a ten day sentence from Judge Brindley.
In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief is sure to follow. Especially recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough.
St Paul health department logs seven new poliomyelitis cases and two deaths. Total to date includes six deaths and forty seven new cases. Names O A Kanlaus, five, and William Lawson, one, noted as latest victims.
State's Attorney Tracy R. Bangs files cruelty charges with county commissioners against P. J. Mahon superintendent of the Arvilla poor farm. Allegations include reading inmate mail, frequent intoxication, and brutal treatment of inmates and disabled children.
Spartan Monroe county notes report Fred Stark of Big Creek died at 80 while saying grace. Other items include a child drowning in a Burr Oak tank, deputy sheriffs fined for fishing violations, unsanitary milk handling, a desertion at Camp Robinson, arrival of the Michigan battery, and football fair events at Sparta with baseball games and a cornets band program.
Brigadier General Joe O Jackson of Davenport Iowa resigned as chief of operations west of the Mississippi River after cutting insignia from his coat with a jackknife borrowed from E T Lies and declaring he would expose the Christian Volunteers church to his dying wife two weeks earlier.
A historic Aug 12 storm in Bismarck North Dakota produced two hours of cloudburst rainfall turning streets into rivers. Lightning struck several buildings as residents reported widespread damage and flooding across the city.
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