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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
4
A La Crosse printing plant led by a hands on owner pledges to deliver distinctive advertising matter in cards and booklets. The printer cites moderate prices and prompt delivery as key advantages and invites future orders for any description of work.
The local clam experiment station party led by Professors Lefever Munns Dandy and Johnson will depart next Tuesday. Dr Everman of the United States fish commission arrives at the end of August to help select a new 25000 dollar station site with La Crosse considered. The fisheries car will remove bass minnows from the river as the Curlew steamer continues river work.
A mother returns from a shopping tournament to find a lump on her son Willie’s forehead. A new nurse explains he fell while sliding on the piano stool, after the boy was allowed to play by the mother.
Blooming Prairie banker Sam A. Rask, formerly of the North Side in La Crosse, is preparing to file for the Minnesota House of Representatives nomination. The Ellendale Eagle endorses him as a good, clean, capable candidate and recommends presenting his name to voters.
Residents of southern Minnesota towns urge a change to Train No. 1 on the S M division to remove a two hour wait at Isenour and better connect with River division No. 2. Preston residents especially favor eliminating the 8 35 departure to avoid delays caused by the transfer. The present schedule shows 8 35 instead of 7 50, a change made to align with River division connections.
Mr and Mrs R M Caya depart for a two week visit with relatives in Lynxville.
The new Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel church plans three tomorrow services with prominent pastors. Rev. C Thurow Milwaukee preaches morning sermon. Rev. Ernest Dornfeld Milwaukee delivers an afternoon address. Rev. A Sauer Winona preaches. Rev. J G Glaeser Tomah will speak in the evening. Ladies serve meals. program includes hymns, duets, and doxology.
A local church directory lists houses of worship in the area with street corners and cross streets, pastors' names, and service times. Several denominations covered include Norwegian Lutheran Bethel, North Presbyterian, German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel, Scandinavian Baptist, Caledonia, Epworth league and Sunday school times noted per church.
The Bethel Norwegian church prepares an entertainment program by the church ladies on Tuesday, August 18. Performers include Miss Clara Bohnsack and Mildred Romsdahl from the Fargo Conservatory of Music, with Chopin pieces, Greig songs, Kjerulf selections, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata movements, and other works.
A London Chronicle reader recalls a Kentish slangy exchange while asking for directions. An aged laborer indicates a winding route across fields and stiles toward Thurham where Mr Mynn rests, with missteps and local phrases coloring the guidance.
A playful exchange shows a poet quipping editors over seriousness and the editor retorting with a cheerful challenge. The dialogue captures a lighthearted newsroom moment and mutual wit.
Mr and Mrs John OBrien of Abbotsford return home after visiting north side relatives A Loeffingwell moves from 819 Gillette to 1344 Avon Miss Louise Larson returns from Chaseburg Wis Mrs Gregg of Wabasha visits T J McDonough family Mrs Frank Mockley returns from West Salem Mrs Hormick of Rochester visits sister Mrs W C Cormac Miss Marie Ecklund of Burlington visits cousin Miss Nora Wagner Mrs McCormac and son of Chicago visit W C McCormac Loomis Street Little son of T J McGrath on Wood Street seriously ill Mrs G Powell of Loomis Street called to De Soto for illness of her mother Mrs Campbell
Rev James W Irish pastor of the First M E church camped in Yellowstone Park for ten days. The party experienced a big black bear wandering near the camp and showing interest in the visitors. He plans to return to resume duties in August or September.
The largest trout ever caught in this county was taken Thursday afternoon by Postmaster Moses Emery of Caledonia in the south fork of Crooked Creek near town. The old settler trout measured 23 inches and weighed four and a quarter pounds, a prize long sought by local anglers.
The West Channel is a government preserve for clam propagation and study and fishing there is prohibited by federal and Minnesota law. Anglers drifting the river, especially near the dams, face heavy fines and imprisonment. Local notices were blown down, with complaints voiced about lenient enforcement due to ignorance.
George Creps a Third Street saloonkeeper appeals a ruling for throwing dirty water in the streets. His attorney filed the notice of appeal after a $1 fine plus costs.
Mrs Theodore Scharr of Nelson is visiting at the home of J U Scharr, spending time with the local family.
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