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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
7
Lost Sunday in the court house park a small thin open face silver watch with a lady's gold chain and heart shaped charm attached. Liberal reward if returned to Main Office Park Store. 8-16-17.
Helen M. Nichols seeks foreclosure on a La Crosse County Wisconsin mortgage defaulted by Hagbarth and Ina Dittletsen. The six hundred dollar note plus interest and taxes totals 732.27 dollars. sale set for August 25, 1909 at the La Crosse courthouse to satisfy the debt and costs.
State of Wisconsin La Crosse County Court probate notice for Christina Koller deceased. Letters testamentary granted to John Koller. Creditors have six months from August 13 1909 to present claims for examination and allowance. Court will March 1 1910 at 10 a m in La Crosse Court House examine and adjust claims. By the Court John Brindley County Judge. Mahoney and Schubert attorneys.
A lengthy market column lists prices for lemons oranges potatoes and other produce, with figures for peaches plums cherries cabbage onions and flour. It also notes quotations for cheese butter and grains and provides midday stock movement summaries including New York Central Southern Pacific Wabash and Union Pacific.
Chicago prices show cheese 14 percent to 14 percent for twins 14% to 14% Young Amer cas 15% to 15% butter extras 26 firsts 234% seconds 22% dairy extras 23% eggs firsts 20 seconds 18 potatoes new by choice 50 to 52 market steady live poultry turkeys 15 to 15% ducks 12 to 12% geese 8 to 9c fowls 14 to 14%c
Cattle receipts 19 000 steady to ten cents higher with classes Reeves Texans western stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves listed. Hogs receipts 26 000 up 5e. prices by class light mixed heavy Yorkers pigs given. Sheep receipts 39 000 up 10 to 15e. native western lambs with price ranges included.
Kansas City cattle receipts total 20 000 with prices from 4 50 to 7 50 for native steers and 2 75 to 4 40 for western cows. Hogs receipts 6 090 with bulk sales 7 60 to 7 85 and pigs 6 50 to 7 40. Sheep receipts 6 000 with muttons 4 00 to 5 25 and lambs 6 40 to 7 75.
Wealthy octogenarian Durand disinherits his sister Mrs. E R Felton and leaves most of a $35 000 estate to society women and two young socialites. He leaves a two karat diamond to Mrs C A Galloway and one karat diamonds to Miss Sadie Lamb and Miss Genevieve Dana. The will includes a note re undue influence and sound mind. Also notices bids for dam construction on several Wisconsin roads with August 28 bid deadline.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on August 16 police and sheriff avoid arrests without warrants despite a council vote to enforce Sunday laws. Streets, ice cream parlors, milk wagons, newsstands operate normally. theatres closed for season or repairs. Chicago Ladies baseball team fails to arrive. saloons stay shut.
Cattle receipts 200 head steady with beef cattle 4.35 to 7.50, Texas 4 to 5.50, western 4 to 6, stockers 3.10 to 5.15, cows and heifers 2.95 to 6.30, calves 5.50 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 8,000 steady, light 4.59 to 8, mixed 7.30 to 8.95, heavy 7.10 to 8, Yorkers 7.85 to 7.95, pigs 6.90 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 3,000 steady, natives 3.20 to 5.20, western 3.30 to 5.25, lambs 4.75 to 48.10, western 5 to 7.85.
Cash grain quotes from Chicago show wheat at No 2 red 1.04 to 1.05 4c, No 3 red 95 to 1.02, hard wheats 1.04 to 1.07, 95 to 1.03 for hard varieties, and spring wheat 1.00 to 1.05. Corn ranges include No 2 69, No 2 white 72 left, No 2 yellow 71 to 71 1/2, and several No 3 and No 4 grades from 66 1/2 to 71 1/2. Oats quotes list No 2 white 49, No 8 white 38 1/2 to 40 1/2, No 4 white 37, and standard 39 to 39.
W J Sutherland of St Paul was chosen president of the Platteville Normal School replacing John W Livingston who recently resigned. The appointment was made by the board of normal school regents at the state house. Sutherland, UW Madison 1902 graduate, has been teaching and last year served as principal of St Paul training schools. The board also approved general construction work on the new La Crosse normal school building.
Livestock receipts show cattle 400 steady with steer prices $4 to $6.65 and calves $5.50 to $8. Hogs light to mixed at $7.55 to $8.35 and cows and heifers $2.30 to $6.30. Wheat and corn futures opened higher on weather, then wheat closed lower while corn finished higher. oats weaker. Chicago market notes Aug 16 indicate mixed changes across grains with no uniform trend.
Simmons Manufacturing offers to purchase the existing Kenosha intake for 10000 and to fund a new intake. Z G Simmons will advance the needed funds with 4 percent interest and annual repayments between 10000 and 20000 to the water commissioners.
Mrs. Chafin, about 75, was found dead in a bathtub at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Norton where she had lived for ten years after her husband’s death. Coroner Lynch called the drowning accidental, noting she slipped while turning off the water and could not recover.
The New York stock market opened decisively higher with many issues advancing. Union Pacific both common and preferred hit new records while Southern Pacific rose to a new high. by 11 a.m. NY Central and Southern Pacific rose as trading features, with UP common slipping to 217 and preferred to 115 1/4 after briefly reaching 118.
Omaha mayor Jim Dahlman writes to President Taft offering a swap of weight reduction and gain tips in a playful exchange meant to spark practical ideas. He jokes about sharing secrets only if Taft reciprocates and wishes him success.
A Wisconsin farmer on the Fred Eilert farm seven miles south of Watertown along River road uncovered a 606 pound chunk of float copper. He was offered 66 dollars for the piece and several smaller copper fragments have been found nearby. Likely drift copper transported from Lake Superior during the glacial period.
The county board printing committee of La Crosse County invites sealed bids for county job printing and book binding for the year ending July 1 1910 and for publishing county board proceedings. Bids due by 2 pm August 31 1909. bonds required. committee may reject all bids. Dated La Crosse Wis August 16 1909.
Governor Hughes of New York is accused by Chester Gillette's mother of falsely claiming a confession came the day before Gillette's execution. She asserts Gillette did confess to no one until 4 a.m. the morning of his death, after the governor reportedly slept.
Brownsville Minnesota council votes a five mill special tax to cover expenses from the smallpox outbreak. The measure was approved at the last village meeting to defray epidemic costs.
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