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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
2
Clerk Alfred Harrison reports the September term opening postponed from the 19th to the 26th. Judge Sanborn ordered the delay as jury lists are gathered from counties in the district. Jury drawing will occur in the first week of September with the calendar to follow.
At the state convention of postmasters Congressman H C Adams denounced graft charges against public officials. He defended honest citizens and urged defense of government leaders while condemning sensational accusations. He noted post offices in Wisconsin and compared per capita costs, deficit trends, and rural road funding as part of postal finance concerns.
George W Snure of Union in Houston county died Wednesday night at 10 30 in Caledonia after a gallstone operation. A Canada born settler who came west in 1865 he leaves a wife and ten children George Henry Ray Tillie Clara Nellie Irene Daisy Lucile and others at home. Survived by three brothers John Simeon of Union and Henry of Texas. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm from his residence with services at the Disciples church led by Rev King. Interment in Union cemetery.
Game wardens in the Mississippi between Prairie du Chien and DeSoto arrest fishermen for illegal fishing. Twelve seines and four licensed trout lines were seized along with a trammel under 400 feet and a 20 foot launch.
If you like large houses you may live in one and take enough ledgers to cover rent. The message suggests advertising makes it simple to obtain such terms.
County Clerk Rawlinson has issued the first hunting license of the year and prepared the season paperwork. Supervisor Sisson watched for arrivals as License No. 1 was issued. fourteen others followed within hours. Rawlinson will send blanks to town clerks ahead of the open season for game starts.
A reporter recounts riding a motorcycle for the first time under guidance. The tester pedals and twists a lever, quickly mastering balance and speed. They race a passing auto, then ease back to a safe pace, curious about price.
The report covers La Crosse defeating Green Bay in two games, 1–0 and 7–3 after 14 innings in the second, with notable plays by Hawley and pitching by Jones and Flynn. It also notes Freeport beating Oshkosh and Beloit dropping Wausau, plus a Springfield mining strike over shot firers amid coal-mining disputes in Illinois, with Virden mines suspending work and miners seeking other locations.
In a crowd at a bicycle shop King promotes a new motorcycle as safer than riding a horse. He claims modern machines are rider controlled and nearly crash free, challenging skeptics and inviting bets on a possible fair grounds race purse.
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