This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
7
Classified ads show jobs and sales including barber college enrollment, U S Army recruitment, nursing and domestic help, cooks, chambermaid, and house work. Also furniture, scales, books, horse, oak bedroom pieces, rugs, stoves, berries, and two rental houses listed.
A collection of sale notices including an 8 room house with barn on a large lot two cottages a corner lot near a new normal school and car line address 1227 Denton. Bowman county land for trade. 12 volumes of Encyclopedia of Law. secondhand goods at Sawyer Austin mill site. engineering books with Scranton School Models. six Singer machines and related shop items. square plane and household goods.
Mountain Lake Minnesota dispatch reports four alleged robbers engaged in a violent chase with village Marshal J. Lewis. Lewis was stabbed and fatally injured during a fight near the Omaha stock yards. the four suspects were captured by a citizen posse and jailed. The attackers refused to disclose identities.
A major consolidation forms the largest one-night stand booking group in North America. C P Waulker Maurice W Jencks and H L Walker control the Northwest and Western Canada bookings for 360 towns in six states and beyond. The move signals a shift to a business-like system with main offices to open in the Twin Cities soon.
Little Falls Minnesota August 19 Coroner jury inquest into the death of William H Golinik at Swan River last Thursday recommends that Mrs Goll nik be held to the grand jury She is in the custody of the sheriff Officials say testimony suggests she will be indicted though details remain public only in part
Wanted places for young men and women to work for board and lodging. Apply to J. H. Rapelje, To land's Business School, City. Fred L. Maybe has moved from 2123 Cameron Ave to 620 No. 8th. New phone 3608. Wanted three or four rooms (furnished or unfurnished) in desirable locality for light housekeeping. Address "W," this office.
The R L Kenyon Co at 610 Main Street La Crosse Wis announces room to clear out its entire stock of New Royal machines. The sale includes automatic lift drop head cabinets with six and five drawer French stands. Monthly payments of ten percent.
In St Paul on Aug 19 a man rushed to inform police that a colored man killed a white man. A fast chase led through a restaurant and broken glass as Sgt Murnane pursued the suspect Nick Stevenson was captured after leaping through a door. Frank Breen lay unconscious on the sidewalk.
Fort Dodge Iowa August reports Mrs. Fred Swanson twelve years old and married for a year with the consent of her parents mourns the death of her two weeks old son. The infant was healthy but small and died recently. The father is eighteen. the couple live on a farm and the mother is described as an excellent housekeeper.
A compact old saying cautions against bearing unnecessary grudges and burdens. It advises letting old scores fade to avoid carrying conflict, urging focus on present actions.
William R. Stubbs of Lawrence is nominated by Republicans as Kansas governor candidate defeating Cyrus Leland. J N Dooley managed the campaign, contributing to a landslide win. Leland carried Wyandotte County with 6 000 of 16 000 votes. overall expected lead fell short by a few hundred.
Wisconsin voters in the eleventh district expect John J. Jenkins to lose the Republican nomination for Congress due to his record in the judiciary committee. Irvine L. Lenroot challenges Jenkins, leveraging La Follette era politics and tariff debates as primary stakes loom in early September.
Daily market notes show creamery butter rising to 24 and 25 cents with a two cent increase quoted on dairy. Fresh eggs fall by one cent per dozen in today’s local market report.
Flour quoted by Listman Milling Co at 1-4 bbl sacks 1.60 straight 1-4 bbl sacks 1.55. Vegetables listed by A. B. Moll with prices for squash carrots beets cabbage potatoes and more. Eggs fresh 22 cents per dozen. butter 28 cents per pound. dairy 2.2 to 2.5. variety of produce including tomatoes mushrooms pineapples cantaloupes watermelons and berries priced per pound per peck per dozen.
Chicago cattle rumbled higher with 13 000 head up 10 to 15 cents. be kept at 5.65 to 7.65. Hogs 22 000 down 5 to 10 cents. light 6.10 to 6.70, heavy 6.50 to 6.85. Sheep 22 000 weak 10 cents. natives 2.75 to 4.25, lambs 3.75 to 6.55. New York stocks opened irregularly with bears failing to sustain losses. traction shares affected by a reported NYC railway deficit of over 6 million dollars.
Livestock totals were 11000 cattle 10000 hogs and 6000 sheep with market moves cattle up 10 cents at 4.75 to 7.25 for steers stockers 2.85 to 5.00 hogs 5 to 10 cents lower 6.40 to 6.75 heavy 6.70 to 6.80 pigs 3.50 to 5.25 sheep steady muttons 3.75 to 4.40 lambs 4.50 to 6.35.
New York August 19 Poultry in moderate demand Butter 23 to 23 1 2 cents Eggs 27 to 28 cents Cheese 12 1 2 cents per pound or dozen reported by markets and dairy traders.
Minneapolis market opens strong on frost in the Northwest and copper futures rise expected in New York. Analysts favor U P S P and St P stocks, recommend buying steel, and advise buying on breaks while taking profits on rallies as bears test prices.
Local market reports list numerous traders bringing hay and hogs to town. Names include W Selke, William Berg, Otto Nicholas, Fred Peters, Levi Kathan, Henry Maurer, William Scams, William Broksch, Henry Walters, Walter McArthur, Frank Jungen, M Becker, B Bell, and others from South Ridge, Mormon Coulee, Chipmunk Coulee, Nadine, St. Josephs Ridge, and La Crescent.
In Wisconsin La Crosse County Probate Court six months from August 8, 1908 are allowed for creditors to file claims against Martha E. Roddle of Onalaska. The court will review all claims March 2, 1909 at 1:00 PM in La Crosse Court House. John Brindley County Judge.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.