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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
3
Olaf Olson, once confined in Mendota asylum and later at West Salem, is adjudged sane by Dr. F C Suiter and will be discharged. He inherits $3 000 from a sister and has been jailed or confined. Attorney James Thompson oversees the estate and may allocate sums as deemed fit.
Leo and Morris Prindiville were fined $20 and costs by Judge Brindley in county court for drunken and disorderly conduct on a Burlington train. They denied firing the revolver, saying a party member shot. the pair were among nineteen passengers and had funds to pay the fine.
A note highlights that nine of ten bookkeeping or stenographic positions in La Crosse are filled by graduates of W B U. It states the university has more graduates at Gund’s Brewing than all other Wisconsin schools combined place in La Crosse firms.
Promoters urge La Crosse readers to visit the Wisconsin Business University to learn how its training yields higher earnings. They claim W B U graduates fill good positions, while cheaper schools produce uncertified bookkeepers and stenographers. They warn tuition savings mislead about long term salary losses and urge verifying graduates with employers.
The Burlington announces it has practically abandoned the arbitrary age limit adopted three years ago. It will hire a large number of men regardless of age, focusing on experience and adaptability to the work.
Julius Davis, a colored roustabout on the packet Quincey, died yesterday from wounds inflicted by Mate J. H. Brinker after a murderous assault. Deckhand Hawthorn was also critically wounded and may die. Davis, near death, expressed a wish to die rather than face a long penitentiary term if he survived.
The estate of Florenz Krall, killed by a Burlington train a year ago, will escheat to the state as no heirs have appeared. Krall left $3,500 in cash. Correspondence from would-be German heirs to Administrator W. J. Miskisch failed to substantiate claims.
The comedy drama Lost in New York appears Sunday night at the La Crosse theatre. An excellent acting company is praised for fitting their roles, with careful scenic and electrical staging. Singing dancing and musical specialties will frame the acts. Tickets 10 20 and 30 cents.
Local items report Madison golfers visiting La Crosse for the Hixon Brittingham cup series, social entertainments at Shaghgtcoke and gatherings for Miss Swarth and Miss Hobbins, camping parties to Trempealeau bay, and rentals and arrivals around the city. The bula includes ads for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and jeweler notices, plus travel by steamer and excursions to Winona and Coon Valley.
A man alleged to be Fred Miller of Milwaukee stole $3 from H. F. Clark’s clothes in the Hotel Law. He roamed other rooms, was found and driven from the hotel, and fled into the darkness. No chase was made and he likely left the city.
A period advertisement by Professor F Wild, Nature Cure, offers cures for open sores ulcers salt rheum dandruff and related ailments using methods described as the best and most approved. The notice lists a practice at 502 Market Street and claims all diseases are thoroughly cured.
Tribune coverage spotlights the North Side with concise briefs on local happenings. Community events, school notes, and civic updates are summarized in a period-voice card style for quick reading.
Mrs Louis Oehler formerly Miss Matilde Fehlberg of this city died at her late home in Mormon Coulee on Saturday August 19 She was forty years and three months old He is survived by her husband and three children also her mother four sisters and two brothers and many friends The death was unexpected though she had been ill for some time The funeral was held on Monday with interment at the family cemetery Rev Andreas officiating
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