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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
4
North Side residents report widespread illegal duck shooting in sloughs and marshes weeks before the season. Investigators describe broad paths worn along banks, beaten grass, and as many as a dozen ducks taken illegally. Angered locals warn lawful sportsmen will lose prime shooting space.
La Crosse experiences the busiest July and August for northwest railroading with many travelers visiting Yellowstone park. Increased publicity and a booming circular tour through Grand Canyon, Colorado, Salt Lake, Banff, and nearby regions draw more tourists, and rail traffic officials expect even higher volumes next year.
J. R. Ritter, a machinist at the Burlington shop, was injured when a heavy casting dropped on his foot. He was treated at home and is expected to be laid up for about a week.
North Side briefs note a sale of women’s shoes up to 1.75 for 1.00 at Doerflinger’s. The item lists numerous local residents with travels, illnesses, and community events including visits to Minnesota and Wisconsin towns, church and school activities, and police sergeant on vacation.
Washington reports Frank Hitchcock at 41 directs the Taft Sherman campaign with a, Chicago steam roller, cross country reach, and hands on California Maine Louisiana voting patterns. His record includes Cortelyou ties, Harvard sports, Washington posts, and a plan driven by data and discipline.
Prof C M Sanford to Platteville normal teaches next year. Dr G Barlow and Miss Carrie Hubbell wed at bride’s home witnessed by about 100. Various locals visit kin, travels to Washington Oregon British Columbia and Dakota. weddings and gossip across Sparta area noted with several names and places.
Mrs. Ed Rogers hosted by her sister with Pr. and Mrs. J. C. Boken returning home to St. Paul after a five weeks visit. Mrs. Eva Barnes leaves for Harper's Springs Michigan for a six weeks stay. H. W. Jefferson made a business trip to Viroqua. Mrs. S. H. Reed and two children return from Lake Geneva and Chicago after a two week visit. Mr. John L. Brock on a business trip to Watertown South Dakota.
The North Side Progressive League holds a special meeting tonight at Woodmen Hall to consider Pope Motor Boat company's plan to locate here. A company representative is expected to arrive today and present the proposition to members.
Edward N. Dingley, Kalamazoo publisher and biographer, seeks the Republican nomination for Congress in Michigan's Third District to succeed Washington Gardner, who also seeks renomination. Dingley is the son of Nelson Dingley, author of the Dingley tariff bill.
The article details Mark Twain moving June 17 to a new Italian villa near Branchville Connecticut. It notes the interior stucco finish, a cool west loggia with red tiled arches, decorative Italian landscapes in wall niches, and a grand eastern balls room. Terraces slope toward a pergola about a hundred yards away.
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