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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
5
St. Margaret's club of St. James Catholic church on the North Side hosts an ice cream social on the church lawn Thursday. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to enjoy frozen treats and socialize in a community gathering.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is claimed to have succeeded in nine dysentery epidemics and never failed. It is said to be suitable for children and adults and can be prepared with water and sugar to improve palatability.
The itemized notices report returns, visits, and small town movements including Dr W M Colleran's return from Caledonia, Rev Henry Faville reopening services, Varied travels of J T Day, Miss Edna Sjoholm's Minneapolis trip, and numerous local guest visits, along with theatre and YMCA construction progress and river stage forecasts. Local services, repairs, and social engagements fill the day’s brief.
Miss Anna Nack and George Colwell wed yesterday at 11 am in the bride’s mother home 1618 South Tenth Street. Rev W P Cunningham officiated. The ceremony featured fern and flower decor. Attendants were John T Colwell and Dora Nack with Josephine Benjamin as flower girl. Honeymoon to Minneapolis followed with 25 guests served at dinner.
Mrs Casper Johnson hosted a birthday gathering at her home with seventeen guests attending. In attendance were C Johnson Wm Niebel Jerry Johnson and families plus out of town guests Chas Ross Gus Shaffer and Louis Gokey from Des Moines Prairie du Chien North McGregor and other nearby households.
Miss Bessie Hodge was guest of honor at a handkerchief shower given by Miss Lilah Derr this afternoon. Rooms featured fall flowers and a table with pink and white asters. Crystal candle sticks with pink tapers adorned each plate among the invited guests Misses Mary White Blanche Holcomb Gertrude Hulberg Beatrice.
A letter from Otto Ziegler of Interlaken School LaPorte Indiana praises Wisconsin Business University La Crosse for practical training in business and stenography. He notes completing the nine month program and holding a responsible secretarial post. Fall term begins September seventh. catalog requests urged.
Edna Byrne Leissring Cora Schultze Viola Huntley and the Mrs Della Dora Jensen of Galesville join Mesdames Edward Frank Robbins William Grimes and James Hodge at a local gathering.
About fifty ladies lunched yesterday at the Country Club. Mrs. E. J. Evans won the bridge prize and Mrs. Craft took the putting prize.
Mr and Mrs Monnie Skoglind hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Skoglind the groom’s parents and his brother and family from Starbuck Minnesota. Mrs George Rupert held a five hundred party Tuesday for guest Mrs A J Hanker of Waterloo Iowa with Mrs C Thierry winning the prize. Guests included Mesdames Hanker Braun Bell Cole Weisbecker Weisbecker Wagner Thierry Sieger Denney and Flannigan.
The Fraternal Brotherhood of Los Angeles was organized at Woodman hall by Special Organizer E R Johnston and Mrs Blanche Ayling. A large class was initiated and the lodge lists officers including John Hall as president and Mrs Mary Hall as vice president. The lodge offers weekly and old age indemnity along with fatal disability and death benefits.
In the ladies golf event a prize donated by Mrs Funke was awarded to Mrs C L V Craft who carried off the honors yesterday. Scores not provided.
In Indianapolis on August 26 saloon men accused the public schools of being controlled by the anti saloon league after Superintendent R J Aley sent out 16000 courses of study. The new curriculum includes physiology and hygiene with the study of the evils of drink and tobacco in every grade.
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