Ferndale camping party visits Kenneth Salter home
A group of young boys traveled to Ferndale today to be guests of Kenneth Salter for several days. Attending were George Van Auken Edward Stavrum Harold Stavrum Harold Bryant and Ray Brink. The Loomis cottage at Eagle Bluff hosted a chaperoned stay for a couple of weeks with Mr and Mrs Karl Kurtenacker. The returning party included Misses Marcells Frances Hayes Effie Byrne and Messrs Max Burton John Hayes and Dr Dvorak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferndale
Kenneth Salter
George van Auken
Edward and
Harold Stavrum
Harold Bryant
Ray Brink
Loomis
Eagle Bluff
Karl Kurtenacker
Marcells
Frances Hayes
Effie Byrne
Messrs
Max Burton
John Hayes
Dvorak
Luncheons Planned by Local Social Figures
Mrs H J Hirsheemer and Mrs Andrew Boyd issue invitations for a luncheon Friday at the Lwighticoke club. Mrs John D Young also to entertain at a luncheon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Hirsheemer
Andrew Boyd
Lwighticoke Club
John D. Young
Local social notes and visits to Michigan New York and England
Mrs Russell and Miss Barbara Russell and Miss Grace Webber left for Michigan for a few weeks. Mrs Abby Burton went to New York to visit friends. Mrs Hart and Miss M M Hart returned from England aboard the Umbria. Miss M M Hart and Miss Helen Kohn depart for Chicago tonight. Miss Josephine Farnam visits her brother A S Farnam. E D Loomis and family vacation at Eagle Bluff. Miss Florence Peck of Chicago visits Miss Margaret Farnam. Then They Eloped. He asks to fly, she fears her father. Father lights a candle and clears his wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Russell
Barbara Russell
Grace Webber
Michigan
Abby Burton
New York
Mrs. Hart
M. M. Hart
England
Umbria
Helen Kohn
Chicago
Josephine Farnam
A. S. Farnam
E. D. Loomis
Eagle Bluff
Florence Peck
Margaret Farnam
Early to Be and Rise: a Worldly Man’s Surprise
A proverb style note on marriage and ambition, claiming that the man who rises early to seize life can surprise his wife. It frames the worldliness of a man as dodging traditional fate, hinting at social expectations and personal strategy.
City News Highlights From La Crosse Area
Officers of the La Crosse Motorboat club received entry blanks from the National Motorboat Club of America for races in New York next month but local owners do not plan to enter. A. Holbek sold his Red Wing launch Ramsdel stake to Carl Kurtenacker Jr. The Isaac Staples brought a raft down river, while Colman Lumber advances its new office brickwork. Bijou theatre work begins for a Monday opening with white front and gold decorations. Edward Brown given 60 days in Winona jail for robbing Mrs Emma George’s residence. arrested at Milwaukee depot in Winona. Charles O Walder to succeed A A Meggett as chief deputy internal revenue collector at Madison. W C Ginty named assistant. The Alert sailed down river with a barge of brush. W W excursion boat arrived, Col MacKenzie docked briefly. Rates to Odd Fellows convention in St Paul set at 5.25 for round trip. Senator Morris attending state normal regents meeting in Madison to plan La Crosse normal school building. C W Smith and Ida Pope granted marriage license in Winona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Motorboat Club
National Motorboat Club of America
New York
A. Holbek
Red Wing
Ramsdel
Carl Kurtenacker, Jr
Isaac Staples
Edward Brown
Winona County
Snow
Winona
Emma George
Browne
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Col. MacKenzie
F. L. Page
Northwestern
Odd Fellows
St. Paul
Thomas Morris
State Normal Regents
Madison
C. W. Smith
Ida Pope
Personal notices from a city column listed residents and visitors
Dr George Powell is a consulting physician and surgeon. G W Ardis of Stowell Wis visiting friends. Mrs E G Smith back in Peoria after city visit. F Geyer back in Aurora Ill after visit. E J Fay and B O Larson visiting city. Mrs H J McDonald leaves for a months East tour. T Reverand and Georgine Whitehall visiting. Miss A Bradley Cashton returns home. Excursion rates for Diamond Jo Line to Minnesota State Fair with travel options. Toland's Business School promotes fall term starting September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Powell
G. W. Ardis
Stowell
Wis
E. G. Smith
Peoria
Minnesota
F. Geyer
Aurora
Ill
Toland
Business School
la Crosse
E. J. Fay
Bloomingotn
B. O. Larson
Viroqua
B. A. Feliey
la Moille
H. J. McDonald
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
T. B. Reverand
Georgine
Whitehall
A. Bradley
Cashton
Charitable trip meets with rebuff in city home
Poor Commissioner Burdick and Humane Agent Berry faced a hostile reception while attempting to aid a distressed family linked to Traut man of 319 North Tenth Street. A burly youth barred entry, threatening, and the pair left after warning that further begging reports would lead to arrests. Local notices of visits and travel fill the city’s brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Burdick
C. H. Berry
Burdick
Trautman
North Tenth Street
Schultz
Meyers
Berry
Milwaukee crash victim Gaskill dies after streetcar wreck
James H. Gaskill, 62, of La Crosse, died at La Crosse hospital after both legs were amputated following a streetcar crash at the Mill Street crossing. Milwaukee and La Crosse officials sparred over fault while witnesses described the car as heavily loaded and the crossing danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Gakill
la Crosse Hospital
State Fair Opens With Massive Improvements at Milwaukee
The Milwaukee State Fairgrounds showcase a mammoth new cattle barn for 800 head, a striking educational building housing the state fish commission, a popular new sheep judging pavilion, and expanded dining and grandstand facilities. The fair, opening Monday September 9 and closing Friday September 13, promises an unusually large and fine exhibit across all departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
State Fish Commission
Becter
Millions Spent on Racing in the Country
A writer in Outing Magazine notes that about a quarter of a million dollars is spent on racing each weekday during the season in this country. The figure reflects the sport’s substantial economic footprint and ongoing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outing Magazine
Lost to Secrecy in Inventor's Secret Death
Dialogue from Philadelphia Press noting a great inventor's death and the fate of his secret. Newitt claims the widow knows the secret, while Marryat argues the secret remains unrevealed. discussion centers on whether the invention survives with the inventor's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marryat
Newitt
Philadelphia Press
Husband's bigamy claim sparks tense exchange
In a fragmentary exchange, Cillman notes a woman is married to a lawyer and a decent man, while Subbubs reacts with disbelief, calling it a case of bigamy. The overheard dialogue hints at a rumored scandal and social consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cillman
Mohr Secures First Hunting License for 1907 08 Season
County Clerk Rawlinson issued the first hunting license this morning to John Mohr, as Chicago and Northwestern Railway supplied the blanks. About 1,500 licenses arrived with 500 more expected to meet demand. The undersheriff secured license 28701, while George L. Kingsley, La Crosse County deputy game warden, was second. Nearly a hundred licenses issued today as the season opens September 1. Last performance of the Quaker Show tonight. M J Fortney of Viroqua returns after business in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mohr
Rawlinson
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
George L. Kingsley
la Crosse County
M. J. Fortney
Viroqua
Crushed to Death in Chicago Yards
J. O. Bodenhofer a Milwaukee brakeman 26 was killed in Milwaukee Road yards at West Chicago while uncoupling air while the engine signaled to back. He traded runs from Savanna to Chicago and was well known among North Side railroad men. remains sent to Monticello for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Bodenhofer
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
West Chicago
Savanna
Marion
Chicago
North Side
Monticello
Struck by oil can injures Grand Crossing worker
Clifford Davis of Co. B. and Q. was in the turntable pit at Grand Crossing when a falling oil can struck his hand while he tried to fill a gasoline tank. Physician Doctor Suitor attended the injury and no serious effects were expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Davis
Grand Crossing
Davis
Suitor
Burlington Orders 1000 Steel Cars for C B Q Railroad
The Bettendorf Axle Company of Davenport has the contract to build 1000 steel cars for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line at a total cost of 1,250,000 dollars. The steel drop bottom gondola cars, 40 feet long with 20 tons of steel per car, are to be delivered by January 1. Work starts November 1 with the Bettendorf plant producing 20 cars daily for coal traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettendorf Axle Company
Davenport
Burlington
Bettendorf
Ladies Ice Cream Social at St James Church
The St James church social on the North side raised funds for the church. A large turnout from North and South sides attended and the event was successful in every sense.
Glasses fitted at Brakke's drug store
Mrs. F. A. Hoare and her young daughter of Chicago have just returned after a brief visit with Hokah friends. They will stay the rest of the summer with Mrs. J. E. Mills at 1207 South Tenth street, while Mr. Hoare plans to join them in September and return to Chicago. John Hart has left Hokah for his home in South Dakota. he is the superintendent of agencies for Minnesota Mutual Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Gaskill
Champaigne
Trumberville County
Ohio
Mary Rio
Oseco Village
Columbia County
Wis
Claude H. Gaskill
Rising Sun
Clyde A
Clifford H
la Crosse
Miss Florence
Chicago
Ohio National Guard Volunteers
Co. E. No. 196
Ohio Infantry
la Crosse County Court House
William McKinley Post
Kane Street
Brakke
Edwards
Optician
F. A. Hoare
Little Daughters
Hokah
Minn
J. E. Mills
South Tenth Street
Hoare
John Hart
North Side
South Dakota
Hart
Minnesota Mutual Insurance Company
Ethnology and the elusive book on winners
A humorous Baltimore American snippet contrasts Professor Blink's claim that ethnology studies the races with a library visit where no book on ethnology offered guidance on how to pick winners. The gag hinges on the misfit between theory and practical outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
World Loves a Lover Says It With a Queer Show
A short quip notes that universal affection can appear oddly, as if love’s reception sometimes comes with peculiar weight or humor amidst public display. The remark hints at ironic echoes of romance in everyday life.
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New Verdelli
John C. Burns
Fruit House
Nebner Ginger Ale
N.S. Bottling Works
Rose Street
BOL
Society
Wellville
City News
Colman Lumber Company
North Fifth Street
Lieve
Keefe Business College
Quakers
Fifteenth
Badger Street
Robert Munn
Huron
S. D
Edward Hanson
Freda Nack
Wabasha
Lake City
Henry F. Runge
E. F. Otteland
Winefred Conway
Hillsboro
R. B. Mertz
Rock Island
L. M. Peeper
A. Ruhoff
S. 7Th St
Beth Phongsa
J. W. Hoag
Lansing, Mich
First Baptist Church
W. F. MccEldowney
West Salem
Gateway City
Lake Minnetonka
Christ Episcopal Church
Joseph Newhouse
Dubuque
S. D. Pedesan
Milwaukee Depot
Will Powel
G. N. Latchett
W .S. Wright
Tomah
D. A. Bullard
Eau Claire
H. J. Anderson
Herbert
Hudson
A. P. Kelley
A. F. Reiner
Baraboo
E. S. Newhouse
Newhouse
Adolph Oestrichs
Memonome
la Creese
John McKinney
Caledonia
John Carney
Bert Burst
Stoddard
P. Hanson
Canton
N. S. Nagers
Great Rapids
T. A. Bleajard
Decorah
John Ranks
Houston
T. J. Barnes
Canadian Pacific
Karen Clivenson
Rushford
James Gaskill
Milwaukee Railroad
Mill Street
L. H. Sarles
William Berry
Silas Coster
Charles Masterson
Livermore
S. B. Livermore
United States
Buffalo
MOHR
Game Warden
Elgin
Hampden
Waltham
Irvine
the Watch House
Northwest
Toland’s Business School
Lacrosse
Ladies
ICE Crea Social Successful
North Side Briefs
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