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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
15
Mixed classifieds list diverse job ads and rentals from a Wisconsin city, including hotel staff, timers, pressers, electricians, reporters, bakers, maids, housekeepers, pianists, sewing operators, drivers, and women’s apparel workers. Property offerings span farms, cottages, rooms, furnished suites, and rental flats with prices and locations.
Physician and surgeon Dr A E Erling specializes in chronic ailment treatment with up to date methods. Office hours are 10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Old phone listed. Address 717 Vine Street.
Rev. J J Clemens outlines a busy fall and winter for the English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity. A refreshment stand will aid the interstate fair in September. In October two conventions will be hosted. October lights start a Sunday evening lecture series with stereopticon illustrations. Clemens discusses city life and social issues from Chicago and will lecture throughout fall and winter. Confirmation classes resume and church societies renew activity after summer. The tenth anniversary is set for Friday September 10 with a church social, to be followed by a larger celebration later.
The body of Walter T Boycott arrived from Los Angeles in charge of his son in law and his wife. The funeral is set for 3 30 pm from Frank Tillman’s undertaking parlors on South Fourth Street with Rev J S Lowe officiating. Interment will be at Oak Grove cemetery beside his wife. Pallbearers are lodge and fraternal members. service arranged by Knights of Pythias Elks Independent Order of Foresters National Union Washburn Council and Equitable Fraternal Union. He died after weeks of stomach cancer.
Miss Estelle Solon of Minneapolis received a telegram from the Jalian Grand Opera company manager last Friday inviting her to New York to take a role in a four weeks engagement starting September 7. She left for New York Sunday night and will be ready for the opening. Miss Cecilia Maloney has gone to Minneapolis to see Miss Solon before her departure.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a drowning incident near Lake Delavan involving Emil Anderson, a resident of Rockford and A1, with a description mentioning Chicago and Milton as associated names. details are incomplete due to garbled text.
The clipping displays offerings including home treatment services at 105 So 6th St with manager Miss Cecelia Maloney, a tornado insurance rate of four dollars per thousand for three years, six dollars for five years, and a mailing address at 328 Pearl St. It also notes price cuts at Birnbaum's Cash Store on 1124 Gillette St and retail cuts on household goods, a transfer company in Minneapolis, and a stenographer seeking a position at 8. E. The La Crosse Mortgage Loan Co. advertises loans for salaried individuals on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons at 3223 Main St.
WANTED Solicitor salary or commission work in city preferred Enquire Tribune WANTED By traveling man's wife furnished rooms with bath and board on North Side
The County School Board of La Crosse Wisconsin invites sealed proposals for erecting a solid brick and stone Agricultural School Building excluding heating and plumbing. Bids due September 3, 1908 at 2 p m. Plans by Parkinson Dockendorff available. Bid guaranty 2 percent. performance bond 50 percent. Lowest responsible bidder chosen. board may accept or reject any proposal. Signed J L Pettingill F I Bolles B F Oltman.
State of Wisconsin probate in La Crosse County. Letters of administration granted to Peter L. Granum. Creditors have six months from August 15, 1908 to present claims for examination and allowance. Court will hear and adjust all claims March 2, 1909 at 10 a.m. in La Crosse Court House. By the Court, John Brindley. Dated August 15, 1909.
Oshkosh Missouri? Oshkosh Wis. Aug. 21. President J C Pulliam of the Oshkosh Baseball association announces that Curtis first baseman and Dolan third baseman have been sold to Milwaukee club of the American association. Drafting season begins Sept 1. Purchase price not disclosed but expected to be several hundred dollars. Moll of the league has thrown out the Aug 4 Green Bay Oshkosh game after protest by Green Bay manager Pickett over umpire Hoffman decision.
Wausau and La Crosse fans protest rumored end of eight team circuit. A Madison Gazette article sparks debate on dropping those towns. owners say no plan announced. Attendees near 25 000 to 30 000 in Wausau expected, with weather and holidays affecting receipts this season.
W C Reinig owner of Fond du Lac club in the WisconsinIllinois league warns he will cease providing baseball for Fond du Lac fans if attendance does not reach 25 000 by season end. Eight home games remain. current attendance 20 946. Boosters Day planned September 9 to boost turnout.
Over the last two weeks prospects for a prosperous year have perked up. The state league stands as one of the hardiest organizations and there is little chance fans in the eight towns comprising the league will allow the organization to founder for want of money.
The La Crosse team has drawn record crowds around 30 000 daily, surpassing their season total. Ground rules were used at the Chicago New York game due to the crowds. Becker has struck out six times and one single hit in the series while Bues remains ill but may play on Merchants' day with the Pretzels.
Daily market notes show quotations unchanged with Saturday holds. Weather remains favorable, allowing tobacco farmers to harvest in fine style. If frosts are delayed briefly, little tobacco will be in danger and crops of all kinds remain safe from risk.
In a Madison hosted golf contest, La Crosse trails Madison 10 up after play, but La Crosse previously led by 98 up two weeks earlier, leaving the La Crosse team ahead in the Hixon Brittingham cup rankings. Net totals show Madison 10 up overall with players listed including Wootton, Tourtellotte, Burton, Gelatt, Evans, Willoughby, Hirshheimer, Lees, Tourtellotte, Copeland, Ray, and Anderson.
A long price sheet lists per ton and per pound prices for bran shorts white middlings and red dog cheeses by seller Henry Andregg and A Grams & Son. It also shows numerous produce items with unit prices such as summer squash winter wheat young carrots beets barley oats and various fresh fruits and vegetables along with eggs butter and meats from multiple sellers and regional markets.
The schedule outlines seven boxing matches from Aug 31 to Sept 5 featuring fighters Indian Joe Gregg George Herberts Frank Moran Fred Broad Leach Cross Tom Murphy Herry Scroggs Ferns Frank Carsey Brock Matty Baldwin Keyes Frankie Neil and O'Toole across venues in Ladysmith Greensburg New York City Rockaway Beach Naud Junction and Philadelphia.
New York stocks opened with supply in the commission house but trading was driven by circulated tips. Buyers moved in Smelting, Amalgamated Copper, Steel preferred and Colorado Fuel, with Smelting crossing par. An hour in, a broad pullback trimmed leaders from their highs, Smelting erased most gains while other industrials eased. Government bonds held steady while others showed strength.
Cattle numbers around 20000 with steers 4.25 to 7.35, stockers 3 to 4.75. Hogs about 5000 with bulk 6.35 to 6.80 and pigs 3.50 to 5.25. Sheep 7000 with muttons 3.80 to 4.20 and lambs 4 to 5.80.
Cattle totals 2 600 with steady prices Beeves 5.60 to 7.80 stockers 2.50 to 4.60 Hogs 23 000 up 5 to 10 cents light 6.10 to 7.05 heavy 6.70 to 7.19 pigs 4.25 to 6.00 Sheep 35 000 down 10 to 15 cents Natives 2.25 to 4.25 lambs 3.50 to 6.10
New York on August 31 reports poultry prices steady. Butter at 23.5 cents a pound eggs ranged 29 to 30 cents per dozen. Cheese quoted between 12.5 and 13 cents per pound.
Multiple farmers from surrounding settlements delivered loads of oats hay and a bull to the city on Saturday. J Urbank from St Josephs Ridge John Meier from Bostwick Valley Adolph Bey from Stoddard sold a bull to Langdon and Boyd Herman Baier from Chipmunk Cou lee and J Weimer from Smiths Coulee delivered grains and hay with others including L Wassmeier La Crosse lodge William Nuttelman Tom McCaffery and William Tschumper all in with oats hay or wheat loads Saturday.
Newton Hinkley, 18, son of George C. Hinkley of West Allis, accidentally killed himself in Milwaukee when examining a shotgun. The report states the top of his head was blown off by the weapon at the moment of the accident.
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