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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
5
Rev and Mrs W M Anderson hosted Mrs Hey L Sossum of Urmia Persia as guests. At St Paul Lutheran Church evening services yesterday Mrs Sossum gave an interesting description of life in Persia and spoke about missionary work there.
United States Senator Isaac Stephenson of Marinette visited La Grassé Saturday on his renomination tour. He held a reception at the Stoddard and many local friends attended, showing support for his candidacy.
Miss Hazel Shannon of Westby Wisconsin fell ill at Miss Helen Nyhus’s home 1106 Ferry street and was removed to Lutheran hospital. Her parents arrived after an operation for appendicitis to her. The visit lasted a few days before hospitalization.
A special train will run to the Vernon county fair in Viroqua on September 17. The schedule lists departures from La Crosse at 3:00 am and 5:30 pm with intermediate stops at Stoddard Mt Chaseburg Coon Valley Westby and Calvert, arriving in Viroqua at 11:00 am and returning at 7:30 pm with passenger stops as needed. Trains will stop opposite the fair grounds to pick up and drop off riders.
Bijou opens tonight with several locals mentioned as visiting friends and relatives. Many residents return from trips to Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis and other places while court reporters and professionals also plan brief absences. Summer visits and family news fill the column with multiple names and places.
In St Paul a nineteen year old visiting Red Wing man Ecklund was stabbed during a Greek row in Minneapolis. A man thrust a stilett0 into his left side beneath the heart as the crowd surged. He fell unconscious, was rushed by ambulance to City Hospital with a non dangerous wound across the left side.
Joseph Weber died Saturday afternoon in Kansas City after a brief illness. He was 52 years old and born in La Crosse. He moved to Denver and later Kansas City, with his remains to arrive in La Crosse this afternoon. Funeral at St Joseph Cathedral Wednesday morning at 8 conducted by Father Sluyter, with interment at Catholic Cemetery. He is survived by his mother Mrs Elizabeth Weber and three sisters and three brothers.
Police have not located any relatives of John Becker the mysterious man confined at Rochester hospital for the insane. Investigators continue to pursue leads and hope to find trace of Becker's family soon.
Wisconsin opens hunting season for most game tomorrow September 1. Quail pheasant swan beaver and japost are protected. prairie chickens or grouse may be killed Oct 1–16 in listed counties. Limits and licensing rules apply. distinct gear and species restrictions outlined.
William Neumeister, once deemed insane and recently paroled, filed for a re examination with physicians to be appointed. He reportedly suffers from old illness with a delusion that his wife aims to kill him while she fears him. A hospital transfer was attempted but he remains at La Crosse hospital awaiting new developments.
Lemus Drake, advertising manager of the Interstate Fair, winds through Iowa planning visits to Dubuque Decorah Waukon and major cities. He reports unprecedented enthusiasm and expects a successful fall fair unless bad weather interferes.
Yesterday Rev John Wellington Hoag preached his last sermon at the First Baptist church and announced plans to depart for his new assignment in Trenton New Jersey. Special services featured music by the Brotherhood of St Andrews quartet and Hoag received several keepsakes.
A workingman who started on a Calumet County farm builds a paper mill on profits shared with workers. Neenah unions pledge support, praising his fairness, wage sharing, and willingness to listen, with endorsements from Masons No. 10 Iron Molders No. 214 and Gar makers International Union No. 341. They affirm his qualification for United States senator and commitment to organized labor.
The New York Tribune surveys the path after constitutional establishment, arguing that once revolutionary fervor fades, Turkey faces delicate balancing among diverse nationalities. It warns rivalries could reemerge terming a potential parliamentary conflict akin to older composite empires unless harmony prevails.
Aug 31. With no tangible clues, private detectives and police search for thieves who robbed the home of Postmaster General Von Meyer and wife. Jewelry valued at about 15000 dollars stolen during their dinner out through a second story window. Items include a pearl necklace diamond earrings and black pearls gifted by royalty to Mrs Meyer.
Leonard Lottridge and Mrs Hope McEldowney hosted a dinner for twenty at the Cedar Hedge home and hosted guests from La Crosse including Mr and Mrs Hamlin Garland and Miss Nannie Colwell. After a lunch at the hotel the party traveled by auto and had photographs taken during the visit. The Mehafflies plan to sail to Amoy China on September 6 and take with them best wishes from La Crosse friends. W C A notes highlight Miss Ma Dwe Yabn from Burma visiting and speaking.
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