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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
8
District One covers the South Side of La Crosse with a long roster of residents and addresses listed by name and street. The document records household numbers and values next to each name, showing property or assessment figures for Frieda Ikert through Marie Watson.
District Three covers the Wisconsin territory outside La Crosse listing names such as Mrs T N Nelson Gays Mill and Edith Morley Readstown with hundreds of member tallies varying from 21 435 to 1 000 across many towns including Melrose Readstown Galesville Cashton and Westby along with other individuals and associations noted by county division and membership counts.
A promotional contest offers 3 500 in prizes including two 1999 automobiles four 400 piano sets four 100 diamond rings four 50 gold bracelets and four 25 gold purses. Subscriptions earn votes with ballots credited to contestants in four districts. The contest closes September 1 at 10 pm with daily ballot deadlines at 1 pm.
The Tribune lists District Four covering parts of Minnesota and Iowa with population counts for Meta Kennet of 45 625 Ruth Cooper 44 325 and Grace Hart 41 065, as part of regional coverage. The figures reflect residents in the named towns including Lansing Hokah and surrounding areas.
President Fassett A Cotton announces the normal training school opens September 7 along with other departments. Tuition ranges from thirty five cents weekly for kindergarten to twenty cents for upper grades with free textbooks. The school is a model, not a practice station, with small classes and close supervision ensuring high quality instruction. Enrollments are filling, especially in the fourth, sixth and seventh grades.
Seattle hosts Japan day at the exposition with a $29 000 Japanese subscription and a turnout exceeding ten thousand Nipponese. About seventy five Japanese guests including officials arrive September 2 for speeches and a grand parade across the grounds.
William Tibbitts, a farmer near Delhi, Minnesota, murdered 16 year old Cecil Norton, who was the housekeeper’s daughter, then killed his 10 year old daughter who interrupted the first crime, set fire to the house, and hanged himself in the barn. Authorities suspect insanity. He left a grim remark about people joking at others.
Harry K Thaw, remanded to Matteawan by Justice Isaac Mills on mental health grounds, has been appointed librarian of the asylum by Superintendent Bak amid concerns over his dangerousness.
C W Coppersmith and his wife of Newton were instantly killed when their car was struck by a train while driving toward the state fair in Des Moines Iowa. They failed to see the approaching locomotive as they attempted to cross the racks.
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