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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1907
Page
6
Condensed statement of the condition of the State Bank of La Crosse located in La Crosse Wisconsin as of the close of business on August 22 1907 detailing assets liabilities and capital in a concise financial snapshot.
Miss Erna Braun daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Braun 1024 South Sixth street won the carnival queen title at Saengerfest amid a lively contest with Miss Elsie Warninger 1214 Ferry street. Votes were counted after a Wednesday to Saturday run with top prizes including a piano won by Adolph Schoenheinz 428 South Seventh street. The event raised funds to defray July Saengerfest expenses as Kreutz's orchestra played and thousands attended the bazaar featuring 1000 prize drawings and numerous booths.
A carnival prize list shows items donated by local businesses including wine, coffee, shoes, and a piano. A theatrical duel over the Nora Kitchen Princess leads to a ten day sentence for Olaf Anderson and Martin Munson, with eventual dungeon confinement and tax implications.
Seven year old Gladys Linker of 139 South Seventh street plunged from a second floor window while she occupied a bedroom for the first time. She remained unconscious all day with facial injuries and nasal as well as mouth bleeding. Doctors feared skull fracture but hoped for recovery as she regained some consciousness at night.
New Orleans report claims John Avery McKhenny of the U S Civil Service Commission holds over 1,000 foreigners in peonage on Avery Island Louisiana where McKihenny interests run oyster canning and tobacco plants. Brutality is alleged to force restraint and labor. Stephen Jozca, special commissioner of the Austro Hungarian government, presents the charge.
A vacant Farnham Street lot club built by local boys burned Sunday morning, destroying a 12 by 12 feet tin covered structure with hay floor and a small stove. Neighbors and the fire department responded, and plans to rebuild with new donations are expected.
A party of ten La Crosse members of the Improved Order of Redmen including four state officers will travel to Milwaukee Wisconsin to assist in initiating one hundred members into Blackhawk tribe No 9. The La Crosse Indians were invited by Milwaukee lodges and other state branches will send representatives. La Crosse party includes E C Raymond John Langdon Sol Burdick Snyder A Gilbertson Otto Gutzke John Ott John Birnbaum A O Colby and Emil Ruprecht.
Leaders of the brewing industry including Schlitz and Pabst advocate regulation over outright prohibition. William H. Dilg of Chicago argues for national license laws and shows confidence in American beer’s quality and export strength. The push emphasizes education and moderate rules to remove evils while preserving personal liberty.
Notice seeks a delivery horse for Salzer Seed Co with inquiry directed to J. Bernet care Salzer Seed Co. No further details provided.
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