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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
5
Mrs Iver Johnson of Paradise Valley died at home Wednesday evening. She is survived by two daughters and a son. The local column notes social visits and various community events including a Juniors party at the high school, obituaries, and local residents traveling or visiting.
Gjedrem spent Saturday at La Crosse. Viola Munson returned from Winona. Florence Burgman visited the Blekum sisters. Coralynn Forsyth and Hamilton Harris clerked at Julsrud's for the holidays. Ella Kersey of La Crescent visited Mrs. N. H. Hanson. A. H. Lokken, formerly of Oak Ridge, now in Copenish Michigan, spent two weeks with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Swenson and daughter spent the last of the week at La Crosse. Will McCormick visited Geo. Ware. Anna Blekum and Anna Sennes shopped in La Crosse. Albert Carlson and family of Pine Creek spent Wednesday with S. Sorenson. Hazel Whitehouse spent Saturday at home.
Local personals list visits from Kenyon Minnesota to Mabel Wisconsin and Dubuque Iowa. Meetings include a F R A musical at Linker hall and a Christmas sale at Universalist church. Hamilton township property sale to Fred Horstman and a Christmas supper planned for December 12.
Charles H. Schweizer files suit against William Hellfach a La Crosse jeweler for $1000 damages from an assault on steps of the La Crosse Trust Co. said to stem from Hellfach’s attempt to join the Married Folks' club. Hellfach pleaded guilty in county court and alleges Schweizer used influence to blacklist him.
Market Square saw dressed hogs and hay loads from rural districts yesterday with a looming firewood supply shortage. Weighing station records list Fred Kapanke Chipmunk Ridge William Williams Pine Creek Minn Bert Veglabn South Ridge Minn William Asselin French Island Jos Kunert Mormon Coulee Charles Murray Pine Creek Minn A R Nehlis Bostwick Valley Henry Koe the Brownsville Road Joe Eden North Ridge Minn Frank Hock La Crescent Minn Leonard Ender Lone Ridge Minn and William Par ter South Ridge Minn Walter Kathan South Ridge Minn George Wolf Smith Coulee Louis Scheldt South Ridge Minn all delivering firewood and selling it on Market Square.
Mr and Mrs B F Franke traveled to Potosi to attend the funeral of the father of Mr Franke and Rev Philip Franke of this city A Franke who died Monday morning aged 78 Rev Philip Franke left Sunday for his father’s bedside The funeral for Mr Franke was held at 9 o clock this morning in Potosi
Police await word from Oakland Ill before disposing of the body of Jesse Adams 25 petty officer on the Tallahassee who shot and killed Anna Conway 24 and then killed himself. Adams was angered because she refused to marry him.
Mrs Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of Chicago public schools, claimed thirteen votes today sufficient to assure her re-election at this afternoon's board meeting in Chicago.
The article cites Victor C Vaughan asserting whooping cough now kills more than scarlet fever in the U S. It argues for aggressive isolation and hygiene to protect infants, urges thorough disinfection of objects and hands, and warns against the belief that catching diseases young ends risk. It stresses sanitation practices in hospitals and homes to prevent transmission.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on December 9 nearly all of 150 students returned to class after a strike over Superintendent F M Jack telling Florence Blood 15 that her hair was immoral. Twenty three inspectors signed neutrality pledges and were the first dismissed with amnesty promised.
The Twentieth Century club met yesterday afternoon at the Y W C A to discuss Keats Leigh Hunt and the Dante Revival. Hosts were Mrs Louis Hirshheim er and Mrs W G Moss. leader was Mrs W G Perkins assisted by Mrs George Schweizer and Mrs A K E Soderberg. Mrs A H Sanford read a paper on Mothers Pension Laws.
Mr and Mrs J J Serres of 421 Ferry street hosted a six o'clock Sunday dinner for many friends. Miss Anna Scherrer and William Scherrer with A J Freimark provided piano and violin music for the guests. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Scherrer Mr and Mrs J C Wolford Mr and Mrs A J Freimark Wenzel Bruha William Kirn Mr Charles Bruha Misses Anna Sarah and Eleanor Scherrer Beatrice Firemark Georges Raymond Arthur Serres and Olden Bruha.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Episcopal church will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs Charles Rawlinson 815 South Seventeenth street.
Mrs. Charles Goetzmann and daughter Charlotte of Pasadena visit Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Goetzmann on their return from the east. Mrs. Frank Hart of Tomah stays with Mrs. W. R. Finch. Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Hyde Jr. and son Sam return from Wheeling, with hosts the Morse family. Miss Ellen Hankerson to Madison for a formal.
Requests for the Wisconsin anti vice committee report pour in from cities across the nation including New York City Minneapolis Springfield Draper Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland Menasha Pittsburgh Chicago Independence St Joseph Mo Argentina Kansas City Shelton Neb Dallas Ocean Park Peoria Alton St Joseph Mich River Falls and more as officials weigh findings and possible site disclosures Chairman Teasdale offers to present evidence to Madison Mayor Kayser if conditions are met
Robbers described as slack wire artists broke into the Schlitz Brewing company offices and the Johnson & Olson Feed store in Minneapolis early today. They entered the feed store from the brewing plant by swinging hand over hand on an electric light wire and obtained only $30.
Attorney Fred H. Hartwell returned from Jamestown North Dakota where he defended H. T. Strand charged with manslaughter. The court granted the motion to dismiss and Strand was freed.
Two men die and two are fatally injured when Philadelphia and Reading train 14 collides with a freight train near Roversford station at 7 a.m. Six persons suffer minor injuries.
Young Ziessel faced an armed intruder who demanded cash and fled after the bartender, ducking behind the bar, threw a wine bottle in a vain attempt to strike the assailant. The two exchanged gunfire before the bandit escaped.
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