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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
4
The La Crosse region faces inconsistent Milwaukee road service between Portage and La Crosse. Local residents urge exclusive fast trains from La Crosse to improve connections, hoping McQueeney's train could depart La Crosse around 4 am to serve several key towns and valley residents.
Residents report odd sightings of a manlike figure sitting on the Caledonia Street M E church steps after supper. Described with unkempt beard bushy hair and wild eyes the stranger remains unseen before and after his visits, fueling local speculation about a maniac or intruder.
District Master Mechanic A C Miller spent a few hours in the city yesterday on business at Milwaukee road offices. He considered methods for improving the Mill street crossing discussed a few weeks ago.
Reports say street crossings in Milwaukee were elevated following a series of wrecks and multiple deaths. The work aims to reduce collisions and improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. Local officials stressed the urgency of completing the improvements.
The Willing Workers of West La Crosse will host a sociable Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Alexander Dunnell. A carriage will be waiting at Caledonia and Clinton streets to transport attendees from La Crosse. The event promises an enjoyable evening.
The annual election of officers of La Crosse Court No. 944, Independent Order of Foresters, was held in Rose street Woodman hall. Officers for 1908 include Chief Ranger Dr J H Schneller, Vice Chief Ranger C A Hawks, Recording Secretary Charles W Simcox, Financial Secretary and Treasurer George B Marvin, and others with installation set for January 13 in Woodman hall.
Mrs. C McCarthy has erected one of the best cottages on the North side. The design is new here and has attracted much attention. She recently returned from a western trip and the cottage reflects western design. The lower part has been rented to F Fohmen, a conductor on the Q.
Kilbourn residents protest changes to No 2 passenger train schedule shifting it to midnight. Kilbourn Events calls the move a vacuum in service, noting no eastbound train from midnight to 3 11 p.m. They acknowledge limited trains with overland connections cannot be tailored to Kilbourn.
The funeral for Mrs Karen Gunderson, who died Sunday, will be held tomorrow afternoon. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the house and 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church on Avon Street.
A new engine, No. 1138, traveled today from Milwaukee to Minneapolis. Reports claimed Summit Store workers were laid off, but a company employee says the claim is untrue. Louis Allen of the Q was involved in a minor accident nearby.
The golf links yesterday reported activity with players noting no serious injuries. A North Side Progressive league regular meeting is set for tomorrow evening. Mrs. Oliver of 1600 Charles street showed slight improvement after paralysis but relapsed. Gunds Brewery Bowling club scored well at Peter Kesslebach alleys on George street. John Whiting, son of Mrs. Whiting, recovered enough from a sore throat to be out. Mr. John Thornton moved from the North Side to Trempealeau. O T Severson plans a new dwelling at Prospect and Gilette. Mrs. Fierce moved to 722 Gould street. Mr. Stewart Murphy, previously ill with pleurisy, is improving.
Rev Dr W B Riley, renowned Minneapolis Baptist pastor and lecturer, arrived at noon and will speak tonight at the First Baptist church as part of the Popular Lecture Course. He praised La Crosse, recalling prior visits, including last year’s Y M C A state convention lectures. Mrs P M Brink will host a small dinner in his honor at 216 South Eighth Street.
San Francisco December 10 two senior officers of the California Safe Deposit and Trust company are under arrest following the bank’s collapse during the financial flurry. President David F Walker general manager J Daizell Brown and director W J Bartnett face charges over alleged hypothecated securities tied to the failure.
Quick acting home remedy claims to cure constipation and build nerve force using Obitrut Compound Extract with port wine or grape juice. It prescribes one dessert spoonful before meals and at bedtime, touting prevention of disease and age-related weakness.
Funds amounting to 300000 dollars belonging to the Colton estate were placed in the bank by order of the court a year ago, with Bartnett acting as administrator.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports trying kidney remedies and doctors for diabetes with no improvement until Foley's Kidney Cure. After two bottles he improved and five cured him. he later passed a strict life insurance examination. The ad claims Foley's cures back ache and kidney and bladder issues.
Floating ice in the Mississippi channel above Prairie du Chien formed a massive jam last Tuesday, piling hundreds of acres of ice and lifting water levels six feet at the gorge and two at Lyta ville. The Wisconsin river falls while the Mississippi below the gorge runs nearly dry. A mild south wind may break the jam, but it could wreck the west pon toon of the Milwaukee and St Paul bridge or delay traffic for days. It is the worst ice jam in forty years.
The trial of Normal Peterson, a rural Stockholm mail carrier, facing embezzlement charges of $17 from mail order funds, is before Judge Sanburn at Madison. Peterson is expected to plead guilty.
Taft learns of his mother's death aboard the Grant en route to Plymouth England. He was deeply affected and refused to see any visitors, in a restrained public moment during the Taft party's voyage.
La Crosse commandery No. 9, Knights Templar, held their annual election of officers in the Masonic Temple last evening. Commander Jos. B. Funke presided with G. Walter S. Woods as grand. Co. G William Torrance. Sr. G John S. Langdon. Jr. G C. H. Williams. P Geo H. Daton. Treasurer Jos. Miller. Recorder F. L. Page. Trustee for three years O. J. Sorrenson.
The Equitable Fraternal Union will hold a public installation of officers on January 7. John F. Doherty may speak the evening. The installation committee includes Louis B. Omerberg Dr. Riese and Otto Gutenschwager. They anticipate initiating about 20 new members.
Clerk Alfred H Harricon travels to Madison to settle pending patent rights spanning three years. About one hundred agricultural items including plows harrows feeders discs and related improvements are in dispute among Superior Drill American Seeding Machine La Crosse Plow and Willard Van Brandt. Two patent office volumes with illustrations accompany the case as it begins today in Madison.
A witty remark notes that men with swollen heads often wear too small hats, prompting fashion commentators to warn against ill fit and poor proportion in headwear. The quip highlights style missteps and the enduring joke about hat size versus ego.
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