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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
9
Savy reports open high low close prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with July December and May futures across Chicago and Minneapolis. Pork futures show May and January quotes while Liverpool markets note wheat and corn closes with slight gains and losses.
A collage style classified page lists openings and business opportunities. Maler Barber College in Chicago seeks men to learn barber trade with short programs and diplomas. a manufacturing business partner sought near Tribune address. two solicitors wanted in LaCrosse with salary or commission. various tradesmen needed in Duluth including carpenters plumbers electricians and roofers. Segelke Kohlhaus Mfg Co seeks ten cabinet makers and stair builders with steady year round work.
Cut rates on household goods to Pacific Coast and other points. Superior service at reduced rates. The Boyd Transfer Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
C S Van Auken reminds readers to consider a tornado policy this time of year. Address listed as 328 Pearl Street.
A found item note announces ice cream at the Royal for 25 cents per quart and a found purse with money. It invites the owner to call at the office for return. Also listed are services from Pitzner's Dyeing and Cleaning Works and The Home Shop at 1907 Charles Street offering prompt work, leather goods, and new phone 895.
Liverpool opening comes in fractional changes with Wheat lower and corn higher. Clearing house rule tightens reports due by 11 am on business days with a five dollar fine. Car lots show Wheat 17 2, corn 201 7, oats 8 2. World breadstuffs supply declines 207000 bushels in November, up 17713 thousand in October, up 11089 thousand from last year. December 1 world total 181342000 bushels versus 181540000 last month and 218748000 on Dec 1 1906. New York trading features continued selling by specialists in American Smelting amid Guggenheim optimism. Hogs receipts 30000, left over 10376, price prospects 5c higher. Cattle receipts 32000, prospects steady to 10c lower. Sheep receipts 20000, prospects good. Steady.
A whimsical note on Santa Claus possibly visiting without his whiskers prompts Wisconsin fire chiefs to back a “whiskerless Christmas.” They warn of accidental fires from cotton or tissue beard props and suggest genuine whisker removal or asbestos-free solutions as a safety measure. The piece blends humor with local safety concern and includes a 1907 column of prices and livestock values.
The local market shows a one cent rise in creamery butter to 30 and 31 cents per pound. All other prices in the vegetable market remain unchanged.
Columbus Ohio Dec 10 It is the order of the court that you be confined in the Ohio penitentiary for a period of five years at hard labor and that you pay the cost of prosecution said Judge Rogers in sentencing William Wilcox Wilcox who was formerly superintendent of the city light plant was indicted for obtaining money on false bills rendered to the city
Milwaukee December 10 Judge Fowler orders a retrial of the Scofield Free Press 165300 dollar libel suit after a recent ruling awarded former Governor Scofield six cents in damages and left him to bear all costs. The Free Press has no option.
Washington reports organized labor presses Congress to oust Public Printer Charles A Stillings over alleged hostility to unions. Omaha Central Labor Union resolution prompts push for legislation to remove him as critics cite bindery layoffs and backlogs delaying library access and periodicals. Labor groups nationwide unite to back the drive.
Gov. Hughes orders the removal of John F. Ahearn from the Manhattan borough presidency amid charges of disrepair and neglect in the borough. Ahearn, long a Tammany leader, served years in the New York State Senate and was twice elected borough president.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes southern Minnesota farm lands sell slowly and often join adjoining holdings. It suggests creating an immigration driven system to transfer land in small tracts to Italian settlers, arguing irrigation and gardening skills could transform barren farms. It favors agricultural high schools and education to boost population and prosperity across the region.
A perceptive line notes that a girl rarely falls for a man unless an underlying reason to resist exists. The observation hints at caution, hesitation, and social dynamics shaping romantic choices. The remark reflects a nuanced view of affection and restraint in relationships.
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