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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
5
An advertisement from a drug store at 503 Main Street touts ready and prompt prescription filling service. It emphasizes stocked supplies and equipment, offers mail order and telephone orders for immediate attention, and invites customers to view the storefront windows.
Walter Tenney of De Soto and J A Hayes from Gays Mills visited La Crosse on business. The county fair features a Six Pa and Cells Sister Circus and a Vodvil show as Harmony Camp hosts a card party. Local marriages include Kendrick Bryan of Duluth and Lillie Holt of Rochester. A. O. Colby appears in multiple lines with goods and local real estate sale notes.
La Crosse recorded its first 0 degree temperature this morning after a steady fall from two degrees above zero at 10 PM. The Mississippi River froze at 8 PM, closing navigation, as engineers paused winter bridge turning work and ice began to stabilize after moving earlier yesterday.
We express appreciation for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement and thank pallbearers and Rev Vik for services. Gratitude to friends and groups I. S. W. A. D. of N. W. D. E. M. B. A. for floral offerings. Mrs O J Andresen Mrs O G Lewis Mr and Mrs Nygaard.
Miss Ella Murphy returns to Caledonia Minn after staying with friends and relatives here. Dr Will Powellizes diseases of women. Mr and Mrs Dan Dugan have returned to Washington after visiting relatives here for a month. The incubator babies will be at the high school fair on Saturday. Rev M Berglund of Cambridge is visiting Rev Larson. Ladies gold filled watches at special bargain 11.75 at Hellfach jeweler. Henry Midthen, recently in Viroqua on business, has returned to the city.
The Sweet Shop at 421 Main advertises a fine Christmas candy line and a Gateway City Transfer Line phone listing. Alfred Hanson of Viroqua visits the city. Joe Gilberg has recovered from illness. John Zimmer returned to West Salem after business in the city.
An old advertisement touts Blackburns Casca Royal Pills as the quick permanent remedy for constipation biliousness stomach liver and bowel trouble. Described as a physic tonic and purifier, the pills are offered at 10c and 25c by druggists.
Merrill Wisconsin December 12 state officers of the order of Owls offer a hundred dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of C A Gilly a state organizer who is missing and suspected of having more than a hundred dollars of the organization's money in his possession
In St Louis a crowded courtroom heard June Schaefert Ott sue Ralph Chesley Ott, artist, for divorce. She accuses him of throwing a coffee percolator. he jokes about being the hen pecked husband. The case evokes tales of an ancient Egypt courtship.
William Ziegler heir to a $20 000 600 estate and foster son of the late baking powder magnate wed Gladys Watson at noon yesterday. The ceremony was led by Rev. George Van Dewater at St. Regis hotel and the couple departed for a honeymoon on a private steam yacht built for the occasion.
A quoted exchange features a rogue counsel on restraint and a crude joke about beating a car dog. The odd pair uses proverb like lines to mock, revealing a tone of street wise sarcasm and dark humor.
Mrs. George Burton hosted a bridge luncheon yesterday. Mrs. Lemont won the head prize while Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, Mrs. Argyle Scott, and Mrs. Frank Norbeck received guest prizes.
The Mothers' club of Washburn kindergarten held a pleasant meeting yesterday afternoon in the school room with about twenty five attendees. Principal Professor Green Walt attended and spoke on matters pertaining to the work. Light refreshments were served.
Miss Anna Hanscome of Los Angeles recently left for Boston to visit friends then proceed to Denver for the winter. Miss Francis Sill, who was due home from New York Monday night, failed to connect and has gone to Montreal for a brief stay.
The Rev Stephen Dean Trant died Saturday at Prairie du Chien and was buried in Somers Kenosha county after services at St Patrick s church in Racine He served as priest for twenty seven years Archbishop Messmer Milwaukee gave absolution with a full clerical rite from several area priests assisting in the ceremonies.
At the University of Wisconsin Madison doctors report about 150 consultations daily with students and 25 house visits each day. Grip with its complications is most prevalent this fall though fewer severe epidemics. The dense university community raises epidemic risk and staff struggle to keep up with demand.
Dates and plans were set for next year’s commemoration of Commodore Perry’s lake victory. The intercity board schedules a July 4 event at Put-in-Bay and pageants in Cleveland Erie Buffalo Green Bay Louisville Lorain Milwaukee Sandusky Toledo. Each city pledges 20000 to 60000 dollars for pageants concessions and decorations.
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