Nearby Cities Towns and Farms News Notes
Lakes and Prairie du Chien channel frozen. Dozens of residents and visitors appear in Elkader Dubuque Monona Garnaville Mason City Luana Madison Council Bluffs and other places. McGregor Decorah girls basketball game 6 to 13 with McGregor winning. banquet at G A R hall.
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Prairie du Chien
F. S. Richards
Elkader
Ja Pe Bickel
Dubuque
Albert Theviot
Mabel Stevens
Platville
Wis
August Earnhardt
Giard
Fred Bergman, Jr
C. A
Wallice
Farmersburg
Ruth Darling
Manticella
Jessie Miller
Appleton
August Saacke
Clayton
Chas. Becker
Britt, Ta
Elsie
Malinda Tinnerman
Watson
Jean Knapp
J. K. Gray
Merl Wilder
la Crosse
Pat English
Manona
Charlotte Kussock
Garnaville
Stacia Allen
Lyle
Minn
Rebecca Ramage
Ohio
H. A. Mallory
T. Hartwick
Sherrill
Oatehout
Powell
Luana
Bertisinger
Chicago
Ethel Clark
William Pearsall
Madison University
Ray Webb
John Lieboldt
Mason City
Rock Island
Prof. Hicks
Adney
Council Bluffs, Ta
Comrad Geo. Cathant
Williams
McGregor
Albert G. Warren
Courier
Southerland
North McGregor
August Lanier
Is Mountain Climbing Necessary to Reduce Fat
A historical weight loss claim states modern methods require no strenuous activity. It touts Marmola with Cascara Aromatic and Syrup Simplex as a bargain fat reducer, claiming a daily loss of up to a pound after meals and at night without exercise or dieting.
Alma Wartime Scores Inspire Local High School Basketball
In Alma Wisconsin Saturday night two notable games featured Alma teams prevailing. Pepin girls lost to Alma 20 to 8 8 while Fountain City boys fell 46 to 21 to Alma. Local residents included C E Dyer depot night operator visiting La Crosse Allan Gantenbein departed for St Paul and Dr J T Tenney returning from Canada Mr Paul Burrell visiting Alma then headed to La Crosse.
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Pepin High School
Alma's
Alma
Fountain City
Alma High
C.E. Dyer
C. B. & Q. Depot
la Crosse
Allan Gantenbein
St. Paul
J. T. Tenney
Canada
Paul Burrell
Plan to Defeat Primaries Stirring in Wisconsin
Washington, Dec 13. A conflict emerges between Wisconsin primary law and the Republican national convention call. The call requires delegates and alternates to be chosen by Republican electors of the congressional districts, while Wisconsin law assigns delegates by popular primary yet designates alternates by the state central committee. The dispute fuels speculation the call was altered to potentially exclude Wisconsin from the convention if Toryist power wishes.
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Washington, D. C
State Central Committee
Wisconsin
Miss Fritz World Speed Champion Of Writing Machines
Miss Rose L Fritz holds the world speed and accuracy title for the writing machine after an 87 wpm record at Madison Square Garden during the National Business show. She plans to travel to London to compete and will demonstrate her skills again at the Chicago Coliseum in early February.
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Rose L. Fritz
Miss Fritz
Madison Square Garden
Fritz
London
West
Chicago Coliseum
Red and Blue Contest Supper at First Baptist Church
The Red and Blue contest at the First Baptist Church Sunday school ends with the Blue side winning. Attendance rises to 417 across Main church and Colton Branch, more than doubling from the contest start. The event spurs plans for more space as crowds fill teaching areas and evening audiences.
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First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Church
Colton Branch
Ladies’ Industrial Society of
Wausau Rehires Ferguson for 1908 Season
Charles Ferguson, formerly of St Paul American Association, returns to manage Wausau for 1908 after steering the club from last place in 1906 to second in 1907. He has begun recruiting to fill gaps from Nagle Lang and Hille losses, finding players in Twin City areas. Fond du Lac’s Frank Newhouse, managing William Reinig's club, attended Chicago meeting seeking talent for 1908 on strong financial backing.
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Charles Ferguson
St. Paul American Association
Wausau
Ferguson
Nagle
Lang
Hille
Twin City
Fond du Lac
Frank Newhouse
Wiliam Reinig
Chicago
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Joe Girich, Jr
Milwaukee
G.W. Bryan
West BY Bros
Westby Bros
Farmer
Westby Brothers Great Panic
S. Fourth ST
Alma, Wis
Langdon & Boyd Packing CO
U. S
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