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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
9
A messy OCR of help wanted notices lists positions for barber students at Moler College Chicago and Fabric Imp Co, with requests for men of good character. Also entries for sales canvassing agents, hair dressing instruction, hotel staff, a laundry girl, a watch reward, and lost contact details.
The preacher delivers a funeral sermon linking John’s vision of the white robes to Mrs Bentley, praising her as a devoted wife and mother. He asserts the faithful, washed in the Lamb’s blood, join the heavenly host, while comforting mourners that she lives with the saints in light and awaits their reunion.
A reflective note on human fate and ego. It argues that punishment and fate align with personal burdens. The passage contrasts hunger in half the world with excess in the other half, and cites self praise when greatness comes upon a man.
Thees quotations indicate the general price trend for the preceding week. Data reflects shifts across key markets and commodity groups, highlighting increases and decreases to guide investors and traders.
The report lists price ranges for hogs and pigs from 3.80 to 4.60 with 81,000 estimated for tomorrow, lighter trades from 5 to 8.65, and mixed loads around 95.20 to 6.40. Sheep and lambs in native and western markets run 3.75 to 4.80 for sheep and 4.50 to 7.60 for lambs, with steady demand noted.
The New York market opened active and generally strong with gains in M. E. & T. Great Northern preferred and Smelting. Ore rose over a point and J. Paul recovered losses as most issues advanced 1 to 1 1/2. By midday demand slackened slightly but the uptrend persisted into the afternoon with General Electric up over four points and overall market closing firm.
Cattle receipts 7000 with 18000 forecast for tomorrow and Hoge receipts 35000 with 36000 forecast. Cattle prices range from 1.60 to 6.86 with categories prime beeves poor to medium and stockers and feeders. Pigs, cows and heifers, Texans and sheep prices listed with steady tone and varied weights. Lambs native and western priced between 2.75 and 6.75.
City Marshal Charles Lindner arrested William Lessard on a charge of being concerned in the burglary of the Nets home on Thanksgiving. Lessard's preliminary hearing was held Thursday before Be Chase. Chicken thieves have been busy in the Third ward with Mr Norman Bull Sr losing over thirty fowls Monday night. Modern Woodmen of America Lodge in Wa chute block held a pleasant party Monday evening for Woodmen and families. Vesta Chapter, O. E. S. installed new officers Tuesday with a social following. Jerusalem Chapter Royal Arch Masons elected officers Monday including High Priest Wm H Dyke and Captain of Host Wm R Graves. Crawford County Sunday School convention sessions in the M B church drew good attendance. Misses Alice and Mery Lagan were in Pittsfield Tuesday morning.
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep receipts for December 16 show steady to mixed markets. Native and western steers range from 3.75 to 7.50, cows and heifers from 2.00 to 6.00, hogs 5.00 to 5.70, sheep muttons 4.00 to 4.85 and lambs 5.00 to 7.15, with overall price moves mostly down about 10 cents in several categories.
Union Stock Yards reports cattle receipts of 22 000 with an 8 000 estimate for tomorrow and steady market prices ranging from 3 40 to 7 70 for prime beef and 2 60 to 4 75 for cows and heifers. Hogs receipts 48 000 with 30 000 tomorrow. prices 4 85 to 5 75 for lights to heavies and 2 70 to 4 75 for pigs. Sheep receipts 28 000 with 14 000 tomorrow. native and western sheep 2 80 to 4 70 and native lambs 4 50 to 4 70 with Western lambs 4 50 to 7 40.
New York December 16 old campaign scores between President-elect Taft and Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor were wiped out at a National Civic Federation banquet. Gompers said Taft would be his president as much as any man in the United States and Taft agreed that all pre election differences would be erased when he takes office.
Alderman Bath House John Coughlin of the First ward faces a warrant for assault and battery after photographer Lyman H. Atwell says Coughlin summoned a crowd, smashed the camera, and beat him at the First ward ball held at the Coliseum on Monday night.
Chicago markets report extreme quietness with no changes in quotations across grain, produce, and fruit sections. Wheat and corn prices show narrow, nervous fluctuations while oats flax and lard list modestly. eggs butter cheese poultry and fruits reflect steady or minimal movement in a broad, supply-heavy day.
The article lists per dozen prices for dressed turkeys and poultry, with chickens and ducks noted in cents and ranges. It also reports money-on-call at 3 percent, six month time money at 3 percent, and mercantile paper at 4 percent. London bar silver at 22 5-16 pence, New York at 48 1/2 cents, and demand sterling around 486.70 to 486.75.
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