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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1908

Page

7

Barber Trade Training Ad Offers Jobs and Courses

Classified notices seek 500 men for barber trade training at Moler Barber College Chicago plus ads for U S Army enlistment age 18 to 35 and other job opportunities. Listings include dining room girl at Eagle Hotel nurse girl and various household staffing posts, sale and rental notices, lost items, loan offers, and a Christmas photo special from Weis' Book Store.

Maler Barber College Chicago Ills U. S. Army Hotel Grand la Crosse Wis Fabric Imp. Co Farnam St Men Moler Barber College Ill Eagle Hotel Moser College Lis Electric Theatre 4Th St Hotel Jonson Proposition and Co Athletic Tea Co St., Kansas City

Cutters at Low Prices Open Room for Jackson Cars

Cutters slash prices to clear space for the Jackson automobiles as La Crosse Plow Co. highlights a new line shift. Read as a local sale note signaling inventory reallocation and brand focus.

Jackson la Crosse Plow Co

Western Wisconsin Poultry Association Show Opens Friday

The Western Wisconsin Poultry Association hosts one of its largest shows with about 600 entries. Poultry judge James Tucker of Concord Michigan will score the birds Friday, while Saturday features a boxing match between two game birds, wearing gloves instead of spurs, attracting big crowds.

Western Wisconsin Poultry Association James Tucker Tucker Concord Mich Chicago

Trousers Burn Owner in Panic Anoka Fire Incident

Anoka Minnesota report states Samuel Dworsky escaped three times from his home after trousers hung behind a stove caught fire. He cut an artery during the third exit and bled on the snow until firemen arrived. A doctor attempted to treat him, his condition serious but expected to recover.

Anoka Minn Samuel Dworsky Dworsky

La Crosse Property Sold for 4700 Transfer

August Brueman sold property in La Crosse to James Saltz for 4700. The deed was filed today at the register of deeds office.

August Brueman James Saltz la Crosse Register of Deeds’ Office

Comparative Markets Show Weekly Price Trend Quotations

Quotations illustrate the general movement of prices for the preceding week across markets. The survey highlights shifts in various commodities and securities reflecting early week trading patterns.

Livestock Markets at Union Stock Yards

Livestock prices and receipts report for yesterday at Union Stock Yards. Cattle receipts 22,000 with tomorrow’s estimate 8,000. prices range from 1.50 to 7.70 with various grades. Hogs receipts 48,000 with tomorrow's estimate 30,000. prices from 2.70 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 28,000 with tomorrow's estimate 14,000. native and western sheep and lambs priced from 2.70 to 7.40. Market steady to slightly lower in spots.

Livestock Prices Report From Union Stock Yards

Cattle receipts 22,000 with tomorrow's forecast at 8,000. market 10 to 15 cents lower with ranges from 1.75 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 40,000. tomorrow's forecast 35,000. market up about 50 cents. hogs priced from 3.85 to 5.90. Sheep receipts 25,000. tomorrow's forecast 15,00. market 10 to 15 cents higher with native and western sheep and lambs listed.

Fall under train leaves Marshalltown man injured

Falls under train in Marshalltown as Frank Auld, a young local man, was seriously injured and perhaps fatally hurt while trying to board a Chicago Great Western freight train.

Marshalltown Frank Auld Chicago Great Western

Daily Markets Open With Heavy Selloff Across Stocks

Mixed trading in New York and morning sessions show concentrated selling in American Smelting from Boston and a sharp drop in Amalgamated Copper and Smelting. Consolidated Gas rises briefly on gas case rumor while most of the general list weakens, early trading marked by volatility and broad declines.

Boston Consolidated Gas Supreme Court Consolidated Gas Company Amalgamated Copper and Smelting New York

Kansas City Cattle Market Summary and Prices

Kansas City reports cattle receipts of 5000 with native and southern steers priced from 3.75 to 7.25 dollars and cows from 2.20 to 6.00. Hog receipts at 14000 with prices mostly from 5.10 to 5.70 and pigs 4.50 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 3000 with muttons 4.00 to 4.75 and lambs 5.00 to 6.75, range wethers 3.75 to 5.50, fed ewes 2.70 to 4.25.

Kansas City

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts and Prices Reported

Cattle receipts 8000 estimated for tomorrow 3000 market steady prime beeves 5.20 to 6.30 hog receipts 35000 estimated tomorrow 30000 market opened 5 to 10c higher closed weak light 4.80 to 5.55 rough 5.20 to 5.40 mixed 5.20 to 5.80 wane 5.50 to 5.85 pigs 3.70 to 7.80 sheep receipts 18000 estimated tomorrow 10000 market 10 to 20c lower native sheep 2.50 to 4.60 western sheep 2.70 to 4.60 native lambs 4.25 to 7.15 western lambs 4.25 to 7.20

UNION Union Stock Yards

Treasury Statement Receipts and Disbursements Reported

Treasury release from Washington shows receipts totaling 1 920 215 dollars and disbursements amounting to 2 130 000 dollars for the period dated December 17.

Treasury Washington, D. C

Wheat and grain futures slip after early rise in Chicago

Chicago markets drift after brief strength, May wheat around 1.05 to 1.06, Dec wheat near 1.00, corn weak overall. Prices for Park and meat futures show small gains and variances. lard and ribs trade in narrow ranges as figures end mixed and incomplete.

Chicago May

Chicago Produce Prices on Eggs Butter and Cheese

Chicago wholesale market report lists egg quotes Extras 32c prime firsts 29c firsts 28c seconds 16 to 17c. Butter extras in creamery 30c firsts 25c parking stock 19 1 2 to 20c dairies 25c. Cheese Twins 14 to 14 1 2c young Americas 14 1 2c. Poultry live turkeys 14c.

Chicago

Fruit prices rise across wholesale market

Wholesale fruit prices climbed today with New York apples at 4.50 per barrel and Washington box apples from 2.25 to 3.75 per box. New Jersey cranberries quoted at 14 per barrel and Wisconsin at 10. Bananas advanced to 2.00 2.50 per pound, lemons to 3.50 per box, oysters to 1.10 per gallon. Winter pears fell from 2.75 to 2.50. Other prices stayed steady.

New York Washington Wisconsin

Taft and Burton split on C. P. Taft

New York December 17 After a conference with President-elect Taft and Ohio leaders a split emerged between Wm H Taft and Congressman Theodore Burton Ohio and the withdrawal of the treasury secretary ship tendered to Burton a conferee said Burton is a marplot spreading unfounded stories that Taft is embarrassed by his half brother The fact is Wm H Taft wants C P Taft in the Senate and will aid his candidacy through honorable means.

New York Taft Ohio Wm. H. Taft Theodore BE Burton Treasury Chas. P. Taft Senate

Alleged Forger Held for Trial in Brindley Court

Herman Schutz, charged with forging the name of W R Barber of Mederg Steam Laundry on a $9 check, was bound over to the January term of circuit court after late yesterday hearing. Bail set at 1500, or remain jailed until trial.

State of Wisconsin County Court Larosse la Crosse Chas. H. Schweizer Marie F. Schweizer City of of la Crosse John Brindley

Three More Pupils Condemned For Low Marks At High School

Three more pupils were added to the list of cons by not meeting the required marks in their studies at the high school. Seven pupils were dropped this semester, six because they entered unprepared for the course of study. The seventh was in an advanced class, negligent, and had fallen too far behind to continue.

Stuents

Burkett Urges Postal Savings Law for Depositor Safety

Senator Burkett appeals to Republicans to back postal savings banks, arguing the platform promises safer banking. He stresses the depositor cares only that the dollar saved is secure and will be returned.

Washington, D. C Burkett

Man Attacks Daughter-in-Law. Felled by Timely Intervention

In Fairmont Minnesota on December 17 Saudin of Lake Freemont township suddenly attacked his daughter-in-law with a razor. The husband and sister of the woman arrived in time to prevent serious or fatal injuries in the violent incident.

Fairmont, Minn P. Saudin Lake Freemont Township

Storandt Named Postmaster at Burr Oak

Ernest Storandt has been appointed postmaster at Burr Oak to succeed the late William Tippach, who suicided. The appointment follows a recommendation from Congressman Esch.

Ernest Storandt Burr Oak William Tippach Esch

Local Poultry Prices Listed for Spring Chickens and Ducks

Prices show chickens at 7 to 9 cents for old roosters and 11 to 11.5 cents for spring chickens, ducks 8 to 12 cents, geese 6 to 9 cents per unit. Dressed turkeys fetch 15 to 18 cents, with overall ranges across poultry items.

Money Rates and Sterling in New York Trading

Money on call ranges 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 percent with time at 3 3/4. Mercantile paper noted at 4 to 4 1/2 percent. London bar silver quoted at 22 5/16 pence. New York silver at 48 3/8 cents. Demand sterling sits around 486.85 to 486.90.

New York Mercantile London

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