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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
6
On Monday morning the city’s streetcar system faced disruption as new regulations and a cold snap collided with long standing schedules. Power failures followed car bunching and an air brake froze, yet Superintendent Dean Treat noted overall success given the drastic changes.
Mrs. Nellie Reinartz seeks to reclaim her cottage at 597 Berlin Street as closing arguments unfold in circuit court. She sues her son in law William Funger alleging a deed granted life care, with authorities claiming they failed duties. The case also links to a $900 alleged theft placed in a La Crosse Trust safety vault, with Judge Edward Higbee presiding and Judge Cameron Baldwin holding the vault key.
In fierce hand to hand fighting on Pepper Ridge and Vacherauville near the Meuse the French push forward as German artillery blasts the line. The city of Pepper is aflame only in smoke from grenade fire though no houses burn. Weather shifts from cold rain to snow as the battle continues.
A concise guide stressing precision in speech and restraint in wording. It underlines that misplacing words can harm communication as surely as silence or misstatements. The emphasis is on careful, deliberate expression.
La Crosse chambers of commerce and Associated Charities halted support for a dubious Georgia home for negroes after joint inquiry. Atlanta and Georgia officials confirmed misrepresentation, leading to withdrawal of endorsements. The groups warn locals to await proper local investigation before contributing to foreign charities.
Word comes from St Paul of the death of Mrs. Charlotte Nelson in that city. She and her late husband Weilheim Nelson were former Lanesboro residents. She is survived by two sons Frederick Nelson a St Paul businessman and Emil E Nelson assistant passenger agent for the Northern Pacific railroad.
Mrs Theresia Herlitzka longtime Shelby area resident born in 1831 in Germany died Saturday at her home on Mormon Coulee Ridge. Survived by sons Wenzel Edward and Frank Herlitzka. Funeral at 1 PM Tuesday from the house with Rev Henry Andreas officiating. Burial in Mormon Coulee cemetery.
The English Lutheran church reports a successful every member canvass with twelve teams calling on every member. Pledges for 1917 current expenses and benevolences exceed last year by 340 dollars, and several new members joined. A service of thanksgiving was held in the evening with teams reporting their afternoon work.
Alex Goyette native of French Island and noted farmer in La Crosse county died at his home Saturday morning at age fifty seven after a complications of diseases. He leaves a widow three daughters two grandsons and two granddaughters three sisters and several relatives. He served as clerk of school district No 6 assessor of Campbell town and justice of the peace for twenty nine years. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm from the home with interment in French Island cemetery. Rev K N Sherwood to officiate
A reflective maxim urging steadfast peace as a guard over feelings to achieve great deeds with calm and serenity. The quote attributes wisdom to Scupol.
Charles Drake of Lanesboro and his brother Donald were skating on a mill pond when the ice broke and the younger boy fell into the mill race. Charles plunged in, pulled him from the icy water after several dives, and both boys survived with medical aid.
Koji Yamada, the Japanese billiard star, crushed Ora Morningstar 300 to 26 in a 14.2 balkline clash. Yamada opened with 87, then tallied 44 and 298 in the following innings for a 1072-3 average. Morningstar made 26 in the second inning as fans praised Yamada’s clever masse shots.
In Trempealeau Wisconsin Steve Johnson and a partner trapped a large wild cat on Trempealeau Mountain. The cat fled into a hollow stump and Johnson held it in the cavity with a pole while his partner brought a gun to finish the hunt.
A county board special committee investigating a county sanitarium for tubercular patients will meet at the courthouse Tuesday morning and hear citizen suggestions at 2 pm. The members have just returned from visits to Milwaukee and Racine County sanitariums.
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