Christmas social and engagements fill La Crosse notice
Local notices report a Thursday A. Y. Christmas tree and children's festival with a dance, plus a Tuesday regular dance. Arthur Fenney of Blair and Amanda Bekkum of La Crosse were granted a license to wed in Winona. Various residents and visitors including D. Drummond, Donald Dixon, Andrew Boyd, Maurice Horgen, and others are mentioned with business trips, travel, and social events.
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B. A
Arthur Fenney
Blair
Amanda Bekkum
la Crosse
Winona
D. Drummond
Donald Dixon
E. C. Dixon
First Methodist Episcopal Church
The
State University
Langdon’s
W. Glover
Baraboo
Wis
A. O. Colby
L. J. Levey
G. W. Shaler
Crystal Lake
Ill
Arctic Ice Co
Andrew Boyd
W. F. Hammes
Dubuque
Jay
B. W. Moore
St. Cloud
Minn
L. Kramer
St. Charles
H. C. Short
Lansing
Iowa
Thill-Manning-Whalen Co
P. L. Nolan
Genoa
Maurice Horgen
Spring Grove
John Fitzpatrick
Lanesboro
John Danielson
Lynxville
Pat Malone
Eau Claire
William Kenyon
Green Bay Street
S. J. Dufner
Sparta
B. A. Y. Hall
L. A. C. B. Club
S. J. Williams
Madison
W. H. Laylin
Prairie du Chien
Horton & Black
Main St
R. T. F. Cummings
Austin
Miss. S. Kaiser
Albert Lea
Gateway City Trir. Co
E. D. Hunt
British PM's Wife Wins Libel Suit In London
Mrs. Herbert Asquith, wife of the prime minister, won a restraining injunction preventing the Globe from further libelous attacks. Justice Peterson granted the order in a crowded Chancery Court with notable attendees.
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London
Herbert Asquith
Globe
Peterson
Chancery Court
Woman seeks partner who commits and gives fully
A reflective line on relationships. It posits that a woman desires a man who gives himself completely and does not withhold himself. The message emphasizes mutual commitment and reciprocal generosity in love.
Vacation Opens As City School Breaks For Holidays
The La Crosse industrial day school closes for Christmas vacation with lasses leaving tomorrow and classes to resume the first Monday after the holidays. Andrew Markt aged 70 German native dies of heart disease at his daughter’s home. Funeral plans to be announced. William A Freise stage manager at Majestic theater displays a red ribbon won at a Chicago poultry show for a butterball pullet, placing third in a class of 34.
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la Crosse
Andrew Markt
Germany
Louise Hemkel
Mormon Coulee Road
Mr. Markt
William A. Freise
Majestic Theater
Chicago
Freise
Fire Reveals 100 Workers Lodged in Cottage
A cottage near Chicago Steel mills housing 100 workers in eight hour shifts caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. The six room dwelling served as sleeping quarters for the labor force.
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Chicago
Bertha Owen Heads R N A Officers for 1916
Mayflower camp Royal Neighbors of America elected Bertha Owen as Oracle and Etta Branson as Vice Oracle at its regular meeting. Other officers include Kate Reunee Recorder Anna Powell Receiver Hilda Mathewson Chancellor Anna Neuman Marshal Theresa Bernd Lena Hatke Inner and Outer sentinels, George Albrecht Manager and Dr. C R Bechman Physician.
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Bertha Owen
Mayflower Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle
Etta Branson
Kate Reunee
Anna Powell
Hilda Mathewson
Anna Neuman
Inner Sentinel
Theresa Bernd
Outer Sentinel
Lena Hatke
George Albrecht
C. R. Bechman
Dinner honors Mrs. D. D. Goodrich of Fort Worth
Mrs. Thomas Ives hosted a Tuesday dinner for Mrs. D. D. Goodrich of Fort Worth, Texas. Attendees included Mrs. S. H. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O Connell, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Welsh and daughter Irene, Mr. James Thomason, and Mr. and Mrs. Ives with daughter Gertrude.
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Thomas Ives
D. D. Goodrich
Fort Worth
Texas
S. H. Hess
Bernard O'Connell
J. D. Welsh
Irene Welsh
James Thomason
Ives
Gertrude Ives
Christmas Visitors and Local Holiday Notes
Mrs Belle Servis and her daughter will spend Christmas as guests of Mrs F C Sutter. The Woman's Relief corps will not meet this week Friday. George Van Auken and Stephen Martindale, students at Hamilton college Clinton NY, return tomorrow for Christmas break. Miss Josephine Reynolds returns from Chamberlain SC to spend holidays at home 1715 Madison St. James Thomason has gone to Minneapolis for the holidays.
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Belle Servis
F. C. Sutter
Woman's Relief Corps
George van Auken
Stephen Martindale
Hamilton College
Clinton
N. Y
Josephine Reynolds
Chamberlain
S. C
Madison Street
James Thomason
Minneapolis
Miracle of Life Motherhood at Casino with Margarita Fisher
Critics hail the Mutual Master picture The Miracle of Life also known as Motherhood starring Margarita Fisher at the Casino Dream on State Street. Chicago Tribune’s Kitty Kelly says the film is not spicy but sweet and purposeful, drawing strong audience curiosity.
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Margarita Fisher
Kitty Kelly
The
Chicago Tribune
State Street
Poetry Lovers Should Embrace Aesthetic Duty
A reflective note asserts poetry enriches life and that choosing not to engage with poetry is a misfortune, not a moral obligation, urging readers to cultivate taste and find value in verse.
Talking machine draws interest in Oconomowoc
Norman Parker of Oconomowoc Wisconsin has built a talking machine that attracts considerable interest at a local event. The device showcases early phonograph technology and draws curiosity from residents and visitors alike.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Norman Parker
County Claims Meeting Date Notice
Pursuant to county board order the committee on Claims will meet Monday December 27 1915 to act on all claims against La Crosse County. All claims must be on file by five oclock p m Friday December 24 1915 in the county clerk's office. Claims filed after that date will be considered next March. Bert A Jolivette County Clerk.
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County Board of Supervisors
Committee On Claims
of la Crosse
Bert A. Jolivette
Reforming Grace Bennett A Chicago Morals Court Tale
Grace Bennett once well known in Chicago’s levee district was driven to the streets after a crusade closed that area. Paroled by Judge Uhlir three years ago she was helped by a South Side social leader and now conducts reform work aiding other fallen girls.
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Chicago
Grace Bennett
Grace
New
Morals Court
Uhlir
South Side
Mystery School Removes Hyphen From Mexican American Students
In El Paso Texas Dec 22 a local school educates 1200 Mexican Americans yearly using the Gary system. Thirty American teachers aid in transforming swarthy mustaches into plain American girls and boys adopting American ways and ideals. The school, founded over thirty years ago by a Spaniard believed to be Roy initials, passed to the board of education after his death.
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el- Paso
Texas
Board of Education
Roy
Mexico
State Officials Plan Christmas in Madison and Milwaukee
Madison dispatch reports state officers plan Christmas with families. Governor Philipp will be in Milwaukee, expecting an early train Friday. Attorney General Owen State Treasurer Henry Johnson and Secretary of State John 35 Donald will dine with families in Madison, while Speaker Whitter stays in Edgerton.
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Madison
Wis
Philipp
Milwaukee
Owen
Henry Johnson
John
Donald
Whitter
Assembly
Edgerton
Ford Peace Mission Gains Credence Amid Illness
Henry Ford, who said his illness is slight, lies in bed in Christiania as his peace mission stalls for recovery. Swedish and Norwegian public opinion has shifted, with Norwegians leaning toward Ford as the peace party remains in Christiania awaiting his full recovery.
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Charles P. Stewart
United Press
Christiana
Henry Ford
Ford Peace Party
Christiania
Ford
Burglars Crack Safe in Wisconsin With $80 Found
Cracked safe at Miller Meyer's Implement company in Stanley yielded about $80 in cash. A second break in at Nels G Olson real estate office found no cash, according to local reports from Dec. 22.
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Stanley, Wis
Miller- Meyer's Implement Company
Nels G. Olson
Butter Seized From Madison Creamery for Excess Moisture
Seven hundred pounds of butter in the possession of the Zillisch and Kennedy creamery companies of Madison were seized by Revenue Inspector Harry Billings on Tuesday for containing a moisture percentage higher than legally allowed.
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Madison
Wis
Zillisch & Kennedy Creamery Companies
Harry Billings
Pleads Guilty in Diamond Theft Case
Tom Odearn of St Paul pleaded guilty to being a known thief over the diamond theft from Frank P Ross jewelry store. He was fined $50 and costs after arrest a week ago Saturday night in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tom O'dearn
St. Paul
Frank P. Ross
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