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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
7
Multiple classified ads appeal to job seekers: Maler Barber College Chicago offers a short course, diplomas, and jobs. Segelke & Kohlhaus Mfg Co seeks skilled cabinet makers and stair builders. Reliable Steam Laundry invites a young man to learn laundry work at 117 and 119 No 6th.
Multiple rental notices list furnished and unfurnished rooms houses with addresses at 214 South Seventh 520 Johnson 723 Ferry St Rose and Carr 321 South Ninth 139 South Ninth 621 Cass St and 911 Cameron Ave. Also an insurance notice from C S Van Auken at 328 Pearl references Fire Life Accident Liability Plate Glass Burglary Sprinkler.
Garvis & Co announce a new livery stable in West Salem offering haywood and feed services with first class rigs at reasonable rates. Call for details or to arrange services.
Found ice cream at the Royal priced at 25 cents per quart. Found an Ideal Xmas Present. YMCA membership available for one year for boys or young men. Path phones or mail for details. Schick & Roth Batavian Bank Building, telephone 290.
The Crystal Optical Co at 310 Pearl Street Suite 4 advertises eyeglasses priced from $1.25 with free consultation. This notice promotes their spectacle fitting and viewing services to the public.
Market notes show July wheat around 98 percent, corn at 56 percent around July, and hog prices near 13.27 May close. Oats trading 47 percent in July, pork and lard futures modestly higher for May and July. Liverpool pit activity cited with wheat down 1.5 to 2.25 pence, hogs weak, cattle firm, and world shipments by region detailed.
Miss Grace Nichols and Mr. Albert Franzen of La Crosse were married in Winona Minnesota on Friday December 20. The town heard of other notes including Brown winning the Horning case in Justice Remps court on December 18 and locals visiting relatives in Midway Wisconsin and Waukon Iowa.
John F. Burke aged 53 and a well known Milwaukee attorney died yesterday at St. Mary’s Hospital from typhoid fever after two weeks ill. The obit notes his prominence and service in local law.
Washington D C Dec 23 Despite warnings of rising government spending the house favors an omnibus public buildings bill with 653 measures already proposed for government buildings The push aims to create jobs as $50 000 000 worth of construction is planned nationwide for artisans кои
In Budapest on December 23 Hungarians awaited a duel between Premier Wekerle and former minister Polonyi. After a brief fencing display Polonyi apologized for the insult, Wekerle accepted, and the two shook hands in a cordial reconciliation.
Admiral Dewey dismissed claims that the American navy is lacking. He praised current fleet readiness and highlighted the battleship cruise toward the Pacific, noting the fleet’s proven sea going qualities and an expected Trinidad arrival earlier than scheduled.
Eggs fell on wholesale markets this morning from 20 and 23 to 18 and 23 cents per dozen. Oversupply and local competition cited for the drop. Vegetables remain steady. Christmas turkeys ducks and geese available in large quantities with steady trading in the city ahead of the holidays.
Alfred Daugherty a 67 year old former Marshalltown soldiers home inmate is jailed in Ottumwa on charges of pension fraud using aliases John L Market and William Crouch. He allegedly secured Markett’s pension and was about to gain another under Crouch while evading removal to Illinois. Authorities traced his mail and arrested him in Keokuk after learning his false identities.
Des Moines reports strong belief that Captain Kulp was found guilty by a seven member court martial. The board debated multiple days and prepared a verdict likely tied to guilt, with discussions of possible punishments and delays suggesting a lighter penalty may be chosen.
A December 23 1907 price listing shows commodities in creamery eggs flour grain livestock and provisions with per unit prices and ranges. Dairy vegetables fruit and meats are tabulated by department and supplier with figures for pounds per cart per dozen and per ton.
Announcement of the coming marriage of Miss Anna Storch daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Storch North Chipmunk Coulee to Mr William Leatz of Milwaukee The wedding will be at the bride home on Tuesday December 31 with Rev Schleine officiating They will honeymoon in the east and reside in Milwaukee where the groom is chief engineer at a local mill
A concise saying frames a social scene where a plain duty coincides with a plain girl attracting only a few admirers. The remark implies moderation in romantic pursuit and highlights simplicity over extravagance.
Red Lake Falls Minnesota reports Manfield Kress once jilted twenty years ago returned to win his former sweetheart. Now a widowed wife of a man who died accidentally, Mrs Gunhaldah Kriel married him after he reenlisted and served as a sergeant. He has just been honorably discharged and plans to homestead nearby.
J P Bauer of Bluffton Minnesota died Friday from blood poisoning after a peg in his shoe pierced his skin and led to infection. The middle aged man left a large family.
A coroner's jury concludes Gustave Kammel likely poisoned his wife Mary Kammel with a substance in oatmeal. Circumstantial evidence shows threats against wife and son. Kammel hires counsel to fight. Son Fred, initially jailed on accusation, is released but remains under sheriff custody.
In Des Moines a Chicago Great Western engine backed into a crossing buggy, killing Mrs. James Scofield, fatally wounding Miss Louisa French, and seriously injuring Miss Walters who is expected to recover. The women were attempting to cross the tracks when the engine backed down.
A Germantown youngster remarks that days are growing shorter and it gets dark sooner, noting the pattern as the year advances. The observation captures a common seasonal change reflected in local life.
Daily publication note indicating a schedule with deliveries or issues on all days except Sunday and Saturday marked differently, reflecting a local newspaper printing cycle.
Reports from multiple Iowa towns. In Mason City machinist William Smith suffered a severe hand injury when the spout of an oil can pierced his hand from back to front, exiting the palm. In Des Moines O R Nuttinger’s death leads to a $30,000 damage suit against Des Moines Gas. Waterloo sees a divorce filing after 40 years of marriage. Mason City Postmaster Kotcher seeks 10,000 city funds to supplement a 60,000 government grant for a new post office. In Austin, Minn., Mary Wallace and William Thompson celebrated a golden wedding after marrying in Scotland in 1871.
A daily schedule indicates service daily except Sunday with Sunday only trains arriving and departing from GC B and YQ depot.
Advertisement for the KEWAUNEE SHORT LINE highlighting service to Green Bay the Popular Route to Grand St Paul Minneapolis and all points in the West and Northwest run by J A Jordan general manager.
A family of twelve marked a fifty year union with eight living members at the wedding. A gold embossed facsimile of the original announcement was presented by Mr. Seldon of Chicago to the honorees. It recounts a notable, longstanding partnership and family presence at the ceremony.
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