Local News Highlights from Gay's Mills and Nearby
John Briggs returns home from Milwaukee. Fred Young visits from Halls Valley. Mrs M J Rounds is ill. Cecil Coalburn works at Dickson Hotel. The Stowells recover from chicken pox. Mrs Vester Bacon visits Mt Sterling area. Irvin Withee and family from Seneca visit Clark Rounds. Steve Brown returns from Seattle. T T Sime works as cellar in Soldiers Grove. Mrs Frank Lewis travels to Northfield with daughter Francis. Otis Harding and wife shop in town. Roy Bacon drives stage. George Brown and Fred Bacon visit Viroqua. Zibe Reed visits from Barnum. Jim Calloway employed at Johnson barber shop. Mrs Will Brookins and Eugene visit E E Brookins. John Haggerty recovering from typhoid pneumonia.
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John Briggs
Milwaukee
Fred Young
Halls Valley
M. J. Rounds
Cecil Coalburn
Dickson Hotel
Lawrence
Norma Stowell
Vester Bacon
Pat Shaughnessy
Mt. Sterling
Irvin Withee
Seneca
Clark Rounds
Steve Brown
Seattle
Wash
T. T. Sime
Soldiers Grove
Frank Lewis
Roy Bacon
George Brown
Fred Bacon
Zibe Reed
Barnum
Jim Calloway
Johnson
Will Brookins
Euzene
McGregor
E. E. Brookins
John Haggerty
Woman says you may talk as you like does not mean it
The remark reveals a wife offering verbal latitude while signaling underlying control or unhappiness. The phrase implies insincerity and suggests tension in the marriage, highlighting gender dynamics and implied constraints on open dialogue.
Dunn ballot beats Nielsen ribbon in Franklin club vote
The Franklin club narrowly favored the Dunn coupon ballot over the Nielsen ribbon ballot in a debate held last evening. Nielsen argued ribbon ballots are clever but impractical, while Butler and Alleman contended Dunn ballots are cheaper and allow vote changes without invalidating the ballot.
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Franklin Club
Nielsen
N. D. Nielsen
R. H. Butler
S. Johnson
A. Schlabach
C. L. Alleman
Prof
H. G. Hayden
Billiken Dance Committees Named for Rose Street Event
The Billiken club appoints decoration, floor and reception committees for the Rose Street Union hall dance on Friday December 30. Kreutz's orchestra will provide music. About 50 members attended. 30 new members joined in the past week. No athletic committee named yet for after the new year.
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Billiken Club
Rose Street Union Hall
H. R. Schmohl
Geo. B. Frederick
A. Miller
J. Pfeiffer
R. Stierneman
H. Wecker
J. O'Neil
R. Benjamin
A. Kaufman
B. Will
North Side In Brief Holiday Movements And Local Notes
Miss Mabel Sjolander leaves for Holmen to spend holidays with relatives. Danial Deneen resumes patrolman duties after illness. Christmas exercises and tree at the Norwegian synod church at Charles and Gill streets Monday evening. Coolidge's advertises Christmas candies and decor. North Side schools hold Christmas programs. Tabernacle Baptist church held an evening program with supper. Cleo Downs returns from Chicago. Miss Rose Rusche returns home from St Paul. E C Glason leaves for Prairie du Chien for holidays. Sybilla Downs leaves for Chicago for holidays. Ida Leo leaves for Stoddard for holidays. Miss Katherine Nortengren recovers from illness at 1346 Caledonia. Milwaukee way freight engine jumped track near West Salem. North La Crosse wrecking crew called to repair. B M Berg leaves for West Salem for holidays. William Bonniville visiting Milwaukee friends. Joseph Hiscox leaves for Winona for holidays.
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Norwegian Synod
Charles and
Gill Streets
Coolidge’s
George
North Side
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Cleo Downs
Chicago
Rose Rusche
St. Paul
E. C. Glason
Prairie du Chien
Sybilla Downs
George Street
Ida Leo
Stoddard
Golden opportunities in the Northwest
The Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington offer opportunities for farmers and professionals as new towns grow along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Vast lands await development and Montana provides 160 or 320 acre homesteads. The railway plans very low round trip fares in 1911 to attract homeseekers. write F A Miller for literature, fares, and sale dates.
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Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Standards Defeat League Leaders In Surprise Series Victory
The Standards upset Fay Lewis aggregation on the Combination alleys winning all three games. Fay Lewis, leaders of the Merchants League, had few defeats this year while Standards, from the second division, showed strong form with F Fries top scoring 223 and H Miller and M Waite surpassing 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Lewis
Merchants’ League
F. Fries
H. Miller
M. Waite
Dolls Supplant the Teddy Bear in Christmas Layouts
The Teddy bear yields to new doll figures in this year’s holiday display though the bear still appears in the Christmas layout. The shift reflects changing toy fashions as retailers showcase dolls more prominently this season.
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la Crosse
Russia Open to American Investment, Hammond Says
John Hays Hammond met with Premier Stolypin and presented an American syndicate plan to develop Russian resources. The czar and premier appeared friendly to investments including grain elevators irrigation projects and potential railway lines.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
John Hays Hammond
Stolypin
Hammond
Stubbs Appoints Auditor to Probe Santa Fe Books
Gov. W. R. Stubbs in Topeka hires W. Y. Koons an expert accountant to examine the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad books in a move to challenge E P Ripley president of the Santa Fe who said he would welcome an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kas
W. R. Stubbs
W. Y. Koons
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
E.P. Ripley
Bante Fe
Woman Pilot Sets World Flight Record in France
Mile Helene Dutrieu, a French aviator, flew 193 miles in a little Demoiselle monoplane for 2 hours and 33 minutes. She becomes the first woman to pilot a monoplane alone, breaking all existing records for sustained flight by women.
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Etamps
France
Helene Dutrieu
Mlle. Dutrieu
Demoiselle
Santos-Dumont
Wilson likely to campaign for Martine in U S Senate race
Friends of Governor-elect Wilson say he plans to stump for James Martine in the Senate contest as tensions rise between Wilson and opponent "Bogs" Smith amid a heated political battle in Trenton.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
James Martine
United States
Bogs
Smith
Women Never Forgive a Man Who Does Not Marry or Give Gifts
A quip notes that women hold grudges against men who fail to marry or neglect Christmas presents, reflecting social expectations and traditions about romance and holiday giving.
Black Hand Hit as Brooklyn Kidnappers Are Convicted
In Brooklyn two Black Hand kidnappers face long sentences after Stanislao Partenza is found guilty and Maria Rappa convicted earlier. County Judge Fawcett commends the panel and calls the verdict the worst blow to the Black Hand since its arrival in the area. He warns of tough sentencing Tuesday for the convicted men.
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Blackhand
Brooklyn
Stanislao Partenza
Maria Rap Ppa
Fawcett
Rappa
Partenza
Insurgents Plan Rules Tightening After Recess
Representative George Norris announces insurgents will press a new war on the rules once Congress reconvenes after the holiday recess. Norris, the insurgent leader from Nebraska, says he will introduce an amendment to the rule governing the motion to discharge a committee.
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Geo. W. Norris
Norris
Insurgents vow to defend and perfect rules in fight
Norris announces a planned defense and strengthening of the rules after multiple conferences among insurgents. He compares the effort to a prior regulars’ attempt last Monday to discredit the rule as a way to expedite business and promises a fight stronger than last March.
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Norris
Hackenschmidt defeats Mandino in two falls in figure-time
The Russian strongman Hackenschmidt beat Italian heavyweight Alberto Mandino in two falls last night. He won the first fall in 10:62 with a spectacular mill hold, then clinched the bout in 5:11. Mandino, dazed after the first fall, could only crawl from the mat.
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Hackenschmidt
Alberto Mandino
Mandino
Love and commerce in a single line
A quip contrasts a woman in love with a man who imposes on her and a stationer who keeps a diary all year if unable to sell it.
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