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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
2
Professor Henry Spence of the First ward and Professor H G Hayden of the Ninth ward report late night lights activated in several schoolrooms. Police investigate as lights turn on by unknown means after which principals are summoned to switch them off. Tenth ward remains unaffected.
Albert Chisholm files a suit claiming 5000 damages after being injured in Gedney Pickle Co factory shafting. He says a shaft threw him against a stone wall, breaking his leg and causing other injuries. The case was examined before Judge Brindley under discovery. G H Gordon for the pickle works and W F Wolfe for the plaintiff.
Joint installation of officers for Smith Chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons Frontier Lodge No. 45 A F and M and La Crosse Chapter No. 2 Eastern Star took place at the Masonic Temple with elaborate red white and blue decorations. Installing officers included F L Page and G H Dalton. senior officers and wardens from the three bodies were named along with a post-installation supper and banquet. Also advertised are low rate excursion tickets to New Orleans via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway for December 26 to 28 return by January 6 for the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
Hog receipts total 33 000 with 5 966 left over. cattle 24 000 and sheep 22 000 with weaker demand. Wholesale prices list long catalog of commodities including butter eggs flour hay fruits vegetables cheese and railroad student excursion fares with details on sale dates and limits.
The Tribune asserts a commitment to honesty in all affairs, signaling a broad editorial stance.
A group of local ladies honored Mrs J S Arenz on her birthday with cards and tea at 5 pm. Guests included Madames Weigel Lahure Pappenfuss Hammel Apitz Imhoff Wherer Schames Reichter Wimninger Stoll and Misses Alwina Verick Anna Dummer Mary Dummer Hammel.
The Company B basketball team travels to Hillsboro tomorrow at noon to face the local Hillsboro squad. Lineup includes Konetke and Schaldach as forwards Last at center M Schaldach and Burke as guards. On January 6 Company B meets Sparta High School at their armory in this city.
A county board meeting drew a heated exchange between Supervisor Moore of Onalaska and Supervisor McCann of Campbell over transferring $400 from gravel funds to improve Onalaska Campbell roads. District Attorney Bosshard opined the move legal since it was an adjourned session with no disbursement. The measure passed. A telephones reorganization proposal to save 120 dollars yearly was also advanced.
At Central Presbyterian church Skovgaard and his company stirred a large Saint Paul crowd with an encore after Pizzicato Grazioso. Persistent applause drew Skovgaard back to the platform several times and a final unplanned number followed the chant Home Sweet Home as patrons returned from the aisles. Skovgaard plays the theatre January 1st.
Keefe College expands with a music school and an elocution and oratory program led by Ella Koethe. The move follows strong progress in business education and aims to position the institution as a Northwest leader in professional training.
A poor Irish family bears seven sons with the seventh born on a Sunday gaining sight of fairies. Mike and his friend Oonah wander to a hyacinth wood where a fairy beckons Mike into a mystic ring while Oonah helps creatures and receives a magical sprig from a snail-dwelling old man for good behavior.
A pro adage favors knowing prices over guessing as readers are urged to consult advertisements for concrete cost details and avoiding uncertainty. The piece underscores practical value in price listings.
A shopper notes that spending a little extra now and then to obtain a better item is acceptable and suggests ads can be ignored occasionally if budget allows. The remark frames prudent consumer choice and value during shopping.
Exclusively first class tour under the auspices of the Tourist Department Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern Line leaves Chicago Wednesday February 7th spending February and March in the land of sunshine and flowers. 350 includes all expenses railway fare sleeping cars meals dining cars and hotel expense. Service first class in every respect. Persons starting from points west of Chicago can join at a convenient point. Write for itineraries and full particulars to S A Hutchinson Manager 212 Clark street Chicago Ill.
The Burlington Route offers round trip Holiday tickets on Dec 22 23 24 25 30 31 and Jan 1 to many points across Arkansas Iowa Indian Territory Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin and parts of Illinois Michigan Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Wyoming. Continuous passage in each direction with January 4 final return limit. Inquiries to D J Shanesy agent.
In a note on decision making a shopper follows a subtle impulse to choose which store to visit. The idea is that uncertainty primes the mind to tilt toward one option, shaping consumer path through preference.
Mike follows music from the rath into a fairy dance where gold coins vanish with the dawn. He returns to find twenty years passed and a transformed home. he and Oonah marry and become the countryside’s wealthiest couple, sharing fairy treasure with their families.
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