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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
5
New York City prepares a garish New Year celebration with Lobster palaces and hotels promising novelties. The Plaza Hotel will host six hundred diners wearing silk masks for the evening, a Paris inspired novelty.
Gov Fort signed extradition papers to Gov Hughes of New York seeking Carolina B. Martin and Mary W. Snead for transfer to New Jersey. They are wanted in Newark for alleged involvement in the murder of Mrs O S M Snead in New York on November 29.
The Presbyterian church plans its annual banquet on February 3 with a large demand for tickets from both north and south sides. Committee members include W. E. Barber P. W. Mahoney H. G. Hayden F. C. Hodgson J. S. Miller and A. H. Schubert. The program features Toastmaster A. H. Schubert and talks by Prof. F. C. Hodgson Rev. George W. Foge Prof. Robert Butler S. A. Johnson Paul T. Schulze and Dr. E. N. Reed followed by remarks on La Crosse’s religious education industry finance and politics.
Commissioner Hauser took Alma Wells's young child from a deteriorating home to the Home of the Friendless for care pending transfer to the state Sparta school. The mother was arrested earlier and conditions at the home prompted action. the child lacked adequate clothing and was kept warm in the commissioner’s fur overcoat.
Hubert Wolfe of Appleton Wisconsin dies at age 76 after a six year paralysis illness. He was an old time Democrat in the state legislature. His children W F Wolfe and A C Wolfe, both local attorneys, are at his bedside. Funeral is planned for tomorrow in Appleton with Mrs W F Wolfe and Mrs A C Wolfe attending.
A state organizer visits La Crosse to organize a Loyal Order of Moose lodge modeled after Ells. The Soldiers Relief Committee meets at the courthouse Friday due to New Year’s Day. Various locals travel, welcome babies are born, and several residents, including Keefe Business College graduates, visit or relocate.
A Beloit exchange item reports Myrtle Jemima Fries, formerly of La Crosse, wed Frederick Foster Farnham at her parents home 326 Electric avenue. The ceremony led by Rev. Bosworth of Sun Prairie used a ring rite with Harold Bangsberg as ring bearer. The couple plans a home in McKeesport after a brief east trip.
Mr and Mrs George Robert hosted a house party over Christmas with guests including Mr and Mrs M W Warren, Mr and Mrs E P Watts of Mason City Iowa, Mrs T L Gates of Mason City, and Mr and Mrs L W Warren of Waterloo Iowa.
A family Christmas tree was held Saturday at the home of Mr. H. L. Partridge. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Post, Mr. and Mrs. Partridge and daughter Miss Norma Partridge.
Last evening Miss Marie Wheeler hosted a dinner at her Cass street home in honor of her fiancé Mr. Arthur Eldred of Warren Pennsylvania. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cassels Miss Holbrook Miss Eleanor Marston Mr. Gysbert Van Steenwyk and Mr. Alex Holley. Miss Laura Cunningham held an informal tea Monday afternoon with friends.
The Fraternal Reserve held a successful holiday dancing party at Linker Hall. Kreutz's complete orchestra provided music for waltzes and two steps as festoons and bells created a festive atmosphere amid a sociable crowd and Christmas cheer.
The Twentieth Century club urges La Crosse residents to buy stamps before midnight December 31 to boost the anti tuberculosis fund and win a $1,000 Aero vacuum cleaning system for the city’s schools. With about 750,000 stamps left, the effort stresses that every purchase increases Wisconsins crusade readiness and helps prevent disease through improved school cleanliness.
On Wednesday afternoon at 3 o clock at the bride parents residence on South Eighth street the wedding of Miss Josephine Thomason daughter of Mr James Thomason and Mr Otto Mermann occurred Rev Henry Faville officiated The rooms were prettily decorated and a large number of friends witnessed the service Mr Merman is a draftsman with Parkinson Dockendorf architects The couple will reside here
Harry L. Briggs organizer for the Loyal Order of Moose canvasses city clubmen at the Hotel Jefferson. He and assistant B. A. Fay offer an initiation fee of five dollars for charter members, regular fee is twenty five dollars. Moose lodges exist in leading cities. A lodge has just been started at Prairie du Chien.
Christmas joy fills La Crescent as families reunite for the holidays. James M. Burfield returns from Blunt South Dakota and Addis M. Luther visits relatives for the festive period.
An advertisement urges readers to seek relief from colds and headaches with a laxative and quinine product. It notes worldwide cold and grip remedies and invites readers to look for a signature E. W. GH on the package, priced at 25 cents.
An explosion at the Metropolitan Electric plant in West Reading PA kills two workers and injures several others. The blast occurred in the new boiler room as crews were finishing work today. Investigators are probing the cause of the fatal incident.
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