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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
5
An advertisement promotes Gray's Yerba Santa to stop a tickling throat cough. It claims the remedy treats the root cause and offers a telephone number and a one dollar bottle at Chas Beyschlag's Drug Store, 503 Main St.
At Park Roller rink on South Fifth street Mr La Salle of the Grat La Salles performs the coast of death with a 12 chair landing after a 36 foot incline. He also spins for two minutes and, with Miss La Salle, conducts acrobatics. The hall decor includes red white and blue festoons. Ladies' Day is Tuesday with instructors and light refreshments.
Two MCA basketball games Saturday produced wins for the Red Sox and the Tigers. In the first game the Red Sox beat the White Sox 35 to 13. In the second game the Tigers topped the Vets 42 to ? with final score not fully legible.
Tonight Kreutz's orchestra provides music for the Sylvester Ball amid artistic decorations at Germania hall. A grand supper accompanies the affair, drawing interest from German society circles and local attendees.
Mr and Mrs James W Irish of the First M E church invite friends to call at the parsonage 23 South Eighth street on New Year’s Day The Y M C A will also host open house with a program and refreshments provided Attendees are welcome to meet the couple and share in the New Year celebrations
The Normanna Saengerkor will hold its annual New Year ball Thursday at Frohsinn hall. Kreutz's complete orchestra begins at 9 PM, refreshments at 10:30, dancing until 2 AM, and street cars are chartered for North side guests.
The Woman's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Thursday afternoon in the church parlors with Mesdames Fetter Farrand and Ford leading discussions and activities.
Mr and Mrs M Gerrard announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Marion Gerrard to Mr J George Gantert. The couple plans a future wedding as families share news in a formal society note.
Miss Jelen Bellevue hosted a small bridge gathering in honor of Miss Norbeck of Minneapolis. Two tables played and light refreshments were served.
Local items list residents visiting relatives and friends across Wisconsin cities such as Milwaukee Racine Whitehall and Bangor. Names include Paul Mahoney Goldie Hopkins E J Kuun Moritz Langstadt O H Hutcheson and J T Garry with mentions of sleighs plows and Rocky Mountain Tea advertisements.
Heads of committees on the Y M C A open house on New Year’s Day outline final arrangements for a premier program. Architects display exterior and interior sketches of the new building in the reading room while the Room of Mystery promises a surprising experience. Committee leaders include Program Carl Oden and Refreshments Mrs. F H Fowler among others with extensive lists of members.
At Frank Storch's North Chipmunk Coulee home a quiet wedding joined Miss Anna Storch and William Leatz of Milwaukee. Rev Schleine officiated. A wedding dinner followed before the couple departed for a two week honeymoon and will live in Milwaukee where the groom is chief engineer at a large mill.
Mr and Mrs J W Irish invite friends to call at their home tomorrow afternoon and evening for an open house.
Jule Freas was fined 7.50 yesterday for keeping his saloon open after hours. Christmas tree festivals were held at Congregational and Norwegian Lutheran churches with musical programs. Rev. Howard Vaughn of Elk Mound Wis addressed city pastors on Religious Education. Services are set for 10:30 tomorrow at the English Lutheran church.
Edward Peterson, a Michel Brewing workman, fell from a 20 foot scaffold on Saturday. He is resting easily at La Crosse hospital and will be laid up for about six weeks. He escaped serious injury after striking a object on his descent and landing head first, with a dislocated shoulder, a fractured arm, three scalp wounds, and a cut nose.
About 2 a m Central fire department answered an alarm at Lavake grocery on Main Street after smoke filled the store during a brief absence by Mr Lavake. The pipe from the furnace to the chimney scorched woodwork but no blaze occurred and no damage was reported.
The Red Mill, a major recent comic opera success, will be booked into La Crosse in February. The traveling company is currently touring Michigan and plans a southern run before reaching this city.
The ad promotes OUR-PIE offered in lemon chocolate and custard varieties. Each package contains strict Pure Food Law compliant ingredients and proper proportions for easy pie making. Grocers sell the mix for 10 cents.
Winter term begins January 6 at Toland's Night School with sessions already in progress. Students may enroll now without any extra cost.
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