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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
4
Anna Ronke seeks divorce from Robert Ronke filing through Wolfe and Wolfe with the circuit court. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment since their marriage in La Crosse on March 9, 1911 and a troubled home life ending with a son.
North Side Tabernacle Baptist Church holds a three-part watch service led by Rev. Howard Leonard with a musical program including solos duets and a choir. The event runs from 8:59 to 12 midnight with scripture readings, prayers, and a New Year invitation to accept Christ.
The board, led by Supervisor Walter Winter, rescinded all prior actions on the Onalaska drainage project delaying the Halfway creek dyke plan. Farmers in Onalaska and Holland requested the halt, delaying construction of a 410,900 dyke spanning Holland and Onalaska. Insurance decision postponed to March as the board split on state coverage.
The Norden society of La Crosse held its annual banquet and ball at Filks hall with ninety five members attending a formal dinner at eight. Decorations featured cut flowers and a large Christmas tree, followed by toasts from Dr Adolf Gunderson and others, and dancing from 10:45 pm to 4 am.
Frisco telegraphers will not strike after a secret agreement covering wage scale overtime and operations. The settlement includes a six percent pay increase for O R T members and a ten hour day at one man stations along with minor improvements.
A description of the Lakas people near the La Gone river in French Kongo Africa. Both women and men move their conical straw huts to new sites when relocating, carrying roofs and rebuilding circular wells at the new location.
Sailor White and Jack Nelson, the two heavyweights, anticipate a lively mill tomorrow afternoon at the La Crosse Athletic Club. Nelson trains with Young Sampson as one of two fast preliminaries, and seat sales prompt a balcony reservation. Prelims start at 2 50 with six and four round bouts, the main event ten rounds.
Laura Leon a 21 year old Mexican refugee and daughter of a rebel killed in battle sits with a Latin bible as closing arguments proceed on the bid to deport her to Mexico for alleged immoral purposes. Donald Scot, a mine owner who brought her to the city and was later arrested for Mann Act violations, did not attend. Immig Exam Prentiss to forward recommendation to Washington.
The piece notes burials outside city walls in ancient times and cites St. Augustine securing a temple site for a burial ground from King Ethelbert and St. Cuthbert obtaining pope consent for church yard burials circa AD 752. It closes with a remark on rulers who claim liberty yet oppress at home.
North Side notes list residents visiting relatives in Slaton Minn Madison Winona and Prairie du Chien. Local clubs meet at D Eb Rice and plan a masquerade dance at Union hall. Dome shows and a church men’s society gathering are noted with several return visits and travel updates.
A fire at Burlington shops Grand Crossing last night destroyed the North Side Q coal shed with 620 tons of soft coal and two coal cars. Damage is about 10000 insured. heat forced long hose lines of 1500 feet and limited water pressure delayed suppression. Firemen worked into the night with police and shop crews assisting.
In Chestertown Maryland on December 31 anger over the murder of H T Coleman and a 200 strong state militia led Judges Atkinson Hopper and Constable to order the trials of two confessed black defendants moved from Chestertown to Elkton. The prisoners were to be transferred to Baltimore that afternoon to avert violence.
A punchy quip about a wife commenting on a husband’s late night presence appears in the Boston Transcript. The remark notes how men often serve as raw material, suggesting a broader social jab at male behavior.
A long list of visitors and return trips across Wisconsin and Minnesota is noted in Viroqua and nearby towns. Frank Wise and family visit relatives near Reedsburg while Isa Joyce returns from Duluth for holidays. Edwin Clark and Rena Grarlinghouse plan to marry in Minneapolis.
The anecdote recalls Timothy Woodruff at a New York alumni dinner for a coed college. A toast prompts the president to claim a degree reveals a woman who knows it all, with Woodruff retorting that she already does. The piece adds a quip about well off men being the meanest.
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