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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
4
Street cars halted service as workers walked out and the power house engines refused to run. For over two hours there were no cars during peak travel, forcing many North Side residents to walk or wait. A few cars later operated slowly with limited service amid crowds.
February meeting in Chicago of the American Railway Association seeks measures to halt vast losses from empty car moves. Since traffic decline, millions have been wasted as rails try to send foreign cars home to dodge a 50 cent daily penalty. Now 350,000 idle cars exist and penalties may be suspended March 1.
The St James club met last night in the Windsor street school room. President Hearly led the session as Rev Ambrose Murphy announced strong advance sales for the Germania hall lecture tomorrow. L E Lavaque said audits completed and he will oversee the treasury with new ushers named: M M Downey Miles Murphy Charles Yehle Vincent Downey Bernard Malay Joseph Ott Oscar Smith.
J Tollefson a junior member of the Nelson and Tollefson clothing firm on the north side leaves the partnership after four to five months. He will reopen his tailoring business at his old stand 203 South Fourth street.
Local notices report residents ill at home including Mrs EB Singer and Miss Nora Nelson. Several visitors stay with relatives in La Crosse and Kane streets. Job changes noted for W W Smith and J M Roth. Minor illnesses and social visits recur among Loomis Kane and George street households.
The second regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. James church was held yesterday afternoon. New members joined as constitutions and bylaws were drafted. Funds from a mile of pennies will go toward purchasing an altar for the church.
In Hastings Minnesota on February 3 the jury found Michael Brennan Jr guilty of first degree manslaughter for the August 27, 1907 killing of Anthony Brennan while the father was found not guilty. The trial revealed a long running quarrel over farm boundary lines and a self defense claim. Michael Brennan Jr faces five to twenty years. sentencing pending.
Wheat May and July trade around mid 90s with narrow ranges as corn and oats drift lower. Pork prices show a start near 22.00 for May and Minneapolis similarly open around 1.04. Hogs futures edge lower while cattle and sheep supply remains sizable and steady to weak.
Fargo Mrs August Braatz awarded 850 after 30 hour jury verdict in suit against city for injuries from fall and bicycle scare. Stone burglar in Fargo given indeterminate penitentiary term. has prior term. Balaton fire destroys Morrison hardware warehouse and Eng millinery store. Miss Eng and home destroyed. loss about 15000 with partial insurance. Watertown voters approve incorporation 48 to 4. county officials to review election. Marshalltown acquits Owen Ball in burglary case. Thomas Burns sentenced up to five years for larceny. Ivanhoe Polish farmer John Marczak found choked to death under overturned feed sacks. body partially buried under load.
The Ever Best club marked its third anniversary with a six o clock dinner for ten. Red and white decor with American beauty roses set the table. Miss Juanita Oehler and Meta Will served, Miss Minnie Gifford led the party, fortunes were read, and prizes won by Miss Rose Will and Louise Haefner.
A reader asks if grandparents have enforceable rights and whether respect can trump strength. The reply suggests prudence, urging tidy conduct and balanced consideration over force, and notes legal standards vary by jurisdiction while wisdom favors measured action.
Liverpool reports higher wheat and corn gains with wheat up and corn holding. Chicago operations show opening receipts of 43 000 hogs and 24 000 cattle with steady to strong prospects. grain prices listed for wheat corn and oats with last year figures and world shipments by region.
Investors dispute rumors of receivership as Rock Island faces continued weakness in its preferred stock, which fell three points. Company officials deny the talk and seek to reassure shareholders despite market concerns.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court selects Hon. Samuel Hays, born 18.5, as the youngest chief justice in U.S. history. Arkansas native raised in Texas, he studied at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Indian Territory before contributing to Oklahoma’s constitution and earning a 30,000 vote margin over F. E. Gillett.
Prices for fruits fell sharply this morning on wholesale markets with apples and bananas showing the largest declines. Cranberries dropped by one dollar per barrel while other prices remained steady and receipts and sales nearly balanced.
Alfred Kling, his wife, and his brother Ora Kling were killed at Bennett's Switch thirteen miles south of Three Killed at Crossing. They rode in a curtained carriage when a Fort Wayne and Indianapolis limited train struck them at a crossing on the Indiana Union Traction line. The car was traveling about thirty five miles per hour and the motorman did not see the carriage until fifty feet away.
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