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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1908

Page

7

Employment and Sale Notices from Red Wing Co and Local Listings

Multiple classified items list job openings at Red Wing Boat Mfg Co for upholsterer machinist and wood worker, plus barber trade training in Chicago, army recruitment in Wisconsin. various sale listings for a cheap safe an invalid chair and a piano. several rental ads for rooms and a house in La Crosse area with utilities and city heat.

Red Wing Boat Mfg. Co Red Wing Minn Care Tribune No. 12Th St

Local Loan Offers and Home Furnishings Ads

Financial loans made salaried people on furniture pianos horses wagons with no removal or publicity. La Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co at 322 Main Street upstairs. BURFORD CAN FIX IT offers electrical repair and construction. Electric Supply & Construction Co at 227 Main St. Household goods and furniture repaired or resold by G. E. Kelberger 427 Jay St. Old phone 4751 new 568M.

la Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co Main Street G. E. Kelberger Jay St

Help Wanted Classifieds Note Multiple Female Positions

Competent young woman to assist in care of children under Mrs C H Williams at 226 No 1th. Competent cook wanted at 435 So 4th St. A girl for general house work at 1147 Main. Dining room girls wanted at Hotel Bronson Pearl St. A girl for general house work in small family call 232 So 11th.

C. H. Williams Hotel Bronson Pearl St

For Sale PIANO and Various Items in Tribune Classifieds

Multiple listings include an up right piano bought last fall, a six room house and barn at 1602 Johnson St for sale or rent, a camera Al Vista Pano ramic 4x12, a 16 foot Racine Launch and Boat House, a stock of jewelry for small stores, a two story brick house, organs offered for trade or sale, Negatives from Kleist studio. Prices and contact details provided.

Johnson St King St Barrain B. B Care Tribune the Tribune Tribune Freg Leibold Main St

Wanted Notices and Classified Bits

Miscellaneous classified blurbs seek unfurnished rooms with outside entrance north of Market St. and a 19 room house with modern amenities. Also requests for meals by day or week, washing and ironing lace curtains, plain sewing, and a copy of The Tribune from July 1 1907. Includes requests for an ice box for store use and mailing postals.

Market St Waltham Mass L. A Care Tribune Gould St The Tribune

Found rice cream at the Royal for a quarter

A notice reports a found item described as rice cream at the Royal priced at 25 cents per quart. A separate entry lists a found set of keys on Loth Street with owner asked to call this office and pay for the ad to claim.

the Royal Loth St

Lost items notices with rewards from Tribune Office

Several notices offer rewards for returns. A gold watch pin, a bill book, a mink lost between Loomis Street and Charles Street Wednesday evening, and a Parker fountain pen with rubber bands around the cap. Return to Tribune Office for reward.

Loomis St Charles St Parker Tribune Office

Shoe Repairing and Window Wanted Classified Items

Repair services offered by Nels P. Wekseth at 215 No 3rd St La Crosse Wis promises neat work and guaranteed results. Wm A Dourn at 817 Logan St advertises prompt first class shoe repair at low prices. Wm Rehfuss seeks a lot of second hand windows at 910 So 17th St with Oldphone 3103.

Nels P. Wekseth No. 3Rd St la Crosse Wis Wm. A. Dourn Logan St Wm. Rehfuss 17Th St Oldphone

La Crosse Typewriter Exchange at Weis' Book Store

The La Crosse Typewriter Exchange buys sells and rents typewriters at Weis' Book Store 509 Main Street. It offers exchange options and repairs for portable and desk models through the shop in downtown La Crosse.

la Crosse Typewriter Exchange Weis’ Book Store Main St

La Crosse Brush Co Offers Custom Brushes at Savings

Local ad for La Crosse Brush Co at 618 Mill St announces brushes of every description made to order and floor brushes for home use with special savings.

la Crosse Brush Co Mill St

Notice of Application to County Court in La Crosse 1908

The Wisconsin County Court of La Crosse announces a probate matter at the March 3 1908 term. David Barclay applies for appointment of administrator de bonis non with will annexed for James Barclay of Farming ton deceased. Dated February 10 1908 by County Judge John Brindley.

State of Wisconsin la Crosse County la Crosse David Barclay de Bonis Non James Barclay Farmington John Brindley

Records Kept Up-to-Date by Register of Deeds Office

F H Aiken signs in as Register as the Register of Deeds Office updates all records and keeps them current.

Register of Deeds F. H. Aiken

Mystery in Find of Man's Body

Tower Minn February 17 A fur trader recounts grisly tales of a man found dumped in the woods six months earlier. Indians reported the body had been torn by beasts before a nearby squaw dragged it ashore and rifled the pockets seeking coins and valuables.

Tower Minn A. S. Kitto Pelican Lake

Money to Loan Diamonds and Valuables Bought

Advertisement for loans and purchases of diamonds and valuables by Stevens at 209 McMillan. Includes a stray line about bad cooking driving a man to drink as an excuse.

Stevens McMillan

Pass by Any Other Name Costless, Says Blobbs

Dialogue piece shows Blobbs and Slobbs debating a show pass. Blobbs explains the manager gave him a pass and Slobbs teases about wines and supper while noting a pass is still a pass regardless of name. The exchange highlights humor over social perks.

Blobbs

Mail thief nabbed in Fergus Falls trap

B A Smith longtime helper at Dalton station was arrested for larceny after a ruse involving a marked ten dollar bill. The trap centered on a mail envelope addressed to John Cook, planted to test Smith who had access to the post office and night trains. He took the mail sack key with him after the theft.

Fergus Falls Minn B. A. Smith Great Northern Dalton Smith Heald John Cook

Chicago Markets and Foreign Gossip Summary

Chicago markets show July wheat at 92 close, corn around 58, oats mid 50s, pork near 11.25. Minneapolis July pork values hover near 1.01 to 1.02, May around 1.01. Liverpool quotes report unchanged wheat and higher corn. Hogs market slow, cattle steady to higher, sheep weak. New York bears focus on Harriman stocks and Atchison.

Fruit Oysters and Produce Price Listing Summary

A dense price sheet lists fruits vegetables meats and staples with figures from various providers. Quoted items include apples from N Y Bald and Wash, oysters by gal and can, potatoes onions cranberries cabbage and strawberries per unit, along with grains hay and wood from multiple suppliers.

John C. Burns N. Y. Bald Davis Wis Listman Mill Co W. W. Cargill Co

Mail sack theft leads to arrest after key found

The postmaster and constable encountered a man at the station. The missing mail sack key was located there. He was searched and a marked $10 bill was found on him. He had previously resealed the letter and placed it in the sack without the bill. A clear case appears to exist.

Dakota Governor Newton Edmunds Dies in Yankton

Newton Edmunds former second Dakota territory governor dies at his Yankton home after a brief illness. He was nominal president of Yankton National Bank, a role built on his enterprise. Appointed by Lincoln in 1863 he served until 1866 when Andrew J. Paulk took over due to Johnson Congress policy disputes.

Yankton Newton Edmunds Territory of Dakota Yankton National Bank Gov. Edmunds Dakota Territory Lincoln William Jayne Congress Gov Edmunds Andrew J. Paulk Johnson

Federal building site bought for Rochester

NEW FEDERAL LUILOVING Rochester Minnesota February 17 The United States government through Assistant District Attorney Ewert of St Paul has bought a site for a new federal building Rochester hopes to have it as soon as Mr Tawney can obtain funding from Congress.

Rochester, Minn United States Government Ewert St. Paul Federal Rochester Tawney Congress

Market briefing on stocks and grains from New York and Chicago

Bartlett Fraser & Co. forecast a market left to professionals with further liquidation and a narrow traders market. A QO Brown Co. sees a fair recovery possible. After middays, New York markets showed oversold rally but dull recovery signs persist. Chicago reports 25 000 wheat, 75 000 corn, 100 000 oats sold. 24 000 bushels corn exported. Logan Bryan Co. notes potential dip in wheat could trigger corn buying. Finney Barrell & Co. reports widespread short wheat covers. Ware Leland foresee further wheat gains with small setback purchases.

New York Bartlett, Fraser & Co London Chicago Logan Bryan Co Finney, Barrel & Co Ware & Leland

Hagmarket Closes Weak After Early Advance Lost

Private advices indicate Hagmarket ended the week weak as early gains faded. Provisions traded slowly with a tendency to sag, signaling easing demand and cautious selling by traders.

Hagmarket

Cheese Price Shifts and Market Notes

Price changes ripple through dairy goods with full cream brick at 12 13 cents and 13 14% for variations, twin cheese down a penny, and limburger rising to 16 17 cents. Road conditions remain poor for farmers while apples ease and oranges rise 1.50 per box to 2.75. Celery retails at 40 69 cents per dozen amid market shortage.

Hawley Gom. Co A. B. Moll Bomsch Pat Peek Co H. M. Sieger Poung Wumor Henry Andregg Limburger Srica

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