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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
7
The Tribune promotes its classified ads as the best path for families seeking rental housing. It argues landlords and renters often miss each other without a Tribune ad linking them, urging readers to use Tribune Classified Acts to connect with available homes.
Classified notices offer barber college training in Chicago and Army recruitment in Wisconsin, local rep positions with Hoey Publishing in Chicago, domestic help roles, several housing and room rentals, farm sale option, and a range of goods and services including brushes and household items. Multiple firms named including Maler Barber College, Hoey Publishing Co, G. E. Kelberger, Boyd Transfer Co, La Crosse Brush Co, and individuals seeking staff, youth, or dining room workers.
A collage of classified sale notices appears from a Tribune page. Listings include Pianos organs and furniture for sale at various prices and locations, houses for sale or trade, negatives from Kleist studio, and a Circassian walnut piano sale note.
Classified snippets include lost mink near Loomis and Charles Lutheran church, lost collie dog, lost child’s locket, and a pearl watch at Bijou with rewards. Also listings for rooms for rent, meals, washing services, and loans from Stevens and La Crosse Mortgage Loan Co. Various contact addresses and phone mentions appear.
Burford can fix it Everything in the electrical line repairs and construction work a specialty Complete line of electric fixtures and supplies Prices the lowest Electric Supply and Construction Co 227 Main St.
CALL at the Register of Deeds Office where all Records are kept up-to-date. F H Aiken, Register. SHOE REPAIRING neatly done with guaranteed work by Nels P Wekseth 215 No 3rd St La Crosse WI. FIRST CLASS SHOE REPAIRING promptly and neatly by Wm A Downs 817 Logan St. WANTED a lot of second- hand windows by Wm Redfuss 910 So 17th St Oldphone 3105.
Des Moines and St. Joseph report heavy snowstorms that strand trains and halt traffic. The Des Moines storm has left the city completely snowbound with passenger service abandoned, while St. Joseph observes railroad and streetcar disruptions amid the blizzard.
Paris reports a rumor of the Spanish king's assassination as an illustration of nervousness over anarchist outrages sweeping Europe since the Portuguese assassinations.
The County Court of La Crosse Wisconsin will hear E M Wing's application to admit the will of Regna Ring to probate at the March term. The proceedings occur at the La Crosse County Court House on the first Tuesday in March at 10 o clock a m. Judge John Brindley signs the notice dated February 4 1908.
The sheriff’s prisoner crew methodically shoveled snow around the county courthouse this morning. A bystander noted most are jailed for 30 days and one man, named Smith, works hard. Undersheriff Moore says the county saves money as the city previously handled cleanup at high costs.
The board of public works recessed to remove snow drifts across multiple city streets and an upcoming project review will assess benefits and damages to property. Streets to be visited include Brick Division, Fifth, Vine, and Macadam Vine, among others, with alleys and sections from Second to Twelfth Street and across several blocks.
Twenty-five of twenty-six men trapped by a burst reservoir in the Midvalley Coal Mine near Mt. Carmel were rescued alive at 10 p m yesterday. One miner died under debris as crews battled water and mud.
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces plans to deploy gasoline motor cars for branch line service in Wisconsin. The decision, disclosed in Chicago today, signals a shift from traditional locomotives on these routes.
R Fred Anderson, former Jennings township treasurer in Missaukee County, Michigan, who disappeared about twenty months ago after a $900 shortage and another $1000 taken from a village woman, died in an apparent self inflicted death at Cobalt Ontario. His wife, left in delicate condition, had a child two months after his disappearance.
In Chicago on February 19 Andrew Dupaquer a longtime German teacher at Hoyne High School chose death over public disgrace. As Officer Hezner moved to take him to jail Dupaquer hid in a closet drew a razor and slit his throat. The wound was fatal and his head nearly separated from his body.
A Milwaukee Bridge Company derrick car was blown up by dynamite near Clinton ta February 19. Twelve sticks failed to explode and three nearby bridges were unharmed though the derrick was demolished. Work on the Chicago and North Western railroad bridge will be stopped for now. The Milwaukee company hires non union men.
Si Green flashed a bunch of bank notes at his landlady as the Burlington train left Deadwood. He then fled to Edgemont where he was arrested. Mrs Morford, who housed him, says he had long unpaid bills for board.
Eleven year old Harry Allprim playing tag on his way home from school was shoved toward a speeding street car at Ninth Avenue and Sixth Street South. He grabbed a rod under the trolley to balance and was drawn under the rear wheels, suffering fatal injuries.
J M Warfield faced district court for assault with intent to kill Police Officer George W Simmonds during an arrest for disorderly conduct. He was found guilty of assault in the third degree and sentenced to seventy five days at hard labor.
May wheat near 92 and 90 while corn holds around 60. Minneapolis May at 99 and July 99. Liverpool notes wheat gains then slight decline. London buyers see improved tone and steel prices likely to stay steady. five cent fare bill for BRT to Coney Island fading. public service commission upholds Saratoga gas case. bank statement due Friday ahead of Saturday holiday.
Chicago reports bearish grain sentiment with calls for cautious buying as prices may drop to 90c or lower. It notes expected upturn timing for spot entry and flags a mixed outlook across markets in Chicago, New York, and Minneapolis with dividend doubts at National Lead and stressed earnings.
Gilbert Dahlby formerly of the North side and recent Navy enlistee was sentenced to ten days in the county jail for striking Martin Hough, a bar-keeper who refused him liquor. The assault was described as not very severe.
Mrs. A. Anderson of Fergus Falls Minnesota died in a sane hospital after swallowing a stickpin she had taken from an attendant. The pin lodged in her throat and pierced a major neck blood vessel in a fatal accident.
In Winona Minnesota amateur burglars entered several local stores and stole about $8 in cigarettes and tobacco from A Beyerstedt. At Schroth Ahrens plant they failed to remove a door from a safe by pulling hinges pins.
Fred C. Forbes of 2108 Market Street sat for a federal post for the artist and draftsman role this morning. He spent most of the day completing the written exam and creating the required drawing.
Ed win E. Davis, a Des Moines druggist, shot City Physician J. E. Miller in the lung after wounding his wife in the leg. Miller is believed dying at Mercy hospital. Davis is jailed. Officials say jealousy fueled by drugs prompted the attack.
The big touring car roared past leaving Pat and Mike awed by its speed and cost. They remark that wagons cost a heap of cash and the rich burn money, while noting the scent of tainted money in the air.
In Montreal at Delprimer Park on February 19, Dave K. set a new world trotting mile record in the free-for-all heats with a 2:16 time, surpassing last year’s Ottawa mark by Phoebe W. by two and a quarter seconds.
Potatoes advanced to 75 cents per bushel in the morning trade while other prices stayed flat. Buyers show hesitation on tobacco until they can inspect the crop in the bundle, with no significant tobacco changes expected until favorable weather arrives.
A fragmented price sheet lists bananas at .75 to 1.50 per bunch, oranges lemons cranberries oysters and various vegetables with units and per-box or per-pound rates. The document cites multiple suppliers and includes dairy, eggs, meat, fish, and hay prices with several bulk and per-unit figures.
A lighthearted survey notes most American married men regard their wives as about right but would die before letting them know the truth. The remark reflects postwar domestic humor and social norms of secrecy in marriage.
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