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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
3
A historical newspaper fragment notes subscription pricing with daily by carrier and mail options. It includes a 1904 post office classification and mentions special representatives Payne & Young in Chicago and New York City offices.
The Tribune notes coming events cast shadows on McCall and Depew with calls for McCall to resign and for Depew to quit the Senate. It mentions Rich and Rob McCurdy resigning from Mutual directorate and hints at Lawson stirring controversy for personal gain.
At Hollow Hill near the Wisconsin State Home for Dependent Children in Sparta a cone shaped hill over 100 feet high rattles when pressed, producing a rumbling sound. C W Stewart of Oshkosh cites local lore of an air filled hollow in rock,. tourists stamp the summit for the eerie sensation.
A geological feature formed as gas trapped in a lava bubble cooled into rock. The gas is said to pose no danger of bursting through its rocky prison and the hill remains crowded with sightseers.
Joseph Noel, charged with highway robbery, was moved to Marinette County Jail for safekeeping after breaking out of Oconto jail. He arrived amid reports that locks at Oconto jail had been tampered with and doors could not be secured.
In Whitewater the German Lutheran church faces a walkout as thirty church members withdraw after the pastor expresses disapproval of displaying the flag inside the church. The dispute centers on patriotism and church decor during services.
A jittery column parodies libel suits against the Milwaukee Free Press and its critics. It ribbings Depew La Follette and Rockefeller while noting a New York pedagogue saved money over 50 years. Carnegie starts his memoir project. a January wireless board of trade banquet is proposed.
Alderman Keller calls a Friday night committee on streets and alleys session to review the street opening commission report. The document values land needed for city street openings and guides which streets to open or lay over, with at least one southern street likely to stay closed due to high land prices.
Anton Schaefer longtime resident of the city died last night at his home on Tenth and La Crosse streets after an illness of several months. He was 86. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at St. Joseph's cathedral with interment in the Catholic cemetery.
Rumors say Shonts contemplates leaving due to criticism but the president insists he will stay in office.
Owing to inclement weather the public installation of officers of the Knights of the Maccabees, scheduled for last evening, is postponed to Wednesday night Jan 17, with a musical program and social hop. All are invited, especially Hives L O T M.
For sale a house lot in a fine location plus furniture an A B Chase organ and 16 shares in a local factory. Items to be sold cheap. Call or write Mrs Larson 1326 Berishe street.
In Milwaukee at the Good Shepherd Industrial School the La Crosse county inmate count is at its lowest in years. Five minor girls from La Crosse are currently confined: Amanda Johnson Inez Pierce Francis J Burdette Sadie Dean and Lillian Gilbertson. County keep costs are two dollars weekly per girl, twenty six dollars per quarter, with quarterly bills sent to the county clerk.
Western Passenger association met in Chicago to discuss an interchangeable excess baggage book. A single book would be accepted by all member roads, with 250 coupons worth 5 cents each, priced at 10 dollars. The plan aims to save travelers time and reduce multiple tickets while debating baggage liability thresholds. Homeseekers excursions to western points were also on the agenda.
Fair tonight and Friday with cooler air. Tonight’s low near 28 and the high within 34 for the 24 hour period. The outlook notes continuing cold conditions into Friday.
A simple six candle illusion uses candles with holes at various depths to time extinguishing flames. Light all six, tell a story, and have each candle go out as the narrative reaches the corresponding hole, creating a mystifying effect.
A simple four card selection trick with practiced dexterity. The performer asks a spectator to pick one of four cards, hides two top cards, moves four below, then uses a six card spread to deduce the card. If the guess fails, the method loops by repositioning the hidden cards and repeating a bottom draw.
A simple old experiment shows iron fragments igniting in a candle flame as they are scraped from a wire or nail. Tiny specks burn with bright sparks, best done over a heat safe surface to avoid damage.
A rhyming riddle hints at a timeless object formed early in history and daily renewed, decaying over time. It is something people both dislike losing and dislike keeping, yet everyone seeks rest within it.
A fall tale follows Johnny as he finds a blue jays stash of nuts in a hollow oak and fills his pockets. Red chickarees nearby raid the wagon shed loft, stuffing their cheeks then sharing the tale with Mrs. Chickaree as plans unfold. The episode ends with a moral about one good turn deserving another.
A playful set of wordplay questions and answers. The baker prefers an Abun dance and a glove is described as having four fingers and a thumb. Sun and sin form a pun, a donkey ride swaps to a pear, and a ditch is lengthened by cutting both ends.
A fragmented verse piece lists playful lines about Little Boy Blue and lost shoes, followed by humorous, satirical pairings of states with professions or traits, naming multiple states and odd comparisons as a quirky aside.
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