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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
9
Grand opera on Thursday night was the week's important social and musical event in La Crosse. Attendance peaked at record levels as the community resumes post holiday activities. Next week Rudolph Ganz will perform at the theatre.
Mrs Odin J Owen of 124 South Seventeenth street hosted an informal afternoon for Mrs Hough who will soon leave the city. Four tables of five hundred were played with prizes won by Mrs Tiffany and Mrs Spicer.
Friends held a surprise party for Mr James Kerr at the Ryder House last evening. Guests enjoyed jolly games and refreshments at 10 o'clock. Attending were Messrs Irish, Ford, King, Baker, Worthington, Steadwell, Harrison, Rappe, and Messrs Saunders Schultz Snow Robertson Morikubo, with ladies including Mrs Heyerdahl Loveland Harrison Trish Kinnison Darling Skappel.
A surprise party was held at Miss Meta Masneger s home on 14 and Vine on Tuesday evening. Attendees included Mabel and Maud Loveland Edith Cutting Lulu Page Bess Cutting Nina Ray Clara Kelloge Daisy Rice Mrs Joe Callaway Meta Masneger and guests J C Callaway Roy Guthrie Claence Matthews Ed Cutting Claude Thomas Ed Voight Arthur George Saunders and Russell.
The Brotherhood of Andrew and Phillip of the First Baptist church will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday evening at Rev. John Wellington Hoag's rooms. Reports of officers for the past year will be given, officers elected for the coming year, followed by a social with light refreshments. The organizing committee includes Corey, Taylor, Barrett, Ogden, Killian and Pyrm.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Industrial Society of the First Baptist Church was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. E. Osborne. A large attendance was present and the meeting was very encouraging. Reports from the secretary Mrs. C. F. Emery and treasurer Mrs. John Sch...
The Sans Souci club hosted a dancing party with about twenty couples at the Masonic temple. The Wednesday Card Club met with Mrs. S. R. Oatman last week. Mrs. Frank Bailey won the prize. Miss Jessie Asplin entertained the Wonder Where club at her home 408 North Seventh Street.
The B. D. D. club held a meeting with Miss Norma Partridge on Friday evening. After business, a social time followed with a flower guessing contest awarding first prize to Miss Agnes Schaller and second prize to Miss Hilda Brown.
The Tuesday Afternoon Five Hundred club will meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A L Meigs at 1110 Main Street. The ladies of Mrs Wayne Bentley s circle will have a picnic supper in the parlors of the First M E church next Tuesday afternoon.
A 6 o'clock Thursday dinner honored Miss Meta Masueger for her birthday. Seven guests attended including Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Callaway Bess Cutting Edith Cutting Lulu Page Meta Masueger and Ed Cutting.
Mrs. John Phalon has been the guest of Mrs. C. M. McCain at Portage for the past week. She returned home yesterday. Dr. Rasmussen travels to Chicago tonight for a clinic before Northwestern university alumni. Mrs. C. H. Wilcox, formerly of Onalaska, is visiting after two years away. Mrs. Wilcox arrived from Montana last Thursday evening and stays with her sister, Mrs. Hartley, in Onalaska.
Noted appeal invites rheumatism sufferers to write for a free home treatment said to cure muscular and joint pains sciatica lumbago backache kidney pains and neuralgia by removing uric acid and purifying the blood. Mrs M Summers Box R Notre Dame Ind.
The executive committee of the First Congressional Group of Minnesota Bankers held a joint meeting at the Hotel Stoddard with Wisconsin Group No. 7 from La Crosse. Arrangements were made for a joint meeting to be held in La Crosse between Minnesota and Wisconsin bankers.
This evening at the Company B auditorium La Crosse meets Portage in what may be a fast game. Company B lists Burke at forward Phillip at forward Konetchy at center Chaldach at right guard Ritter at left guard. Portage lines Janda Miller Ebert Schneider Hernickle. A preliminary game features Germania Athletes against La Crosse High School Alumni with noted lineups.
Harry V. Ross a former local newspaper reporter and G Dorrington have purchased the Sparta Advertiser and will run the paper. They plan improvements to create one of the best appearing weeklies in western Wisconsin. La Crosse friends learned of the investment today.
At the Polish Kosciuszko Guards annual meeting held Thursday evening officers were elected. President J M Palitzki Vice president W Kostecki Recording secretary J Banasik Financial secretary Jos Milzarak Treasurer F Pavala. Board of directors for three years L Betten W Sceborski F Lon koski Sergeant at arms A Pavala. Uniformed rank officers Captain A Gantzkki First lieutenant J Kubiak First sergeant M Wojtecki flag bearer M Mekalski.
An advertisement warns that kidney trouble is an insidious disease that may become fatal before symptoms appear. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. O. T. Erhart.
A long feature details the bond between Detective Latamore and his dog "Ted" who accompanies him nightly through La Crosse. The mongrel is described as intelligent, protective, and essential to patrols, guiding and signaling to avert prowlers. Ted is owned by John Timp of the American house and shares in the foster-master’s routines each night.
Weekly church activities include circles meetings at various parlor locations and a quiting bee on Tuesday. Prayer meeting led by Rev W H Vance on Wednesday night. Epworth league plans social at church Friday. Pastor to assist in Baraboo for two weeks. New members listed by letter and on probation with dates and addresses. A light quote appears at end.
Charles Gilmeister a Gund Brewing bottler was injured Thursday when his wrist jammed between two bottle boxes. Dr Callahan treated him and he will be laid up for some time.
An ad advises avoiding pneumonia by using Foley's Honey and Tar to stop coughing and expel the cold, claiming mild laxative effects. It cautions to refuse imitations and to choose the genuine in the yellow package from O. T. Erhart.
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