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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
4
Peter Ruud and Grace Ploof, well known North side residents, planned a surprise wedding with details undisclosed. The license to marry was taken out last week and the couple's plans remain unconfirmed as friends expect an announcement soon. Ruud serves at La Crosse fire department No 4 station.
Carl Milbauerer lies unconscious four days after a street car collision on upper Caledonia Street at La Crosse hospital. Doctors report a skull fracture with only a small chance of recovery, marking a notably grave case in local medical circles.
The air car used for instruction by T. J. Murrin at Grand Crossing is taken to Dayton Bluff for continued teaching. All Grand Crossing trainmen have received guidance on air drying and Murrin has held two classes daily for several weeks.
Engine No. 664 involved in a crash with the Great Western freight at East Dubuque was moved to Grand Crossing shops for repair. The engine is badly demolished and is a gruesome reminder of Engineer John Blanchett's death with his clothing and flesh found on the engine. The brake levers remained positioned as at the moment of impact.
Word reached Assistant Postmaster C C Looney that his stepfather M C Wood aged 86 died after a extended illness with la grippe. The deceased’s wife and mother of Mr Looney rests at Oak Grove. Burial plans set for Mason City with services there this evening.
Shipped to La Crosse for interment, which will probably be made about Wednesday.
Messrs Carl Freng and Paul Fasting hunted Sunday and left their bagged game on a sidewalk near O. G. Lewis on George street. M Keizer stumbled over the bag and fell badly. When Freng and Fasting returned, the bag and game were missing and neither has been seen since.
Mrs F C Lampan and two children at 1017 Rose Street are confined to their home. Elisey is in a serious pneumonia condition while Mrs Lampan and young Mabel suffer a severe grip attack. The girl showed improvement and may be out soon.
One of the large rotary snow plows flashed through Grand Crossing this morning for St Paul and it will be used to clear big drifts on the Great Northern road.
Eleven machinists who had been laid off last week returned to work this morning. The remaining three workers and a helper may remain out of work permanently. They had been doing piece work.
Wisconsin Bell Telephone workers removed all old telephones at the Burlington office on Saturday except the one remaining in the south side depot.
Forty six issues of fact for the jury and thirty one for the court are enumerated in criminal cases scheduled for trial. The list highlights trial readiness and court procedures for pending prosecutions.
The La Crosse area reports social visits and illnesses at homes on Caledonia and Kane streets. Other items note the January circuit court term with 92 cases, civil and criminal calendars, and numerous named parties and insurers.
In Marshalltown Iowa on January 13 news spread of the wedding between Lillian E Shortill a Milwaukee math teacher and Charles E Mann a University of Wisconsin chemistry student aged twenty four. The couple wed secretly December 24 at Stockton Kansas and planned to resign at the end of the school year.
State Senator H. H. Witherstine denounces the cigarette problem in Minnesota, citing the St. Paul school report and Rochester conditions. He argues laws exist but enforcement lags, calling for civic action to protect boys and uphold lawful order.
County resident visits his brother A. 8 Nobles at 2307 Loomis. Mr C Widerick at 1447 Kane suffers a grippe attack. New Century Cinch club at 2113 Loomis had five tables. Mr Roth won top prize, Hauser second. Women’s prizes to Miss Lilah Pischke and Mrs Post. Mrs Edward Engebretson and Mrs Joe Crowley left for Ettrick Wis to attend their father Mr Davis’s funeral Friday. Davis well known in La Crosse from prior visits.
Louis Parisoe a Cedar Rapids stenographer is accused of writing checks over 100 dollars to fund a trip to Duluth to see a lady friend after failing to receive a promised railway pass. Police traced him to Duluth and his case is before the grand jury awaiting pass details.
A lifelong struggle with poverty prompts a woman who cherishes a certain style to reject the notion of being merely serviceable. She embarks on a personal journey to redefine her image and value beyond utility, seeking full self respect and creative expression.
A long docket of civil actions entered for La Crosse including State ex rel cases against Joseph Sieger and Samuel Guertin, lawsuits involving Lena and Frank Retzloff, J L Gates Land Co versus J J Hogan, and several against La Crosse City Railway Co. Other matters name Pearl Oliver, James Kendall, Moses Ladd, and others against various individuals and corporations.
Gustav Kammel, jailed in S D for allegedly poisoning his wife, accompanied by the sheriff, returned to his home and located the money he had buried in the garden before his arrest. He appeared relieved that neighbors prospecting for it will not dig it up.
Reports from Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota detail Roy Berry’s death near Monroe Township Iowa. a rear end collision in Glencoe Minnesota destroys cars and injures none. Melrose Minnesota suffers eight burned buildings with $20000 loss. Cedar Rapids suspects Bragg and Crow captured for passed checks. Sauk Rapids Minnesota reelects W D H Fletcher as county board chair. Miller South Dakota hosts a two day farmers institute. Northwestern Railway yards at Miller burned by an engine scene flames consuming yards and hogs.
CHI MARKETS shows May and July futures for WHEAT CORN and OATS with open high low and close figures. PORK futures for May are listed with price range. Minneapolis Markets list May and July bids with minor variations.
Washington January 13 notes the annual Surgeon General report on bubonic plague in San Francisco. By November 19 there were 96 cases and 66 deaths. The outbreak origin remains unknown and eradication will take a long time. Emphasizes typhoid fever and calls for interstate quarantine regulation to inspect water and food on every passenger train.
Justice Harlan of the United States Supreme Court denied retirement plans or a bid for political office after speculation he might enter the presidential arena. He reiterated his work remains on the bench while noting a Navy League appeal for a large naval budget.
Ole and Louis Longseth uncles of Infused Tomren return from Mott North Dakota near the claim where Tomren was killed. Neighbors say Tomren was brutally murdered and defense evidence notes he did not draw a gun. The community anticipates the trial with broad interest as Tomren was well regarded locally.
An explosion of natural gas in the basement of the Olivia apartment hotel in Joplin Missouri killed Marvin Reynolds a night clerk aged 70 and seriously injured several others. John E Stevens a wealthy mine owner and his wife were badly hurt as their five room suite was wrecked. Mrs Stevens was found in a burning pile severely cut and bruised and in a precarious condition likely to die. O F Bendalar owner of another hotel J A Barr and Harry Bishop guests aided in rescue efforts. The blast caused about $8000 in property damage.
Dressed hogs arrive in large numbers from surrounding country farms and find ready sale. Prices stay largely unchanged from Saturday, quoted at about 5.50 to 6.00 per hundred.
January 13 1908 market listings show prices for apples onions cranberries oysters and citrus in New York and Washington, plus grain and livestock quotes. Notable items include Baldwins apples at 4.00 per barrel wash ben davis at 1.75 per box, lemons 3.50 per box, oysters at 1.60 per gallon, potatoes 0.80 per bushel, and hay and wood prices from Langdon Bo MOSHake and other firms.
Tomorrow night the La Crosse County Humane Society holds its monthly meeting. A temporary successor may be appointed to replace Humane Agent Cr. H. Berry if his condition does not improve. Berry was reported better today.
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