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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
7
Help Wanted male applicants learn barber trade with few weeks training. College offers diplomas, licensed instructors, tools, write for catalogue. Also recruit notices seeking able bodied men 21 to 35 for U S Army at Hotel Grand La Crosse Wis.
Help wanted ads seek a competent houseworker experienced in cooking and cleaning a washwoman at 1229 State St and a young lady collector for this office with address X Y Z M Tribune fields observed in the page.
Multiple brief ads list items for sale including a 5 hp wood sewing machine a single harness a good second hand sewing machines and a well bred colt with buggy a Desirable eight room house a piano for immediate sale a saloon business in operation and an A No 1 Buffalo coat with contact details for inquiries
Miler's farm north of Golf links ideal for dairy or truck farming with delivery from La Crosse. For rent four rooms at 508 No 8th. Two unfurnished rooms at 509 So Sth St. Well furnished rooms at 236 So 77th St. House at foot of 7th St $5 per month. Two furnished front rooms with heat bath in private home at 620 So 7th St. Furnished rooms with modern conveniences second floor Tribune Building.
Milk and cream and buttermilk delivered with contact at 721 South North Street and new phone numbers 468A old and 9674. Found ice cream at the Royal for 25 cents per quart. Architects Schick and Roth supervise Batavian Bank Building projects. Dr. B. E. Burritt now at 133 South Fourth Street after leaving Dr. J. R. Foster.
Eye glasses fitted from $1.25 with free consultation advertised by Crystal Optical Co at 310 Pearl Street Suite 4. Also listed are reduced rates on household goods shipments to the Pacific Coast by The Bed Transfer Co of Minneapolis and a note on money loans and valuables offered by Stevens at 209 CMillan.
Notices include gasolene wood sawing by Irwin and J E Alexander with contact details, requests for Tribune issue from Aug 10 1907, a pressers needed, a steady man seeks work, rental rooms sought by a young couple, a cheap rent offer for 726 No 3rd St, a $1000 first mortgage loan, laundry and linen washing service, and a first mortgage mortgage inquiry, plus a general want ad for a 2nd address and phone changes.
Call at the Register of Deeds Office where all records are kept up to date. F H Aiken, Register. General. Rance Fire Life Accident Liabil Plate Glass Burglary Sprin er Leakage Bond. Co S Van Auken No 328 Pearl St.
A fragmentary notice states a coral stick pin shaped like a head is lost and a finder may receive a reward if it is returned to the Tribune. The brief item offers no details on location or contact.
Eau Claire stockholders met to decide if the city should keep its baseball team. A public vote was proposed after discussion on league ties and potential replacement by Rockford or other cities. A soliciting committee was formed to assess city support and funds before an annual stockholders meeting.
Judge Page Morris in St Paul dismissed the case against the Woods brothers alleged officers of Wisconsin Stock and Grain. The U S district attorney filed affidavits to show juror tampering and cited Sherman Smit of Minneapolis and jurors E C Benedict and Lyman Batcheller to explain contempt of court proceedings.
William Marks died after an emery wheel burst while he ground a saw at his Scotch Coulee home. Fractured skull and brain injury led to death Thursday night. Funeral held Sunday at Neshonoc cemetery. M. Roth hosted card party. Hiram Lovejoy injured in runaway. W. Upham in Chicago for railroad telegraphers. local devotional services seen strong turnout.
Homer News reports Cherry Grove Camp No. 2036 R N A installs new officers with State Deputy Mrs. Lina Collins officiating assisted by Mrs. Ida Milne amid guests from Riverside and Magnolia Camps. Three new members are initiated and a social follows with oysters cake and coffee. Nearby notices mention Agnes O Meara’s aunt’s death and Alex Krueger’s jewelers store fire in Winona.
Father Majer, a Minnesota and Northwest priest, received a death threat from the Black Hand. The warning arrived as authorities investigate the ominous message and potential plans to target the cleric.
Samuel R. Van Sant, twice governor, signals possible 1910 candidacy on the Republican ticket under conditions. He says he seeks no glory, but would answer party calls and back a push to keep Roosevelt in the White House. He and Mrs. Van Sant plan a winter trip to Florida and Cuba.
Miss Marguerite Brown of Minneapolis, a trained nurse, visited to assist her sister for a couple of weeks. The Sunday evening program at the Congregational church featured the Viroqua band invited by the Men's club, opening with a collection of gospel songs and delivering a delightful musical treat.
Sheriff Abner Silbaugh attends business in Rockton. DeKalb resident Ralph Winsley visits Chas Fowell. Mrs Oscar Newton shops in Newton. Mrs John Chase visits Viola relatives. Marguerite Lieurance returns from La Crosse hospital. Mrs Brent arrives from Chicago to stay with O G Munson. George L Jacobs solicits life insurance in Viroqua. Miss Rachael Kjos ill with pneumonia at 106 fever. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Stack with Miss Ethel Atwood assisting. Miss Mattie Jackson visits Viroqua. teaches near Westby. Mrs Alban Lindeman taken ill with la grippe. nurse called. Mrs Floyd Bowman hosts guests.
Minnesota governor Van Sant was well known in La Crosse for his steamboat and rafting interest and his warm friendship with the late Captain D A Mc Donald. He visited the city often in connection with river activity and politics.
Gretchen Krueger a thirteen year old girl was killed after being run over by two loaded sleds near Stillwater Minnesota after school hours. She and two companions were skating along the St Croix when the accident occurred and her back was broken.
Joel Swanson, recently released from Stillwater prison, was arrested in Cannon Falls after a burglary spree last night. The postoffice was broken into with only a small cash set, A. J. Hagg shoe store lost $14 and shoes, Farmers elevator and Chicago Great Western depot also broken into. A counterfeit dollar found with the money helped identify him. he was captured in Randolph six miles away and brought to custody by a St. Paul government official.
Judge Parker imposed a 2300 dollar fine plus costs on the Chicago Great Western after a guilty plea to selling intoxicating liquor on a buffet car. The suit was brought by friends of John B. Hollendorf, a former division roadmaster now serving a penitentiary term for padding pay rolls.
Beloit Wisconsin January 15 Scribner coached the basketball team last night and was not discharged. The athletic board ruled no one has a right to interfere as the coach is not officially hired. Dr Samuel Plantz president of Lawrence University said no professional coach can be allowed to coach any team in the conference and hinted Lawrence may cancel the January 25 game at Beloit if Scribner coaches.
The story notes a change in church leadership with a pastor ousted as women assume control, reported from Hamilton Ohio. Details specify leadership shifts within a local congregation and the implications for church governance.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs arrives in San Francisco to aid Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish in pressuring Illinois Central stockholders to give proxies to Fish. She aims to mobilize about 600 loose proxies in the West, potentially shifting the proxy battle against Harriman.
Rail timetable note indicates daily operation with exceptions for Saturday. It lists service details and indicates no trains on Saturdays.
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