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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
8
The phrase arose after the 1666 London fire when 12 000 houses burned and boundary marks were lost. To resolve land disputes quickly, Mr Hook and Mr Crook were appointed to determine claimants' rights, and their just decisions popularized the saying.
The Janesville Machine company the city’s largest factory employing 400 men, resumes with orders ahead into June after a repair shutdown. The Chonote Hollister Furniture company also restarts after a three week halt. Other factories run full force with only two on short hours.
In Spooner Wisconsin on January 20 Mr and Mrs Dominic Marcotta awoke to a coal gas smell and found their three months old twins dead in a cradle beside a coal stove. Police reported no foul play. The tragedy occurred at the couple s Spooner home after the infants apparently inhaled gas during the night.
Milwaukee report details four deaths and two injuries from accidents including Frank Stermel at Allis-Chalmers, Joseph Periid hit by a train, Emma Schilz who died by poison, and John Kiefer with a fatal brain hemorrhage. Two foundry workers injured at Nortmann-Duffke. Also notes farmers and trades unionists plan to cooperate to elect labor-friendly candidates in Wisconsin.
The Appleton public library receives the original petition for a literary institution with signatures of leading eastern Wisconsin figures. Other briefs note a county board approval for a new courthouse jail and sheriff’s residence at $85,000 in Crandon.
Washington beauty circle honors seven men as Yellow Helmet initiates at the University of Wisconsin. Captain Frank Drew marshals a perilous ice crossing to reach Green Island to aid a sick assistant lightkeeper’s wife. In Appleton a woman becomes county treasurer after Joseph McCarthy’s death. In Neenah, Lutie Olmsted steps in as bookkeeper with John Tracey’s authorization. Milwaukee journalists join a Wisconsin Telephone banquet on January 25.
Reports from Oshkosh and other Wisconsin cities note Emmanuel L. Philipp of Milwaukee may run for governor. Philipp's Taft alignment has drawn him into the political spotlight, though he declines to comment.
The Congregational church of Waukesha marks its seventieth founding anniversary as Milwaukee pastors join a notable celebration this evening honoring the Wisconsin creed’s origin.
Oshkosh Wis Jan 20 A gasoline locomotive interurban road between Oshkosh and Winneconne will be established during the year. Preliminary steps are taken and only a farmers holdout on right of way could block the project. A portion of the route has been purchased and farm occupants along the line show cooperation.
Helenville Wisconsin January 29 Special George Maurer president of the local mutual fire insurance company urges a fire department in every home to protect farmers from heavy assessments and losses. He says ladders extinguishers and hoses would nip small fires in the bud and save thousands yearly. The plan won praise at the annual meeting with many policyholders already taking steps for protection.
Postmaster K. Ranum of Downsville near Menomonie was robbed of 250 dollars and many papers including United States Express company orders and railroad pay checks. Burglars entered a private desk and took cash and valuables. No suspects yet, believed linked to a regional burglary wave over the past ten days.
Farmers showed support for the plan as a way to move produce to market quickly and cheaply, citing economic benefits and easier distribution for their crops. The proposal aims to improve transportation and reduce costs for producers.
Andrew Jackson reports his jewelry shop in Eau Claire was broken into and more than 190 watches were stolen, including pieces tied to customers. The incident leaves the proprietor and community seeking answers and restitution.
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