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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
12
A Penacook New Hampshire resident and sister report rapid relief from Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches from minor stress and exertion. The ad claims instant relief without stomach upset and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
Mrs. Dr. Lester hosts anniversary guests in Onalaska. Martin Hof of Westby visits Rose street. Joseph Markwardt plans moving prep in New Lisbon. Rev. G M Thurow undergoes lung operation at Ed Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Edward Bott recovers home. Mrs. J Anderson returns to Kenosha. La Crosse Woman's club meets on Kane street. Two Q train crews laid off due to less business. Bert Marshall and William Bennet leave for Bangor on business. Mr. and Mrs. J E Caughlin of Chicago visit north side. Emma Miller recovers from illness at Loomis street home. Plus Ultra club to present musical lecture Friday at Tabernacle Baptist church parlor.
Arthur Mickelsen of West La Crosse injured his foot while helping to fell a large tree. The trunk caught his foot between the stump and the falling tree, causing a severe bruise. Medical aid arrived and he is resting comfortably.
A sensational appeal promotes a home treatment said to fortify nerve force and personal magnetism. It targets nervous, despondent individuals and those with insomnia or palpitations, claiming safe, private use and no opiates with a simple three ounce syrup plus herbal compounds recipe.
La Crosse based Egan Manufacturing to install machinery for 10 000 cans daily of Wisconsin Liquid Poison, a liquid potato bug killer discovered by the state agricultural experiment station. The firm aims to supply a wide territory with farm machinery and hire five traveling men this spring. The Board of Trade will defer to W W Woodard to pursue local investment without official solicitation.
A La Crosse rescue dog named Bruce introduced his owner Mrs. John Wellington Hoag to Trenton churchmen aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train. The bulldog led the bride to the committee, tugged at her gown, and proclaimed in dog language that the bride was his dearly loved owner, while the clergyman greeted the couple at the parsonage.
The state Anti-Saloon league prepared a county option bill now before the legislature and may pass when considered. The city W C T U supports the measure and pastors have approved it. The Pastors Union’s active role is unclear and discussion may occur from pulpit across churches.
Mr William Kathary of 1219 Sill Street announces a bid for alderman in the Tenth Ward on the Republican ticket. William Rick also files for the Tenth Ward supervisor on the Republican ticket.
Directors of the baseball association report fan inquiries about next season in La Crosse. Tickets for a dance tomorrow evening are being returned and donors are asked to contribute a dollar to cover a $500 debt after a $1250 payment from Racine. The goal is a surplus to fund negotiations for the new league.
A humorous profile describes a man balancing a cat like purr in the parlor and a dog like bark in the kitchen. The piece blends domestic quirk with lighthearted insight into his unconventional routine.
The Franklin club marks its twelfth annual banquet and twentieth anniversary tonight at the North Presbyterian church with W. E. Barber as toastmaster. A full program includes speeches by Otto Bosshard A A Bentley Senator Thomas Morris and Prof A H Schubert, plus music and a full meal.
Last evening in the senior Y M C A Basketball league the Red Sox beat the Giants 36 to 24 while the Boosters defeated Iroquois 48 to 18. The Hustlers edged the W B U Cubs 4 to 13 in a postponed game. Standings show Red Sox 11 10 1 .909 and Boosters 11 9 2 .818. Schedule for Tuesday includes Troquois at Cubs and Red Sox hosting Hustlers with other games listed.
A six member party led by Tom Moser Herbert Kinney Tim Cosley and Ed Randall hunted wolves near Onalaska. They started Sunday morning and returned Monday with two wolves started but none bagged. They plan another outing next Sunday.
The City Mission closed a successful year at its annual meeting in the First Baptist auditorium. Superintendent Ivey reports beds for fifteen men, free dinners for 300 plus hungry men and boys, and 75 men and women finding work. Pastors urged to dedicate one evening monthly to mission work with six helpers each. Treasurer J. M. Holley shows receipts of 1714.90 and disbursements of 1702.44 with a small balance, and notes planned growth including a free employment bureau.
West Salem defeated a La Crosse pick team to win the Hunt's Alleys city league tournament high score for five-man teams at 828 and claim a case of beer and fifty cigars. Gullickson set lows with 86 in the event while individual scores show M Gullickson 505 and C A Hunt 513. The night featured singles and two-man scores with West Salem leading the standings.
An advertisement urges women to consider kidney trouble as a cause of many illnesses. It promotes Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy and offers a free sample by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York, with pills available in fifty cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores.
A woman planning to make soap encounters neighborly friction as disputes arise over supplies including lye. The tension centers on disagreements about property and access, with potential for further conflicts if resolutions are not found. Local sources report ongoing discussions among involved parties.
An ad describing a safe medicine that contains no alcohol or habit forming drugs and proudly states it prints every ingredient on the outside bottle wrapper and attests to it.
In Minneapolis on trial for robbery Frank Shercliffe testified from the witness stand that Tom Rison, called a clan sport and crook, threatened to rob him and spend $16 to frame him. He defended his alibi with his wife ill in Des Moines when the train hold-up occurred.
Lucena reports confirm violent volcanic disturbances in Tayabas province. Floods from a mountain lake released by the eruption caused extensive crop damage. Lagi volcano remains in eruption as tremors and ash disrupt the area.
Denver alienists report Allen F. Reed not insane and not likely to become so, despite his attempt to extort $20,000 from Mrs. Phipps. They declare Mrs. Reed’s physical condition warrants an immediate trial.
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