Bigger and Better Fair Is Promised
The La Crosse fair association votes to raise 8000 for a bigger fair this year. Directors will seek 3000 to enlarge the exposition building and repair the race track with city help. Peter Newburg resigns. Tarbox elected to fill the vacancy. Spence absent. Ray presides. The board aims to cut expenses to safeguard the treasury against bad weather.
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Tribune
Fair Association
la Crosse
Peter Newburg
Tarbox
Newburg
T. H. Spence
George H. Ray
Spence
Directors Brief Meeting Sets Stage for Yearly Elections
After the meeting the directors present held a short conference. A meeting of the directors was held soon and the officers for the coming year will be elected.
Gretchen Ikert Funeral Held at West Avenue
The funeral for Gretchen Ikert was conducted yesterday at 2 30 P M from 2225 West Avenue with interment at Oak Grove. Rev G M Thurow attended the Rev Sauer installation service at Winona noting Rev Sauer succeeds the late Rev Philip von Robr.
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Gretchen Ikert
West Avenue
Oak Grove
Sauer
G. M. Thurow
Winona
Rev. Sauer
Philip von Robr
Musical Festival at Episcopal Church This Thursday
The annual festival features West's Cantata The Story of Bethlehem with orchestra and augmented chorus at 8 p m. Prof Packman will preside at the organ and Mr Urquhart Cawley will conduct. Admission is free with a collection taken.
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Episcopal Church
West
Bethlehem
Packman
Urquhart Cawley
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kindness
A group of relatives and friends thanks everyone for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and death, requesting no further notice.
Personal notes and visits from area residents
Ford car ads and social updates list a Rowena Circle card party at D A Gilman s, pastors and local officials visiting in town, pastor Phelandt contemplating a new assignment, and numerous residents including Clinton Tristman, Emil Sill, W L Colburn, C W Humphrey, F B Schwarzhoff, Wilfred Whightman, George Powell, John OBrien, and others visiting homes or traveling on business. Local workers and travelers are named along with hospital and railroad connections.
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FORD
Rowena Circle
D. A. Gilman
John Phelandt
Congregational Church of
West Salem
Pastors’ Union
Judge Kleeber
Phelandt
Gateway City
Clinton Tristman
Sparta
Roy Clark
Winnebago Street
W. L. Colburn
C. & N. W. Railroad
St. Charles
Minn
Will Powell
Emil Sill
Coon Valley
C. W. Humphrey
C. & E. I. Railroad
F. B. Schwarzhoff
Dorchester
Iowa
Wilfred Whightman
Caledonia
George Powell
John O’brien
Lynxville
Wis
Shannon
Joseph Sma
Bundy
Smart
E. F. Shenesy
la Crosse
Minneapolis
H. Westerhouse
Midway
Martin Weffron
Kendall
H. B. Jefferson
B. Oatman
H. A. Lee
J. A. Winters
Brownsville
Texas
A. Olson
Peter Johnson
Charles Street
Anna Hanson
Stoughton
A. O. Hunt
Steenberg
F. A. Wenzel
Red Wing
H. L. Wells
Watertown
8. D
Baskerville Rowe Wholesale Grocery Company
Frank Bailey
H. B. Vincent
North Thirteenth Street
La Crosse School of Music Delights with All-Pupil Recital
The La Crosse School of Music presented a well received all pupil recital attended by about eighty relatives. Miss Chadwick praised the event calling it among the finest of its kind. Performances included numerous piano solos violin and vocal numbers with teachers noted in parenthesis and refreshments served.
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la Crosse School of Music
Chadwick
Elsie Russell
Packeee Eee
Ewer Eeene
Women of German Baptist Meet on Thursday
The society gathers at 2 30 PM at Mrs E A Evans 815 West Avenue South to discuss the topic Mormonism in a German Baptist women’s missionary meeting.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the German Baptist Church
E. A. Evans
West Avenue South
Reception for Pastor Rev J E Ayscue and wife
The Ladies Industrial Society of the First Baptist church held an informal reception at Mrs Emma Law s 435 South Fourth street for the new pastor Rev J E Ayscue and his wife. Invitations were extended to all church members and city pastors, with refreshments served.
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Ladies’ Industrial Society
The
First Baptist Church
J. E. Ayscue
Emma Law
South Fourth Street
Byrne Burton wedding ties two La Crosse pairs
Miss Effie Byrne daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Byrne wed Maxwell L Burton son of Mrs Abby Burton this morning at 7 30 at the brides home 231 Mill street Rev Ambrose Murphy officiated in a quiet ceremony with only relatives present. After breakfast the couple left for the east and will be away a week to ten days. They plan to reside at 1018 Cass street upon return, the home of Mr Burton's mother.
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Cass Street
Mr. Burton
Panama
Waffle Luncheon Supports Presbyterian Social
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. C. W. Dow and Mrs. Fred Goddard hosted about forty ladies at a waffle luncheon at Mrs. Goddard's home. Guests paid fifteen cents each to raise funds for their church social, scheduled tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. W. S. Cargill's home.
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C. W. Dow
Fred Goddard
Marrs Return From Merrillan Visit
W. A. Marr and his wife return home to Merrillan after visiting his sister Mrs. C. R. Schimerhorn.
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W. A. Marr
Mr. Marr
C. R Schimerhorn
Merrillan
Pink tea at Mrs. Widrick’s Avon Street home
Mrs. L Widrick hosted a small pink tea party Monday afternoon. Attending were Mesdames Joe Byers Jim Canan W R Woods Geo Smith Lee Staats Charlie Thomas Louis Ziser Ben Olson H Limpert C C Fletcher F C Goodale Francis Desmond and C Larson.
Women’s church groups host suppers and meetings
The Woman's union of the First Congregational church will be entertained at supper Thursday by Mesdames C. A. Olberg, E. H. Derr and Homer Hart at Mrs. Hart's home. The Woman's guild of Christ church meets tomorrow at 3 PM in the guild rooms with Mrs. M. P. Wing, Mrs. E. M. Wing and Mrs. J. E. Wheeler as hosts.
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Woman’s Union
First Congregational Church
Mesdames C. A. Olberg
E. H. Derr
Homer Hart
Hart
Woman’s Guild of Christ Church
Guild Rooms
M. P. Wing
E. M. Wing
J. E. Wheeler
Sleigh Ride for Epworth League Guests Ends With Supper
Last evening two sleighs filled with Epworth league members from West Avenue M. E. Church toured town for hours and finished at Mrs. A. Oakes's home at 1314 Jackson Street where a hot supper was served to the cheering crowd.
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Epworth Leaguers
M. E. Church
Local Happenings Brief from Town Residents
Miss Edna Osborne recovering well after appendicitis operation at Lutheran hospital and will return home soon. Miss Hanson of Stoughton visits host Mrs. O D Hunt then returns home. Mrs. Warren Brayton travels east for a visit. Mrs. Hjalmer Pederson, recently operated for appendicitis at St Francis hospital, moved to 510 Main. Dr E N Reed, summoned from Verona, N J, due home today or tomorrow. Dr Newell meets Evans & Dvorak cases during their European trip last summer and calls on city friends.
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Edna Osborne
Lutheran Hospital
Hanson
Stoughton
Wis
O. D. Hunt
State Street
Warren Brayton
Hjalmer Pederson
St. Francis Hospital
Remedy for rheumatism with whiskey tonic mixture
A home remedy claims to cure rheumatism and backache by a simple mixture of Sar saparilla syrup Toris compound and high grade whiskey. Expected effects include removing blood acids and rebuilding health with visible improvement after a few doses.
Westinghouse Expands in Colorado Power Venture
Denver reports Westinghouse interests join with Northern Colorado Power to develop a South Platte dam and $700,000 plant. Charles H. Williams, former Wisconsin Light and Power manager, now leads Northern Colorado Power, linking existing Denver Interurban electricity to new Westinghouse output. The project aims to supply Denver and surrounding region with power, potentially electrifying the Colorado & Southern line.
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Roosevelt
Westinghouse
General Electric
Denver
Northern Colorado Power Company of
Charles H. Williams
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Denver Republican
Westinghouse Electric
Philadelphia
Colorado
South Platte
Northern Colorado Power Company
Dam Building Plans Advance in Regional Discussion
Local officials signal readiness to proceed with the dam project as discussions move toward final approval. Community concerns and environmental reviews are noted but a formal construction timeline remains forthcoming.
Recall of Ireland’s Great Wind in 1839 remembered in Milwaukee
Jeremiah Quin of Milwaukee recounts memories of the 1839 Big Wind that struck the Irish coast on Little Christmas night. He recalls a calm start, the fierce gusts, the Dublin steamer near London, coal spare, and limited loss of life with damaged homes and roofs.
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Ireland
la Crosse
Jeremiah Quin
Milwaukee
Dublin
London
Tiani
Fuel prices 10 remain unchanged in La Crosse reports
La Crosse fuel dealers report a shift from wood to coal with coal sales up sharply this winter. Dealers note no price changes, coal use rising for steam and general heating, while wood sales fall compared to last year.
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Alhough
la Crosse
Cargill Coal Company
Thomas & Eberhard Fuel Company
Fragmentary Quote from Journalist Jeremian Quin
A fragmentary line reflects on earthly peril and heavenly reach, mentioning an Irish supplication and the name Jeremian Quin as part of a broader historical or literary context.
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Jeremian Quin
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Women’s New Garment Store
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TORDT
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Rose Street
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Northern Ill
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Keeman
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Hastings
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Faust” Ng
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Reuter
Harold Davis
Paul Wachs
Edith Swarthout
Paul Schulze
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Othello
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E. O. Edwards
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