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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
4
The Wisconsin 2-cent fare law begins August 15 and will reach six months of operation on February 15. Rail officials plan a six month trial to gauge effects on earnings and traffic before seeking court tests of constitutionality if the law proves confiscatory. Observers cite Pennsylvania as a tougher test due to denser population.
Opinion piece urging thinking women to trust Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's ailments. It argues its ingredients are printed on bottle wrappers and claims widespread physician endorsement, home use, and gratis medical advice from Dr. Pierce. It promotes The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and pricing by mail order from Buffalo New York.
Herbert Coolidge, a blind North Side resident, had his barn set alight twice in consecutive nights. The hay mow housed the arson, with a bale of hay ignited this time. Police have no clues as residents fear vigilante action if suspects are not found.
Black River fell ten inches overnight disrupting ice operations. L. C. Jenks laid off workers as one ice house filled and others slowed. Cause unknown, suspected dam at Hatfield may have closed, though La Crosse Water Power Company has not confirmed.
All moulders at Summit Store works have been laid off while the office force handles invoicing. The men are laid off indefinitely but will be recalled as soon as work resumes.
Local notices cover daily fresh cream at Stuber grocery and residents’ travel plans. J B McCain, Milwaukee road passenger engineer, will winter with daughter in Portage. Mrs Shannon of Glencoe Montana returns from wedding tour and plans move to Montana. Various social visits, illnesses, and upcoming Burns festival in Galesville noted.
Business on the Burlington road at Grand Crossing is poor and a switch engine was taken out of the yards today due to the lull. The machine shops will close today and tomorrow, leaving many workers temporarily unemployed, though officials say a large rush is booked in a few weeks and preparations are under way to handle expected business.
A Richmond lawyer hears from a colored man in a debt dispute. The man says the other negro insists the debt has long since been eaten by interest and he owes nothing now. The exchange ends with a humorous twist.
The illustration shows Mr. Depew, a New York senator, recalling a joke about a husband catching his wife with false hair. He asks why she wears another woman’s hair, and she retorts by noting he wears another calf’s skin on his feet.
A long list of daily notes from Vernon County recounts visits and illnesses across towns such as Sparta, Gay's Mills, Westby, and Cashton. Residents entertain relatives, attend services, and report health updates while farmers discuss crop plans and local agricultural meetings led by H. E. Holmes and the American Association of Equity. The community marks several deaths, including Arch Morrison, aged 86, with funeral details, and notes ongoing farm and business activity in Viroqua and surrounding areas.
Daily markets show May and July wheat trading around 1.02 and 98 to 98 1/2 cents, corn May near 60 to 61 cents, oats May around 53 to 54 cents, and pork May bids near 13.03 to 18.20 dollars, with Minneapolis delivery for May and July at about 1.09 to 1.10 dollars. Market movements reflect slight declines across grains and hogs in Chicago trading.
Market report shows wheat and corn lower with hogs estimated receipts 35 000 and 26 000 tomorrow. Cattle and sheep demand strong. light to rough milling prices range 4.05 to 4.40. Modern Miller reports widespread insect issues in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma wheat with Hessian fly suspected and a $10 000 state bill proposed to fight pests.
New York trading opens heavy with light attendance and expected storm driven turmoil. Wires show activity but selling pressure grows as tired holders overstay positions. Minneapolis and Duluth car prices rise with wheat and oats trading firm amid a sluggish overall market.
India reports week12 shipments at 000 bushels vs 16,000 last week and 120,000 last year. New South Wales fixes wheat at 62 percent of pounds per bushel. New York stocks in London hold parity. Anthracite roads study April coal-cut plan. Taft withdraws opposition to Hughes in New York nomination. London settlement begins Tuesday. Steel prices likely to adjust soon. big mills operate in harmony. Tawney says deficit exceeds 100 million dollars in current estimates. Clearing house certificates due to retire by February 8.
Chicago grain opinions suggest congestion in the wheat market with scalping operations likely to predominate. Bartlett F. & C. warn of possible crop scares later, though too early to factor them now. A. J. White advises conservatives to sell May and buy July wheat for potential profit with limited risk.
Reports show wheat and linseed in excellent condition with good harvests in Argentina. Rain is needed in many districts to ease corn growth while shipments reveal wheat at 3.352 million bushels last week and corn at 211 thousand, with flaxseed at 792 thousand. Since January 1 wheat totals 6.408 million, corn 1.44 million, flaxseed 792 thousand.
Chicago cash sales show 30 000 bushels of wheat 100 000 bushels of corn and 125 000 bushels of oats. Seaboard reports 240 000 bushels of wheat and 81 000 bushels of corn taken for export from yards. Packers and shippers hold off noted as market likely to ease.
A fragment from Transatlantic Tales reflects on self portraiture and a memory stirred by a picture of a young girl. The speaker praises a friend's sharp recall while referencing an elderly figure.
Local prices are steady as the Wisconsin Butter Makers Association plans its first Milwaukee convention February 11 to 14. Several La Crosse area butter makers expect to attend the meeting and discuss industry issues.
A dense price list from January 1908 showing apples oranges lemons cranberries strawberries oysters and meats with unit prices and quantities from multiple vendors. It includes farm staples like cabbage potatoes and eggs, plus fish cheese and hay. Eccentric entries note quoted values from Mill Co and Langdon Boyd Packing Co and Hawley Co creamery.
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