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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
10
The Koblitz family dispute returns to court as a writ of replevin is issued over a horse claimed by Louis Koblitz. Lena Richter sued for wages. a prior judgment favored her. The horse, attached after Louis refused to pay, required seven men to seize. The father now claims the horse belongs to him. Police Justice Hunt will hear the case.
Buffalo delegates and motorists at the Good Roads and Legislative convention in cooperation with the American Automobile Association opened with demands for federal legislation for an even handed national auto code and uniform state laws. Speakers stressed methods to obtain good roads and enforce automobile regulations. A quotation from a speaker warned that truth attracts enemies who will misstate it.
A brief note on a spinster whose romantic prospects appear unequal with one-sided affection dominating her story.
Davenport Ir July 9 Rudy Anholz will leave Davenport for Chicago and Thursday night goes on to Boston for his July 28 match with Harlem Tommy Murphy. He has offers from New York to meet Leach Cross and Dick Hyland and hopes to fight Battling Nelson on Labor Day. I will give Nelson a chance to even up for the licking I gave him last winter. He has a lot in front of him before he will be the undisputed champion. I will meet him on any terms he can name up to winner take all.
Plans drawn for a $35,000 Catholic students chapel near the University of Wisconsin in Madison. St Paul’s congregation will replace the club house with a Tudor Gothic edifice seating 500, funded statewide. Father H C Hengell leads the project, to be built on State street opposite the university armory.
Police and about 200 armed townspeople pursue three suspected bank robbers after a nighttime sighting near the Green Bay and Western depot. A call for help from a swamp indicates the men are in retreat, causing a chaotic chase as citizens converge from the depot.
George Van Avery, a Chicago master shipbuilder, confessed to burglary in Kenosha. His past includes an indeterminate sentence from Aurora and a 1996 parole. He used the name Frank Taylor to hide his identity and his 16 year old son pleaded with the pardon board for his release. The case heads to circuit court under Judge Relden.
A mixed freight and passenger train on the St. Paul division derailed five miles from Appleton Wisconsin after rails spread this morning. Five cars left the track and several passengers were bruised as the engineer and fireman jumped from the cab.
Three Marinette youths George McDermott Paul Halbach and Don Martindale clung to an overturned sail boat for three hours before a passing boat rescued them just as exhaustion overtook them. The boat capsized during a squall off Marinette Wisconsin.
Three assailants beat a man with clubs as he cried for help. An investigating officer was attacked while aiding, prompting a city hall alert. A fire alarm gathered volunteers to surround the swamp three by five miles in size and search for the suspects. Armed men evacuated all city cars and fanned out to corners of the swamp.
A man was killed while crossing the tracks after alighting from a streetcar heading north of South Milwaukee. He intended to visit his brother on a farm north of the suburb and was struck by an interurban car traveling in the opposite direction.
Wisconsin jewelers voted to affiliate with the National Jewelers' Association. Gustav Keller of Appleton was named a delegate to the national convention in Cincinnati in August. Four more delegates will be appointed later. A new board of examiners for watch makers was approved andCertificates will be required for membership. Officers include President Gustav Keller and Vice President George Durner. Directors elected include G E G Kuhle and J R Chapman with terms for Upmeyer and Sachs expiring.
John Smith a reputedly wealthy private bank operator in Depere is said to have $25,000 in notes from locals, varying from 95 to 2100 dollars. He kept funds for safekeeping and paid slightly above bank rates, but no notes remain among assets, which include real estate valued around 20,000 dollars. his home is exempt.
Henry Miller a retired South Milwaukee businessman dies at 55 in Milwaukee area. The brief notice notes his age and residency with no further details available in the fragment.
Neenah Wisconsin July 9 Henry Gilbertson gave up his seat to a lady and stepping to the running board fell from the car into a wire fence. He suffered a broken shoulder and fractured arm and is in precarious condition with blood poisoning from wire cuts.
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