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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
4
Minneapolis youth Engelbrets, a ticket seller at the Orpheum Vaudeville carnival, faces charges for leaving the city with about 22 dollars of carnival funds and 13 50 owed board bill at the Hotel Law. A warrant is out for him as authorities pursue refunds for the association and creditors including a piano player and carpenter John Arenz. The platform building costs are noted as sizable, with total suspected losses near 100 dollars.
The Ferryville Q Gun club match Sunday yielded poorer scores due to bad weather. A Ferryville team vs local club contest is planned for next Sunday with high crowd expectations.
Rev Sanders resigns as pastor due to ill health and plans to move south. Board of trustees accepts the resignation. He will preach in Wausau Sunday while services here are conducted by Mrs De Long of Er oy in the Sunday school rooms.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs C G Helsapple died at a La Crosse hospital yesterday. A funeral was held this morning with interment at Oak Grove cemetery. A and O Sletten were in charge of arrangements.
Etta L. McLean once arrested in Chicago for stealing papers in the John R. Walsh case eloped with Walter Rollins an Amesbury plum ber and they wed in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Rollins formerly from Amesbury has spent most of his life in New York.
Thomas Howard aged 12 dies at St Josephs hospital Paterson New Jersey from tetanus after shooting his hand on the Fourth of July. He had visited daily for treatment, his hand seemed healed, but Saturday his jaws set and he grew worse until death.
The north side carnival of 1908 ended with a financial loss though prior years were profitable. Officials attributed mixed reviews to the event and forecast a stronger 1909 showing. Secretary Gibson plans rest after a draining two weeks of work.
The Burlington shops began a 10 hour day this morning affecting about 135 workers. The change follows a mistaken 10 hour rule for the roundhouse and may signal a stronger fall trade as the road work increases and 10 brakemen were laid off Saturday. Machine shops focus on preparing engines for the fall rush.
E B Wolcott of Portage and Mrs C George of New Lisbon united in marriage at the bride’s home in New Lisbon on July 9. Wolcott a conductor on the Milwaukee Road La Crosse division is well known in railroad circles. The couple left for the west on their honeymoon and will reside on the North side in the future.
Mrs John Rickert of Wells visits Mrs Joseph Conway on Berlin street. Harry Richmond leaves for Davenport to see his mother and sister. Epworth league plans an ice cream social on the lawn of F H Mallory. Charles Mullen of Galesburg visits family. Malcolm Taylor visits North side friends. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Herman Singer at 1436 Caledonia street. Mrs William Dwyer and Miss Loretta Kennedy attend a cousin’s funeral in Waukon. Mrs P J Kelly visits home in Chicago. Grace Hart returns to Hokah after visiting Miss E Whiting. Robert and John Whiting return from DeSoto. Mattie Taylor visits relatives in Dubuque. Dr Maitland leaves for St Paul. H J Roth family goes to Leavenworth Kansas for wedding of Roth’s niece.
Miss Anna Cammack, a Post Office clerk earning 55 dollars a month in Washington, declines a 1,000,000 inheritance from her late father’s estate. The will leaves 3,000,000 to his second wife and stepson. lawyers say she could claim a third, but she will keep her father's wishes. She continues working for 660 dollars a year, having divorced and resumed her maiden name after a long estrangement.
Washington report notes Rep. Theodore E. Burton of Ohio will run to succeed Sen. Joseph Foraker, prompting a bitter scramble with Foraker’s foes. Burton may win Taft support but faces party split, regional balance, and rivals like Herrick Dougherty Ellis Cox and others amid a crowded field.
The Rev Wilbur E Mann pastor of Elben Evangelical Lutheran church in Elrania was asked to resign after a church lawn fete cakewalk bred a bitter dispute. His wife and Sunday school superintendent William Atkins staged the event drawing elder opposition. The congregation remains split and the Manns threaten court action if ousted.
East St Louis July 13 By the death by own action of the murderer the police expect to solve the killing of the photographer A J Magill in his gallery. The detective department believes the murder was by a slightly deranged man whose movements matched a time of the crime. He formerly worked for a water company and was once struck on the head with a shovel by a rate payer angry at water shutoff. Circulars for his arrest have gone to cities in Illinois and Arkansas where he is known or has relatives.
In Coatsville Pennsylvania a pigeon flew into a pipe organ during Trinity church services and remains wedged with only its head protruding from the lower end. Officials say the organ will be dismantled to free the bird.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on July 13 Thomas Edwards a septuagenarian sat under Old Glory with an open Bible for hours to block Coal and Iron Company officers attempting to remove him from disputed land. The Reading company has pursued him for 22 years over alleged faulty title, which Edwards contests as clear. The officers retreated temporarily after Edwards’s stand.
A reader survey finds many individuals waste hours by dwelling on imagined problems rather than taking action. Opinions vary on productivity and mental focus, with suggestions emphasizing prioritizing concrete tasks and reducing rumination.
A witty reflection notes some men believe they will wake up to sudden fame and thus cannot sleep. It contrasts vanity with reality and hints at the elusive nature of celebrity.
John Barrett of Middleton Conn a 70 year old man seeks to sell his body for $50 after being refused by George Washington Hospital. Barrett traveled seeking health and hopes the money will ease his situation by placing a lien on his body. He remains hopeful despite the decline of fortune and seeks relief from want.
A 15 month old girl Helen Yeager was cut in two on the Reading railway near New Philadelphia as she followed her mother to a water spring. Engineer Simpson and his fireman saw the child and attempted to stop and dash to the pilot but could not reach her in time. The mother frantically tried to reassemble the severed body.
Stamford Connecticut July 13 James Hayes 23 is fighting for life after grabbing a live 11 000 volt feed wire on a roof to oil a pantograph. He was hurled fifteen feet, clothing burned, back and legs burned, and toenails peeled in the electric shock.
A mail collector in St Louis found a gold watch in a Pendleton avenue mail box with a note instructing its sale for charity. He reported the find to police and took the watch to the post office for identification. The anonymous note claimed the watch was stolen and the proceeds would go to charity. Case number 6980598 listed.
Swallows spend winter in Central America and southern Mexico. They appear in the southern states by mid February and reach New England mainly in May. Robins winter in southern states and northern Mexico, seen in flocks throughout the winter in gulf states.
A dentist declares the tooth nerve is dying during a visit and the patient retorts that the dying deserve more respect. The exchange captures a tense moment in a routine dental appointment.
A curtailed dialogue shows a curate and Giles debating the company of a spiteful cat. Giles explains loneliness after his wife’s death, reflecting social attitudes in a London Opinion style piece.
Jonah disembarks at voyage end and jokes about not tipping a steward while noting his view of the whale with measured approval. The New York Sun records the scene with a maritime flavor and literary tone.
A Geedy pessimist laments poverty while a ragged optimist counters with a contrary take. The exchange highlights contrasting outlooks in a brief cartoonish vignette about hardship and resilience.
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