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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
7
Moler Barber College Chicago solicits applicants for barber training with shop equipment, position options, short course completion, and weekly wages. Catalogues available by writing.
The Warren Minn report details the 1908 Scandia State Bank robbery near Stephen in which James E. Raymond aka Joe Silinski, James A. Nolan, and others stole 6000 dollars. Nolan, who confessed, testified against Silinski leading to swift pursuit and capture prospects. Rewards total 1600 dollars for the conviction of Silinski and each remaining robber.
Three months after John Watkins and George Hamilton vanished during a Lake Mendota canoe trip, Madison searches yield no clues. Theories range from drowning to crossing to Chicago, with a reward offered and no systematic effort remaining.
Local notices offer loans on household goods and vehicles, tornado insurance rates, home treatment ads, stenography services, and Panhandle Texas land opportunities. Reed Allen Realty, 533 Main St., La Crosse. Dr A E Erling at 717 Vine St. Old and new phone numbers listed.
Announcement for the Democratic County Convention in La Crosse County Wisconsin on July 18 1908 to elect sixteen delegates to the state convention. Caucuses across townships wards and precincts will elect delegates with one per twenty five votes or fraction thereof for 1904 presidential results.#
Willis J Abott is a strong candidate for a top role in the Democratic national campaign. He has supported every pro Bryan movement and is known as a close associate of Bryan. Once editor of the Pilgrim Leader, he remains a major figure connected to William Jennings Bryan's political circle.
Chicago cattle hogs and sheep prices show mixed moves on July 13 with cattle and sheep higher on lighter gains while hogs rise modestly. Kansas City livestock also reports gains in hogs and marginal declines in cattle, with New York stocks opening on a generally strong note as steel and unions advance.
New York July 12 Poultry dressed with moderate demand Turkeys 12 to 17 cents Chickens 12 to 30 cents Fowls 10 to 13 cents Ducks 8 to 14 cents Live poultry steady Geese 7 to 8 cents Ducks 11 to 12 cents Fowls 12 cents Turkeys 13 cents Butter 22 cents Eggs 24 to 25 cents Cheese 11 1/2 to 12 cents
Grain opinions say wheat remains in strong demand with major buyers led by Rankin and Patten pre market. E W Wagner warns of a delicate balance between new crop flood fears and Northwestern crop reductions, while world shipments show weekly declines and cash markets vary for wheat corn oats.
A local market report notes changes across wholesale and retail stations with hogs showing the strongest activity, rising about 25 cents to a range of 425 to 6.00. Sheep stand at two and three dollars while bacon and beef also advance. Vegetables show some shifts from A Moll, eggs decline.
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