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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
4
The North Side Amusement Association reviews secretary Gibson’s carnival report this week after a loss caused by Patterson’s failure. The group will seek a high class act like the Kline company for next year to fully compensate locals for this year’s mediocre event while maintaining a strong treasury.
The La Crosse Peerless defeated the White Liners 11 to 6 on George street grounds before a large crowd. Swaty Affholder pitched for Peerless while Hachner Long Jurgenson and Fasting worked for the White Liners in this camp game.
In a North Side Syrian community gathering yesterday the marriage of Carl Monyer, a well known local figure, was celebrated. Monyer recently wed a Minneapolis woman and halted there to formally observe the ceremony with friends and neighbors.
The Catholic church in Viroqua was officially dedicated on July 19 with Rt Rev James Schwebach presiding. Funds were raised by Rev Father O'Reilly and locals, aided by neighboring parishes and non-Catholics, to complete a 28 by 45 foot frame building seating 200. The cornerstone was laid October 15 1907 and plans included a bell tower and memorial windows.
Kissimmee officials enact an ordinance regulating employment of airships within the city. Violations carry fines up to 590 dollars or up to ninety days in jail. The ordinance extends city boundaries upward twenty miles to cover all flying machines, with police seeking the latest aeroplane to enforce it.
A playful line remarks that laughter is easier for a woman than tears, noting tears can carry laughter’s meaning as well. The remark uses irony to suggest emotion shifts, with a light, social tone.
An eloping couple from Minneapolis Mrs. Alvina Hall and Walter Holl were captured in Ashland Wisconsin while fleeing for marriage. Both were married and had left families in Minneapolis. The woman's husband George A. Hall followed them to Duluth and traced them to Ashland.
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