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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
10
A fragmented financial entry lists multiple sums including 139,642.66 and 30,723.30 with other figures such as 4,000.00 and 16,326.48, but lacks context or names. The readable parts indicate debt or charge totals without specifying parties or dates.
Janesville seeks a Cincinnati Construction company to build an electric interurban railroad from Janesville to Madison via Edgerton, using a river route west of Lakes Kegonsa and Waubesa. Initial survey by Chief Engineer Joseph Ellis places the line from Janesville to Stoughton with an estimated cost near 900000, despite a 25000 incorporation stake. The project includes an option on Janesville street railway and signals potential expansion in Michigan Illinois and the east.
At Camp Douglas Wisconsin on July 21 Marshfield Company A led by Captain Schwandt set a state collective fire record of 424 points at 600 yards and posted top marks in pistol and volley events. General Charles King supervised the drill of Troop A for the first time in twenty one years boosting morale and praised the unit's improved drill and equipment even as Second Regiment teams posted high scores.
Wisconsin state fair runs September 7 to 11 with major bands from across the state. Secretary John M. True confirms abundant music daily at downtown venues and amphitheaters, including Portage Liberati and related grand stands.
Special low round trip fares are in effect to many summer resorts along Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temagami St Lawrence River Thousand Islands Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast via Grand Trunk Railway. Copies of tourist publications and fares apply to Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago.
In Marinette Louis Schultz drowns in the Peshtigo river and his brother who jumps in to save him loses his grip. Manitowoc Leroy Anderson student at Culver Military academy is hurt and must return home. Manitowoc calfling incident ends with William Dacke injuring right thigh using knife. Monroe W J Knight ships 36000 pounds of wool to Milwaukee last week earning about 6000 dollars. Superior J S Kinkel wins 100 dollar prize for best writeup on Menomonie for the State Editors’ meeting last year. Sheboygan Sister of St Francis in charge of St Nicholas hospital quarantined for smallpox. Waukesha Peter Strand Milwaukee seaman pleads guilty to grand larceny and gets one year at Waupun for stealing 10 dollars a gold watch and clothes. Washington DC Harvey G Washburn William T Edge A S Hatch named to serve at Delavan for the new city delivery service. West Depere After reading the funeral service for G A R member John Vieaux W I Stowe dies of paralytic stroke.
A terse remark notes the pain of a whipping yet accolades a man’s endurance and cleverness afterward, implying resilience through punishment.
The passage speaks of smiths as honest workers shaping human toil and reflecting universal village pride. It echoes Longfellow’s image of children returning home to the forge, the bellows roaring and sparks flying as a symbol of warmth and skilled labor.
Weather hindered a shooting encampment as wind and haze affected 500 yard flags and scoring. Richard H Hackett, ex banker for Winnebago Traction, escaped drowning after his auto plunged from the Main street bridge and was saved by a bridge tender with a buoy.
An automatic touring car with a tired engine plunges into the Fox River at Oshkosh as water sweeps it downstream. Rescue crews arrive amid rising water and report no serious injuries, though the driver clings to the vehicle until pulled to safety.
In Marinette on July 21 John Sanderson escaped serious injury after a rabid dog attacked him with a revolver in hand during the incident. The dog, owned by Peter Nan, tore Sanderson’s clothing but failed to maim him.
A report notes a son in an unnamed town kept confined after erratic behavior, then fatally shot by a police officer. The article discusses the global fight against consumption and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cure, urging readers to choose the genuine yellow package.
A. H. McKee presiding elder of the Crookston district of the Methodist church returned home after visiting district churches. While at the Dudane mission on the White Earth reservation he was formally adopted into the Chippewa tribe and given the Indian name O shah wus ki ge.
Sig meaning Blue Sky received a beaded belt engraved with his name. The adoption ceremonies were elaborate, marking a significant cultural rite with ceremonial display and honors for the new bearer.
A simple sign saying Close the door leaves readers distracted and forgetting to shut it. The humorous observation notes how reminders can backfire by drawing focus away from the action itself.
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