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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
4
J W Winter, state amateur trap champion, scored 97 of 100 to win the open tournament under St Paul Red and Gun club. Will Heer led pros with a higher score, while Winter from the Q Gun club is favored to win the amateur first prize at the August 6 local open. Crowd was smaller than usual for Sunday shoots.
Mr Carl Farrar of 709 Mill Street died Friday night from rheumatism of the heart after giving his wife a glass of water for their crying child. Dr George Leuck arrived but he was dead on arrival. Farrar, a well known Syrian of the North Side, had appeared in good health days earlier.
North side residents are noted in a string of short notes as visitors circulate between towns. Items include hospital updates, travel checks in Minneapolis and Austin, and social calls among families on Loomis and Prospect streets. A joke ends the column with a linesman miscommunication about ordering around.
La Crosse City Railway plans to lay a complete new track from Mill Street to Caledonia Street over a week with 50 plus workers. Old tracks are light and rotten causing delays as traffic must use a single track during construction. Left track to be laid first then right, aiming to restore faster, better service.
Five more carmen were hired at Burlington shops last week and more staff will follow as soon as competent men are secured. The expansion aims to prepare the cars for fall business, with work taking considerable time. Three engines, numbers 638 2029 and 1919, were overhauled and returned to service.
This evening in Woodmen hall at St. James and Rose streets a joint meeting of all IL O F lodges in the city will be addressed by delegates J C Proctor and Mrs C C Looney who will explain the new rates. Refreshments and social time follow the business portion.
Washington dispatch reports Governor Pack of Benguet Philippines notes seven year drop in deaths by own action among Igorrotes. Population rises from 12 000 to 30 000 as prosperity improves living conditions and reduces labor for women.
Washington July 27 The $1,490,000 Mare Island Navy Yard dry dock at Vallejo Cal is slated for completion in January. Francis B Smith the construction engineer visited Washington this week to confer with Navy officials. The concrete dock sits on a foundation of 12260 Oregon fir piles driven 49 feet under water into 290 to 40 feet of earth amid repeated construction failures.
A man dubbed the "Jack the Peeper" eludes capture after peeping into windows in Scotland. Bud Wade chased him but the suspect outran and disappeared. Authorities warn residents and keep a close watch for the offender amid growing vigilance.
The Omaha delegation won unanimous approval to host the 1910 Saengerfest after officers were confirmed, with Otto Rohland of St Paul reelected as vice president and Theodore Kelbe acclaimed director. Omaha also readied to welcome bands, with talks of German music advocacy, and a $100 donation to La Crosse’s poor.
The wedding of Potter Palmer Jr to Pauline Kohlsaat occurred at noon in Chicago at the bride’s father H. H. Kohlsaat home. Katherine Kohlsaat served as bridesmaid and Honore Palmer as groomsman. Rev A W Griffin officiated. Mrs Potter Palmer came from London for the ceremony. gifts were abundant and costly. the couple will honeymoon in Europe.
Critics warn that a dip in Atlantic coast sentiment has dampened Japan’s business climate. They argue Japan’s impaired ability to buy foreign goods risks commercial disaster for itself and stresses the value of U S customers to Japanese exporters.
A playful list claims the greatest pleasures are hearing ourselves talk articulating listening to ourselves ejaculating conversing speaking and last but not least talking. The Bohemian presents the humorous catalog as a witty aside.
John Roggensack is seriously ill at his home, with local health officials monitoring his condition and family requests privacy as medical teams assess the situation.
The Saengerfest in La Crosse features Miss Seyferth and Miss Solon delivering strong vocal performances with encores pressed by the audience. Herr Andersch shines in Erlkoenig though the hall’s acoustics limit lieder nuance, and the Tannhauser overture ends the program with impressive technique but altered tempo.
John Michael of Winona believes his wife and three children are found after a dream guided by an angel. He traced baggage to Crookston then Middle River and Gatzke, where his wife reportedly headed to her brother Thompson northeast of Middle River. He plans to homestead a claim once he reaches home.
United States allotting agent Gunderson nears completion of Standing Rock Indian Reservation allotments. Surplus lands will be appraised by a three member commission, due to finish in six months, with opening likely October 1, 1909.
In Cayuga North Dakota on July 27 Wenzel Kriz cutting barley struck his sleeping three year old son with a sickle. The boy suffered the loss of half a thigh a broken left arm and a severely damaged wrist. Doctors fear for the child’s life and foresee lifelong disability.
Faribault Minn July 27 The war department selected Shattuck school as a eligible site to recommend a graduate for commission as second lieutenant Wing Charles W of Carrington North Dakota passed the required examination and will receive his commission from the secretary of war
A child named Bob aged six asks his mother to let Katie prepare his noon lunch, arguing Katie has a better appetite and puts more in. The mother agrees that it is no trouble, noting Katie’s larger appetite as the reason.
The event featured Miss Anna Hickisch delivering a waltz song "April Moon" and singing, with the audience praising the finale and Spohr's "Das Lied" by the chorus. Some criticism focused on the selections lacking German composers and overall tone for the grand meeting.
Judge Stanton hears injunction challenge to Bemidji municipal court after city council votes unanimously to establish the court over Mayor Pogue's veto. City Attorney Gibbons argues veto validity and four-fifths rule. plaintiff contends high costs and irreparable harm.
The fifteenth annual Minnesota Bankers Association convention in Duluth closed after a morning business session electing officers and hearing committee reports. Delegates reported to Atlantic City. representatives from Minneapolis St Paul and the Duluth Superior chapter of the American Institute of Banking spoke. A record attendance of over 450 registered as visitors prepared for a Lake Superior excursion to Isle Royale.
Will boost road values in South Dakota as the state assessment board is expected to raise railway property figures. Some main lines near nine thousand dollars per mile in assessed value. Express companies also likely to face higher assessment rates this year. Judge Aikens for Mrs. Kauffman begins the long rehearing argument at the supreme court, possibly extending into next week.
Rufus Pinkerton a Minneapolis horse trader traveling west with Jack Wilson was robbed by a gypsy camp west of the city. Fifty dollar bills allegedly given for fortunes were not returned. Gypsy women lured them with fortune telling and the band fled toward Dakota. police pursued and they were captured west of Grand Forks and sent to Minneapolis authorities.
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