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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
5
Hotel men warn of a severe servant girl shortage as conditions worsen. They blame alluring inducements from hotels and restaurants in the West, noting regional factors but citing growth in demand as the main pressure. The outlook suggests a potential famine of domestic help within a year.
The piece argues many girls are forced into low paid labor for survival, preferring factory earnings from 2.50 to 5 dollars weekly after board, over hotels where board is free and tips can raise pay to 5 to 6 dollars. It warns hotels and restaurants may have to hire male waiters if workers don’t push for better conditions.
In Clarksdale Mississippi two men died in an automobile accident reported yesterday. Robert Patterson and A Hamilton suffered fatal injuries and the cause remains unknown pending investigation.
Personal notes from La Crosse cover the Red Letter Sale at Poehling’s with mentions of shoppers and visitors. Henry Stroeh’s family welcomes a 10 pound daughter. George Thompson returns from a paper mill visit. T. C. Welch and Ray E. Hisecox are noted for recent travels and business trips. A fire at Hotel Law and court testimony in Hamburg Vernon County are also mentioned along with various local residents visiting, illness updates, and social events.
Herbert J. Coolidge, who won $10,000 two years earlier against La Crosse City Railway Co for a trolley line injury causing blindness, has been declared insane and ordered to Mendota for treatment. Despite blindness he reportedly spent his fortune on alcohol, which is thought to have caused the derangement.
Friday afternoon a picnic at Myrick park hosted by Gertrude Wicks honored Miss Helen Poehling. Attendees included Helen Poehling, Octavia Lansing, Margaret Lansing, Margaret Miller, Agnes Nelson, Stan Smith, Hazel Swenson, Ruth Swenson, Gertrude Swenson, Ida Wicks, Edna Wicks, Esther Guenther, Elsie Guenther, Anna Dolle, Marie Dolle, and Florence Schaeffer.
Last evening Mr Gysbert Van Steenwyk entertained at a dinner at the Country club with guests including Mrs Williams Mr and Mrs James Hogan Miss Louise McDonald Miss Margery Sill Donald McDonald and Robert Whelpley.
A home wedding last evening at 614 South Fourth street joined Miss Julie Denze Lennon to Albert L. Ferguson of Sault Ste. Marie in a 5 30 ceremony officiated by Rev C N Moller. The couple left for Chicago after a lakes tour.
Mrs W J Kubal was surprised on her 34th birthday by the W L C on Monday afternoon. The group enjoyed many gifts and supper at 5:00 PM. Attendees included Mrs Wenzel Roubik Mrs John Michel Mrs Joseph Shedesky Mrs Gust Kochern Miss Anna Kotek Miss Helen Kreutz Miss Marie Shedesky Miss Marie Chuta Miss Anna Shedesky and Miss Christina Heranek. Uncle Pike attended as chaperone.
About thirty members of the Ladies' Casino Bowling club hosted a surprise farewell for Mrs P Bott at her sister Mrs Keller's home. Mrs J R Frisch presented a token of esteem as the Bott family plans to depart for Monmouth North Dakota next week.
Miss Isabelle Burnham of Chicago is a guest at the Traer farm. Mrs. E. C. Barth has returned from Neillsville. Mrs. T. A. Lidell of North Seventh street has returned from a three weeks visit in Milwaukee and Chicago. Miss Church of Boston visits Mrs. John Paul. Miss Alice Altman of Blooming Prairie visits local friends.
Con tractor James Stormont leaves city for Conrad Montana to estimate construction for Cargill and Withee. Buildings cost about 50000 dollars. Nicholson and Scott extend their Main street store for a larger receiving room. Mr and Mrs Willis Brindley depart for the West via Northern Pacific with stops in Banff Seattle and Portland en route to San Francisco. Ed Ziebarth of Mindoro pleads not guilty to liquor sale charge. case adjourned to August 4.
A man is alleged to have taken orders for beer to be delivered by the Hussa Brewing Company of Bangor on July 3. He is said to have charge of the brewery's warehouse at Mindoro.
Weather drought presses farmers as potatoes thin and prices rise while berries fade. Blueberries and currants vanish soon though crop remains abundant overall. Next week brings homegrown tomatoes and cauliflower with green corn and crookneck squash in season.
Friends of Judge Jos. R. Clarkson assert the body recovered from a drainage canal near Lamont Illinois is not Clarkson who vanished from his Kenosha Wisconsin home. The mis identification comes as investigators pursue his disappearance details.
Milwaukee hosts what may be the last gathering of the Civil War Iron Brigade during home-coming week. Gen. E. S. Bragg, its last surviving commander, will attend and stay through the week. The brigade, largely Wisconsin regiments, rose to national fame for gallantry.
Madison July 27 President A D Conover of the state board of control said the board would not formulate findings on the Green Bay reformatory death of John Smith nor the institution's management until transcripts of testimony are received and reviewed. He expected no decision before late next week or the following week. The board will not elect officers for its institutions until after the Green Bay case is disposed of.
James Sullivan a factory employer was murdered near the Lakeside saloon in Racine Wisconsin. A witness William Kelley says an unknown man stabbed Sullivan in a dispute over Sullivan's attentions to the saloonkeeper's wife who tended bar.
Assemblyman J. F. McConnell announces the first meeting of the special committee to study an income tax. The preliminary session will be held in Madison next Friday, with aim to draft a bill to submit at least five weeks before the legislature convenes.
Edward Zeibarth of Bangor pleaded not guilty at arraignment on selling liquor in Mindoro a dry village. Case set for 2 p m on August 4.
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