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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1906
Page
7
The Tribune outlines advertising rates: one cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent per word for each subsequent insertion. No ad accepted for less than ten cents.
Classified listing for a 170 acre Trempealeau area farm with 40 acres cultivated 7 town lots 8 room house 2 barns granary ice house chicken coop hog pen machine shed wind mill and 1906 crop valued at 1000 dollars offered at 3000 dollars. plus a 60 acre La Crosse area farm with 43 cultivated 15 timber pasture 5 room house two barns new machine shed two acres of strawberries sixty fruit trees priced at 2500 dollars. and 160 acres prime North Dakota land priced at 1600 dollars. Contact FRANK G ROTH Fourth and Pearl.
A dated North Side News price list shows market rates for fish meats vegetables and produce. Trout 10c salmon 15c herring 4 to sc halibut 12c perch 6c hogs over 200 pounds 6 under 200 pounds 2.50 to 5.90. Rockford melons 8 16c head lettuce toc celery 5c cauliflower 15 20c parsley 5c cabbage sc potatoes new peck 20c old bushel 1 carrots three bunches 5c beets two bunches 5c home grown peas peck 30c coconuts 5 to 10c lettuce home grown two bunches for 5c onions home grown three bunches 5c pie plant three pounds sc radishes home grown three bunches for 5c wax beans pound 5c tomatoes pound 7c cucumbers each 5c summer squash sc
The Board of Public Works of La Crosse Wisconsin invites sealed proposals by August 4 1906 for coal and fuel for pumping station city hall and fire stations for June 1906 to June 1907. Bidders must submit separate prices for multiple coal types and provide bond or cash deposit with bid. Bonds require sureties owning La Crosse County real estate. Proposals include lump sum and per ton prices with penalties for late completion and bid rejection rights reserved.
John F. Foster of Jim Falls Chippewa County Wisconsin petitions the Western District of Wisconsin for a complete discharge from debts under bankruptcy law after being adjudged bankrupt on April 27. A hearing is set for August 20 in La Crosse with notice to known creditors.
City officials heard the Milwaukee road will postpone all construction within the city for a year. It is believed the railroad will elevate tracks through the southern North Side without official confirmation.
North Side notices list residents returning from trips, visitors from Lansing and Chicago, new job placements at La Crosse Can and R. Schulze bakery, and social events slated atSt James and Scandinavian Baptist churches. Weed control and local visits to Lansing, Trempealeau, and Fargo are noted along with several families traveling or staying with relatives.
A detailed price list shows MARAE Old Chickens at 18c, Spring Chickens 12c, Turkeys 12c, Ducks 9 to 10c, Geese 8c, Pigeons a dozen, and assorted dairy items with butter at 18c to 22c a pound. Fruits include lemons 6c per dozen, bananas 20 25c, oranges 6c per dozen, peaches and plums priced by box or crate, and various berries. Grains list Wheat 72 74c, corn 42 45c, oats 35 37c, and milled feeds up to 20c per ton, plus provisions like lard 11 to 12c and hams 13 14c. Livestock prices feature hogs 5.80 to 6.35, cattle 2.50 to 3.50, sheep 3 to 4, lambs 4 to 7, cheese varieties with defined per box or per pound rates.
Rail timetable entry shows daily times with daily exceptions noted as Sunday or Saturday. The fragment indicates a routine schedule reference for trains or service with special day exclusions.
Railroad timetable fragment notes that operations run daily except Sunday and daily on other days, referencing the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line. It lists service cadence and possible exceptions without detailed stops or times.
The La Crosse Board of Public Works invites sealed bids to furnish materials and complete three pumping installations. Proposals due August 4, 1906 at 2 p m. Projects include basements at Fire Stations 3 and 4 with deep extensions and a third pump at Fire Station 5 plus cement curbing work.
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