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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
8
Trempe county officials investigate a damaged bridge over the river after a foot of the structure sinks, risking collapse. Chairman Keppel cites a faulty construction by Chicago Bridge Company which used soft rock to finish before a flood. Repairs could cost about $1,000 as the bridge remains in unsafe traffic.
Louis A. Brown, janitor of Redfield Street School, won the school census contract at two and a half cents per word, estimated $250 to $260, over W. W. Scott who bid $290. The board also postponed high school single-session term and approved Brooks readers, while announcing new teachers for the coming year across high and grammar grades.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas and O. T. Erhart endorse Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming it cured consumption in early stages and that satisfaction follows every use.
The first broad gauge train of American cars on the South Manchurian railroad completed a successful trip on Wednesday.
La Crosse County Wisconsin announces a public sale of fifty bonds worth 1000 each totaling 50000 to finance the County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy in Onalaska. Bids open June 20 1908 at 2 pm at the county clerk office with payment at the La Crosse treasurer's office. bonds bear 5 percent interest and mature in ten years.
A 1910 profile describes the Tammany machine as thoroughly perfected led by Tim Sullivan and Tim Sullivan. It details the structure with a ten man unit per leader, strict voting control, and discipline for non performance, noting Charles Murphy as head and the two Sullivans as the decisive controllers.
A gentleman asks a cigar dealer about a brand. The dealer says the last lot is excellent. The man reveals he is the manufacturer and comments that prior reports of poor quality were mistaken. He departs thanking the dealer.
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