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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
9
A jumble of job ads and notices from La Crosse listings including help wanted for cooks, girls, tinners, a porter, and fabric company canvassers. Also lost dog and purse notices, rental offers, and local shop ads plus a brief tornado insurance promotion. Widespread contact details reference streets and local businesses.
A long list of small ads from a Tribune classified section. Items include pianos at low prices, an encyclopedia set, a Stanhope buggy, various pianos and organs, 160 acres of farmland, sewing machine and ice box, a nine room house, furniture, a small barn, a large corner lot, lumber, and a canoe motor boat with contact details and locations such as Main St Pine St Market St and Denton A T Tribune and others referenced by initials and addresses.
Several rental notices list furnished rooms on Second Floor Tribune Building and at 718 Main. A modern house at 1217 Johnson and a six room house at 823 S Sixth Street are also advertised. Additional listings include 1725 Mississippi and two single rooms at 618 Cass Street. A long lease is sought for a modern cottage in a central location.
Carpets taken up cleaned and delivered at 3 and 4 cents per yard with satisfaction guaranteed. Rugs made from worn carpets. Oriental Rug Co. 520 Mill St Enos E Johnson Manager. Also La Crosse Rug Co. 109 Main offers carpets taken up cleaned and relaid with satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable prices. G E Birdsell offers cornet and brass instrument instruction with 18 years experience at 420 N 10th La Crosse Wis. Old phone 3621.
La Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co. offers loans to salaried individuals for furniture, planes, horses, and wagons with no removal and no publicity. Located at 322 Main Street upstairs.
The Steamer E. Rutledge can be chartered for excursions. Rates and dates provided by F. J. Fugina of Fountain City Wisconsin.
Christian Schmidt of 539 Berlin Street offers all kinds of painting and training. Architects and superintendents SCHICK and ROTH at Batavian Bank Building are listed with telephone 290, old phone 3411.
Listings include a 2 story 7 room house with factory building and store above with income $900, a lot with two houses at 12384 South for $3100, a 50x172 Main thoroughfare residence for $5000, and other city properties plus an 120 acre farm ten miles away listed by F Klein Insurance and Money to Loan.
Table board or room ads appeal for day work and storage space. An old phone contact and a Market Street address appear. A reader is urged to call Y M C A for reading matter orders with a citywide canvass. Charity prize money offer and savings claim conclude the notice.
Notice for special term of La Crosse County Court on June 30 1908 at 10 a m to hear Lena Retzloff’s application for appointment as administrator of the estate of Frank Retzloff late of La Crosse City deceased. Court order by County Judge John Brindley.
The La Crosse Rubber Mills Company petitions the Circuit Court of La Crosse County Wisconsin to vacate the portion of Wachter's addition lying west of the alley west line in block nine. The filing is dated May 25 1908 and sets the September 8 1908 court opening as the vacation date. Albert P Funk secretary represents the petitioner.
La Crosse county court met on Monday issuing fines totaling 240 dollars. Officials said it was a prosperous day for the court and the county revenue received a notable boost.
Excessive rains hinder spring farming with delays in corn planting and garden work. A dozen travelers from Winona enjoyed supper at Frank Griffin’s home. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J G Tenant of Chicago and guests of Mrs G W Out house. Decoration day turnout and cemetery flowers noted amid rain. Local social rounds include Miss Cottermole concert at M E church and various visits to nearby towns.
Extended local notes from Lansing Iowa cover visitors from Harper's Ferry New Albin Waukon and Du buque plus travel and family events. A Sunday ball game between Postville and Lansing ended 6 to 2 with errors at a critical moment. Other items note upcoming vacations theater plans school graduation and community visits by residents and guests from nearby towns.
The Alma Wisconsin seniors announce their class day program including songs, prophecies, poems, and speeches by Hattie Bataglia Emil Zingg Charles Stohr Irma Parr Pearl Schurg and others. The commencement will be held next Friday night. Visitors and local notices follow with names and brief updates on health travel and visits.
Home grown strawberries are on the market. A B Moll has received a few boxes grown by John Kendall. The berries are the first of the season and Moll expects them for sale by week’s end. The straw berry crop looks promising this year.
August Hamfeld of South Ridge marketed six live hogs in town yesterday. Martin Mundstock of Mormon Coulee brought in a load of hay yesterday morning. Bert Vegelan of La Crescent brought in a load of hay yesterday. He reports crops looking very good especially hay with a heavy crop expected. J Pohlman of South Ridge was in town Monday with two hogs. Frank Meinertz of Mormon Coulee sold a load of hay in town and reports a big hay crop. William Horahan of Pine Creek sold fourteen live hogs to Langdon and Boyd Monday. Lorenz Hafner of South Ridge brought in six hogs sold to Schicht and Parizek. Edward Williams of Pine Creek was in with a load of hay Monday. William Sears sold a load of wool from his farm near Dakota. John Jones of Dakota marketed a load of hogs yesterday. Frank Hafner and William Vegelan of South Ridge brought in two loads of wheat sold to Oehler Mill. George Schlabach of Dresbach was in with a load of hay and says crops look fine and his corn is up ready for cultivation.
Former President Grover Cleveland, looking haggard and weak, arrived at his Princeton home at 7 p.m. yesterday after his long illness and voyage from Princeton New Jersey.
Chicago June 2 sheep fell 5 to 10 cents today while hog prices slipped 5 to 10 cents from yesterday's gains. Cattle stayed steady with light receipts. Cattle 2,000 beeves 6.25 to 7.35. stockers 3.40 to 5.30. Hogs 14,000 light 5.15 to 5.25. heavy 5.40 to 5.60. pigs 4.25 to 5.10. Sheep 17,000 natives 3.25 to 5.15. lambs 4 to 6.25.
Kansas City stock dealers report cattle sales around seven thousand head with steers 5.50 to 7.25, stockers 3.50 to 5.40, hogs ten thousand head five cents lower, bulk 5.30 to 5.50, pigs 4 to 4.40, sheep seven thousand head ten cents lower, muttons 3.85 to 4.40, lambs 5.25 to 6.25.
New York June 2 report shows poultry unchanged and dairy items mostly steady. Butter at 23 reporter notes creamery butter, eggs at 18 percent, cheese creams at 14 percent.
NEW YORK June 2 Londoun trading was mixed this morning with arbitrage brokers selling a bit more than they bought. Union Pacific traded at 150 near recent highs, Reading rose two points, St Paul up 2 1 2 points including opening gain, Northern Pacific to 138 on persistent buying. Other railroad stocks rose fractions to two points. government bonds unchanged.
New York traders expect a favorable government crop report Monday. Anticipated strength in Hill stocks and Harriman issues may lift St. Paul and related rails. Bullish on steel due to a potential shortage, with Amal, A. N. C. and Smelter favored. Reading and Penna buoyant. low priced Rock Island under accumulation. corn weather and planting reports cited with June outlook.
Market prices are quiet today with a favorable crop report and ample supply. Readily available items include cucumbers, apples, oranges, potatoes, cabbage, strawberries, celery, carrots, and oats, with prices quoted by multiple firms. Livestock, poultry, and provisions prices are listed along with oil and hay costs from regional traders.
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