Read Hammes Bros. ad and local notices in brief
The item lists a string of social notes and ads including Miss Anna Wisland’s return to Caledonia, appointments and travels of Dr. Geo Powell and others, an afternoon excursion to Winona on the steamer W. W. on June 5 and a Baptist excursion on June 7, along with marriages, property transfers, and local events from La Crosse and surrounding towns.
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Hammes Bros
Winona
Anna Wisland
Caledonia
Minn
Skert
Mormon Coulee Road
Geo. Powell
Stangl
State Street
Arctic Ice and Fuel Co
John Williams
Chicago
Milwaukee
L. D. Cammen
Minneapolis
Otto Gulrud
Waukon
Luther E. Yingst
Weyburn Implement Co
Weyburn, Sask
John Gund Brewing Company
Albert Lea
A. C. Abrahamson
Houston
Robert Isler
Oldphone
C. T. Sortungstad
Mabel
Mary Jacobson
J. M. Turner
Lansing
Iowa
Joseph B. Funke
John L. Drexel
W. B
Merrill
Wis
John Gund Brewing Co
Emma Urmersbach
Rose Harm
Otto Ruprecht
Register of Deeds
Peter Arenz
St. Peter's Catholic Congregation
Washington
Edward Cronon
Circuit Court
Higbee
X. Y. Z. Tribune
E. D. Ruggles
Fourteenth Street
Irving E. Ruggles
W. W
Harold
Adolph Seiler
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Will Powell
Dietz
Charles Good
Ashland
John Vollmar
Florida
Buss
North Eighth Street
Andrew Woesner
Madison
B. Sutter
F. P. Schaumacher
la Crosse Hospital
Roggensack
Rochester
Foot remedy promise for Mrs. IT of Jeffersonville
An advertisement touts TI foot remedy from Walter Lu-Dodge Co claiming it cured sore feet for Mrs IT of Jeffersonville after a second treatment enabled stair descent. It alleges the product cleans pores, relieves pain quickly, and sells at 25 cents per box with mail order offered from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lu- Dodge & Co
Dodge
Chicago
Stranger Dead In Peculiar Westward Case
John Malloy, picked up by Detective McGrath on Fourth and Main waiting for a streetcar to New York, died at La Crosse hospital. He claimed to think he was in New York and could not recall his travel west or how he left New York. He said he had a wife, once traveled on the road, and was 39. After a suspected paralysis in the lockup, he died during the night. Police seek relatives as the body is turned over to Poor Commissioner S L Burdick.
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John Malloy
McGrath
Fourth
Main Streets
New York City
la Crosse Hospital
New York
No Athletes Enter Ripon Meet From La Crosse Team
La Crosse high school will not send any athletes to the Ripon track meet on June 3 after initial consideration of Keeler and Bradish. The only remaining event is the class meet on June 11 which is expected to be fiercely contested.
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Ripon
Keeler
Bradish
la Crosse
Roosevelt in Paris at Bijou Tonight
A film depicting Col. Roosevelt's recent Paris visit arrives ahead of schedule and will be shown at the Bijou tonight. The production reportedly was completed quickly, with clear scenes of Roosevelt's actions in Paris and even his teeth visibly rendered.
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Roosevelt
Paris
BIJOU
Col. Roosevelt
Rooseveltian
Colonel Roosevelt
Teddy
Blitz and Blatz tonic trade tale from street dialogue
A comical exchange about a celery tonic sold by Beyschlag at 503 Main Street. The characters Blitz and Blatz discuss fatigue and appetite, claiming the tonic restores vigor after taking a tablespoonful four times daily, then plan a cafe lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyschlag
Main Street
Blitz
Blatz
Schrank’s Cafe
Frank Wolf Shot In Calf Of Leg
Patrolman Frank Wolf was wounded by an accidental discharge of his revolver at about 3 am near the Pearl street Burlington depot. He rode to the central police station on a bicycle, was taken to St. Francis hospital, and a bullet in the calf was located by X ray. he is resting easily with a flesh wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wolf
St. Francis Hospital
Pearl Street Burlington Depot
Central Police
Egan
Last Meeting of the Season for Campbell Library Club
The Campbell Library club held its final meeting before summer adjournment at Mrs. Mary Tabaster’s home. Nearly all members attended as 11 a.m. roll call used Mark Twain quotes, then lectures on Queen Victoria, The Victorian Age, Browning and Tennyson comparisons, Thomas Gray, In a Country Church Yard, and Enoch Arden, with adjournment until September.
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Campbell Library Club
Mary Tabaster
Mark Twain
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth Fatz
Mary Dawson
Tennyson
Browning
L. B. Cox
H. T. Richmond
Albert Hauser
Thomas Gray
W A. Tripp
Mary Kinney
Tennyson and
Wadsworth
Minnie Moe
Enoch Arden
William Hartley
Local Items From Wisconsin and Minnesota Activities
Minn guest stays with Mrs. Frank Bull for a few days. Attorney Frank Winter at his farm near Pray Wis after attending a suit at Black River Falls, not returning before Sunday. La Crosse Lodge 300 BPOE to meet Thursday June 2 at 8 pm. Reinhold Herman sold to Carl Fleishmann property in Van Wormer’s addition West Salem for 1350 dollars.
Conover and Russell Hike Through Western Wisconsin
President A. D. Conover of the Wisconsin state board of control and architect Howland Russell of Milwaukee complete a 150 mile hike visiting county and state institutions in western Wisconsin. They started in Madison last Saturday and journeyed to Prairie du Lac Baraboo Richland Center Viroqua Sparta West Salem and La Crosse before returning by train. Conover, UW graduate 1874, has served as civil engineering professor and railroad commission consultant. Russell gained early fame as an endurance hiker in Europe.
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A. D. Conover
Wisconsin State Board of Control
Howland Russell
Milwaukee
Madison
Prairie du Lac
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Richland Center
Viroqua
Sparta
West Salem
la Crosse
Conover
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Russell
Miss Mildred Moore and Julius Burke Betrothal
Miss Mildred Moore and Julius Burke wed Saturday evening at the Moore home in Onalaska. The ceremony was in quiet fashion with Rev. Stevens officiating and Mendelssohn music. A wedding supper followed and guests included relatives and friends, with gifts noted as many. The couple planned a trip to Wynona and later Edmonton, in Canada, where the groom conducts business.
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Mildred Moore
Julius Burke
Abel Moore
Onalaska
Rev. Stevens
M. E. Church
Orlando Hegge
Millbright
Aldrich
Burke
Luella
Lillian Burke
Albert
William Burke
Celia Moore
Evans
Soult
Hartley Rand
Able Moore
Sidney and
Byron Moore
Harvey
Dinner Honors Bride-To-Be Bertha Stritt
Mr and Mrs John Wiggert hosted a six o clock dinner at 1029 South Fifth Street Sun day in honor of Miss Bertha Stritt who will wed John G Wiggert on June 15 An evening of music and games followed the meal
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John Wiggert
South Fifth Street
Bertha Stritt
John G. Wiggert
Coffee honor for Miss Marie Wheeler by Miss Eleanor Marston
Miss Eleanor Marston entertained this afternoon with an informal coffee in honor of Miss Marie Wheeler. The gathering reflected a gracious social welcome and featured light refreshments as guests chatted.
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Eleanor Marston
Marie Wheeler
YWCA Chicken Pie Supper Draws Large Attendance
The chicken pie supper at the rooms of the Y M C A last evening was well attended with two hundred or more present. The Eastern Star held a card party at Masonic temple with light refreshments served. Mrs. William Funke Mrs. S Y Hyde Jr and Miss Eleanor Funk traveled to Minneapolis. Mrs Kate Hardy Dickson and daughter visiting Eugene Oregon stay with Mr and Mrs Albert Hardy. Minnie Dummer hosted a small gathering for Irene Rosenberg of Ryder South Dakota.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
William Funke
S. Y. Hyde, Jr
Eleanor Funk
Minneapolis
Kate Hardy Dickson
Eugene, Ore
Slipper-Stealing Scene Stuns Majestic Audience
Miss Frankie Drew, balloon act at the Majestic theater, laments a male patron snatching her slippers during the performance. Ralph Forbes was later named as the suspect seen concealing the footwear, though Drew declined to press further action.
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Frankie Drew
Majestic Theater
Miss Drew
Papa
Ralph Forbes
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate to Three Percent
London reports the Bank of England reduced its discount rate from 4 percent to 3 percent. The previous level had been in place since March 17.
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London
Bank of England Today
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