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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
24
Classified notices show Moler Barber College seeking female workers for dressmaking sewing and shop help, plus ED-competent positions for a girl, a cook, and multiple rental listings. Also listings for furnished rooms and houses for rent, plus a modern cottage to rent with long lease inquiry.
C S Van Auken at 328 Pearl Street quotes tornado insurance fees of four dollars per thousand for three years and six dollars per thousand for five years.
Reed Allen Realty Co. led by manager Wm. Tisch at 533 Main St in La Crosse Wisconsin invites home seekers and investors to discuss Panhandle Texas farmland. They offer to pay your travel fare to view properties.
Classified brief lists furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 311 So 5th and a nurse position via 149 So 9th. Also seeks child care for two households at 322 North 11th Street.
Sealed proposals will be received June 20, 1908, at 2 p.m. for purchase of La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy bonds. Fifty bonds of 1000 dollars each, five percent interest, maturing after ten years. Bids to be addressed to the County Clerk, La Crosse, Wisconsin, with delivery in La Crosse. Dated May 28, 1908.
Stanley Ketchell of Grand Rapids won the decision over Billy Papke of Kewanee after ten furious rounds at the Milwaukee Hippodrome before about 6000 fans. Ketchell controlled the action with aggressive, precise punching, finishing with a solid left and right to Papke’s jaw in the tenth.
Baseball score summary listing long extra inning results with teams Chicago Cubs New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati, detailing runs hits and errors across multiple city games, including pitcher and battery pairings for each contest.
In St Louis the Chicago team lost 2 7 2 to 19 2 with Walsh Sullivan Shaw Powell and Stephens used as pitchers. Detroit saw Boston lose 2 9 1 while Detroit scored 1 run on 6 0. Cleveland beat New York 10 8 2 with Manning Blair Bergen Bemis on mound.
Miss Palma Rohrer returns from La Crosse business college while Eddie Schultz visits from Winona. A Waumandee picnic draws locals, Dr Belitz heads to a Chicago medical convention via Alma. Charles Knospe to wed Olivia Bollinger at the Lutheran church with a Rose Valley reception. Graduates of 1908 named: Raymond Guettinger Elmer Rohrer Johnnie Lindrud John Bollinger.
In Milwaukee RHE Kansas City defeated Milwaukee 9 to 2 with Batteries Dougherty Beville Swann and Sullivan. In Indianapolis RHE Indianapolis beat Toledo 9 to 5 with Durham Malloy Livingston Howley West and Land contributing.
In Lansing Iowa on June 5 a mill hand discovered nails driven into logs, a likely act of sabotage that could have endangered workers. Local officials have not identified the culprit or motive. The page notes various town visits, upcoming church service, a school heating project, river flooding risk, and recent social events.
Genoa Wisconsin residents Mr and Mrs Frank Gillette and children visited relatives in New Albin Iowa over the weekend. Miss Iverson from Brownsville Minnesota is visiting George Kimble and family. Eddie Kimble was ill with tonsillitis and went to De Soto to see Dr Stephens. Frank Gillette is remodeling his launch the Norman B. Frank Firohock, employed at La Moille Minnesota, spent Sunday at home with his family.
The piece jokes about officials on special trains and pay cuts for section hands. It notes recurring alcohol talk by a moderate drinker while tossing witty exchanges among the Wise Guy, Simple Mug, and references to a Pittsburg millionaire. The humor hinges on familiar old stereotypes and a sun in Pittsburg remark.
In Chicago on June 5 cattle prices slipped 10 to 20 cents while sheep advanced and hogs held firm. Beeves ranged 6.50 to 7.75 dollars, stockers 2.50 to 5.54. Hogs: light 5.10 to 5.55, heavy 5.25 to 5.55, pigs 4.20 to 5.10. Sheep were strong natives 3 to 4.90, lambs 4 to 6.0.
Kansas City from June 5 shows cattle two thousand head strong with steers $5.25 to $7.40 and stockers $3.50 to $5.50. Hogs fourteen thousand steady with bulk $5.20 to $5.40 and pigs $4 to $4.60. Sheep three thousand steady with muttons $4 to $4.50 and lambs $5 to $6.25.
New York June 5 Poultry steady Butter 24s Eggs 19 1 2 cents Cheese 14 3 4 cents. Unchanged market for dairy and poultry products with no notable price shifts reported.
New York reports active trading with initial advances then declines after Roosevelt denial of using his name at the Republican convention. Stocks regained most losses to show minor gains. government bonds unchanged. Crop notes from Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, and Mississippi describe heavy rains, floods, and high rivers affecting wheat and cotton, with warnings of higher values ahead.
Dr J L Callahan has just received a new roadster and test driven it today. The car features an 87 horsepower engine and is guaranteed to reach 50 miles per hour. Described as one of the latest models, it is said to be among the fastest machines in the city.
A jury acquitted Bird Cooper on murder charges in the Lettie Bond case, but a mob lynched him last night. Bullet-riddled body found, white man Ben Bankman spared. The killings followed a year-old incident in which a bullet killed Mrs Bond and her baby as she rocked them to sleep.
Mrs Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of W J Bryan was nominated as delegate at large to the state democratic convention to be held at Glenwood Springs June 15 She will head the Denver county delegation and was named by the county convention which endorsed her father for the presidency but did not instruct for him This may lead to Leavitt becoming a delegate to the democratic national convention.
A brief essay-like note urges readers to leverage existing resources and plan ahead. It hints at collaborative efforts and strategic thinking to address forthcoming challenges, underscoring the need for practical steps, coordination, and prudent preparation.
Market reports show no change in prices while crops benefit from very favorable weather after a long rain. The notes include detailed quotations from Listman Mill Co. and Hawley Com. on flour, grain, meats, dairy, eggs, vegetables, and other farm goods, reflecting a hopeful outlook for a big year ahead.
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