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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
8
Unprecedented piano sale at Berghs with dozens of standard makes. New 1905 model arrivals join a large stock after cancellations and three carloads of pianos. Clear marked prices promise dramatic bargains in the Northwest music trade.
An advertising notice touts 200 instruments from major makers at deep discounts. Names Kimball Kohler Campbell Chickering Weber Conover Price & Teeple and others appear. Pianos priced from 158 to 238 with two year exchange guarantee and easy terms. Sale ends June 16 at Fourth and Jay Streets with evening hours.
Figures from the state board of control show Minnesota’s insane population rising sharply as overall state growth slows. In 1895 the state housed 2,781 inmates for the insane, about one per 566 people, while today the total inmates approach 4,000 with roughly one per 500. The report notes larger institution sizes and higher rates among deaf and feeble minded schools, with varied gains across facilities.
Arrangements were completed for a three game series between the Browns and the Athletics to decide the city championship. The league grounds are donated and a $75 purse is posted by the league association. The first game is set for Sunday afternoon with subsequent games on Sundays when league play is not scheduled.
Printer baseball club manager Josph Kinder arranged with La Crosse league president John Elliott for game time at 10 o clock Sunday morning at the grounds. A large crowd is expected as old scores may be settled. Lineup includes Schroeder Seers Kinder Anderson Richter Poehling Liessenfield Bruhuke Weisbecker Mascott Olson.
A Chicago travel salesman at Stoddard claims Admiral Nebogatoff, captured in the recent naval battle, could not be enriched to a J Pierpont Morgan even if he escaped disaster. He explains Russian name endings like off and sky indicate house lineage and regional origin, and adds censorship would render American dispatches unread in Russia. The salesman and his Russian relatives reportedly favor a new government.
Beloit defeated Oshkosh 5 to 3 in Beloit as teams shift in the state league standings. La Crosse remains close behind Freeport while rain postponed the Green Bay game, affecting the top positions as Menomonee Falls also posted a 14 to 3 win.
John Alexander Dowie is said to plan an invasion of France with a 1000 person French restoration host from Zion City. The effort allegedly aims to capture Paris as a religious pilgrimage, with costs around 200000 dollars funded by Dowie followers.
Hollister promotes Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets as a multiform remedy for constipation indigestion liver kidney troubles pimples eczema impure breath sluggish bowels headaches backaches and general vitality. Sold as tablet form at 35 cents per bar from Hollister Drug Company Madison Wisconsin marketed toward all ages and skin tones.
Clintonville beat Little Chute 2 to 1 in a Sunday ball game. Batteries Clintonville Flanagan and Clarion. Little Chute Verstegen and Vanzeeland. In nearby matches, M. Fryes defeated Waukesha 7 to 1 at the Beach, and Boyd beat Stanley 9 to 6.
Superior announces the upcoming launch of a Sunday morning newspaper named the Superior Star by publishers Superior-Frank E. Spring and Burt Moran. In Janesville, funeral services were held for former Mayor John Thoroughgood with all city officials present. Kenosha hosted the Allied Danish Societies triennial meeting at Central Park with remaining sessions set for Racine next week.
A Doylestown woman and a male New York painter were allegedly abducted by a mob led by the woman's husband. They were taken from a residence three miles north of Doyles town in Columbia County, tarred and feathered in a woods near midnight. The incident could not be confirmed and no complaint was filed.
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