Rubber Mills Defeat Majestics 9 to 1 in Softball Showdown
La Crosse Rubber Mills defeated the Majestics 9 to 1. Pitcher W. Blank struck out 16 while Walters fanned 8 for the Majestics. Key plays included Kelly's three-base hit and a one handed catch by Kveny. Rubber Mills now own 9 wins in 11 games.
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la Crosse Rubber Mills
Majestics
W. Blank
Walters
Kelly
Kveny
al Olson
Blank
Rubber Mills
Wal
Keller
BS F Walters
Kely
Anderson
Exel
Olson
Gatterdam High Shoots Record at Island Drill
The Sharpshooters club held a regular shoot on Tange island. Dr E A Gatterdam led with 220 on the king targets and 61 on union. John Rusche scored 217 62 and Carl Rathke 199 62.
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Tange
E. A. Gatterdam
Union
Gatterdam
King
E. A. Gotterdam
John Costley
John Rusche
Woodmen Parade Seeks Auto Donations for Picnic
The Woodmen committee asks La Crosse auto owners to lend cars for a Thursday parade starting about 10 30 am. A river parade by the La Crosse Motor Boat Club may follow, possibly at 7 pm after supper. Final arrangements to be set at an evening meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
L. Kleeber
Frank Sisson
B. C. Smith
Cc. A. Hunt
Miss Valentine Weds John Francis Stevenson in Washington
Announcement of Miss Valentine daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Valentine marrying John Francis Stevenson of Nome Alaska at Monohon Washington on Friday May 27 The bride was a popular local young woman with many friends The groom is a prosperous Nome businessman and they will reside in Nome
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Merdeth Bell Valentine
B. B. Valentine
North Side
John Francis Stevenson
Nome
Alaska
Monohon
Wash
Firemen Granted Wage Increase Across Western Railroads
Locomotive firemen on forty nine western railroads win a wage rise of roughly 7 to 14 percent, about 60 percent of their December demands, and the settlement is sent to arbitration under the Erdman act. Some 25 000 union men are affected though all firemen on the roads receive the increase. about 32 000 workers are employed on these lines. Most local firemen belong to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and will be influenced by the raise.
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Western
B. L
Death of Alice King and City Burials
Alice R. King eighteen months old dies from brain injury at 804 Gould street. Body to Decorah, Iowa, for burial tomorrow afternoon. Also reported is the funeral of Mrs. George Kendall at 1449 Caledonia street, with Rev. A V Ingham officiating and interment in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Alice R. King
Siegel King
Gould Street
Decorah
Kendall
George Kendall
Caledonia Street
A. V. Ingham
Dwyer
Oak Grove
Worth Side In Brief
Mixed local notes include visits from Mrs. John Dandertson of St Paul and Miss Anna Saley of Bangor. Upcoming weddings announced for May 27 in Monahan Washington and Nome Alaska, with Miss Merdeth Valentine and John Francis Stevenson. Fire crews responded to a small blaze near the plow works while trains and club shoots are also mentioned. Interment recorded at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Anna Saley
Bangor
Monahan
Wash
Merdeth Valentine
John Francis Stevenson
Valentine
la Crosse
Nome
Alaska
Walter West
St. Paul
C. F. West
Avon Street
J. S. McElderry
Washington, D. C
A. L. Ryser
Charles Street
Bina Keaveny
Sparta
Ohn Keaveny
Central Station
No. 2
Milwaukee
French Island Range
Oregon to vote on prohibition in November
Oregon to vote statewide on prohibition in November. Hop growers, central to Oregon’s economy as the first U.S. hop producer, fear crop futures may suffer if prohibition gains ground. Prohibition workers urge alternative, profitable crops while prices for the coming crop influence farmer attitudes.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Robbery at Merrillas Post Office Sparks Manhunt
United States Court Commissioner Alfred Harrison issued warrants for five men suspected of looting the Merrillas post office. A posse led by Sheriff Lan ning of Jackson county engaged in a gun battle. one robber was shot and captured while four others escaped. The raid yielded $1,000 in currency and $500 in stamps. The suspects fled on an Elroy train, later pursued three miles south of Black River Falls, where the wounded robber was captured and the loot recovered. Identity of the men remains unknown.
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United States
Alfred Harrison
Merrillas
Lanning
Jackson County
Sofe
Elroy
Black River Falls
Funeral Held for Myron H. Tate in Local Church
Funeral services for Myron H. Tate were conducted Friday at the Congregational church with Reverend Batchelor presiding and Masons in charge. Tate, born March 29, 1882, in this village, worked as cashier at a local bank before moving to La Crosse for business college, later joining the La Farge bank as assistant cashier and stockholder, and since leaving the bank over a year ago he has traveled in the west seeking the next venture.
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Congregational Church
Batchelor
Masons
Myron H. Tate
Viola
la Crosse
Bank of
N. H. Burger
la Farge
la Farge Bank
G. E. Tate
L. E. Calkins
Myron
West
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