Alpha Phi Pi Elects Officers for Next Fall
Society meeting nominates Lottie Graf Spar Vice Blanche Odell Grand Rapids Carrie Peckham Sparta Mabel Matteson for roles. Weekly meetings debated. seniors to be replaced after June 22 with elections in September. Class play “As You Like It” directed by Adele Rankin with J Clark Householder managing venue likely Myrick Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Phi Pi
Gertrude Dickens
Lottie Graf
Spar
Blanche Odell
Manston
Carrie Peckham
Grand Rapids
Mabel Matteson
Sparta
Adele Rankin
Venice
J. Clark Householder
Myrick Park
Catholic Church and the Negro Mass Meeting
Catholics and non-Catholics white and colored are invited to a grand mass meeting on Thursday June 8 at St Marys School Hall. Capt L C Valle organizer of the Catholic Colored Mission in Milwaukee and editor of The Catholic Truth magazine will lecture on the subject. Rev Dr Condon will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's School Hall
L. C. Valle
Catholic Colored Mission
Milwaukee
Catholic Truth
Last La Crosse Normal baseball game vs Gale College
The La Crosse normal baseball team plays Gale college of Galesville at League park Friday at 3 30 PM in the season finale. Veterans of the pedagogue team near retirement are highlighted as the key draw for the crowd. The day also includes a Y W C A devotional meeting and planning for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles—Roy Huber
Orlando—Lee Griffin
le Beau
Orion Nelson
Oliver—Louis Schmitz
Adam—Rollo McMahon
Jacques—Chester Newton
Touchstone
Amund Olson
William——Mary Taylor
Sylvius
Minnie Knight
Duke
Fake report alarms boaters on Hatfield Dam hoax
A false long distance call purporting from Hatfield warned Joe Spears that the Hatfield Dam had failed and urged notifying boat house owners of a river rise. Ferris of Water Power says the dam is normal with no danger. Mrs. Spears suspects a hoax voice. the operator found no Hatfield calls yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Joe Spears
Water Power Company
Ferris
Spears
Honest Saying Prompts Debate on Value of Truthfulness
A pithy proverb states honesty pays twice as well as half honesty, prompting readers to weigh the practical benefits of truthfulness in daily dealings.
Bijou Visit Notes and Local Gossip Items
Local social notes list Miss Angie Frommes traveling to Winona for Frommes Chemical Company business and various residents visiting relatives. The column records medical professionals, car bargains, hotel stays, lost umbrella, garden fete at YWCA, berry pickers requests, and upcoming Harp Orchestra event. Several residents depart for Genoa, Cashton, and Dorchester with short visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Angie Frommes
South Seventh Street
Winona
Frommes Chemical Company
Geo. Powell
Joe Smith
J. F. Lapitz
Minneapolis
Dietz Auto Company
Charles F. Moll
Milwaukee
W.I. League
Tribune
L. E. Kleeber
Free Employment Bureau
Sparta
R. Emberson
Genoa
R. Cass
Caghton
Wis
la Crosse
South Sixth
O. Helliker
Mabel
Minn
W. A. Oldenburg’s
la Crescent
Oscar Metgard
Cashton
G. P. Bumpt
Dorchester
Gateway City
T. Langstad
North Bend
Jefferson Hotel
John Della
Adams
Maeder Harp Orchestra
Linker
M. Gmeiider
Spring Valley
Anton Florian
J. O. Paulsen
E. O'Connor
Wykoff
W. F. Balsford
New Albin
A. Paulson
Red Wing
E. Langen
St. Paul
La Crosse Hospital Association Annual Meeting Notice
Notice of annual meeting for La Crosse Hospital Association members to be held at the hospital on Thirteenth and Badger streets in La Crosse on June 12, 1911 at 7 39 p m for director elections and other business. Secretary Chas H Schweizer will oversee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearson
Pearson
The
la Crosse Hospital Association
Thirteenth and
Badger Streets
City of
la Crosse
Chas. H. Schweizer
Notice to Water Consumers Restrictions Begin
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS On account of shortage of water no sprinkling will be allowed until further notice. By order of BOARD OF FIUBLIC WORKS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Fiublic Works
Whiz Tag Week Promotes Home Distribution in La Crosse
A local blitz promotes Whiz soap as every La Crosse home receives a Whiz tag. The tag costs 5c and offers a 10c can, with a Rogers silverware premium via coupon. Mechanics praise Whiz for hand cleaning and household use, promising a free silverware set through a club offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Rogers
Open Air Cookoff Debate Between Miss Reynolds and Mr Buttles
Mrs M M Buttles claims her civil war veteran husband cannot cook while challenging Miss Lucille Reynolds, a domestic science teacher, to an outdoor bread focused cooking contest at the Alaska Agricultural School. She predicts Reynolds will win easily and says the date will be set within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Buttles
Lucille Reynolds
Onalaska
Boy Pirates Overpower Harbor Kill Two in Germany
German harbor police chal lenged two 16 year old youths who killed a schooner owner and planned a piracy expedition. They used stolen money to buy rifles and ammunition, boarded a fishing schooner, forced the owner to swim ashore, then shot him and dumped the body. Police boarded the vessel, overpowered the youths, and arrested them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuxhaven
Germany
Grandmother Is a Hit in Boston Theater Debut
Mrs. George A. Hibbard widow of Boston's former mayor drew praise from critics after debuting in The Chorus Lady as Sylvia Simpson. A full house packed the theater with Boston fans eager to see her act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
George A. Hibbard
Sylvia Simpson
Hibbard
Romance to end with Navajo chief wedding in Boston
Loretto Colombo, who met Wolf Wanna as a 13 year old on the plains, will marry the full blooded Navajo chief and Carlisle graduate in Boston tonight. Miss Colombo previously lived in San Antonio Texas where the couple met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Plains
Loretto Colombo
Wolf Wanna
Carlisle
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Gaspard and Family
The Gaspard family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy shown after their bereavement.
Mrs Schall Hosts Dinner for Twenty-Five Couples
Last evening Mrs. A. W. Schall entertained twenty five couples at a dinner. Guests included Messrs and Mesdames Thwing Irving Ruggles Walter Woods C N Dunham W A Pryor E R Burke Prof and Mrs Engleman Dr and Mrs Kinnear Dr and Mrs Bradfield Miss Irene Baker and Wallace Schall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schall
A. W. Schall
Messrs. and Mesdames Thwing
Irving Ruggles
Walter Woods
C. N. Dunham
W. A. Pryor
E. R. Burke
Engleman
Kinnear
Bradfield
Irene Baker
Wallace Schall
Germania Outing at Bob White Cottage
Mrs. C. Bayer entertained the Germania Society ladies today at the Bob White cottage for a social gathering and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bayer
The
Germania Society
Bob White
Louise Waecker Weds Henry Nein In Quiet Home Ceremony
Miss Louise Waecker daughter of Mrs. Caroline Waecker and Henry Nein married yesterday at the bride’s mother’s home. Rev Julius Gamm of the German Lutheran church officiated in a small gathering of relatives. The couple left for Milwaukee and Chicago and will reside at 125 West avenue south after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Waecker
Caroline Waecker
Henry Nein
Julius Gamm
German Lutheran Church
Rowena Circle to Meet
Rowena circle of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held its regular meeting in Linker hall Tuesday afternoon. A progressive cinch was played and prizes were awarded to Mesdames Boucher Lee Seger and That ro. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowena Circle
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Linker Hall
Boucher
Lee
Seger
Thatro
Japanese garden party at Y W C A promises summer highlight
Mrs. Wallace leads preparations for tomorrow's YWCA garden party with 140 participants expected. Bessie Cutting visits Rev Shute’s family in Bismarck North Dakota. Today marks Ladies Day at the Country Club and the Presbyterian excursion on the W W yesterday drew a large, enjoyable crowd amid ideal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Iss Bessie Cutting
Rev. Shute
Bismarck
N. D
Country Club
W. W
Portland Elects Mayor in Primary Victory for Bushlight
Complete returns show A. G. Bushlight, Republican primary candidate, elected mayor of Portland over incumbent Joseph Simon who ran as an independent. Bushlight led by about 3,000 votes with George H. Thomas finishing a distant third, a win seen as support for the primary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
A. G. Bushlight
Joseph Simon
Rushlight
George H. Thomas
Low fare summer tours to seashore resorts advertised
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces low fare summer tours from Washington to Atlantic City and other seashore resorts, plus New York, Boston and New England points. Tickets on sale daily until September 30 with long return limit and liberal stop over privileges. Consult nearest ticket agent or contact R C Haase in St Paul or B N Austin in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic City
New York
Boston
New England
R. C. Haase
St. Paul
B. N. Austin
Chicago
Suffrage Bill Heads For House Debate In Hartford
The municipal women suffrage bill, passed by the state senate, is on the house calendar for debate today. Previous sessions saw the senate oppose suffrage while the house favored it, and experts predicted history would be reversed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
State Senate
House
Senate
Milwaukee Mayor Vetoes Moose Carnival Privilege Bill
Mayor Seidel vetoed a socialist commission council resolution granting street privileges for a Moose carnival. The council narrowly overrode the veto in an unanimous vote, the first such occurrence in his administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Seidel
Socialist Commission Council
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
A vintage ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming it restores color and health to hair, removes dandruff, and promotes growth. It is offered at fifty cents per bottle and sold by druggists, with O T Erhart as special agent at 520 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
O. T. Erhart
Main Street
Charlie the First Chimp Leads Circus bicycle Act
Charlie the First, Dr. Buchanan's chimpanzee, featured by Barnum and Bailey in La Crosse on Friday June 23. The animal displays humanlike skills from dining and sleeping to playing piano, sewing, and riding a bicycle, fueling claims of a divine mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Charlie the
Africa
Dr. Buchanan
Buchanan
London
Darwinian Mistake Exhibition Travels to America
Scientists and doctors from England and the continent converged to see the animal. The consensus called it the exemplification of a Darwinian mistake of nature. Dr. Buchanan organized its American arrival via Barnum and Bailey’s networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Continent
Buchanan
America
Men Take Jobs Picking Berries
Judge Leonard Kleeber of the free employment bureau says berry picking, once done mainly by women, is likely to be taken by men this year. An ad in The Tribune invited girls to Sparta for picking, but only one girl answered. He notes many men and boys seek the work, often earning $2.00 to $2.50 daily, while girls are already employed in factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kleeber
Free Employment Bureau
the Tribune
Sparta
Kleeber
Runaway Horse Turmoil Hits North Tenth Street
A Hilliker and Riley contractor horse went runaway yesterday on North Tenth street. The horse pulled a buggy, collided with a hitching post, and fell breaking the harness. It ran several more blocks before being stopped with no one aboard. Loose boards under the wagon may have spooked it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilliker and Riley
North Tenth Street
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ICE Cream and Butter Company
GEO. Bahnert
Johnson St
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Amiens
Sam Slogey
Stearns
Stearns’ Electric Paste CO
Ill
the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reeman Exclusive Garment Store
Fifth and Main Streets
Oscar Houce
Elgin
Waltham, Illinois
W. T. Irvine Jeweler and
Cays Buttles
Will
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Majestic
James Kerr
Walter Goetzinger
Matinee
Charlie I
BIG Circus
H. C. Evenson
Eyesight Specialist
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