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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
6
An advertisement touts Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills as a non irritating laxative. It claims they stimulate liver and stomach secretions without scour, griping, or weak effects and promote digestion, blood enrichment, and health, priced at 25 cents.
Deputy State Factory Inspector Ira L. Lockney obtained warrants against three alleged violators of the child labor law. Adolph Candrian of Nord Stern company faces charges for employing Helen Henker, 15, without a permit. R B Gelatt of Chronicle company charged for employing Charles Mateski, 15, after 6 pm. Gilbert Skyeland accused of letting his son Edward, 16, work at Gund brewery.
At the evening meeting Mayor Sorensen will be instructed to appoint delegates to the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association convention in St Paul July 12 to 14 and to the state municipal convention at Fond du Lac on the same dates. A long plumbing ordinance with inspector regulations will be introduced and a reading clerk may be hired for council meetings.
In Scranton the physician chemist Dr. F W Lange describes a process that allegedly doubles eight ounces of silver to sixteen ounces of pure silver. He says he cannot turn baser metals into precious metals but can increase silver’s weight, and his story is rapidly gaining attention as a landmark scientific claim.
Six tubercular patients require segregation and one cancer patient needs isolated care at the La Crosse county poor farm. Two girls and the superintendent with his wife run the facility, prompting County Supervisor Oscar Hulberg to push for changes to address severe staff shortages and inadequate patient supervision.
M C Clark manager of the La Crosse Rubber Mills travels east to recruit women for La Crosse factories. He has secured about twenty Boston workers and expects more to join, citing high wages and quick training as incentives for La Crosse girls to enter rubber manufacturing.
The Ulabrand Singing society elected officers including President Ed Engebretson and Vice President P. L. Granum at a North Side hall meeting. Under director Prof. E. O. Forseth the club grows, planning a summer outing June 19 at the French Island shooting range.
Steve Howard faces a preliminary trial in county court this afternoon on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm against Peter Cummings. The alleged incident occurred near Bangor several weeks ago.
Oscar Hedwig, born June 16 1862 in Mormon Coulee and longtime La Crosse grocer, died after a long illness at 9 30 pm at his mother's home on South Sixth Street. He sold his Sixth and Winnebago Street shop to his brother in law Alderman George Bedessem years ago due to poor health. Surviving are his mother, one brother, three sisters and sister Julius Zein of this city. Funeral services will be held at the family home with Rev Henry Andreas officiating. burial at Oak Grove cemetery.
After a days long trial before Judge Higbee the Young will case was decided the court breaking the will. The decedent Dr William M Young of Galesville left an estate worth about 30069. nephew George Gale named principal heir with other relatives receiving bequests. The will was challenged by nephew G Y Freeman and twenty five heirs claiming lack of mind and undue influence following a head injury in 1902. The court set the will aside and ordered commissioners to appraise Trempealeau or Buffalo Drainage land. Capt W A Thompson owns much of the land involved. Ida Johnson of Arcadia was granted a divorce from Leonard A Johnson for cruel and inhuman treatment.
At noon yesterday, F. A. Reiman hosted a luncheon for the YMCA gym handball squad in honor of Physical Director S. A. Boyd who departed La Crosse for Europe to study continental physical training methods. Guests included W. B. Tscharner, Carl Noelke, W. A. Powell, A. C. Gran and F. H. Burgess. The gathering extended God speed and urged a quick return.
Napoleon B. Broward secured the nomination for United States senator over Senator Taliaferro in a Florida primary. The result is viewed as effectively election by many observers, with Broward having a strong showing and Taliaferro expected to win the primaries being considered possible. The nomination is widely discussed across the state.
The Keefe Business College in La Crosse awarded diplomas to 159 graduates the largest class in years. No social exercises due to graduates working in distant cities, as President Miss Rose J. Keefe signed diplomas while students sang the class songs composed for the occasion.
L Gutierrez de Lara testifies before the House Rules Committee accusing Mexican secret agents of persecuting political refugees and alleging U S officers colluded. He recalls imprisonment in Los Angeles on a robbery charge and claims prolonged detention without food while labeled an alien anarchist, with charges eventually dropped.
The speaker details contacting the Mexican president via the ambassador in Washington seeking return to Mexico, but Diaz's rule blocks his return. The claim asserts the president fears a constitutional government resurgence and demands proof of tyranny.
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