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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
11
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Miss Chloe G Hudson returns from Caledonia while Miss Anna Lamm arrives from Winona. Miss May Rice, a former Ames Indiana teacher, comes home from Ames. Harmony ball team defeats La Crosse Athletics 10 to 3. Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua opens in Cresco July 5 featuring Royal Hungarian Orchestra led by Louis Lipski. Mr and Mrs Frank Wickett and son Don visit Decorah last week. H H Val returns home from Kenyon Minnesota on business.
Harry S. Tarskee admitted obtaining money under false pretenses after claiming a $160 promissory note and a large board bill were due from landlord John Kelley on May 17. The note was mythical. He pleaded guilty before Judge John Brindley and was jailed for sixty days unless $50 bail plus costs are posted.
Rockport Kentucky June 11 Clay Smith 25 married is in Muhlenburg jail charged with murdering M G Kimble father of the girl he is said to have betrayed. Lynching fears rise as police reveal letters urging the girl to kill her father to prevent revenge. The girl refused and police say Smith planned to kill Kimble himself. Smith's wife is the girl’s sister.
Wanted items list includes a direct current motor of 7 to 8 horsepower at 110 volts from Wisconsin Pearl Button Co. Also seeks a night watchman or janitor position with new phone 1061 Red or 908 eeer to call.
Hendrick recounts Marathon origins from 490 B C to a modern prize sport. He notes the exact 26 miles 385 yards distance, ancient heroism, and Miltiades defeat of Darius. The piece details 1896 adoption, 1909 professionalization, and leaders Henri St Yves and John J Hayes with Pietri in the mix.
In Columbus on June 11 a brewery hostler Chas Elbert was charged after buying government property socks and shoes from a soldier at the Columbus barracks. He was indicted convicted and fined $1,250 which he paid.
The New York stock market opened with notable strength, gains across leading issues from fractions to over a point. Northern Pacific rose 1 1/2, Great Northern up nearly a point, Union and Southern Pacific about a point, with mixed actions in preferred shares. Trading showed professional character, western buying notably in Reading, some early advances reversing later, while government bonds held steady and Consolidated Gas and Cotton Oil led midday advances.
Kansas City Missouri cattle hog and sheep receipts show steady to slightly lower trends. Native steers fetch 5 to 7 dollars, hogs 7.30 to 7.55, and sheep 4 to 6. Lambs reach 6.50 to 8.75 while west coast and Texas stockers vary across price bands. Union Stock Yards reports 1500 cattle 26000 hogs and 7000 sheep with mixed but steady to weak movements.
Creamery butter rose a cent on the wholesale market to 26 to 28 cents. Multiple fruit and produce items listed with prices, including strawberries at 3.00 per 24 half-box, lemons 2.50, bananas 1.50, pineapples 2.76 to 7.50 per crate, cabbage 2.60, and potatoes 1.75 per bushel. Flour, feed, dairy products, and various meats and provisions priced. quotes from Listman milling Co, Ice Cream & Butter Co, Thomas & Phalon, Langdon & Bo, and Rawley Co. Co. show ranges for wheat, barley, hogs, cattle, chickens, and lard.
Chicago dairy and poultry prices report cheese at 13 1 2 to 14 1 2 cents, butter creamery extras at 26 1 2 cents, eggs firsts at 20 cents, poultry turkeys 14 to 14 1 2 cents, fowls 13 1 2 cents, ducks 14 1 2 cents, geese 8 to 9 cents.
Chicago market report lists cash wheat prices across grades from No 2 red at 1 50 to 1 60 and No 3 red 1 52 to 1 55, through No 3 spring 1 26 to 1 29, with cash corn and oats bids per grade. No 2 white corn at 77 cents, No 2 yellow 76 to 76 3 4 cents, and cattle prices for cash oats 59 1 2 to 60 cents.
The Chicago grain market opened weak on June 11 with July wheat 1 8 cent below the previous close and July corn 1 4 cent lower, opening at 72 3 4. July oats fell 53 1 3 1 4 cents, with noon trading showing little change. Wheat and corn held steady through the forenoon while oats continued to drift lower, ending with numerous ups and downs and a net downtrend for the day.
New York reports after a night of heavy seas off Fire Island Shoal rescuers tug boats continued efforts to free the large liner Antonio Lopez. Weather worsening, authorities fear loss if she remains stuck.
Livestock receipts at Union Stock Yards Illinois on June 10 show cattle totaling about 5 000 with steady to mixed prices across categories. Hogs receipts around 25 000 with varying bids by grade and weight. Sheep receipts near 10 000 with steady demand and price ranges for natives Westerns and lambs.
Cattle receipts 4500 steady with Beeves 5.10 to 7.15 Texans and westerns 4.65 to 6.25 stockers 3.60 to 5 cows and heifers 2.50 to 6.30 halves 5 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 20090 steady with light 7.0 to 7.45 Yorkers 7.30 to 7.35 mixed 7.10 to 7.60 heavy 7.20 to 7.65 pigs 6 to 6.90. Sheep receipts 10000 weak natives 4 to 6.50 western 4.23 to 6 lambs natives 6 to 8.40 western 6.25 to 8.60.
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