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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1905
Page
4
A call for residents to display hospitality during a week of conventions in La Crosse. Emphasizes personal effort and a welcoming attitude to ensure visitors have a positive impression of the town and its people. Urges everyone to participate beyond committees.
La Crosse hopes to win the 1906 state Elks convention with a strong delegation leaving for Madison tomorrow. Local boosters urge every Elk to attend, return with the trophy, and celebrate with a town banquet if the effort succeeds. The piece calls for townspeople to wake up the old town and boost heavily this summer. Ramsey is injured Hopkins rheumatism, yet La Crosse leads the league and Eyes turn to the 7:15 a.m. departure and Friday midnight wrap.
La Crosse defeated Oshkosh 4 to 3 in a quick Sunday contest to remain atop the state league. The game featured tight play and late drama as Oshkosh plated three runs in the first, while La Crosse answered with a four-spot later.
At the annual meeting of the Home for the Friendless the following officers were elected: President Mrs. G. C. Hixon, Vice president Mrs. J. S. Medary, Secretary Mrs. F. C. Sutter, Treasurer Mrs. G. Van Steenwyk. Managers for three years include Mrs. R. Reid, Mrs. Henry Gund, Mrs. J. W. y, Mrs. N. D. Allen, Mrs. G. Van twyk, Mrs. A. Platz.
The Printers beat the Barbers 17 to 7 in a lively Sunday morning clash. Spectators witnessed sharp batting, aggressive base running, and quirky umpiring as the Printers claimed decisive victory.
The Athletes held their city title by beating North Side 4 to 0 in a closely contested game. Key plays included Riley’s three bagger with bases loaded in the seventh, followed by Mueller’s hit scoring Riley. Umpire Kinder. Time 1 20. Attendance 400. Owls beat Tegeders Colts 8 to 7. Rulers defeat Victors 14 to 8 with late V ictors runs. Batteries listed for each game.
The Bijou screens a big summer vaudeville program headlined by Sig Franz the unicyclist who aims to loop the loop. H B Riggs offers a cool monologue act, the Evans Trio perform Passing Show, J B Kerr sings None Seems to Love Me Now, Casad and De Verne return with high class comedy, and a sensational The Nihilist film from Russia closes the program.
Mr. C A Sisson of Redfield South Dakota visits La Crosse to attend the Grand Army encampment opening tomorrow. A former La Crosse County man he enlisted with the First Wisconsin Cavalry at the war’s start and left the county twenty years ago for the west. He marvels at La Crosse’s growth noting it is now a real city.
Frank E. Snow Jr. died at St. Margaret’s hospital Hammond Ind five days after a railroad accident on the Indiana Harbor line. He suffered a broken fifth cervical vertebra and was training with the Pioneer Engineering corps at Michigan University. He was brother to Neil Snow and Muir Snow and the remains were sent to Detroit for burial.
General Corbin cites a Manila cablegram from June 4 noting Captain Cromwell Stacey leading eighty men of the Twenty-first Infantry and Philippine Scouts that attacked Pulajanes camp fifteen miles southeast of Catubig Daguhob ends in death for the Samar chief and forty Pulajanes killed with six captured. No American casualties. two wounded. Operations tied to civil authorities.
The Chicago edition reports weekend baseball results across leagues. Saturday shows Philadelphia defeating St Louis 7 to 1 in the National League and Chicago beating Boston 7 to 0. American and minor associations record Detroit and Philadelphia tallies, plus Cleveland and Boston wins, with Sunday rematches and a notable forfeit in Indianapolis.
Land over 60000 acres watered by ditches in the Yellowstone valley west of Billings Montana offers alfalfa potential. Irrigated alfalfa yields 10000 pounds per acre, feeds one steer 400 days, and supports 160 sheep per year on 160 acres. Enclosed pasture and range provide lower outputs. For publications contact C W Mott, Northern Pacific Ry St Paul MN.
The C. M. & St. P. Railroad will sell excursion tickets to the State Convention of Elks in Madison from June 13 to 15. The round trip fare is $5.35 with sale dates June 12 to 14 and return valid until June 16, 1905.
The Chicago and Northwestern railway issues a compact historical volume on Northwest rail history from Indian cession era to modern times. Over one hundred pages cover the various lines forming The Northwestern Line, well printed in sturdy covers and postpaid for ten cents. W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago.
Daily trains begin in Salem at 6 00 a m except Sunday and reach Alton at 10 00 a m and Sioux City at 11 30 a m. Return from Sioux City at 4 00 p m except Sunday, depart Alton at 5 25 p m and arrive in Salem at 9 20 p m.Through service at Alton adds a desirable extension to Northwestern Line operations between Salem and Sioux City.
Excursion tickets to the State Firemen's Tournament at Rice Lake Wisconsin are offered via the Northwestern Line. Tickets go on sale June 20 and 21 with return limit June 24. Apply to agents of Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
A local retailer announces a clearance of high class wall paper to reduce overstocked stock. Special low prices apply to room mouldings plate rails and related interior decor items. Also offered is painting and interior decorating at moderate rates with first-rate workmanship guaranteed.
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