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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
2
Community notes from McGregor Iowa with funeral attendances, a bridge construction accident in Arch Gilbert's family, graduations in Sullivan Opera House, lodging and travel updates including Miss Leona Fette and Miss Leona Widman, multiple visits from relatives, and local society events.
Mrs. Sidney Bean of Beach North Dakota arrived for a visit with friends. Dr W Ford and wife of Norwalk were guests here last week. Miss Margaret Withy of Horicon spent Sunday with Kathryn and Gertrude Madden. Mr Paulus and Miss Barry were in town Saturday. Harry Longwell returned from Bowman North Carolina. Miss Tillien Jackson of Tomah visited. Mr Chinook and Sarah Jones auto toured to Bangor. George Perry of Norwalk stayed several days. Senior class went to Trout Falls for a class picnic. Einar Pederson of Cashton attended commencement. Mrs Chas McFadden, visiting Tomah relatives, returned home. Edwin Finnerty of Tomah was a Sparta caller.
Commencement week plans include a senior reception in the gym marking a first time tradition for the graduates. Rev Louis Magin will deliver the baccalaureate at the Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow evening to open the week. Sophomores host a reception Wednesday, class day Thursday, and diplomas Friday at the La Crosse theater for 76 graduates, followed by the junior prom at Germania Hall completing the festivities.
The Barnum and Bailey circus plans a three mile morning parade in La Crosse on Friday June 23 costing $1,000,000 to recreate. The display features 1280 people 40 elephants 700 horses 20 camels and 500 animals across five trains and fourteen acres of grounds with costumes from Paris laces from Ireland and tents housing a 400 performer show and the world’s largest main tent.
Rev Hilton Baker of the First Spiritualistic church of this city killed himself in Hamilton Ontario. He had recently moved from Elyria Ohio hoping to find work as a medium to support his ill mother. Police say worry over unemployment led to the tragedy.
In Boston on June 12 a notable array of speakers discussed corrections and related reform at the National Conference, addressing issues facing fathers and families in the public sphere.
At a fourth annual joint banquet of the Lincoln-Douglas and Wendell-Phillips debating societies at La Crosse High School, Professor L P Benezet announced Homer W Leach will join the faculty next year to coach forensics and oratory. Miss May Dunn may also be secured to coach, boosting the program alongside athletic emphasis. the event featured toastmasters, impromptu talks, and a large banquet prepared by the domestic science department.
One disease that is incurable is when a man is proud of his wits. Some men seem to think they can pass as a credit to society so long as they stay just short of murder.
Colonel Joseph Garrard, commandant at Fort Myer, denies ill will toward Jews and contends papers in the Bloom case were stolen from the post. He defends his reprimand by President Taft tied to his adverse report on Bloom’s army conversion aspiration.
Henry S. Shermer assistant treasurer of the Savings Fund Society of Germantown hurls himself from the Walnut Lane bridge in Fairmount Park to the road 175 feet below. Bank heads report Shermer’s affairs in first class condition.
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