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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement urges healthy kidneys filter impurities from blood and promote food health. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a positive remedy for kidney and bladder diseases and claims it strengthens the system. By O. T. Erhart.
The Burlington railway company considers building a steel bridge across the Mississippi at Lansing to link with the Waukon iron mine. A.Brown of the line reports the mine could hold about twenty million tons, making a 55 year haul with 1 200 ton daily capacity.
Emmet county residents report a grisly find after a hunting dog dragged the head of a well dressed man, about 45, to Lake Monday. The owner followed the dog to a wooded area four miles away and uncovered a headless trunk with no ID. Coroner and deputy sheriff buried the body after exhumation. Murder and robbery are suspected.
Coroner and sheriff find Elling Slotta dead at his Bristow area home with throat slit from ear to ear. A jack knife lies by the bed, blood traces cover the house, and about 175 dollars is found. No local relatives besides an uncle in Fosterville. Jury to hear verdict today.
All Madrid councilmen quit their posts in Boone Indiana after concluding the work required was too time consuming for 50 cents per meeting. With no council left, Madrid faces a dilemma as vacancies cannot be filled without a majority vote to appoint replacements.
The Woodmen from western Wisconsin plan a July 4 celebration in Galesville with a full program. Activities include sunrise salute, band concerts, a big parade, sports events, dinner, forester drills, Royal Neighbors drills, a La Crosse ball game, dancing, a merry go round, moving pictures by Huntley, and refreshments. Major Wadleigh gives the welcome and Mr. Twesme of Madison speaks on woodcraft.
Witnesses recount Orchard’s statements about planning to abduct a friend’s children for a ransom of fifty to sixty thousand dollars. He admits taking money from Paulson, plotting to kill Steunenberg, and triggering a premature bomb explosion after failing to execute several schemes.
The eleventh annual St Joseph Cathedral School commencement is set for June 26 at 7 30 p m Thirty two graduates are named including Alphonse Streicher Aloysius Engelhard Frank Mueller Arthur Roth Carl Geiser Bernard Volz Arthur Root William Schuld Stephen Ross Georgina Hettinger Anna Vollmar Mary Schmelzer Elizabeth Guenther Julia Schulte Mary Neuburg Helen Stangl Asella Munz Florence Williams Mary Roth Teresa Bogner Elizabeth Weismann Emma Wiggert Rose Stuber The program features music drills orations and a valedictory gift bouquet colors red and white patron Guardian Angel.
Harry Rawley, former public baths assistant instructor on Pet Tibbone Island, is selected for the new year. The baths probably won’t open before July due to cool water and weather. FIRST COMMUNION SUNDAY The St. Joseph Cathedral children will have their first communion next Sunday morning with Rev. G Sluyter officiating.
The La Crosse trip featured A A Bentley delivering a holiday mood speech and a festive train journey to Rushford. Notable attendees included Postmaster Tscharner and Congressman Jim Tawney who declined a La Crosse badge to preserve a Minnesota campaign posture.
Laura Schroeder six and Florentine two percent are children of Mr and Mrs Henry Schroeder of 110 South Twelfth street. Laura found her brother amid flames and alerted their mother who rescued him and moved the family to safety. The blaze caused about 500 dollars in damage before the fire department could extinguish it.
The new East avenue bridge in Sparta Wisconsin opened to traffic last week. It is a fifty by twenty foot steel framed structure with twelve concrete piers, brick and concrete roadway, and a new 100 yard walk planned between the two bridges. Builders are Tummerman Brothers of Ontario and Lillie and Mosher of Sparta. Local officials note future wall reconstructions and a safer walk.
In Lansing on June 13 a stenographer for the Hillsdale circuit, Carl E Bailey, had a bill introduced to reduce his salary from 1600 to 1400 dollars a year He argues the smaller circuit justifies the lower pay.
Mrs. James Murphy and sons visited Camp Douglas Wisconsin while Francis McGuffy returned from Mason City Iowa. Rev McComb preached on consecration. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs R A Donalds on Monday June 10. Children’s day at M E church June 16. Miller Bros cut lumber at Ben Cramers. Albert School home from St Paul for a short vacation. Elisabeth Osborne of La Crosse visited the Johnsons. Steamship La Crosse brought flour and feed. D H Baker merchant noted.
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