Wisconsin Legislature Ends Longest Session to Date
Madison dispatch reports the 1905 Wisconsin legislative session closed after the longest and most bill laden period in state history. The railroad rate commission bill dominated debates, with the Senate delaying and the Assembly pushing La Follette era measures to adjourn sine die Saturday after executive approvals and remaining formalities.
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Robt
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Railroad Rate Commission
Senate Railroad Commission
E. Knoff
Senate
Assembly
Railroad Commission
Insurance firms must settle with insured policyholders
The Wisconsin senate approved Commissioner Host’s bill requiring mutual life companies to distribute surpluses to policyholders at least once every five years, overturning an 1871 rule. The change, affecting about 40 million dollars in Wisconsin and 348 million nationwide, may alter deferred dividend policies and mark a major shift in the life insurance industry.
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Wisconsin
Host
Minnesota Odd Fellows Meet in St Paul Session
The Minnesota state grand lodge of Odd Fellows opened sessions in St Paul with the grand encampment at the capitol. Officers from North and South Dakota attended as delegates. Governor Johnson and Mayor Smith to speak, with grand master election and bylaw amendments on the agenda. An excursion to Northfield for the hospital dedication and visits to the Odd Fellows home were planned.
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Minnesota
State
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
St. Paul
Capitol
Rebekah Assembly
Minnehaha Hall
Odd Fellowws
Fifth
Wabasha
Supreme Lodge
Sire E. S. Conway
Chicago
Harvey J. Rice
Huron
S. D
North
South Dakota
Old Capitol
John A. Johnson
Robert A. Smith
State Organization
George Meyer
Minneapolis
George Sherer
Mankato
C. L. Kellogg
Red Wing
Northfield
Odd Fellows’ Hospital
Odd Fellows’ Home For
Delegates From Minnesota Courts Set for Tuesday Assembly
Delegates from 200 Minnesota courts will gather at 10 o'clock Tuesday for the opening of the convention. They will attend pontifical high mass said by Rev. J Stariba, bishop of Lead, S D, following the opening.
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Minnesota
J. Stariba
Lead
S. D
Railroad Tickets for Asbury Park and Through Trains
Rail notices announce round trip and through sleeping car options from Asbury Park via New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Summer valid periods extend to August 31 with extensions, stopovers noted, and contact points in St Paul and Chicago for circulars.
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Asbury Park
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
R. C. Haase
St. Paul
Help Wanted Female and Dining Room Help Advertised
Classified list of job openings includes female help for office and pillow cover work at home, dining room girl and two dishwashers for Henry & Frank, ten girls at Tisch Bros. cigar box factory, girls at La Crosse steam laundry, and mangle girls at Reliable Laundry.
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Henry & Frank
Tisch Bros
The
la Crosse
Elks Convention Excur scrip On Sale
The C M St P railroad offers excursion tickets to the State Convention of Elks in Madison from June 12 to 14 at 5.35 for the round trip. Tickets valid for return until June 16, 1905.
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C. M
St. P. R
Convention of Elks
Madison
For Sale Items and Real Estate in Local Ads
Forsale notices list a family horse and gear, a two seated furry with canopy tools, light road wagon, harness sets, and a bargain outfit at 619 South Ninth. Also listed are an ice chest, fans, cases, lunch counters, chairs, punching bag, boxing gloves, slot machine, rifles, pool table, and a light wagon. Five acres with house and barn on Losey Blvd Ferry Street Shelby. inquire Peter Lehnen 1222 S Sixth. WANTED room and board in private home for a day worker. apply 317 West Avenue North.
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South Ninth Street
Albert Roberge
Caledonia
St. Paul Streets
Town of
Shelby
Losey Blvd
Ferry Street
Peter Lehnen
S. 6Th
West Avenue North
Excursion Tickets to Lake Shetek From La Crosse
Excursion tickets offered by Northwestern Line to Lake Shetek Tracy Minnesota at 7.45 round trip Fridays and Saturdays with return allowed to the following Tuesday and 11.95 round trip daily with return within thirty days. Lake Shetek offers fishing hunting with prairie chickens snipe ducks and geese plentiful and ample hotel and livery accommodations. Accessible lakes include Current Siegel Fremont Sarah Bear Long Buffalo Iron Beauty Willow Isabella and Clear Lake.
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Lake Shetek
Tracy
Minn
Northwestern Line
la Crosse
Current Lake
Siegel
Fremont
Lake Sarah
Bear Lake
Long Lake
Buffalo Lake
Iron Lake
Beauty Lake
Willow Lake
Lake Isabella
Clear Lake
Grand Excursion to Asbury Park and Atlantic Coast Resorts
An NEA account meeting at Asbury Park offers a grand excursion from Wisconsin points leaving June 20 in Pullman sleeping cars with no extra charge. Travel routes include rail to Asbury Park or by steamer down New York harbor, via Niagara Falls and the Hudson river, with full details at any Chicago & North-Western Ry. ticket agent.
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Asbury Park
Pullman
Wisconsin
Niagara Falls
Hudson River
New York City
New York Harbor
Narrows
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Half Rates to State Firemen's Tournament at Rice Lake
Excur sion tickets sold at one fare for the round trip on June 20 and 21 with return limit June 24. Tickets available via the North-Western Line through Chicago and agents.
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Rice Lake
Wis
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Faster Time to Denver on Union Pacific Schedule
Under the new Union Pacific timetable effective Sunday May 28 the Colorado Special westbound arrives Denver at 9 30 p m instead of 10 00 p m and eastbound No 12 departs Denver at 4 35 p m instead of 4 20 p m. No changes to departure times for trains Nos 3 and 6 on the Chicago and North Western line.
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Denver
North-Western
Union Pacific R.R
Chicago & North-Western
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Madison, Wis
Catholic Foresters of Minnesota
Order of Foresters
New Ulm
W. Eibner
Andrew J. Eckstein
Math. Bantz
P. H. Martin
Duluth
Catholic Park
Asa
Casad & DeVerne
the Tribune
Minnesota Lake Park
Lake Macdonald
Montana
Lake Chelan
Puget Sound
Great Northern Railway
F. I. Whitney
Pam
Trafic
Paul
Harts
California
Portland
Lewis and Clark Exposition
Great Northwest
Northwest
W.L. Klett
Agt
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South Eighth Street
ELKS
Oldsmobile Runabout
Enquire
Main Street
Alifornia
Oregon
Missouri River
Rae
San Francisco
Los Angeles
W. B. Kniskern
Atlantic Coast
Delaware
Lackawanna
Western
Scranton
Ocean
West Virginia
Cardiff
Wilmington
Illinois
Gas House
Yard
Cass St
Whitebreast Coal CO
Main St
Frank G. Roth
X. A
Care Tribune
N. Third Street
John Gund Brewing Co
Will Powell
Swoman
J. H. Lightbody Real Estate
Old Telephone
la Crossa
Ryan
Tobin
Henry & Frank’s
McMillan Bldg
J. B. Murray
la Crosse St
la Crosse Wis
Benton Wwe
Burlington & Quincy
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
St. Louis
Winona
Alma
Prescott
Win
Milwaukee
Southern
Sam
Chicago & Northwe
Superior
Trempealeau
Galesville
Owatonna
Kewaunee
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Green Bay
Winona la Crosse
Stevens Point
Grand Rapids
St. Paul Minneapolis
A. Jordan
Mgr. Green
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Carferrice Acreese Lake Michigan
Modisett Gen
Fr't & Pass Ags
Bay, Wis
Elliott-Loeffler Company
Wines & Liquors
Pearl Street
Stevens, Sto Maia Street
la Crosse Mortcace & Loan
HW McCaleate
Ear Cor
STH
Pianes T. Ee
Wells E. Bennett
Batavian Bank
Tribune
Green Bay & Western R. R
Marshland
Merrillan
Omaha Road
Wisconsin Central
Ameherst Junction
Mherst Junction
Arrivinona
Winena
Merrillas
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