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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
9
Classified list from Tribune includes jobs and sales notices. Mentions sales agents and various storefront roles with addresses and contact directions in La Crosse area. Also lists items for sale including motorcycles launches and stoves, along with rental listings and small help wanted notices.
Heirs seek quick sale of 23 000 acres in divisions near Rice Lake Ladysmith and Wearhouse r Wis at 15 per acre with down payment and six equal installments. Forest land with heavy black soil timber and local buyers urged to act this summer. Also 400 acre farm with 1330 cultivated acres house well windmill barn and pasture plus 19 foot canoes complete at 125. Contacts include J Hi Bean and W Colwell in Trempealeau and La Crosse reflecting varied property listings.
Several rental notices from Dresbach Minnesota to South Ninth Street list five to six room flats and rooms for reasonable sums. Readily accessible locations mention near a business center, river, and station with options including furnished brick cottages and centrally located rooms. Alexander H. Taylor and Harry Marsh are among the contact names referenced for leasing inquiries.
Found a metal purse at Heil's Shoe Store with some change. Lost imitation diamond ring between Fourth and Division and 511 South Fifth. return to 327 Main or call 809 M for Liberal reward. Lost brindle bull pup with initial FWH. return to 236 Pearl. reward offered. Lost bar pin set with pearls and green stones. return to 264 South Seventh or call 681 C or 166. reward offered.
Hogs receipts 11 090 market slow 5c lower mixed and butchers 7 25 to 7 65 good heavy 7 40 to 7 60 rough heavy 6 95 to 7 15 light 7 35 to 7 75 pigs 6 00 to 7 3F cattle receipts 200 market steady beeves 6 85 to 9 50 cows and heifers 3 20 to 8 85 Texans 6 65 to 58 15 calves 7 50 to 10 28 sheep receipts 5 000 market steady to 25c lower native 6 00 to 6 90 western 6 25 to 7 00 lambs 7 75 to 10 15 western 8 00 to 106 35 spring lambs 5 00 to 11 60
Livestock week prior at Union Stock Yards Newfoundland Labrador shows house receipts of 9 000 cattle and 3 590 sheep with mixed to higher markets and varied prices for beef cattle cows and calves and lambs. Grain prices for wheat oats and corn are listed with percentages and shifts.
Thursday evening, June 19, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Furstmann, 120 South Tenth street, hosted a stag supper for friends to celebrate their ninth anniversary. The surprise featured card games and a floral basket presented to Mrs. Furstmann. Attendees included F. A. Wenzel, Joseph W. Skinner, Arthur Ruplin, Dr. H. J. Hansen, Dr. R. E. Flynn, F. H. Burgess, David S. Fairbairn, Joseph F. Bart, A. M. Brayton, Andrew Thompson, Phillip Peterson, M. Rosenstein, Robert Keyes, and L. Dittman.
The article notes the morning glory derives its name from blooming in the morning while four o'clocks close in the afternoon, explaining their common naming origin.
Readable items show prices for cantaloupes bananas lemons oranges and various ciders. Also listed are onions potatoes grapefruit strawberries cabbage pineapples cherries lard bacon ham dried beef flour and feed butter eggs cheese and other commodities from multiple suppliers with per unit and per ton pricing.
New York stocks opened with small gains led by Union Pacific at 129% and General Electric at 173. Prices fluctuated with a drop at 11 o clock before recovering in the second hour. American Can touched 47, United States Steel fell to 60 after hitting 61, and Continental Can rose to 66 from 63.
The Kansas City Star quotes Parson Bagster contrasting two kinds of believers. One bas relishes fitting religion into a fitful spasm while the other desert faith as a lifelong posture, only claiming fulfillment when he loudly says Amen.
A two week old black crow named Jim was rescued from Levee park after a Mississippi swim and brought to City Hall. Park staff and John Forrer cared for the exhausted bird before presenting him to Mayor Bentley. Forrer plans Jim to serve as the city's official mascot in the city house.
New York money on call 1 percent, time money 3 percent for six months, prime mercantile 3 to 4 percent. Bar silver London 23 13 16d, New York 49 and 5/8d. Demand sterling 4.781-16.
Kansas City stockyards report June 14 shows cattle receipts around 1 000 with steady trend. Steers range 6.00 to 9.25, cows and heifers 5.50 to 8.30, stockers and feeders 6.40 to 8.40, calves 5.00 to 10.00. Hogs receipts 12 000 with slow to steady demand. weights 7.50 to 7.70 for bulks and 7.60 to 7.75 for heavy and medium. Sheep receipts 7 000 with prices lambs 8.00 to 11.59 and ewes 5.75 to 6.00. Stockers and feeders 4.50 to 8.00.
Hogs receipts 35 000 market slow steady mixed and butchers 7.25 to 7.65 good heavy 7.49 to 7.60 rough heavy 6.95 to 7.15 light 7.35 to 7.75 Pigs 6.00 to 7.35 Cattle receipts 17 500 steady to shade lower beeves 6.75 to 9.50 cows and heifers 3.20 to 8.85 Texans 6.65 to 8.75 calves 7.50 to 10.25 western steers 6.90 to 8.15 Sheep receipts 16 000 market 10 to lower native 5.90 to 6.15 western 6.15 to 8.90 lambs 7.75 to 10.19 western 8.06 to 10.25 spring lambs 7.75 to 11.40.
Chicago June 14 Butter Creamery extras 27c extras firsts 26 to 26 c, firsts 25 to 25 c, seconds 23 to 24 c. Eggs ordinaries 16c to 16c firsts 17c. Cheese Twins 14% to lic Young Americas 15% to 16c. Poultry fowls 13c, ducks 13c, young 15 to 16c, geese 10 to 16c, spring ducks 10 to 15c, springs 18 to 23c, turkeys 1. c. Potatoes receipts 20 cars Wisconsin white 38 to 45c red 35 to 38c Michigan white 28 to 45c red 35 to 38c new 19 cars Texas Triumphs $1.05 to $1.15 per bushel.
Chicago grain prices moved lower after an initial bulge from moisture worry. Wheat weakened as traders sold early advances while corn held firm on domestic buying and light offerings. Oats rose at open then eased and provisions fell on higher receipts.
A period of heightened caution covers Mexican affairs as authorities indicate a minimum fourteen day waiting time before any next move in response to recent developments. Officials emphasize measured steps and steady diplomacy amid regional tensions.
Washington reports the administration will maintain its watchful stance on Mexico for another fortnight. Key points include Carranza's expected reply to Villa's conference proposal, Duval West's return around June 22, and anticipated decisive military developments near Libera, Leon, with reports that General Obregon has died in the conflict.
A botanist notes plants respond to care and neglect and a man watering a fern on a cold morning forgot to temper the water. The fern allegedly leaped from the pot and bit him on the leg, in a tale cited by Philip Hale in the Boston Herald.
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