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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
8
The Cupples & Leon Company offers novels at less than half the regular price due to arrangements with leading novelists. Each novel priced at 75 cents, features fine cloth, gilt embossing, duotone illustrations, new type, 320 pages, 12mo, originally $1.50.
New June publications listed for several authors including Arthur W. Marchmont WM Le Queux C N A M Williamson F Frankfort Moore and W B Maxwell. Prominent titles include My Lost Self The Pauper of Park Lane The Love That Prevailed and more with praise from newspapers. Books may be purchased at booksellers or sent postpaid for 75 cents each with a free illustrated booklet on request.
Miss Lola Brackett and Mrs John West with children hosted by Miss Mary E Heasty in Sparta. Numerous locals travel for business visits and family visits to La Crosse Oshkosh Neenah Madison and Chicago. The Sparta band travels to Elroy for Woodmen celebration. Major R A Richards attends Woodmen grand encampment in Peoria.
An advertising pitch defends Van Camp's beans as scarce and costly but worth the price. It praises Michigan white beans, a unique baking process, steam baking at 245 degrees, and a claimed shift in consumer habits toward these light, digestible beans. The piece argues against returning to old, mushy beans and urges continued use despite high costs.
Miss Tillie Stolander returns from Menominee while S E Warner goes home to Rochester Minnesota. Arthur Walker back in city after Ferndale stay. L J Soule and Edwin Johnson return from Whitehall where pickle tanks were erected for Pickle and Canning. Mrs J M Smith of Dakota Minnesota visits relatives. Pickle and Canning starts season with early peas. Grammar pupils surprise Miss Jessie Trane in La Crosse with a pleasant afternoon. Mrs Julia Osgard returns home.
Sunday visits feature Miss Ida Aiken and Mae Aiken, Mr Hegge of La Crosse, and Miss Gertie Quiggle of West Salem joining friends after trips. Ben Olson and his Long Coulee kin spend a few days with relatives.
In Dakota Minnesota W H Harrington and wife left Saturday for Wisconsin and Illinois. Jos Seigfret returned from Cassville Wisconsin. engineers from La Crosse picnicked in the grove. Margie Lee 15 died after lingering illness. funeral at Catholic church. Jas Wilson of Dakota Valley died June 7. funeral at Dakota Valley cemetery. Children day observed at M E church. Mrs Orin Whitlock and children visiting from Minot North Dakota. A show of four people has been here for the past week.
The report mentions notable performances, a departure for Nadine on Sunday, and a health concern with Horton Stritch who has whooping cough. Miss Anna Christopherson of Winona was a Sunday visitor in town.
Economical round trip tickets slightly above one way fares to over a hundred resorts in Canada and New England go on sale on various dates after June 1 1908. Full sale dates limits stopovers and literature available by writing Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams St Chicago.
The board of trade trip to the Hatfield works is delayed until July 1 due to the June 24 Lansing excursion. Secretary Bentley left for Green Bay to attend the Knights of Pythias convention and will arrange later Hatfield trip details.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recalls severe lung hemorrhages years ago. After failed treatments with several physicians he began Foley's Honey and Tar and now reports his lungs as sound as a bullet. He recommends it for advanced lung trouble and cough relief. Refuse substitutes. O. T. Erhart.
A class of fifty candidates was initiated by the K of C Lundy with help from the La Crosse council and the Sion City council. Candidates from Baraboo Prairm du Chien Sparta Caldonia Dubuque Winona and Tomas attended. Seven were invited from Baraboo and 30 joined from that city. the ceremony occurred at Fonthall corner of Earl and Fourth, followed by a social at the K of C hall on Main Street.
Miss May Cleveland, longtime assistant cashier at the Doerflinger store, has resigned to take a stenographer position at Star Knitting Works. On her departure, the Doerflinger's Mutual Benefit association honored her with a bracelet and belt buckle for her service as treasurer since the society's formation.
In observance of the thirteenth flag day, many businesses and some homes displayed the national flag yesterday. Since Sunday June 14 fell on a Sunday, Governor Davidson declared yesterday as the flag day.
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