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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
5
In Winona Minnesota on June 18 a boy was seen clinging to an upturned skiff in midstream by a St. Paul road engineer at the tower station. A road section crew swept the Mississippi between Winona and Homer but found no trace of the boy or the skiff as hourslong search continued.
George Gollnick was fined $5 and costs by Judge John Brindley after pleading guilty to assault and battery against Oscar Pfafflin. Both men are farmers and the incident arose from a quarrel over road work.
Local society members and visitors from Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa are seen in La Crosse for business visits hotel stays and social events. Notable items include a marriage license for John J Harter and Estella Albert and a farm sale by Wenzel Kunert to Joseph Kunert for 4000 in Greenfield township.
Prairie du Chien organizes committees to arrange music games and excursion trains for Independence Day. Local events include St Marys academy commencement and alumni luncheon with a miracle play Every Soul. Notable visits include Mrs. Gardner from Platteville, while funeral services are planned for Mrs. Sarah Beach Graves with Rev. Breckinridge officiating.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst remained in a serious condition as officials said her hunger strikes weakened her nervous system and threatened her life while she is in a nursing home. Hunger strikes by suffragettes at Holloway jail followed a militant demonstration planned for Hyde Park ending June 26.
In Madison on June 18 the assembly engrossed the Eileen bill granting Milwaukee county board authority to pay circuit judges an extra 1,000 beyond state funds. It rejected the Zephy bill 45 to 21 allowing municipalities to run electric and water utilities without railroad commission review. It failed to engross the O Connor salary bill 30 to 34 and passed a land mortgage bank bill. Col E S Townsend 95 addressed the chamber recalling Belmont 1836 and his Civil War tenure in Wisconsin.
The May report from Regis ter of Deeds Andrew Thompson shows 34 deaths 36 marriages and 88 births in La Crosse county.
Mrs. W. L. Hixon of Mankato was guest of honor at a handsome dinner hosted last evening by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hixon. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Goetzman Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Espersen Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hanker son Capt. and Mrs. Thompson and Mr. F. P. Hixon.
Mrs Charles Michel hosted a luncheon in green and white for niece Miss Emma Gund with lilies of the valley and smilax as a centerpiece. Guests included Emma and Louise Gund, Stout, Alet ta Rose, Gretchen Salzer, Viola Doerflinger, and several Mrs Runckel Egan Platz and Hyde.
Miss Ella Gannon entertained at a Monday afternoon coffee. Honor guest was Miss Helma Hogan. Attending were Misses Louise Buel Marie Brendale Jessie Limpseth Helma Hogan and Ida Erickson.
Miss Lillian Waters daughter of Mrs Henry Waters and Joseph Fowler son of Professor and Mrs F H Fowler were married this morning at 10 30 by Rev Dr Condon at St Marys parsonage A wedding breakfast followed at the bride home Only immediate family present with out of town guest Mrs Barrett sister of the bride from Chicago.
About thirty five attended the Country Club with Mrs Mills Tourtellotte hosting seven and Mrs J M Hixon hosting five at lunch. In the evening Miss Mildred Waters led a dancing party honoring Dalton Irwin of Grand Forks. The bridge prize went to Mrs Argyle Scott.
Mrs. H W Rolfing returns to Colesburg after three weeks with daughters Mrs P T Schultze Mrs J P Salzer and Mrs O W Muenster Miss Norma Partridge returns from Lawrence College and visits a friend in Racine Miss Mildred Eberhart hosts a shower for Miss Laura Kinnear Mrs A V Ingham of Richland Center heads to Minneapolis for her mother's death Mr and Mrs H L Partridge and Miss Norma Partridge go to Whitehall for camping Mrs S S Post and Mrs F W Cook also go to Whitehall Mrs W L Hixon and son Pennell of Mankato depart after visiting Mrs G C Hixon Miss S A Tucker of Chicago visits Miss Nannie Colwell Nellie Dunne leaves for Rochester to join her sister Mrs F S Chilson who moved there recently.
Jay Streeton leaves Wednesday for Milwaukee to visit friends. Mrs. A. Wright and children visit relatives at Soldiers Grove. Mrs. F. C. Witt and children spend weeks at New Hartford Minnesota with kin. Charles Miller moves family to Tomah. Miss Hazel Willard of La Crosse visits Bangor. Miss Irene Riley of Camp Douglas visits Miss Marie Darling. C. E. Bradley has cellar cemented. Blanche Draper in nurse training at La Crosse hospital home for vacation. Hugo Hussa visits Baraboo. Erickson of Ashton visits. A. J. Bernie of Tomah visits. Mrs. Barker and children return to Fargo after visiting the Stintzi family. Morgan Evans moves to La Crosse. works for Milwaukee station. Mrs. Fulton on sick list. Leo Kuranz visits Roy Evans in La Crosse. Mrs. J. P. Evans returns from La Crosse. Leo Gerletti and Harry Holtz return from La Crosse. West Salem band visits Bangor with 200 guests. concert enjoyed. Fred Mossey of Austin guest of Mosser family. Mrs. C. Saley and baby visit Burns. Mrs. Latch and Amelia Bossard depart for Denver Seattle and more. Harold Baebler and Arthur Ku
Several residents arrive for vacation from Carrol college and other places. Tom Price of Los Angeles plans a months stay. Miss Asentha Page from Minneapolis is home on vacation. E. R. Peck starts as postmaster next month with Anna Cosgriff as assistant. Tom Evans visits daughter Mrs Oscar Peck in Austin Minnesota. Mrs. F. B. Gesler and daughter Gertrude spend weeks at Milton Wisconsin. Mayme Smith of Hustler spent last Sunday at home.
Harry Palmer, proprietor of the business, received a five dollar and fifty cent fine. The report notes additional penalties and a brief outline of the offense, with Palmer’s name cited as the responsible party.
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