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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
5
Mrs Ethel Kraus and Alden Scovel wed at Hot Springs Ark The ceremony was performed by Rev McAmis and the couple will reside in Hot Springs The bride previously was Mrs Samuel Klaus who is now deceased
Philip Smith colored was bound over to the circuit court on burglary charges after a hearing showed a large quantity of nickels and dimes on his person. The Boma store was burglarized on March 29. $13 in small change was taken. Witnesses testified Smith slept in the barn and accepted breakfast money, while police described the seized coins and his possession of change. Bail was set at $1,000.
The Saengerfest announces its July 23 opening with a star studded program led by conductors Theodore Kelbe Hugo Bach Robi Isler Louis G Sturm H B Forseth and Miss Barbara Ann Russell. Soloists include Anna Hickisch Carrie Seyferth Estelle Solon and Wm A Andersch among others. The event features Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and varied choruses with selections from Wagner Abt Grieg and Schubert.
The La Crosse Wool and Fur company has taken over the hide business of Davis Medary Platz and moved into the new building at 8th between Pearl and Jay streets. The firm now operates the entire building and will run the business on a larger scale with five or six men on the road, aiming to be one of the city’s largest concerns. Capital stock remains unchanged from before.
The shoe repairing shop of C Gil bertson at 205 North Ninth street was burglarized last Saturday. A stranger had been in the store during the day asking for second hand shoes and is suspected. Nothing of value but the shoes was missing.
Henry E. Horne returns from Mexico where he has been in the interests of the International Plantation company after it bought the Mexican Plantation. He reports a good sugar cane crop at Tehuantepec Isthmus while overseeing harvest. The piece notes Roosevelt’s mob dispersal question when he was police commissioner.
Friday program lists July 24 gala with vocal numbers and orchestral pieces. Performers include Miss Carrie Seyfreth, Alfred Paulsen, and O. Forseth, with selections from Wagner Tannhauser, Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, and Schumann.
Miss Charlotte Simon writes from Pittsburgh that she will close a 35 week season with Mme Braden after a trip to New York. The ladies will then spend weeks in La Crosse preparing for a season beginning October first. A quip notes a woman cares more what she gets than her husband earns.
A string of city calls visits and social notes mentions T Erhart at Elkhart Lake. Dr Will Powell on women’s diseases. Mrs L Grieser of Rushford visiting. A Holmes returning from Trempealeau. Nora Hanson from French Creek in town. Margery Simon visiting Vine Street. E J Renole in city on business. D J Mahoney and M Becker in town for business. Doerflinger’s Dollar Day promotions with a 25 and 35 cent family excursion to Winona on the Rutledge scheduled for Saturday June 27th. many brief guest mentions and business visits.
A program listing Overture to Mignon and Tannhaeuser, arias such as Caro Nome from Rigoletto and Samson and Delilah, plus selections from Wagner and Mendelssohn. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra teams with Grand Chorus in a varied evening including light ballads and dances.
Delegates from across the country attend the Sons of Norway convention in St Paul starting Thursday for four days. Local delegates Theodore Dali Chris Rogstad and QOito Gilbertson depart Wednesday night to participate. Old Settlers excursion from Winona County draws large attendance in the city. A storm breaks several La Crosse Wool and Fur storage windows causing minor water damage. Postmaster C C Looney reports health improvement while in South Dakota.
A woman pays $20 for a hat and later tells friends it cost $30 while claiming her husband said it was $10. The anecdote highlights misrepresentation or playful accounting in social circle conversations.
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