Alderman Endorses Public Landing for Motorboats
Alder man G A Keller backs a small craft wharf proposed by the La Crosse Motor Boat club to be built north of State street at the foot of the new park. He estimates a 150 foot landing could be constructed for about 250 dollars using materials from the old Pettibone park bridge.
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G. A. Keller
Common Council
la Crosse Motor Boat Club
Keller
Pettibone Park
State Street
Y M C A directors push La Crosse building plan
The La Crosse YMCA directors elected F H Scofield president as they approve buying the Van Steenwyk site and set a building committee to oversee plans and contracts. Foundation hoped by fall though winter work limits progress.
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la Crosse
Association
van Steenwyk
F. H. Scofield
George W. Burton
F. G. Tiffany
Paul T. Schultze
J. M. Holley, Jr
Woman Dies After Eating Cucumbers in Denver
Mrs Mary Stark paid for a dozen cucumbers from Mrs Ella Brophy and ignored a warning not to eat them. She consumed two cucumbers and died later the same day in Denver Colorado as authorities investigate the incident.
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Denver
Colo
Mary Stark
Ella Brophy
Doctor's Food Talk praises Grape-Nuts as vital for health
A Massachusetts physician extols Grape-Nuts as highly digestible and nutritious. He claims four heaping teaspoons supply the cereal portion of a meal and asserts widespread use could extend life and boost happiness, noting the food suits babes to adults and can be served cold or hot.
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Wellville
Salzer Lumber to Expand Capital and Yards
The Salzer Lumber company raises capital from 100000 to 250000 with 25400 in common stock and 125000 in preferred stock. Head offices and yards are in Minneapolis with smaller western retail yards planned, and expansion will boost yard count in western cities.
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Salzer Lumber Company
Tribune
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Y M C A Lectures Likely Canceled Over Costs
The local Y M C A may drop its planned lecture course due to high entertainments expenses. Secretary Stafford reports theater rent at 100 dollars nightly plus attractions and incidentals create a high financial risk, making success unlikely.
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Stafford
Man Credited When He Bears a Wellbehaved Baby
A man earns praise for handling a baby only when the child behaves well. The remark attributes successful baby management to the man’s steady conduct during favorable moments.
Death of Former City Resident Nels A Lindhjem
Announcement from the city confirms the death of Nels A Lindhjem a former resident who left La Crosse about twenty years ago to work in Minneapolis where he died He is survived by a wife and three daughters.
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Nels A. Lindhjem
la Crosse
Minneapolis
H. B. Rogers
Mount Pulaski
Ill
Item
Samaritan
William Taylor Visits at 101 in Rural La Crosse
William Taylor, longtime door keeper of the circuit court, returns to La Crosse after four years in Colorado where he has lived with his daughter. He says he turned 101 on his last birthday yet moves about with endurance like a much younger man.
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William Taylor
la Crosse
Colorado
Taylor
River Forecast Promises Steady Rise Over 36 Hours
The government weather bureau station predicts water levels will rise for the next 36 hours. A one tenth of a foot increase was recorded yesterday, current stage 7.6 feet. Rainfall yesterday totaled .22 inch. Stages today are listed.
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Government Weather Bureau
Personal notices and social visits fill La Crosse pages
A long column lists Dr. Will Powell and Miss Margaret Jackman among society figures, local guests from Chicago to Madison, and many residents visiting friends in La Crosse. It notes weddings, travels to Madison and Chicago, and health remedies like Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea along with various callers and short trips around Wisconsin towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Powell
Hollister
Margaret Jackman
Marjory Bailey
Chicago
Dancing Party At The Country Club
Last evening Miss Jeanette Hankerson and Miss Laura Cunningham hosted a charming dancing party at the Country club with Dana providing popular airs. Light refreshments followed between dances and guests included Josephine Traer, John Gile Paul, Marie Paul, Margery Gordon, Dorothy Hixon, Ellen Hixon, plus many others.
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Jeanette Hankerson
Laura Cunningham
Dana
Josephine Traer
John Gile Paul
Marie Paul
Margery Gordon
Dorothy
Ellen Hixon
Margaret Easton
Margaret Taylor
Helen Anderson
Gretchen Salter
Charlotte
Julia Coleman
Dorothy Usher
Mary Burton
Dorothy Wing
Elsie Traer
John Paul
Elmore Holway
William Crosby
William and
Orlando Holway
Morton Traer
Stephen Martindale
Lyman Wheeler
Barker Butler
Clarke Baston
Charles Colman
Sherwood Wing
Kenneth Salzer, Sr
Stanley Gorson
Local residents plan travels and visits this summer
Mr and Mrs Levi Withee left this morning for their farm at Hixon. Mr and Mrs Albert Hirshheimes have gone to Cascade Locks for a few weeks. Mrs C N Moller will leave tomorrow for Minneapolis to visit friends. Mrs G W Traer and family of Chicago are at their summer cottage in Ebner's Coulee. Miss Mary McMann from Cleveland is visiting old school mates and will join a party to Yellowstone. Miss Marie Hanson has gone to Oshkosh for a house party and an old friend's wedding.
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la Crosse
O. C. Trusdale
Viroqua
Anna Hanson
Winona
C. Reing
Fond du Lac
N. T. Magelssen
Lee, Il
C. W. Noble
Newton
Pierce
Westby
F. H. Fowler
O. P. Cophers
de Soto
J. R. Rodgers
Muscade
C. A. Worth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Main Street
Thomas Thompson
Esther Thompson
Huron
S. D
Nelse Thompson
Lenard Schultz
Minneapolis
Romeo Starler
South Sixth Street
Gertrude White
F. Stellingware
Caledonia
Daniel Desmond
Grays Mills
G. H. Bower
Hillsboro
G. I. Biehfer
Maystone
F. F. Collins
A. A. Zimmer
Canada
T. H. Beaver
McGregor
Geo. F
E. B. Lillie
Sparta
Miss Olmos
Peterson
Minn
Friinds
Agnes Nowachet
Oxford Junction
Jos. I. Cary
Dubuque
Geo. Allen
Augusta
Wis
Denver
Yellow Stone Park
E. A. Gotterdam
Madison
John Kingsley
Pipestone
J. H. Biedehorn
Red Wing
H. N. Schultz
J. H. Coons
P. BE. Rumsey
E. R. Stewart
Levi Withee
Hixon
Albert Hirshheimes
Cascade Locks
C. N. Moller
G. W Traer
Ebner’s Coulee
Mary McMann
Cleveland O
Marie Hanson
Oshkosh
Spotlight at the Bijou Show Delights All Audiences
The Bijou features Harry Steele the skating comedian Ca mille Personi the vocalist Eddie Dolan the comedian and the headliners Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Coiby in their Black Art Act. The show includes musical numbers and moving pictures arriving today with Kreutz orchestra providing the music.
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the Bijou
Harry Steele
Eddie Dolan
Mrs
Franklin Coiby
le Fleur
Kreutz ‘Orchestra
Y. M. C. A. Team to Face Tomah on Fourth of July
On the Fourth of July the Y M C A baseball team travels to Norwalk to play the Tomah independent team. The local squad has been strengthened for the contest as Tomah is regarded as a strong club.
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Norwalk
Tomah
Tomah Club Isa
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St Paul
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Reeds Landing
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Prairie du Chien
le Claire
W. T. Irv Graduate
Colle
George Powell
Frank B. Gessler
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Marie Schaefer
Ohio
Rocky Mountain
T. V. Rogers
Muscoda
Governor’s Guard
T. Erhart
P. F. Mucht
L. C., Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
O. T. Erhart
C. H. Spect
Bernard B McGuerin
Wabasha
W.R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
J. F. Molin
Genoa
J. A. Jandon
Green Bay
S. Prunner
S. A. Larson
Preston
E. P. Remp
Dresbach
G. C. Kolb
California
Chas. Beyschlag, Deuggist
Geneva
Irvine
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