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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
8
John A. Willis, 75, of Eau Claire was crushed to death when he stumbled while driving a team pulling a loaded wagon from a shale pit. He fell under the wheels and was instantly killed. He was a longtime resident of Eau Claire.
Elkhart Lake Wis June 29 with nearly 1000 members and visitors the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical association opened its thirty first annual convention and teamed with the sixteenth annual entertainment of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Travelers association sessions continue through Friday afternoon.
The June 7 abstract shows Wisconsin excluding Milwaukee banks averaging 15.93 percent reserves, up from 15.55 percent. Loans and discounts fell from 64,217,085 to 64,066,482, gold coin rose to 1,978,694, and individual deposits dropped from 86,083,392 to 4,300,766.
In Racine Wisconsin Leo Devine eight years old drowned this afternoon in the river while swimming. The accident occurred during a warm June day and local authorities investigated the vicinity for possible salvaging or witnesses.
Trempealeau Wisconsin reports a string of short trips and visits. Galesville residents Mrs Edison Rhodes and her daughter stayed with R C McGilvray and family while Mrs J Altenberg visited her daughter in Alaska. Numerous locals traveled to La Crosse and St Paul for leisure and business. A Holmes Lake camp hosted a group of Galesville young women and the Y M C A boys returned from ten days at Holmes Lakeside park. Sheriff Van Horn and J S Dewey stopped in for business, and Miss Retta Utter planned visits across Portage Neshota Milwaukee and Wauwatosa.
Miss Ruby Delap visits Viroqua from Valley City North Dakota as a new artesian well 450 feet deep is drilled at Coon Valley. Emma Kasparek leaves teaching to attend the NEA in San Francisco. Henry Morrison moves his family from St Paul to the Dan Wise house. August Smith and P B Curtis go to La Farge for Vernon County fair work. Dr and Mrs Esch of La Farge visit. Over 1800 excelsior pelts cards float down the Kickapoo by Selle Excelsior Co. La Farge faces a 60 cent lawsuit. Ray Calhoun of La Farge, in Faulkton South Dakota, plays 32 games with one error and over .300 batting. Mrs James Chapman of Soldiers Grove leaves for Los Angeles to join husband and father. Viroqua defeats Cashton 18 to 4 in baseball. Floyd Hamilton spends two weeks in Minneapolis. Irene Suttle visits La Crosse niece Bernice Sharfenstein and notes progress. The Gosling child, formerly of this city, fell from a window in La Crosse and is not yet known to be seriously hurt.
Louis Keller aged 78 is charged with the murder of Mrs Johanna Hischke in Janesville Wisconsin by the barooner s jury decision on June 29.
Minnesota railroads plan a 3 cent passenger fare starting July 1 after a federal ruling backed the 2 cent rate as unfair. Several lines anticipate further increases by July 20, with 2 1/2 to 3 cent interstate options discussed. Railroads study effects on finances and may seek court actions rather than railroad commissions.
Remidji Minnesota June 29 The trial of Lloyd Carlton and his wife Gena Carlton for the murder of Peter O Neste father of Mrs Carlton was postponed from Wednesday at Park Rapids to July 3 at the request of attorney E E McDonald.
In Oskaloosa Iowa Eliza Crambill age 19 shot and killed his brother fatally wounded his sister and killed himself at home. He had bought a car on Saturday and left a note in part payment. Distress over the debt is blamed on temporary insanity.
About 125 U S soldiers traveling overland from Kansas to Sparta Wisconsin camped at Turner's park Monday night. Capt Freeman ferried them to Prairie du Chien Tuesday where they joined another regiment and will travel on to Sparta to camp. Several local residents and families are noted with visits and arrivals in the area.
All army posts will be supplied with an aeroplane and crews from the new Army training school at College Park Maryland will be detailed to operate them. The move signals a nationwide expansion of aviation support for military posts.
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