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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
5
The Latterday Saints will perform several baptisms tomorrow afternoon at the foot of Sill street in Black River.
The funeral for Nels Thompson who died Thursday afternoon at 4 took place today at Bethel Lutheran Church on George street with Rev. O L Christianson officiating. Burial followed in Campbell cemetery with A and O Sletten in charge.
Charles Cowles and Dorothy Alden bring a playlet titled Johnathan's Courtship to the Bijou audience this week. Cowles, known for Uncle Jed Prouty, and Alden, a leading performer, charm with pathos and clean comedy. The article notes recent guest appearances and praise from city citizens during engagements.
Yesterday marked the ninetieth anniversary of the First Methodist church of Onalaska. Jubilee services began and run through Sunday night with Rev. W. F. Emery of Black River Falls closing yesterdays rites. Ministers from La Crosse and many from western Wisconsin are expected to attend.
The Norwegian Workingmen's society held a meeting last night and elected officers for the next six months. President Peter Hendrickson, first vice president John Selboe, second vice president Anton Eide, secretary Amand Hoff, and treasurer Mathew Senstad were chosen.
Henry H Horne, a creditor of the original promoters of the Mexican Plantation Co, has had summons and complaint served upon him in a $100,000 suit.
The Sunday men's meeting at the YMCA has been discontinued in the rooms for the summer until next September. The free reading room remains open each afternoon and is accessible to the public.
The Ben Hershey sank this afternoon after a large raft incident while a U S coal boat named Coal Bluff went downriver this afternoon. Miss Pearl Johnson returns home on Caledonia street after a brief visit in Soldiers Grove. An ice cream social is planned on the Eberhardt lawn on Caledonia street Tuesday evening. The St James church ladies host an ice cream social on the lawn at Caledonia and Windsor streets Monday evening. Mr Pulz of 1301 Caledonia street departs for Milwaukee to spend the Fourth.]
Cavanaugh & Smith hold the plumbing and heating contract, B. L. Johnson handles painting and interior finishing, Electrical Supply Co. will wire, and T. J. Barney started brick masonry Monday.
Rain cancels all games in La Crosse Freeport and Oshkosh today while Eau Claire posts a 5 to 2 win and Wausau 2. Schedule shows Oshkosh at La Crosse and Green Bay at Freeport today with Wausau at Eau Claire. Games Sunday mirror today’s lineup.
Yesterday Oshkosh and the champions postponed the game because of wet grounds and heavy rain. Flyn and Hinley were set to pitch when a downpour halted play. two games will be played Sunday with Garlic and Mohr for Oshkosh facing Bubser and Jones, drawing a large crowd at La Crosse.
Eau Claire proved the recent team changes work by beating Wausau for the second time in the series. The crowd smiled as the home team aimed for a top position in the percentage column next.
Market prices for dairy butter eggs fruit and livestock in Lacrosse listing per item ranges and per unit. Butter eggs lemons bananas oranges strawberries chickens turkeys ducks geese grain mill feed provisions cheese hogs cattle sheep lambs and more with specific price spans.
Charles Frosch resumes duties on the Milwau kee road at Portage after a layoff. The steam shovel crew moves from River Junction to King's Coulee for about six weeks. Fireman Charles Stephan and Peter Mallon return to Milwaukee road service. Local residents travel for illness, vacation, and family visits including Montevideo Primrose Monona and Soldiers Grove.
Miss Fannie Powell daughter of Dr and Mrs George Powell married George Claus of Eau Claire at the Powell home with Rev Henry Faville officiating. They will reside in Eau Claire where Mr Claus is in business. Ida Will daughter of Mr and Mrs George Will wed Walter Stannard at St Joseph cathedral parsonage with Rev Father Sluyter officiating. Edith Clements wed Richard OBrien of St Paul this morning in Minneapolis at the home of the bride’s cousin Mrs OBrien. OBrien was a former La Crosse girl with many local friends sending congratulations.
C A Veeder of Mauston and E M Vilas of Milwaukee with M A Baker of Kenosha appear before Judge Fruit in his court today.
The great Cologne cathedral is feared to collapse after storm damage. Hotel keepers mobilize to raise funds for urgent restoration work as authorities assess the structure's stability.
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