Veteran Desmond sets cross country trek to Washington
An 80 year old Desmond begins a northward hike at 7 PM from his Eagles club on a mission to secure signatures for an Eagle banner from state officials mayors and police chiefs as he travels toward Washington. He plans to average fifteen miles daily aiming to reach the capital between September 20 and 24 for the National G A R reunion. He recalls discharge from the Sixteenth New York Heavy Artillery and notes a prior failed coast trek in 1914.
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Eagles
Desmond
la Crosse
West Salem
Washington
Mr. Desmond
Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sixteenth
New York Heavy Artillery
Practice Games Open the Season in Playground Indoor League
Opening postponed due to teams failing to organize. Notable results include the Imperials beating the Hoosiers with a Denny home run and Heft striking out ten. Seniors play Tuesday and Friday, Midgets Monday and Thursday. Scheduled matchups listed for South and North sides.
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Playground
Nelsons
North Side
Deerflingers
Imperials
Hoosiers
Hood Street
Denny
Copeland Park
North Side Notices and Summer Sales Parade
O'Neil shoes and July 4 special priced at $1.00 appear among North Side briefs. Local residents, guests, and visitors named include George Jenks in Galesville, Art Levens of Portage visiting his mother, Miss B Kjos on Caledonia, George Koepcke from Dresbach, and Miss Blanche Hart on Mill Street. Clothing promos from Continental Clothing House highlight hats and bathing suits. Palm Beach Norfolk suits for boys priced 3.50 and 5.00. Various short notes cover visits, vacations, and travel around Caledonia, Galesville, McGregor, Stevens Point, and neighboring towns. A line notes a man is suspected when overheated while loafing.
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O'Neil
George Jenks
Galesville
Art Levens
Portage
Elmer Bollrud
East Channel
Miss B. Kjos
Caledonia
George Koepcke
Dresbach
Theodore Comeau
Nelsons
Continental Clothing House
Harry Koepcke
Blanche Hart
Mill Street
McGregor
Edna Lunde
Midway
H. O'Brien
Stevens Point
P. J. Keily
Gould Street
Cates
S. Wheeler
Minneapolis
Boys Athletic Union
Mary Mullen
Loomis Street
Galesburg
Paul Peterson
Westby
Gillette Street
Mitt Phillips
Manrie
Tara Hanna
George Street
South Dakota
Lester Dobrunz
Charities Street
Minn
H. A. Grothe
Lanesboro
O. H. Grothe
Caledonia Street
Palm Beach
J. Gustavson
Lanesvoro
North Side Band Plans Ice Cream Social at Copeland Park
The North Side band schedules an ice cream social and band concert at Copeland park tonight with a surprise stunt after the national anthem. About 1500 tickets sold. program features popular selections and a long list of band personnel led by director J. M. Bridgham.
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Copeland Park
North Side
R. B. Hall
Percy Wenrich
E. E. McCoy
Danks
Teike
Fischer
Hall
Wisconsin
Purdy
von Tilzer
Blankenburg
Dublin Bay
Murphy
J. M. Bridgham
Clifford Marking
Ely Switzer
William Russel
Indmann
Vernie Markin
J. C. Ascham
Elmer Nelson
William Olson
Reuben Thompson
Melvin Pierce
Priest to Visit Orthodox Church on Mill Street
St. Elias Syrian Orthodox congregation will hold Sunday services in the church on Mill Street without a regular priest. Rev. N. E. Yanney is expected to arrive late in the week to aid the North Side congregation for the spiritual needs. Three children will be baptized during the services, and Yanney has visited the congregation annually for ten years. The group has yet to receive a response from the New York diocese bishop regarding a priest.
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St. Elias
Mill Street
N. E. Yanney
North Side
Yanney
New York
Charles Rausch Dies at Dresbach Minnesota
Charles Rausch died at his Dresbach home last Thursday at age 57. Born in Galena Illinois in 1858 he moved to Minnesota as an infant and lived in Houston and Winona counties for 17 years. He married Anna Haas in 1889 and served as Houston County school treasurer and road overseer. Funeral services were held Sunday.
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Dresbach
Minn
Charles Rausch
Galena
Ill
Minnesota
Houston
Winona
Rausch
Anna Haas
St. Joseph's Ridge
la Crosse
Houston County
Trolley Wire Break Disrupts Noon City Traffic
Street car service halted for about ten minutes when a trolley snapped at Eighth and Main. A wrecking crew repaired the break and restored service with no injuries reported. A stray line about a boy missing a dog appears as a fragment of further text.
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Eighth
Fool killer fails to take a vacation
A humorous note suggests the fool killer cannot manage a vacation, with the speaker doubting any chance of the character taking time off.
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the National Bank of la Crosse
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U.S. Postal
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John Desmond
Eagles’ Banner
Edward Payson Weston
Nebner
North Side Bottling Works
South Side
Bears
Runts
Elks
Tigers
Badgers
Japers
Champs
Q” Kids
Caspersons
Epworth
Scurry'’s
Roth's
GMA
Aeroa i
Peace Cs
Elephant Butte Dam
Elephant Butte
New Mexico
Rio Grande River
International News Service
George McManus
Maggie
Ovick
Love
Corn Products Refining CO
P. D
New York City
Dept
North Side Briefs
Erhart
Dreamland
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
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