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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1913
Page
5
Miss Lukes, general secretary of the Edmonton YWCA, announced that bean parlors will be features in the $200,000 Edmonton building to be erected this spring. Located on the main floor near the social hall, seven or eight rooms will allow tete-a-tete interviews with privacy but without closed doors.
Oscar Hansen a former convict walked into police headquarters on a Saturday and asked to be arrested. He told detectives Hansen and Duffy he was a forger and should be punished for his crimes. He admitted passing spurious checks from $5 to $22.50 totaling about $260.
Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota are in the grip of an other severe blizzard the second within a week. Saturday s storm which broke during the late afternoon was serious owing to the high wind and severe cold. The snow already on the ground has drifted badly and railway train service is delayed.
Carlisle WN D March 3 Allen Brusnehan a year old boy choked while eating licorice forming a ball in his throat. He died slowly in the presence of classmates who could not help him.
The fishing tug Tessler from Jones Island, reported overdue since last Saturday night, reached Milwaukee harbor at 7 am after thirteen hours in a raging gale. Crewmen James Troy and Clement Hermann suffered severe frostbite and needed hospital care. the boat sprang a boiler leak but was repaired and drifted at sea until safe.
Milwaukee March 3 two arrests were made in the coke crusade on Saturday. Joe Bartz and Norman Herbst peddlers confessed to the district attorney that they had been employed by druggists to distribute snow among addicts. At least three downtown druggists were implicated by the confessions and if Joe Moran can corroborate, those men will be arrested today.
The new Perseverance Presbyterian church at Eighteenth and Walnut streets in Milwaukee was formally dedicated with special services on Sunday marking one of the most modern church edifices in the state.
Mrs. Do. G. Stern was re elected president of the Wisconsin Consumers league at the annual convention held on Saturday in Oshkosh Wis.
In Washington on March 3 William J. Bryan arrived earlier than expected at 8 48 am to a cheering crowd. The Nebraskan waved and replied God bless you as he climbed into a car with Governor Craig of North Carolina and Josephus Daniels, a future cabinet member.
Three auto bandits robbed a Broadway jewelry store between 48th and 49th streets just after midnight. They fired on clerks as four detectives pursued in a duel, recovering $7,000 of loot in a taxicab. The robbers escaped via a second car toward Columbus Circle. no injuries were reported. Chauffeur George Ferguson of the first bandit car was captured.
In Chicago on March 3 the Illinois senate white slave commission ordered subpoenas for proprietors and superintendents who employ girls at low wages. Lt Governor Bar ratt O'Hara and aides will question why wages remain low, after hearings showed small pay in department stores underlies much of the moral delinquency among Chicago girls.
In West Salem Wisconsin a newborn boy arrived to Mr and Mrs Louis Wein garten on February 26. Visitors include Mrs Josephine Webber and Harriet Wakefield from Rochester Minnesota. Local gatherings feature dinners hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Hodges honoring Mr and Mrs George Middlebrook of Milbank. Prize winners in 500 were Mr Middlebrook and Mrs Storanat. Illness notes include Mary Griswold and Lillian Hussa. A Burns cemetery sociable raised 73 dollars. Domestic Science dinner accompanied a parents meeting. Various visits and moves noted among the community including Mrs Anna Cosgriff Mrs Myer and Loren Lord.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid, harmless remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis and related stomach troubles. It claims quick relief from sour, gassy stomachs, with universal success and ease, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case at home.
Berwick incident ends in arrest after a melodrama joke. a shivering black and tan dog substituted for a St. Bernard causes George Crone to laugh loudly and be fined. Other brief items note a mother rescuing four children from a New York basement fire, and various short dispatches from New York Paris Chicago Naples and Montrose detailing curious events and local happenings.
General tonic advertised for weakness and loss of appetite. Grove's Tasteless Tonic marketed as a malaria fighter and appetite booster for adults and children. Price 5 cents.
Waupun Wis March 3 Taking active part in the campaign of the women of Trinity Episcopal church who are endeavoring to swell the exchequer of the institution Mrs C A Rank a society leader here has contracted to clean snow from the walks of a number of residences.
Tonight at City Mission the girls Bible study begins at 6 30 with all girls invited A talk by Rev John Klaus at 7 45 follows Thursday night the young people of the First Baptist church lead the service Services are held every night with special singing each evening
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of husband and father Peter Knapp. Special thanks to Rev. Andreas for support and the floral offerings. Signed by Mrs. P. Knapp and children.
Dramatic club plans a March 6 operetta The Princess and the Country Maid at Linker's Hall. A two act rearrangement with original music and popular songs features 21 cast members including Pearl Intstenes and Elizabeth Drake. Curtain at 8 30 sharp with social time after, followed by a full musical program and closing chorus.
An old advertisement touts Casca Royal Pills as a remedy for constipation biliousness and digestive discomfort. Claims they are better than castor oil and sold at drug stores for 10 or 25 cents.
Napoleon Vanistine was elected president of the Northeast Wisconsin Poultry and Pet Stock association at a Green Bay meeting on March 3.
The February month closed as variable weather with sun shining 61 percent. Thermometer ranged from 57 on the 18th to 14 below on the 24th. A 38 degree daily swing occurred on the 25th from 11 below to 27 above. Total rainfall 1.04 inches, snowfall 11.6 inches, seven inches remained on the ground. Precipitation below normal. Winds NW totaling 4192 miles at 6.2 mph average. max 21 mph from the west on the 10th.
A bleak portrait of a man marked by a sour mood as he navigates a harsh, old world. The narrative sketches his stubborn stance, the social strains surrounding him, and the quiet endurance required to persist through hardship.
A terse reflection notes a decade spent observing a man in constant haste who advances little, suggesting futility in his frantic efforts and a meditation on purpose.
Local brief notes show visits and returns of residents including T M Abbotts Farrell Fredrickson Prady Nelson McCarty Neprud Sampke Hendricks Olson Samuel Middleton Bates and others. Businesses promote roofing paper free thread and chicken coop materials from La Crosse Wrecking and Lumber Co while police and fire updates occur and property trades are announced with several small deeds and sales.
Washington March 3 Hard coal companies raised wages for their workers by 4 million dollars following last May’s strike agreement and boosted consumer prices for anthracite by 13.45 million dollars. The findings come from a labor bureau report to Congress, drafted by Secretary Nagel in response to a House resolution on costs and profits in the current high anthracite prices.
A group of jolly girls enjoyed a sleighride Saturday evening ending with games and amusements at Miss Edna Hanson’s home. Solo performances by Miss Lulu Elsick with piano from Mabel Elsick followed supper, then departures. Guests included Alice Kauck Bertha Stang Emma Stang Louise Huebner Gussie Leisenfeld Lulu Elsick Mabel Elsick Minnie Bierman Marie Heberlin Mae Spears Belle Larsen Hazel Bailey Martha Lunde Kathryn Rooney Emma Panke Elsa Dreier Belle Klick Edna Hanson.
Misses Elsie Braun and Minnie Trepte hosted a farewell party Thursday in honor of Miss Ethel Botz. Attendees included Ella Manke Margaret Deneen May Welch Charlotte Bartheld Ida Steppe Emily Johnson Aletta Wojahn Laura Pilger Mabel Pilger Alice Mockley Margaret Bonadurer Agnes Arenz Minnie Trepte and Elsie Braun.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union will be entertained at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. A. S. Peregrine at 724 King Street.
Joseph Spettel celebrated his twenty second birthday and sixth anniversary on the job with fellow workers at The Tribune. Friends wished him longevity equal to his long physique.
Washington March 3 William L Chambers of Washington named the third arbitrator in the firemen's strike joining railroads appointee W W Atterbury and firemen appointee Albert Phillips hearings set for March 10 in New York before Chairman Knapp of the commerce court and Acting Labor Commissioner Hanger.
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