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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
6
Report describes carpenters at Rose Street viaduct repairing decayed beams and torn side blinds. Foreman Lan and crew remove rotten planks while risk remains if bridge bears heavy load. Linwood Widrick of Burlington is ill.
The funeral of Mrs. Cornelius Cramer was held this morning at 9 o'clock from St John’s church Avon and St James streets with Rev Louis Kaluzza officiating and Wm Dwyer in charge. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
A party of land seekers from Missouri arrived at the north side this morning on the rear of No 55. The car bore a cloth sign reading Missouri. It was detached at the north side and coupled to the rear of the Southern Minnesota passenger train.
Marcus Gilberg of the Soderberg store on Logan street was driving on Loomis street when a wagon bolster failed and the wagon fell to the ground injuring him. The incident occurred Friday morning as bystanders watched the mishap unfold.
A rider struck his chin on the dashboard and sustained painful injuries. He clung to the lines for a distance before letting go as the horse galloped home.
A Milwaukee Road meeting for officials and employes will be held in an official car in the yards on the north side. The session will cover economy in fuel use with attendees including J. C. Miller D. C. Cheney W. M. Harvey N. M. Maine and A. V. Manchester among others.
Rev Overgaard is recovering well after a lung operation at the Lutheran hospital. He had come to conduct revival meetings at the Scandinavian Baptist church at Logan and Charles streets and fell ill after his first sermon last Monday. His wife resides in Hillsboro, North Dakota.
Arthur Levens takes brakeman post on Milwaukee road. Engine 202 seen near Milwaukee shops. Bridge east of Ismoors 202 cleared for only eighteen feet, unsafe for brakemen. Extras out yesterday, crews in high demand. Esther Campbell visits Lansing Indiana. Charles Street Lutheran youths host next Wednesday with Misses Lewis Gustad Nelson Peterson. J T Gorman suffers blood poisoning. Engineer Willard Davis wreck care injury requires repeat bone reset. Phone 9124 to subscribe. report nondelivery. Mrs O M Lewis ill. Nels Ruud becomes clerk at Lavaque grocery during March sale. Lizzie Weber Anna Anthony visit Mrs T Allen. Kirk Darling visits Hans Hanson. Lizzie Batsch from Preston home for spring. Ada Peters ill with lung fever. North Presbyterian raises funds with Carnegie aid for church organ.
A traveler describes a frost bound plant in northern Siberia that shoots up on New Year’s Day to three feet, blooms after three days for twenty four hours, then returns to snow. The star shaped flower has three leaves and seeds the size of a pinhead appear on the third day. Some seeds allegedly sprout after burial in St. Petersburg snow.
A collection of short quips and lessons on manners and wit. It offers puns about noses stars and trees and advises pedestrians to keep to the right and yield to elders or those burdened in crowded streets.
The Publishers urge manufacturers to mail a concise factual statement about their plant and products to inform the public and encourage local patronage. They invite ongoing updates on operations and any new information of public interest.
The Hynne and Benrud Granite company operates a large granite and marble works at 400 South Third Street. Organized August 1, 1905 with $10,000 capital, the firm plans growth to employ 25 skilled artisans and to strengthen La Crosse’s status as a western manufacturing center. The owners, Hynne and P. A. Benrud, emphasize home industry support and project continued expansion with modern machinery and increased output to serve national markets.
The piece contrasts direct billboard style sales on street corners with newspaper advertising that reaches people in their homes when a purchase is appealing. It frames cordially welcomed ads as more effective than aggressive street haranguing.
A long list of La Crosse businesses with addresses spans tobacco, cigars, baskets, mill works, foundry, confectionery, hats, clothing, hardware, granite monuments, and various crafts. Notable firms include La Crosse Box Mfg Co, Western Tobacco Works, La Crosse Knitting Co, Martin Bros Co, La Crosse Carriage & Wagon Works, and Langdon & Boyd pork packers, among others.
A poem fragment recounts a saucy servant named Silver Jim who had no body or limbs except a little arm and wrist. He brings potatoes and meats while spinning a dozen years of lies. yet he never fetched a drink, a rascal in the narrator's memory from St Nicholas.
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