Police and fire briefs from Sparta and La Crosse region
On March 28 a 81 year old Sparta resident Mrs Cora Root was taken from the Exchange Building to St Francis Hospital for illness. La Crosse officials logged multiple calls including a false box alarm, fumes in a basement from a fumigator, and a grass fire near the Moneghan overpass. Car fire damage reported on Main and 3rd Streets. Multiple court items: Andrew Brasda charged with bodily harm, Clifford Gardner disorderly conduct with bond, George Wood nonsupport with probation, Alvin Zilmer bond issues, Calvin K Smith disorderly conduct with probation, Michael Kerr disorderly conduct with probation. Blood delivery from St Francis to St Marys, Sparta to Monroe County car. Circuit Court judgments include Credit Bureau of La Crosse against Clemens Eberhardt and La Crosse Lutheran Hospital against Julia Martin.
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Exchange Building
Cora Root
Sparta
St. Francis Hospital
Wood
Moore Streets
Schmidty’s
State Road
Highway 16
Moneghan
3Rd
Main Streets
S. Schuster
West Salem
Hood
Clifford Gardner
Liberty St
George Wood
Jacklson
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Alvin Zilmer
Bloomer
Zilmer
Calvin K. Smith
S. 13Th St
Aaron Sanford
Michael Kerr
Minneapolis
Credit Bureau of
Engebretson and Zeisler to wed in La Crosse
Rodney D. Engebretson of 763 N. 22nd St and Barbara F. Zeisler of 1243 Jackson St plan marriage on April 20 in La Crosse authorities report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney D. Engebretson
N. 22Nd St
Barbara FE. Zeisler
Jackson St
la Crosse
Reynolds Says Wisconsin Manufacturers Cling to Real Needs
Gov. John W. Reynolds told the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative annual meeting that manufacturers are not swayed by GOP myths about his 669 million budget. He warned Republicans' sales tax plans could undermine markets raw materials and skilled labor and harm communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative
Reynolds
Death services set for Edd Olson 82
Edd Olson aged 82 of 1829 Prospect Street died Wednesday afternoon in a local hospital. Funeral services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dickinson Funeral Home with Rev. Ernest Nelson officiating and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Friday after 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Olson
Prospect St
Dickinson Funeral Home
Ernest Nelson
Oak Grove Cemetery
85th Birthday Observed for Mrs Anna Ender of Hokah
Hokah Minn Mrs Anna Ender 85 celebrated Tuesday March 26 at the home of Mrs Edyth Gstalder with quilting bees. She was born in Hokah Township daughter of Mr and Mrs J Pilger. She married John Ender moved to Hokah ran a hardware business. He died in 1956 and she has lived alone since.
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Hokah
Minn
Anna Ender
Edyth Gstalder
Ender
Hokah Township
J. Pilger
John Ender
Harvard Charter of 1650 Education for English and Indian Youth
Harvard University's charter from 1650 dedicates the college to the education of the English and Indian youth, outlining its public mission and colonial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Deaths of Dorrance, Wilbur, and Fischer in the Midwest
A string of obituaries from Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa reports Herman Joseph Dorrance 20 of Hixton Wisconsin dying of a heart attack in a San Diego Navy hospital. Services set for Sunday at the Presbyterian Church with burial in Trinity Rest Cemetery. Miles K Wilbur 71 of Burr Oak Iowa dies at Independence Iowa with funeral at Burr Oak Methodist Church. Miles Wilbur survived by wife five daughters one son and 14 grandchildren. S. Emma Fischer 72 of Pigeon Falls Wisconsin dies in Mondovi Lutheran Home with service at Elk Creek Lutheran Church and burial in church cemetery. Carl Oscar Haugen 73 of Spring Grove Minnesota dies after a long illness with funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church Spring Grove and burial in Spring Grove Cemetery. Oscar Melgaard 88 of Westby Wisconsin dies in Viroqua Hospital with burial at Coon Prairie Cemetery. Mrs C C Annette Jensen 90 of Rushford Minnesota dies in a La Crosse hospital. service at Lutheran Church with burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Fourth obituary notes four Jensen sons.
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Hixton
Wis
Herman Joseph Dorrance
Presbyterian Church
Richard Schriver
Trinity Rest Cemetery
Jensen Funeral Home
San Diego
Calif
U.S. Navy
Charles Dorrance
Black River Falls
Hixton High School
Navy
James Dorrance
Germany
Michael
Ft. Collins
Colo
Steven
David
Miland Elland
Blair
Mabel
Minn
Burr Oak Methodist Church
Miles K. Wilbur
Independence
Iowa
Wayne Gjerde
Burr Oak Cemetery
Winneshiek County
Emery Wilbur
Valeda Murdock
Burr Oak
Lloyd
Eleanor) Dinger
Woodland
Elmer
Marguerite) Soiney
Canton
Manford
Audrey) Stead
Clear Lake Oaks
Fordyce
Beverly
Brenna
Austin
Arden
Jeanette
Reuben Wilbur
Adams
Louis Underbakke
Steine Funeral Home
Decorah
Spring Grove
Carl Oscar Haugen
Wilmington Township
Ole Haugen
Montana
Dakotas
Josephine Wangslie
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church
American Legion
Engell-Roble Funeral Home
Westby
Oscar Melgaard
Mr. Melgaard
Norway
Erland Melgaard
Anderson Funeral Home
H. C. Aasen
Coon Prairie Cemetery
Rushford
C. C. Annette Jensen
la Crosse
Olaus Gaarder
Highland Prairie
Carl C. Jensen
Jensen Furniture
Lutheran Church
Eugene Foehringer
Lutheran Cemetery
Clifford Jensen
Greensboro
N.C
Otto
Tarrytown
N.Y
Bert
Death notices from Soldiers Grove and Rushford area
Rushford and Milford Minnesota families report one daughter Miss Dorothy Rushford 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren and sister Mrs G J Overland Rushford. Grant Turnmire aged 62 died after four weeks illness. services at Our Savior Lutheran Church Soldiers Grove. Burial Gays Mills Cemetery. Edward Turnmire born May 29 1900 married Rosetta Smith Dec 6 1921. survived by wife daughter Rosemary Runice Beloit Ruth Ann Evigne Joyce Mageland Gays Mills two sisters Icelene Townsend Soldiers Grove Violet Pack Live Oak CA one brother Hi Soldiers Grove and 11 grandchildren.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Grant Turnmire
la Crosse
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
S. B. Knudsen
Gays Mills
Turnmire
Chitwood
Funeral Home
Edward Turnmire
Akan
Richland County
Rosetta Smith
Nellie McCullick
William
Raymond
Rosemary) Runice
Beloit
Arvie
Ruth Ann) Evigne
Tilman
Joyce) Mageland
Ghost Driver Collects Pay Does No Driving
District attorney investigators say Schaefer Ambulance Co had a ghost driver on its payroll nearly 20 years. John Johnston supposedly drove from July 5 1959 to Dec 9 1961 but did not exist. Charles R Hedge 43 former office manager allegedly invented Johnston and kept wages 10700. He faces two counts of grand theft with a $2500 bond.
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Wilmington
Calif
Schaefer Ambulance Co
John Johnston
John
Charles R. Hedge
Schaefer
Johnston
Hedge
Births Reported in Minnesota Alaska Wisconsin
Birth notices list a March 21 birth in Spring Grove Minnesota a son to Mr. and Mrs John Reque. A March 19 birth in Fairbanks Alaska a son to Mr. and Mrs Lee Smith, with Smith formerly of Readstown Wisconsin. A Kenosha Wisconsin entry for Randy Olson with a note on Vilage origins and a March 26 birth a daughter Carol Jo to Mr. and Mrs Darrel Huntington at 1848 Mount Vernon Street Oshkosh with Roberta Rice formerly of La Crosse.
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John Reque
Spring Grove
Elinor Ostern
Lee Smith
Fairbanks
Smith
Readstown
Wis
Kenosha
Randy Olson
Virgie Lee Ewers
Olson
Soldiers Grove
Carol Jo
Darrel Huntington
Mount Vernon St
Oshkosh
Roberta Rice
la Crosse
Widow Survives Deli Robbery. Walks Away With Two Dollars
In Buffalo an 82 year old widow reported two bandits robbed her deli. One man bought cigarettes with a $10 bill, then grabbed cash from the till after she tried to make change. The抢 thief escaped with eight dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
Rose Deziak
Notch-like Arkansas Boundary Dispute Settlement 1841
The dispute over the notch-like southwestern corner of the Arkansas boundary traced to French rule in Louisiana and was finally settled in 1841. The case centers on historical claims and legal validation of boundary lines and regional sovereignty.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Committee OKs Sunday Closing Law Amid Amendments
The Minnesota Senate General Legislation Committee approved a statewide Sunday closing bill 15 to 3 after changes allow either Saturday or Sunday closings to placate a religious objection. Critics argued it targets retailers and could be unconstitutional while supporters cited worker protection and regional shopping impact.
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ST. Paul
Senate General Legislation Committee
Kindergartners To Have Eyes Tested In Spring Grove
SPRING GROVE Minn All new kindergarten pupils will receive eye tests to detect visual deficiencies. Village children will be tested starting at 9 am Saturday March 30 and rural children beginning April 1.
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Spring Grove
Minn
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Fire Department
Andrew Brasda
S. 23Rd St
Beatrice Krause
St. Mary's Hospital
Monroe County
County Line
Circuit Court
Naturar
Coin Operated
Losey Blvd
Edd B. Olson
College Charter
Herman Dorrance
Miles Wilbur
Mrs
Emma Fischer
Pigeon Falls
Mondovi
Hans Eckerdah
Town of Unity
Fred Fischer
Palmer
Esther) Eide
Strum
Arthur
Helen) Johnson
Milwaukee
Lawrence
Lillian) Nelson
Osse
Ald
Carl Haugen
C. C. Jensen
Greenfield
Eli Lilly and Company
Blanco Products Company
EL Lilly and Company
Milford
Northfield
Dorothy, Rushford
G. J. Overland
R. 2
Spring Grove, Minn
Fairbanks, Alaska
Oshkosh, Wis
Mercy Hospital
Golf
A.m
Onalaska
Beige Trott
Handy Builders Supply
State RD
Bate Ee
Lally
A Grosse Floral Co., Inc
Aev
James Schumacher
Harold Krieger
Rochester
Eugene Knudsen
Kandi_yohi
Jerome Blatz
Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins
Krieger
Tom Hodgson
Minnesota Retail Federation
Medary Garden Center
Hwy. 16
Kroehler
DuPont
By Kroehler
Feath
Joieteers
Fifth Avenue
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