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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
10
German authorities prohibit dentists from styling themselves as American as is common in Europe. The rule aims to prevent misrepresentation of professional status and origin in medical practice.
A brief note outlines three proposed seal designs for the state, detailing motifs and symbolism. Public reaction highlights tradition versus modernization as officials weigh which emblem best represents the state's history and identity.
Governor Nelson Dewey travels to New York to oversee design engraving for a new project. A planned wall display in Wisconsin faces delays as Bangor chooses a separate town plan, causing split opinions and legal questions.
Madison reports R G Thwaites outlines Wisconsin seals from territorial to present design with Dewey and Ryan, including the leap from the second great seal to the current Great Seal of Wisconsin. Bangor notes Rev F Clifford Schaefer tightens liquor enforcement prompting forthcoming ordinance vote and village election. George F LaCroix recounts a daring rescue of a drowning boy and props for a team effort aiding Ernest Poirer and Arthur Potter.
A dead two headed calf born to Scott Huntley's cow is on display in Elroy. The twin faces, sharing one skull, point at right angles with four eyes and two mouths. The mounted specimen may go to a museum. In Milwaukee, Modern Woodmen hold county conventions to select delegates for the state convention in Wausau in early May.
The text notes Wisconsin becoming a territory in 1836 separating from Michigan, with Belmont as the early capital. It mentions an abandoned pig iron building and that the territorial seal adopted then cost $40, symbolizing the mining era of the territory.
Milwaukee March 31 German Liedertafel the oldest musical organization in Wisconsin hosts a celebration noting its long history and prominence in the state music scene.
Medical writers affirm forests hold valuable medicinal plants and roots. Indigenous knowledge aided early discovery, guiding later investigations to build a rich assortment of American medicinal resources.
Dr Pierce promotes American forests as sources of medicinal roots for cures of obstinate diseases and heart ailments. He claims bloodless alcohol free glyceric extracts work where others fail, with a free booklet mailed to requesters from Buffalo New York.
The German American circles celebrate fifty years since organization with a grand concert at the Pabst theater tonight. North western Saengerbund officials will attend the concert and banquet and join future festivity plans for La Crosse next summer. A notable episode recalls the Twenty third Wisconsin volunteers raised by the society in response to President Lincoln’s call, singing hymns in many battles against the Confederacy.
Dr Samuel Plantz president of Lawrence University travels to New York to report on a 150000 endowment from the General Education Board. He serves as a key committee member and hopes the campaign will secure further gifts over the next year or two.
Hardy and Ryan real estate firm organizes a stock company in Waukesha to build a downtown theater. The city has not had a downtown venue since the Carney opera house was remodeled into the Athenaeum ten years ago. The real test of a show’s popularity is the variety.
A deed shows Mary H Harrison of Hennepin county Minnesota sold to Angus S Harrison of the same county for 5000 dollars. The property at Fifth and Cass streets La Crosse comprising lots 8 and 9 block 15 Dunn Dawson and Cameron addition was filed with Register of Deeds Aiken. A separate transfer in Farmington from Sarah E Martin to George A Fabian for 1350 dollars is also filed.
In Chippewa Falls Mathias Hittner tried to stage a charivari at a newly married couple’s home armed with an accordion. the groom assaulted him, Hittner retaliated by throwing rocks through windows and was arrested.
The city basketball title match tonight pits the High School against the Y M C A at the High School gym. Both squads are in top form, with the Y M C A boasting close losses and the High School only one defeat this season. A second game will be held next Saturday at the Y M C A, with a possible third if each team wins once. Forwards Larsen and Bradish lead the High School, center A Dahlgren, guards Schaldach and W Tourtelotte. Y M C A features forwards F Nelson and A Horton, center Nelsons, guards Buchda and Zein.
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