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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
5
Indiana promoter Mr. S McGuire will erect a stave factory in Houston Minnesota with three acres donated by the village and a $500 bonus. The operation will provide over $200 in monthly payroll and will buy elm and soft maple from area farmers. A Milwaukee Road contract will haul logs and materials to the site.
A Swiss group meets at John Spalinger's residence 1303 South Seventh Street to finalize the formation of a Swiss society. Officers to be elected and committees named on constitution and by laws. The meeting starts at 8 o'clock.
Harry E. Lane, once a prosperous Wakefield businessman, was found not guilty after claiming financial insanity in the U S circuit court. Experts testified he had a spending mania and did not know where funds went. Judge Dodge denied commitment to an asylum.
The News reports that Mexico's war preparations may embroil President Cabero of Guatemala in domestic trouble as a revolution threatens him at home.
F. E. Harris of Ashland is transacting business in the city.
A physician’s wife gave me Grape-Nuts and I found it easy to prepare in hot weather. The food is crisp and appealing and greatly boosted my energy, mood, and digestion after weeks of exhaustion. I credit the pre-digested formula with improvements in myself and patients, noting a nine pound gain. There’s a reason to read The Road to Wellville in the packages.
Health and sewers committees of the common council meet at city hall to decide dumping garbage into the Cass Street sewer and carry it to the Mississippi. a burial ground for dead horses and cattle is chosen but not announced.
Observation by C S Thompson predicts colder temperatures with frost tonight and a warmup tomorrow. Highs reached 60, lows 42, winds at four miles. High pressure and cool air in the Missouri valley push south eastward bringing frost and fair weather Friday.
Paris May Day unrest leaves over 1,000 arrests. At dusk clashes near trades union HQ injure dozens, including policemen. Russian-born Jacob Law fires five shots from an omnibus striking two cuirassiers. Law beaten and rescued by police, later reported alive. Continuous efforts to quell violence reduce tensions before midnight.
La Crosse city notices list May events including a Yeomen dance at Woodman Hall and an Actors Smokers event, plus masonic lodge work and public committees. Reports cover marriage licenses, weather bureau postings, May moving orders, health and garbage plans, and local society meetings, with notes on new openings, purchases, and elections.
La Crosse Sharpshooters are finalizing plans for the annual picnic and opening shoot at French Island. A Monday meeting will set the event date, with steamboats chartered from State Street to the grounds every fifteen minutes and dinner and prizes for contests.
Nearly all district barbers have signed the fifteen cent share agreement. Those who did not join are charging the new price. Storch brothers refused to sign and are charging the new rate. officials expect North side barbers to follow soon.
The Y M C A Station in La Crosse buzzes with activity as the gymnasium and reading room are repurposed into dining and campaign offices. Mottos adorn walls, committees list totals on a black board, two telephones and two stenographers support the drive, with 2000 letters dispatched today and next week as the final busy period.
Portage visitors mingle with a parade of locals in La Crosse. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup promotes gentle relief, while Hellfach Jewelers advertises 14k diamond pens and Gillette razors. Several residents from Dubuque, Cashton, Sparta, Caledonia and Waterloo visit or transact business in the city, with announcements of sales, openings, medical remedies, and social calls.
C A Olberg sold to John Toma property on Mormon Coulee Road for 1000 dollars. George Otto sold to Valentine Weimar property on Adams Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth for 2000 dollars. John Banker sold to Theresa Baeslau property in Anderson Edwards addition to the city for 1000 dollars.
Owners and occupants are ordered to trim trees ten feet above sidewalks or eleven feet above gutters. Noncompliance may incur a fine from one to ten dollars. The city will remove trimmings in May at no charge. Place debris on the boulevard and notify the city hall office by telephone. By order of Board of Public Works. May 1, 1907.
Toland's Business School calls all unemployed W B U graduates to contact the office at once due to rising demand for experienced office help. Employed graduates seeking a change should state current salary and qualifications.
William L. Beyer states a reported small pox affliction was in error as the disease was reported in Smith's Coulee while he resides in Ebner's Coulee.
Oscar Hedwig has sold his saloon and grocery store at Sixth and Winnebago streets to George Bedessem.
Ed Johnson, a La Crosse county farmer, was rushed to the La Crosse hospital this afternoon for an operation for appendicitis. He is identified as the brother of J. C. Johnson of 2106 Kane street.
A terse observational line notes that hardship can reveal resilience in a person, especially under physical strain and struggle setting in. The remark underscores endurance and character tested by adversity.
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