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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
8
The board of public works issues a citywide alert to trim trees ten feet above sidewalks or eleven feet above gutters under Ordinance No. 26. Fines range from one to ten dollars for noncompliance. Trimming will be done in May free of charge. place trimmings on the boulevard and notify the board at City Hall. Best part of a bargain is the gain.
A company order effective yesterday reduces forces on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Prairie du Chien division foremen were told to cut to one helper, laying off two to seven men per section. The move, aimed at reallocating energy to the Pacific extension, may widen to other divisions. Also listed are May and June railway convention meetings across multiple cities for various associations and teams.
Williams and McComb photographers toured La Crosse to capture a four by ten inch panoramic view from the bluff east of the city. The single image will cover the entire city and be the largest photograph yet made of La Crosse for display at the Jamestown exposition. They will then travel to Spokane Washington to photograph that city.
County and city tax assessors have begun their spring work and will survey all real and personal property over the next thirty days. City assessors met at city hall and were briefed by the county supervisor of assessments on their duties with emphasis on personal assessments.
Paul Bradford a Wisconsin Telephone lineman died suddenly last evening while visiting his fiancée Miss Blanch Woll at 1611 George street. He complained of side pains, collapsed after a moment of relief, and died before medical aid could reach him. Bradford had come from Kansas about three months ago and will be funeral arrangements led by his sister Mrs J A Shatock of Sparta.
A young man studying for the priesthood will address City Mission attendees about Chaldean life and customs. E. S. Kallao, born in Diza Kurdistan, will speak in traditional robes and share his people’s experiences tonight.
The C M and St P railroad has activated electric signals on the Mississippi draw bridge at noon, operated by the bridge tender to show draw position and eliminate a flagman. Fireman Cole and Engineer Peter Foster are laid off. boiler flues refurbished on the machine at the round house. Engine 1243 repaired and sent to the Chamberlain Rapid City extension in South Dakota. Al V Russell may be chosen as a trainmen delegate to the Atlanta convention and will deliver a free lecture describing his nineteen months in America as a missionary candidate.
Grace M Stormont daughter of Mr and Mrs James Stormont of this city wed Perry C Marshall a civil engineer from Denison Iowa The ceremony was at First Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev J I Cleland The couple will reside in Denison after July 1 Unable to delay business duties Marshall left for the south by midnight Burlington line The article notes a social event at Corens hall with plans for a final high school hall of the season and heavy advance ticket sales
Miss Gertrude Hogan hosts a dinner party for twelve this evening in honor of her guest Mrs. Frank Smith of Chicago. Mrs. H J Hirshheimer entertained the Sewing club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Louis Hirshheimer hosts her mother Mrs. Schwerin and sisters Miss Schwerin and Mrs. Lowe with Mrs. Schwerin’s daughter from New York in attendance.
The Luther League of the English Lutheran Church holds its monthly business and social meeting this evening at 710 Ferry Street. Entertainment will be by Miss Anna Dahlstrom and Mr. George Youngberg.
River stages show no overall rise with St Paul at 7.4 feet and La Crosse steady while Keokuk sees a fall. New Orleans remains stationary as St Louis reports a 0.5 foot ridge. Excursions begin as W. W. steamer moves north with La Crosse hosting summer trade in late May.
The engagement of Jesse Peacock of North La Crosse and Miss Sadie Warren of Maiden Rock Wisconsin has been announced. The wedding will be held at Miss Warren's home on the fifteenth of this month.
A Whipple mine blast near Scarboro West Virginia trapped sixty four miners tonight. Eleven are dead and one may die. Fifty three escaped via the airshaft ladder while thirty one remained entombed and cut off by gas and smoke.
William S. Dewein a Burlington road conductor and member of the Order of Railway Conductors the Burlington Relief association and the Eagles shot himself in the head at his Ottumwa home yesterday morning. Authorities say despondency over ill health and money troubles prompted the act. He leaves a widow and four children.
Rev O L Christensen of the Norwegian Lutheran Bethel church will have a new parsonage. Directors bought a lot at the opposite corner and construction by contractor Nelson will start soon. The building costs about 4000 dollars.
Adolphus Youker, 74, is sued for $50,000 by Mary Hopkins, 50, who says he promised to marry her after two to three years as she kept house in his Joliet residence. Youker then married 74 year old widow Minma Killmer. the couple left town for Rockford before service. Youker is a contractor and drainage official with property. the plaintiff has a grown son.
George Young Bobby Webber and Bruno Breuer returned from trout fishing at Tomah. Breuer narrowly escaped serious injury when alighting from a moving train. Young and Webber stepped off with ease while Breuer landed hard on all fours.
The Women’s Sewing Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church will meet in the church parlors Friday afternoon.
The Standard Bearers No 2 meet at the home of Jessie and Stella Trane Saturday evening. Rev Henry Faville to preach at the almshouse next Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Landbheir in charge of music.
Richard C. Kerens plans to buy a 65 mile strip from the Vatican to Civita Vecchia on the Mediterranean coast. The tract would be enclosed and beautified and then presented to Pope Pius as an addition to his temporal domain. Kerens notes the pope desires exercise and a change of air and has longed for the sea.
The balloon America landed eight miles north of Golconda at 2:30 PM yesterday, about 130 miles from St. Louis. J. C. McCoy and Captain Charles De F Chandler were unhurt. A rope snagged on a tree forced the landing. McCoy heads to New York tomorrow. Chandler to Washington. They plan to ship the balloon to New York.
Reports claim Mabelle Gilman former opera star and W Ellis Corey president of United States Steel were married last evening in New York. Corey declined to confirm or deny. A separate rumor says a France ceremony occurred four months ago.
Cp C Prendergast promoted to conductor on the Burlington road. Conductor H W Maxwell chosen by Lodge 176 of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen as delegate to the national convention in Atlanta, starting next week. Cr W Olson returns to Grand Crossing as night operator after Savanna posting. Harry Rudd hired as clerk at L E Lavaques grocery, 815 Rose street. Two Milwaukee engines new to River division. simple engines reassigned to freight.
The passage notes a shift in romantic scandals toward violence, imagining David armed with a bomb or gatling gun rather than a bow and arrow, reflecting sensationalized fears about modern love and danger.
A remark on wealth shows pride in carrying a bulging cotton umbrella and a girl's matinee preference for one part acting and two parts chocolates with soda ice cream after.
A girl was stung by a bee while picking fruit in an orchard. The incident caused immediate pain and the bystanders offered sympathy as she received first aid.
Vincent Kennedy of Cavan's west division plans to ask Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman in parliament whether The Mikado will be banned as a symbol of sympathy for Japan. He cites Hamlet’s portrayal of a Danish king as a murder, arguing Denmark is a friendly power.
Attorney Frank Winter and W. H. Webb return from a trout fishing trip in Burns valley with about fifty fine trout. It marks their first catch of the season in La Crosse.
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