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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
5
A vintage menu lists Consomme Swiss with radishes onions olives and ox tongue. roasts include Surtain of Beef with demi glace and Fricassee Chicken with rice. Desserts feature Cherry Ice and Napoleon Tarts with Lemon Sauce, plus Apple Pie and Strawberry Short Cake with whipped cream.
A brief ad proclaims readiness to record fabric batting for cotton or wool on very short notice, signaling fast service for customers needing rapid supply.
The La Crosse Pastors' union will assist at the city mission with services by rotating local pastors each Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evening under Supt. A. M. Ivey. Rev. Rhorebaugh led last night, the first under the new arrangement. The mission, now in its new home, reports 115 meals served and 50 lodging provisions in two months, with eight beds always full. It takes a certain amount of push to master a wheelbarrow.
A quoted musing notes that when a man has a weak constitution and his energies flag, his constitution seems to follow his flag. It reflects on how judgment guides action and how one’s vigor, or lack thereof, limits what a person can do, even if they could perform certain tasks nearly as well as before.
Henry Gund travels to Palm Springs for rheumatism treatment with daughter Louise, about a month away. Numerous visitors pass through La Crosse including H M Knodt from Postville, C P Wells from Houston, Dr C F Fisher from Houston, and John Turner from Manston. James Thompson and W F Wolfe visit Madison for Tisch bankruptcy case interests.
Dr Shayler preached at Christ Church La Crosse delivering an old gospel message urging vocation as service of God. A large audience attended the evening service and many asked prayers for family members. He will preach again tomorrow at 10 45 in an ordinary morning service. At 3 15 p m a service for men will be held with Y M C A joining Christchurch rector and Dr Shayler. A closing Sunday evening service is planned with a large turnout.
Galesville will celebrate Norsk independence day on May 18 with events led by the fire department and baseball association. A ball game, circus and trained animal show, street parade, military band, and steam piano will feature at Reception Park, with committees shaping the program and speeches.
Rev J W Hoag has returned from evangelistic work in Iowa and will occupy the pulpit at the First Baptist church both morning and evening tomorrow.
Rev J J Clemens, pastor of the English Lutheran Church, West avenue and Ferry street, will present a 7 45 Sunday review of his studies on Visits to the Region of the Early Christian Churches with stereopticon pictures.
The Epworth league at the church schedules activities across the week including social, probationers, and prayer meetings. A joint debate at the church parlor will discuss suffrage extension to Black citizens as a 15th amendment policy. Admission is ten cents and all are invited. Children’s day baptisms are announced for the second Sunday in June.
Indianapolis May 2 The tabulated vote on the Toledo agreement shows a ten to one majority in favor. National tellers estimate the referendum is practically unanimous though tabulation is not complete. The two year contract maintains the current wage scale and was driven by President Tom Lewis.
John Willing reports a burglary at 1428 State Street yesterday afternoon. The suspect, first named John Caine then John Green, was arrested by Detective Taylor while boarding a train east. He will appear before Judge Brindley this afternoon and may be assigned inmate number 41144 at prison or county jail.
In Cleveland on May 2 Mayor Johnson called the street railway men's union executive committee to prevent a strike. After a conference with President Dupont the mayor urged submitting differences with the company to arbitration amid reports of no agreement yet reached.
A terse editorial note argues that experience alone gains no merit unless it translates into meaningful results. It stresses practical payoff over mere accumulation of events and warns against complacency without measurable outcomes.
Rev E A Cutler of Westminster Presbyterian Milwaukee will preach a memorial sermon in La Crosse on May 10 as he considers a pulpit offer at the First Presbyterian Church here. He notes the decision is uncertain, pending his wife’s return and further talks with his Milwaukee congregation.
Louis Skailor who escaped from the Madison asylum appeared before Judge Brindley for a re examination into his mental condition. Drs Christiansen and Gunderson found him sane. Skailand was never truly insane, only driven to crazed behavior by alcohol at the time of commitment.
A concise observation notes that grass widows often project a greener image than reality, implying caution about appearances and sincerity in romantic contexts.
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