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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
8
A. R. Callahan of this city, son of Dr. J. L. Callahan, writes from Santa Cruz about the recent quake near Pajaro. He describes trains thrown off track, passengers jostled from seats, several injuries, and his own few cuts from broken windows during the San Francisco quake period.
Mrs Fanny L Collins widow of W W Collins of 124 South Seventh street died at 3 48 am May 4 aged 84 She will be taken to Paris Illinois where the funeral will be held She leaves four sons with residences in Illinois and Wisconsin and the local son W W Collins survives Oshkosh Chippewa Falls opened league with a 3 3 tie rain halted play in 10 innings Chippewa Falls Oshkosh combined 3 runs in final frames Freeport Illinois hosted Wisconsin State League opener before 1500 crowd Mayor Dittman threw first ball as costly errors in 10th doomed Freeport final score 5 7 Wausau 7 Freeport 5 batteries Warhop Hodgson Erickson Gasper Krnell
The Herman Peters versus Henry Schroeder case ended with a verdict for Peters awarding $100 in damages for a lost front tooth and fractured jaw from being struck by Schroeder. A subsequent case, Herman Ick versus Peters for a rib injury, began after Peters had harmed Schroeder and Schroeder reappeared from behind the bar.
At the Universalist church Sunday the Elijah oratorio will be sung by a double quartette from the choral club. Rev Lowe will deliver a sermon on Elijah. Dr W Powell speaks on diseases of women. Last Wednesday a wedding occurred at the Kenyon home in Santa Cruz. William Whitefield Gillies and Coila Emilia Kenyon wed with Fred Kenyon as best man. The ceremony featured white decorations and a wedding supper. The couple will reside in Boulder Creek where the groom works.
Mrs. W. H. Parker of Galesville visiting Zion City reports deep factional strife following Dowie and Voliva confrontations. Dowie’s following is shrinking as Voliva exerts influence, with townsfolk sworn to boycott Dowie. Parker notes Dowie appears broken and carried in by attendants as tensions rise among residents and visiting delegates.
At the regular meeting the Elks lodge appointed committees to work with architects for detailed plans of the new club connected to the remodeled theatre building and to handle related matters. A special social session is planned for next Thursday evening with expected unusually large attendance.
Beginning Monday April 6 the South Minnesota Division train No 23 will depart La Crosse at 10 30 p m instead of 10 40 a m, moving ten minutes earlier.
Mountain Tea tablets offered as a health aid for busy people claim to renew vigor and aid digestion. Advertised as a remedy for indigestion and bowel discomfort, the product is priced at 35 cents per box and attributed to a manufacturer in Madison Wisconsin.
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