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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1935
Page
14
The Prosperity Club idea from Denver Conn spreads in La Crosse as a dime a letter plan promises a big return. Authorities warn the scheme is a lottery and mailing letters risks postal law prosecution. Six names at the top urge recipients to forward to Ave friends.
A reader summary describes a mail chain promising $3,562.50 from 15,625 participants. It details the flawed progression from six flames to huge outreach, noting duplication risk and eventual collapse as gullibility wanes. A math table accompanies the explanation in the Road Tribune Want Ads.
A feature rich on Norman style, the square tower stands as the house’s focal element. It houses the entrance and a second floor staircase, with the main door opening to a living room spanning the depth of the house. The kitchen sits opposite the fireplace wall, sharing a chimney. The second floor offers three bedrooms two baths and two linen closets, with ample windows in each room.
The article describes a colonial style home emphasizing comfort and practicality. It details clapboard white exterior with dark green shingles, a front entrance hall leading to a dining room and spacious kitchen, a large living room with a prominent fireplace and a French door to a porch, plus a second floor with three bedrooms, two baths, and ample storage. Estimated construction costs range from $9,000 to $11,000.
Greenfield Community club meets Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meyer. The meeting aims to increase membership and invites all town residents. County agent W E L Spreiter, Miss Emily Stromstad and Miss Mabel Berg will assist. A play Socks and Soapsuds will be performed by Miss Lillian Meyer and Miss Stacia Burns with musical numbers. La Crosse Boy Scouts will demo to promote a local Boy Scout organization. Families should bring cake or sandwiches and cups.
The Lutheren Sunday School Teachers association of La Crosse will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran church corner of Sill and Charles. Teachers and officers from five Lutheran churches will attend. Rev. O Otterson of West Salem will speak and Miss Otterson will sing a solo. Officers will be elected for the coming year.
A Paulsen case note discusses a La Crosse verdict against a large non resident insurer and the Supreme Court ruling allowing non resident expert witnesses, stressing jury rights and fair trials. Local items include measles quarantine, graduations, and measles illness in Wis. communities.
About 60 gathered at Ettrick Lutheran Men's club on Thursday evening as Rev. K M Arberg's North Beaver Creek congregation was hosted. Dr. C O Rogne gave an welcome, Melvin Bergerson spoke on Taxation, and Rev Urberg addressed the group. A clarinet solo by Robert Rogne and vocal selections by the club quintet followed. Lunch was served by Albert Hogden et al. Next meeting set for Thursday evening June 6. Misses Margaret and Mary Cant-
A mother gray fox has a den of puppies in a rock hole in a quarry beside the Mississippi hills near McGregor Cit park. Engineers from the McGregor CCC camp discovered the den. The animal appears undisturbed by nearby observers, and despite legal year round fox hunting in the county, locals show little inclination to harass it.
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