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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1907
Page
9
A clipping lists multiple employment notices in La Crosse with outfits such as Moler Barber College and La Crosse Clothing Co offering positions from barber trainees to presses, porters, and stenographers. Public notices also promote printing services and the Inland Printing Co as a local quality shop.
An advertisement claims Inland Printing Co of La Crosse prints catalogues and booklets and invites specifications for quotes and samples. It notes out of town manufacturers will benefit from placing work locally at 124 Main Street with contact by both phones. Also a lost item: pair of amethyst rosary beads with a gold cross returned to 816 South Tenth Street.
George Woefner of Company B won one of two gold medals at a contest between Companies B and M at the La Crosse Sharpshooters range. Thompson of Company M and Woefner earned top scores amid windy, difficult conditions. 164 and 169 points respectively. The meet drew a large attendance despite limited teams and adverse range conditions.
Incomplete scoreboard fragment shows players Peck Erickson Thompson Dittman Maurer Keim Hodous Markel Malay Hunt across multiple entries with varying numbers. The record lacks full context or final outcomes.
The river level sits at seven feet with a forecast of gradual fall over the next thirty six hours. Government readings show St Paul around 6.9 feet and nearby cities like La Crosse and Dubuque reporting rising or steady levels amid the ongoing declines from St Paul to Davenport.
Market activity leaps as amateur buyers push for favorable seating amid rising prices. Professionals respond with cautious orders while sellers note heightened demand and fluctuating inventory.
Chicago and Minneapolis wheat quotes show May prices around 85 to 88 cents with July and September up to 88. A brisk demand shift from speculators to investors, aided by better weather in the northwest and easing cables, steadies the market after an initial opening loss. Oats, corn, and livestock trade reflect mixed gains and softer egg and fruit prices as warm weather promises новых vegetables and lower prices.
The Green Bay and Western Railroad advertises a popular short line service linking Green Bay to Winona La Crosse Stevens Point and Grand Saint Paul with connections to New York Boston Philadelphia Washington and Buffalo across Lake Michigan offering summer and winter car ferries.
River conditions improve with warm spell drawing several parties upstream to Stillwater where Isaac Staples and Georgia S travel up river for a day trip. Clyde and Mary B bow boat head upriver while La Crosse arrives with freight but few passengers due to cold.
Dr. Edward Evans of this city attends the National Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis convention in session at the capital. He has studied the disease and has attended all recent yearly meetings on the topic.
Frank Clavereigne, long time Cameron hotel manager, is promoted to run the State's restaurant in Chicago. Frank Kohn, a Cameron clerk for several years, will take over the Cameron as manager, effective tomorrow.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as gentle for regular bowels, claiming they prevent appendix complaints. The ad guarantees satisfaction through O. T. Erhart, druggist, and prices them at 25 cents. The copy ends with a church bell question.
P. J. Wendling with 99.40 in value on August 15 1999 is noted along with Phillip Wendling 99.40 and city clerk Joseph M. Sieger listed in the record.
The city of La Crosse public works board invites sealed bids by May 9 1907 at 2 pm to rebuild the east approach of the Mississippi River wagon bridge. Work includes concrete retaining walls paving with brick and a passable roadway until completion by July 10 1907. Bonds or fifteen percent cash deposit required. penalties for delays. bid rejection rights reserved.
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