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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
At Mill street crossing last night street car No 42 was hit by a string of box cars after gates were raised. Motorman Fred McGregor and conductor Thomas Daly jumped clear as the rear platform was smashed. Passengers were shaken but uninjured. City railways say no blame on crew.
Herman W. Singer is visiting in Milwaukee. Mrs. Charles Rossow entertains the Ladies Aid society at 212 Rose Street. Mrs. J. C. Morrison builds a fence at 9353 Caledonia Street. Mrs. Stella Groves resides on Caledonia Street. The Ladies Mission of Tabernacle Baptist Church is hosted by Mrs. L. Sutton at 715 South Seventh Street. The Baptist choir meets at Mrs. F. C. Chapman’s Rose Street home. Miss Margarette Sweeney of Hokah visits sister Mrs. J. Bruer at 411 Avon. Carl Swenson, operated on for appendicitis in La Crosse, is in critical condition. John Peterson and John Shafer of Lansing, Indiana, are guests at Phil Roggensack’s, 2010 George. Mrs. Currie’s illness prompts Mrs. L. G. Smart of Mill Street to travel to Bunty Wis. August Buchholz, recently operated for appendicitis, returns home to Kane Street. Mr. Knox of La Crescent moves his family to the North Side. George Fisher returns from a Minnesota horse-buying trip with a 3,000‑pound, $600 team of draught horses.
The Epworth league of Caledonia Street M. E. church held its annual meeting last evening in the church parlors and elected officers including President Mrs H L Partridge First vice president Will Stevenson Second vice president Mrs A J Eberhardt Third vice president Miss Irma Shackley Fourth vice president Miss Etta Nessler Secretary Miss Viola Shumway Treasurer Mr T Brooks and pianists Mildred Eberhardt and Ethel Mulder Plans were made for the nineteenth anniversary celebration set for May 1.
A clever exchange among youths in outfits hints at Jimmy Finn owning a rubber monopoly. The chatter, playful and cryptic, scatters as they hurry toward the baseball grounds, noting Finn’s unusual grip on the game’s defense.
The Bennett tenement house case and the Montgomery murder appeal are set for decisions. The Soo railroad stop order case advances, testing commission powers and appellate reach while a key streetcar fraud action seeks framing on limitations and franchise validity.
The supreme court upheld lower court refusals to admit the students, ruling school authorities may suspend a pupil for off hours conduct that influences others in class. The Dresser girls’ poem led to suspension. the case sparked a long local dispute in St Croix Falls. Bierbach robbery case reinstated due to juror misqualification. Schultz bribery case dismissed for jeopardy.
The funeral of G F Lawrence will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from the home of W M Batchelder 315 South Fifth Street Rev Henry Faville of the Congregational Church will officiate and the interment will be at Oak Grove Cemetery.
The funeral for Alfred Bigsbee, ten days old, who died of pneumonia, was held at 2 PM from the Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev. John Wellington Hoag officiating. William Dwyer oversaw arrangements and interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
A brief note quotes a sentiment from a local source refusing further mention in the newspaper. The exact speaker or outlet is not identified, but the line signals a desire for discretion regarding coverage.
Joseph Lanke aged 23 of Prairie du Chien was killed in Madison Wisconsin after a coal chute lowered suddenly, crushing him between the chute and an engine cab in the St Paul yards where he worked in the coal shed.
H L Partridge proprietor of the drug store is rebuilding his business after a recent fire. The barn has been rebuilt and a crew is working on the store.
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