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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
2
H A Rewey a North Side Bottling driver on Caledonia street was kicked in the head while feeding horses. He suffered a deep head wound and doctors feared a skull fracture but he is resting easily after Dr Lueck sewed the gash.
The regular monthly meeting was held last evening at Hahn's hall on Mill street. Four new members were admitted and members show strong interest in poultry, aiming for a good county fair showing and a top poultry show this season.
The funeral for Mrs Katherine Behrman of 526 Caledonian Street, who died from cancer, was held at St John’s Church at 9 AM officiated by Rev Father Kalusa with William Dwyer in charge. Despite rain, many relatives and friends followed to the Catholic cemetery.
Glen Shaw has come back from Minneapolis for a short visit lasting a few days.
Mrs N T Nordine of 1603 George Street will leave in a few days for Nome City Alaska, to join her husband who has been located in the Klondyke regions for months. She will make the several thousand mile trip alone.
The Ladies Society of the Norwegian Lutheran church at the Sill and Charles streets corner was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mesdames John Fjelstad and M Haug. The Young Peoples Society was hosted in the evening by Miss Josie Fjelstad and Messrs Elmer Fjelstad. All enjoyed the entertainment very much.
Rain halted construction at the new lighting plant yesterday morning. The concrete foundation for the scales has been completed.
More than 60,000 acres watered by irrigation ditches in Yellowstone valley west of Billings offer alfalfa prospects. Irrigated land yields 10,000 pounds of hay per acre, while pasture and range produce far less. Irrigated alfalfa can feed more cattle and sheep per acre than enclosed pasture or range, with figures for hay, cattle days, and sheep units. For publications contact C W Mott at Northern Pacific Ry St Paul Minn Series C302.
Reduced fare excursion tickets to Minneapolis on the Chicago and Northwestern line offered May 16 and 17 with return valid through May 19, in observance of the Norwegian Fourth of July Celebration. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
August Muhlenhaupt family moves from 321 Caledonia to 1410 Farwell. John Henderson and family plan to relocate to Seattle for a future home. Henderson has been based in Seattle. Fred Schulz and Franch Geisenheimer return from Dickinson area in the S C region where they worked for land interests. Mrs. James Wolford goes to Minneapolis to visit a ill sister. Mrs. Joseph Herlitzka, Mrs. Carl Wittenberg, and Miss Mary Beffa mentioned with illness or travel. Mrs. Alex Goyette ill.
Two or more men calling themselves Anderson Craft and Todd have for two months solicited magazine subscriptions in the name of the American Press Association. They operated in Chicago Omaha South Omaha Council Bluffs Sioux City and other cities after earlier work in the eastern states. The American Press Association is not a subscription agency and any such solicitation is a swindle.
A large Shanghai meeting of Chinese merchants protested against the proposed United States exclusion treaty. Telegrams were sent to Chinese officials and to Yuan Shi-Kai. The merchants unanimously decided to boycott United States goods until treaty terms are changed. The Merchants' guild nationwide urged cooperation.
New York on May 11 Ignace Paderewski the pianist has left on the Oceanic for his home in Switzerland to rest after an attack of nervous prostration that interrupted his recent U S tour. He could not say when he would return to the United States.
Rev T K Tyson of Alva reports a telephoned warning that a tornado struck Quinlan in Woodward county along the Santa Fe line, destroying the home of his daughter Mrs O W Coxx and killing her two sons. No further details are available.
Miss Clara Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, underwent an appendectomy in New York on May 11 by Dr. Frank Hartley. The operation was pronounced successful with no complications reported.
The senate overrode Governor LaFollette to grant the state board of control power to parole prisoners. The assembly passed the Ekern bill forcing telephone companies to provide message transmission links and sustained the governor’s veto on raising wage exemptions from sixty to thirty eight.
Denver May 11 At the American Stock Growers association meeting President M I Buell of the Chicago live stock exchange delivered an address. He said the time has passed for cheap beef and consumers will pay more for meat as prices rise. He added that demand falls when prices advance.
Athens Ga May 11 An elderly couple Frank Holbrook and his wife were killed with an axe at their home four miles from Watkinsville. Their bodies were dragged to the front porch after a robbery at their small store.
Louisville May 11 Agile won the Kentucky Derby by three lengths with Rams Horn second and Layson third. Time Do Se STI me me
At supper call the entire corps of cadets at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg refused to go to mess. On the command Fall out the corps broke ranks and most cadets retired to their rooms in protest over the food, saying they could not stand it any longer.
Delano T. Smith longtime figure in Minnesota and New York is dead in Marshalltown Iowa. He served as United States tax commissioner in Tennessee in 1863 and promoted the Arcade railway the first subway in New York.
Dr. Charles B. Ames a temperance lecturer in Louisville committed suicide by morphine after failing to break his alcohol habit. He was described as brilliant, well educated, and from an excellent family.
Milwaukee bank officials, including President Fred Vogel Jr, deny a circulating tale that former Assistant Cashier Henry G Goll secretly took a large sum to London two months ago for a family member of F G Bigelow. Attorneys for Goll say no statements will be made until the case is heard.
Mrs J Terrill and two children were seriously hurt by lightning during a storm near Walker Missouri. The event was part of widespread storm activity with injuries but no fatalities reported.
In Sir Henry Hawkins Reminiscences a Danish boarhound silently follows Mrs Harlstone from the library. The dog grips her dress and later gently guides Hawkins across the lawn, then releases his hand and trots off pleased with its display.
The article urges daily return with full energy and health, noting irregular living and bad habits drain ability. It argues luck, willpower, and high performance rely on sleep, nutrition, and discipline to maintain sharp mental and physical condition for important duties.
The English court system requires judges to be financially independent with ample salaries and retirement provisions. Eight ex judges receive pensions totaling $121,962.50 yearly, making a 15 year on bench judge earn $7,299.75 annually. The lord chancellor receives a $24,332.50 annual pension.
A collection of brief quotations from writers including Alice Woods Ullman Alfred Sutro Sarah Grand Sidney Allnutt Rev Silas K Hocking and Ellen Glasgow. The lines comment on love opinion self belief blame and procrastination with a mix of humor and insight.
A Boston Herald tale recalls Ralph Waldo Emerson's insistence on labeling a faulty cooking stove as Imperfect rather than transferring the problem to others. He refused to auction the stove unless clearly marked.
Max Muller notes Brahmans pride in Vedas age, with critics proposing dates from 6000 B C to 1200 or 1500 B C. Even the later estimates exceed the Old Testament, suggesting Brahmans hold the oldest, most remote sacred book in the world.
Excur sion tickets via the Northwestern Line will be sold at one fare for round trip from May 31 to June 2 inclusive with favorable return limits. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
A youth asks the sage of Sageville about the happiest moment. The sage replies that it is yet to come, predicting happiness will arrive when people stop asking fool questions.
The Hercules crane at the New York Navy Yard lifted a floating target and set it into the water. The target, a precise replica of a battleship hull section weighing at least sixty tons, is an expensive test item. An appropriation of 25000 dollars funded it, with total costs at least double that amount.
Chicago May 11 The strike investigating commission appointed by the mayor faces friction over private hearings. Webster, a member, says private hearings are needed to obtain truthful information since the commission lacks power to summon or punish witnesses. Levy Mayer cites Master Sherman’s federal authority and orders as ensuring a thorough inquiry, while Dunne’s commission may wait for the federal court’s conclusion.
Reported in Chicago that the Employers' association and the Team Owners' association may push court action over alleged conspiracies to force contractors into the Employers' Teaming company. Leaders discuss moves at Briggs House as rioting diminishes with arrests and violent incidents noted amid the dispute.
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