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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
8
Des Moines May 11. Judge Hugh Brennan in equity court denied the divorce sought by F Hammons who, after a month’s acquaintance, married a laundry worker aged nineteen and went to another county to claim age. He told the husband he must bear the consequences of his actions.
Sioux Falls May 11 A one year old, Stewart Engstrom, son of Mr and Mrs Cric Engstrom of McCook County, fell from a manure spreader while riding with his mother. He lost balance and was run over by a rear wheel, dying shortly after from injuries to the abdomen.
A reflective comparison suggests a girl seeks marriage with the same forward focus a boy has for his first cigarette. The piece examines gendered expectations and social norms surrounding growing up and making adult choices.
Stanley Ketchel defeated Jack Sullivan in a hard fought 20 round match at Colma arena on Saturday. Sullivan rallied at times but Ketchel landed the decisive body shot to end the bout. Sullivan’s comeback impressed his backers despite the loss.
Pete Hettinger's Bankers defeated Joe Kabot's Capitalists 15 to 11 yesterday at the old ball park. Batteries were J C and William Mertilik and Wright for the Bankers. Larson Major and Bergoust for the Capitalists. Bankers refused the $25 bet on the game.
A reflection on how modern approaches to children's books narrow language and diminish value. Parents should provide sturdy book shelves, age appropriate works, and active guidance rather than rote reading. Emphasizes parental involvement, proper seating, library cooperation, and patient, loving guidance over nagging.
The millinery craze features a sailor straw hat with American flags on the band. German newspapers express alarm at native women adopting it, with one journal condemning the act as unpatriotic and calling for strong protest against what it calls thoughtlessness.
Urbana Illinois May 11. The sixteenth annual state interscholastic meet will feature 400 athletes from eighty three schools next Saturday. Oak Park is favored after last year with 18 points at the top, while St Louis Central and Manual Training High join from Missouri and Benton Harbor Michigan bring a sturdy squad. Foreign entrants will challenge the local contenders as the field seeks to extend the nation’s greatest high school meet record.
Dennis Quinlan alias Dennis Morris, paroled Chicago solicitor, known for forging documents across the Midwest, was captured in Bremen Indiana after a former Marquette prison inmate alerted authorities. He had evaded arrest for over a year while allegedly netting hundreds of dollars from his schemes.
Quincy won the Tri-State field meet in Keokuk Iowa on Saturday with 28 points. Biggsville and Fort Madison tied for second at 19 while Springfield scored 18 and Rock Island 8. LaHarpe and Carthage each had 4 as a record crowd watched events finish late in the evening.
Secretary Ash of the Y M C A with Normanna Sangerkor Prof Peterson and others planned a May 17 program with local Norwegian pastors at Myrick Park but the idea is dropped due to new arrangements by Norwegian pastors with Mrs Gunderson for a children's 17th of May event. A future schedule may target June 7 Norway's independence day.
In a humorous exchange a polite clerk asks to see Bayonet collars, while Uncle Hezekiah, wiping his brow with a red handkerchief, declines and says he just bought gunmetal shoes and cannonball suspendeds and they feel warlike for an old man.
A concise aphorism notes that many men aim to offload possessions cheaply, suggesting common motive of recovering losses or seeking a quick bargain. The line underscores universal selling pressures and economic pragmatism among buyers and sellers.
In Fort Dodge Iowa on May 11 Mrs. Alice Overman aged nineteen and a divorcee drank laudanum in her room at the Duncombe hotel. While her lover Henry Bruillette searched for her she lay on a bed and died thinking Bruillette had abandoned her.
A Sioux City woman fails to keep an appointment with her sweetheart Bruillette in Villisca Iowa. The man seeks police help to locate her as he searches and a note she left says she acted after being thrown down by her sweet heart and directs telegraph to her mother Mrs F Freeman in Villisca Iowa.
Des Moines Iowa May 11 A woman files suit claiming school directors had no right to discharge her. The action centers on her termination and requests appropriate remedy. The case outlines alleged improper procedures and seeks reinstatement or compensation.
Eunice Jones sues Douglass township directors for 80 dollars claiming she was contracted to teach the rest of a term but was not given a trial for alleged misconduct. The suit seeks compensation for the remainder of the term she did not teach.
A reflective line compares pursuing a moving target to pursuing love then settling in marriage. The speaker notes feeling foolish for chasing both and suggests that attainment in romance leads to new, inevitable routines rather than escape from desire. The analogy heightens the sense of weariness and irony.
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