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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
10
In Yankton South Dakota on May 11 a county insanity commission weighs if Mrs Witcher of Highmore is sane. Friends insist she has been sane and claim property concerns led to her commitment at the state institution since last fall.
C. R. Berg of Sparta spent a short time yesterday afternoon in the city as a business visitor, meeting with local officials and examining one of the area’s enterprises.
Stephen Richmond of Arcadia reports that several hundred Germans, seeking escape from conditions in their homelands, plan to settle on farm lands in Northern Minnesota. The émigrants trace roots to Galicia Bukowina and regions of Russia, and Richmond has been in Europe since last November promoting immigration for Minnesota land schemes.
Mrs. E E Martin of Brooklyn seeks a jury trial in the divorce action filed by Edwin E Martin a New York commission merchant. He names eight co-respondents including three doctors a lawyer a ball player and three others. Mrs Martin daughter of Rev Dr Jay Benson Hamilton was choir leader at Simpson Methodist church. The couple married in 1899 and have a daughter Marjorie age eight.
Nineteen families have recently arrived in Pine county Minnesota and about a hundred more families are expected, averaging five persons per family. The migrants are described as highly desirable settlers and colonists.
Huntington West Virginia resident T. W. Williamson writes that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble. He claims the product restores health and energy, contains no harmful drugs, and is pleasant to take.
May 11 Deadwood South Dakota. James Ferro an Italian shot and killed Ralph Walker a young negro after finding him with the woman Ferro lived with in Coke Hill. Ferro fled but was captured by a sheriff s posse near Sturgis and brought to jail.
Regina reports Claude R. McCready, a fugitive bound on a crime warrant in St. Paul, dies in a buggy accident while en route to fight prairie fires. He had been linked to an illegal operation involving a Regina milliner but his alleged associate was acquitted.
Ed Martin accuses his wife of a failing marriage and cites alleged letters and limericks she wrote dedicated to co respondents. He claims a child rejection and a confessed miscon duct in a petition for divorce. Mrs Martin seeks a jury trial to prove her innocence.
Matt Rebich a well to do rancher in Butte Montana pleaded guilty to bigamy in a Montana court. He was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to one day in the penitentiary. He paid the fine immediately pulling the money from a large blue handkerchief. Rebich had a wife in Nevada and believed divorce proceedings would allow a second marriage.
A Butte Montana reader recalls years of dandruff and hair loss until trying Newbro's Herpicide. He reports thick hair and no dandruff after use. The ad promotes the product as a regular hair dressing, with 10 cents mailing details and Detroit as the sending point. Special agents Hoeschler Bros. and Hoeschler Cros.
The U S David Tipton docked at the local levee for the first time this season. Formerly the Col MacKenzie the vessel was renamed due to a rule banned living government employee names. Built for snag pulling the boat is short broad and power geared. It has worked around Dubuque for three weeks and will likely head to Lake Pepsin next.
James Angus, aged 71, plans to enter the Marathon swimming contest at the Central Y M C A Saturday night. Despite his age he shows agility in the water and recently gave an underwater exhibition at an aquatic meet. The race is women’s night with ten entries maximum. six entrants have already signed up.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina returns to the White House dinner list after years of exclusion. He and Mrs. Tillman attended a Taft table gathering, marking his reappearance at the hospitable event.
Manuel intends to ease Portugal’s finances and curb a looming revolt. He faces strong banker opposition as oppressive monopolies granted to fund the state and court draw sharp disfavor.
A coroner's jury ruled James O Rourke died from a shot fired by an unknown assailant. Goodrow Reno and Elmo were released from custody in Superior Wisconsin after being held on suspicion of firing at the Berwind Fuel dock during a strike against the City of Berlin steamer.
The Washington County Agricultural association announces sale of its farm track and improvements at Lily Lake and abandons holding county fairs. The mile track is excellent but the site lacks trolley or steam railway access, reducing convenience for nearby residents.
May 11 in Battle Creek Michigan Mayor John W. Bailey charged Street Commissioner Caldwell with graft and threatened action against City Attorney Decker, both appointees of the previous administration, as a move to remove them from office.
In response to an urgent appeal from his advisors the Lisbon authority prepares measures to stabilize the city. Officials mobilize security steps as the government seeks to prevent unrest and protect public order amid tense conditions.
The seventh annual convention of the Seventh district group of the Minnesota Bankers' Association will be held May 19 at the Masonic temple in Marshall. The program features addresses by prominent bankers and state association officers and is expected to attract unusual interest.
Henry Waterman about 40 years old and believed to be from Waseka Illinois was struck by a westbound Chicago and North Western passenger train at Huron on May 11. He suffered fatal injuries and was found mangled at the scene.
A Chicago literary figure recalls Rudyard Kipling in Simla where he met a grass widow. He explains the term refers to a wife whose husband works away in the hot plains while she enjoys the cool hill retreat and considers a genuine widow to be present.
A M Halbo returns to Mindoro after a brief business trip in the city yesterday.
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