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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1909

Page

4

La Crosse Debates Commission Form of Government

The Franklin club votes unanimously against adopting a commission form for La Crosse. Proponents praise debt relief and citywide interests, while opponents warn of centralized power, corruption risk with five officials, and past Des Moines debt woes.

Franklin Club la Crosse H. Jones E. Mabie V. Robinson Stephenson R. Schlabach H. L. Taylor W. E. Barber Tavrlor M. M. Downey Hayden Barber Des Moines Spence Hodgson

North Side In Brief Headline of Local Notices

Local notices report illnesses and visits among North Side residents. Mrs. E. B. Wolcott is confined at home. J. R. Canan returned from Kansas. Miss Leanna Dodge visits in Wisconsin. Wm Wheldon enroute from Florida to North Dakota. letters from John Smith improving at Waupaca Soldiers Home. Olaf Halverson hospitalized. Evelyn Huntley home from Bangor for Sunday. Halverson and Rosa Johnson visit Olaf. Eva Helm's funeral prompts Ernest Helm’s return to Waterloo. Ed Peterson returns to Chicago after Eva Helm funeral. Y M B C to host ice cream social at Tabernacle Baptist church. Streetcar 42 derailed at Mill street but no injuries. first ice cream social of the year at Tabernacle Baptist church corner Clinton and Avon streets. Young Men's Brotherhood to serve attendees.

E. B. Wolcott Rose Street J. R. Canan Loomis Street Kansas Leanna Dodge Kane Street Boscobel Wis Wm. Wheldon C. F. West Avon Street Florida North Dakota John Smith Waupaca Olaf Halverson Belle’s Coulee Lutheran Hospital Evelyn Huntley Berlin Street Bangor Halverson Rosa Johnson Tabernacle Baptist Church Mill Street Clinton and Avon Streets Young Men's Brotherhood Club

Tramps Burglarize Box Car at Sparta

Tramps break seals and loot freight cars at Sparta while in custody they escape through small end windows. Police report no arrests by late afternoon. railroad offices offer no verification and damage to merchandise is uncertain.

Sparta Milwaukee

Tragic Train Transit Fatality Near Savanna

A man was crushed to death by a heavy freight train near Savanna after being struck by multiple cars. His companion was detained as investigators, led by the coroner, prepared to hold the remains. The couple had been married last Wednesday and were reportedly at 613 Mill Street.

Savanna

Tramp Mangled Near Savanna

Charles E. Gebert of Chicago fell from a bumper while riding a Milwaukee Road freight train near Savanna yesterday. He was beaten by the accident and likely injured.

Charles E. Gebert Chicago Milwaukee Road

North Side Pair Secretly Married in Quiet Ceremony

It has transpired that Miss Mabel Pittenger of 613 Mills Street and Al Mitchel, well known North Side residents, were quietly married at the home of the...

Mabel Pittenger Mills Street al Mitchel North Side

Confirmation Class at Bethel Norwegian Be Lutheran Church

The annual confirmation will be held at Bethel Norwegian Be Lutheran Church Sunday during services starting at o'clock. Rev. O L Christensen will conduct the confirmation. The best of the class include Clara Hang Mabel Christiansen Esther Munem Lila Knudsen and Jessie B ton. It is always impolite to say that a woman or butter is old.

O. L. Christensen Clara Hang Mabel Christiansen Esther Munem Lila Knudsen Jessie B.ton

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