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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
6
Frank Murry, intoxicated, struck Jos. Fleiner in both eyes in front of the Wisconsin house. He pleaded for time to explain the incident in court and was ordered jailed to sober up. Fleiner’s eyes are swollen. Murry fears another court appearance tomorrow.
Bids for the new YMCA building were opened but no contracts let. General contracts ranged from 74 250 to 88 527 with La Crosse firms Nobles, Groff & Derr, Hormont, Nelson and others. Heating and plumbing bids ranged from 17 629 to 18 992 with Baker Niebuhr leading. A board meeting will set action on the bids. The Uniform Rank Woodmen of the World captains report 64 La Crosse members may attend the August encampment in Ontario Michigan near Detroit from August 31 to September 5.
John Hettinger is upgrading his Main Street property and will operate a short order house connected to his buffet. A team of interior decorators and carpenters is on site to complete improvements, with the business expected to open in about a week.
The government dredge Bosse began work on the Black River. The boat encountered difficulty passing under a bridge until the wires were raised, after which it commenced dredging operations.
George Rickard, a Campbell Bros. show laborer, was found lying beside Northern Pacific tracks near Wheelock in Brainerd after being knocked from a circus train. He suffered a crushed ankle and his leg was amputated at the ankle at the Northern Pacific hospital. he is expected to live. Rickard had been traveling from Staples to the Iron Range when the incident occurred Friday night.
The Gateways, a fast amateur team, won two games Sunday 12 to 2 against the Young Diamonds and 7 to 4 over the Marvels. Weigle pitched a no hit game against the Diamonds. Batteries: Diamonds Schlicht Weiss, Gateways Weigel Kabat. Marvels Baronick Weise, Gateways Horn Kabat.
German specialist Gaut asserts seven tenths of the feeble minded and insane suffer from kidney disease. He says kidney failure lets poisons build in blood, harming nerves and brain with symptoms like nervousness melancholia back and head pains and scanty urine. He urges consulting a physician or using a home tonic of Budhu Balmwort and Sarsaparilla with water after meals.
Alice Harrison born December 25 1850 in Wilmington Ohio died May 19 1908 at 8 45 am at the home of her son Angus S Harrison 2436 13th Ave South Minneapolis Minn She was daughter of Angus McKay longtime Clinton County Ohio judge Lived in La Crosse Wis joined Universalist church and La Crosse Chapter 22 O E S charter member funeral held by Palestine Chapter 112 O E S at Masonic temple burial Lakewood Rev Kilbourn read service at grave Survived by four sons and two daughters Maude Howarth Ruth Emerson Clifton Harry Ralph and Maude Howarth plus others Angus S Harrison is member of Frontier Lodge Smith Chapter La Crosse Council and Commandery.
Word from Rev L L Sanders of Tabernacle Baptist church says he will arrive Wednesday morning after illness at his Litchfield Illinois home. He plans to meet all congregation members at the prayer meeting tomorrow evening and will preach regularly. He will stay at F C Lampman home at 1017 Rose Street for now.
Allison and Hepburn of Iowa called at the White House on May 26 to urge President Roosevelt to appoint John Gibson a Manila lumber magnate to the Philippine commission. Gibson formerly resided in Iowa.
The state adopts an ad valorem tax on street car and interurban lines for 1908. Preliminary valuations total 36,098,000 with Lacrosse city line listed at 500,000 and related lines across Wisconsin to be heard in June. Local shares shift to towns 85 percent and state 15 percent, changing from per mile and gross earnings taxes.
The article notes the straw hat signals summer with early wearers on the boulevard. It quotes a La Crosse hatter naming May 1 as the official straw hat season opening date and praises the patriotic rush to seasonally bright headwear.
A lightning bolt struck the Christian Friends church hall in Cam Mack village during the funeral of Olive Lesh founder of the church. The bolt tore a hole in the roof destroyed the bell fry and injured about a dozen mourners as the service paused briefly before resuming.
Secretary J. L. Utermoehl reports the Western Passenger association is preparing Saengerfest rates and expects completion in a few days. John Dengier is named chairman of the Saengerfest picnic and privilege committees.
Heavy rains push Root River to rise about three feet in a day. Brownsville road submerged under three feet of water threatening isolation for Brownsville Hokah farmers from La Crosse. Lower road barely passable this morning. hay meadows swamped, no major damages reported yet.
Peter M. Foos prominent Caledonia business man dies after a week long illness. Born in Mayville about 39 years ago he moved here 14 years ago to run a clothing business later partnering with H. P. Hill and J. E. Stenehjem. He retired from clothing in January to manage a large livery business. Foos served as city clerk from 1900 to 1903 and was a longtime baseball manager. He married Francis Palen about 12 years ago and leaves four children. He belonged to M W A Co O F Knight of Columbus and St Peters society. Funeral at St Peters German Catholic church with Knights of Columbus involvement.
Motz, a baker at 328 South Fourth Street, fined $20 and costs after inspectors found the bakery overrun with cockroaches. Despite repeated adjournments and one sewerage improvement, pests persisted. Inspector Kremer reported the issue. Motz claimed roaches are unremovable and fear them.
At the Methodist general conference on May 26 in Baltimore the fifteenth ballot elected Rev. Dr. W. S. Lewis of Sioux City Iowa and Dr. E. Hughes of Green Castle Indiana. Lewis 524 votes Hughes 511 votes. top contenders were Robert McIntyre Los Angeles F M Bristol Washington and H C Stuntz Philippines. Dr. Charles W. Smith Pittsburg elected on twelfth ballot.
The House today approved the conference report on the military academy appropriation bill and sent it to the president for signature. The measure now requires only the president's signature to become law.
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