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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1905
Page
7
Society section continues with a long roster of individuals including Haug Mabel Thompson Millie Thompson Mabel Jacobson Hilda Moe Selma Simonson Ruth Johnson Ruth Erickson Eva Markved Agnes Markved Viola Marking Freda En gebretson Cora Engebretson Agnes Johnson Millie Johnson Laura Larson Geda Gustad Hilma Olson.
Miss Katherine Pani hosted a Tuesday luncheon for Grace Pettingill with eight at table. Flowers centered the board and a large rose arrangement marked the guest of honor. Guests included Mrs. Roberts Hyde and Chicago visitor Mrs. Edwin Cassels along with Inn Higbee Jane Beisel Margery Sill Georgine McDonald. Mrs J J Hogan held a Wednesday birthday luncheon for friends Mesdames G C Hixon H P Bliss Howard Cramer I H Moulton J W Losey P S McArthur W R Sil So Hyde J S Medary and John Paul.
At Mrs. F. A. Morley home the La Crosse Woman's Club held its last meeting of the season and elected officers led by President Mrs. W. P. Long and Vice President Mrs. G. W. Lueck. The Auxiliary of La Crosse Hospital also named officers including President Mrs. W. R. Finch and First Vice President Dr. Mary Piper Houck.
Miss Fanny Losey hosted a dinner for Grace Pettingill and James Hogan. Seventeen cover guests gathered around a brass jar diniere of parrot tulips and bowls of nasturtiums at the center and ends of the table. Attending were Mrs. Losey, the Misses Gertrude and Lucy Hogan, Ann and Katherine Paul, Jan Beisel, Georgia McDonald, Margery Sill, Ina Higbee, Mrs. Cassels, Messrs. Van Steenwyk, R C Whelpley, Walton Losey, Augustus Tourtellotte, and Miss Losey.
Mrs Albert Hirshheimer entertained a company at supper Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs M J Levy of Newark New Jersey. Other invited guests included Mesdames Isaac Tuteur Chicago Joseph Gutman H Berger Mary Watson M Funk A A Maurer Schoen H J Heirshheimer F E Davis C H Schweizer Andrew Boyd W F Wolfe Morris Tutern A Platz M I Berger Dr Mary Houck Miss Ingerswen and Miss Fox.
Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs F G Tiffany hosted a musical at their home with George Greenwood a renowned pianist, Miss Simons on violin, E R Burke on flute, and Earl Tiffany on cello. The recital was interesting and pleasant.
The St Rose Conservatory of Music plans a Tuesday evening program on May 30 at 7 30 in the conservatory music hall at Ninth and Market streets. The concert promises agreeable and profitable music though not strictly classical, presented by the students under Mrs T A Lavakea and fellow members of the Young Women Christian Association during a social tea event.
Miss Helen Miller hosted a Tuesday dinner for Miss Von Roher of Winona. Guests included Miss Von Roher, Miss Smith of St. Paul, Mayme Barber, Florence Bechman, Olga Candrian, Emma Dittman, Jennie Mueller, Ida Zeisler, and Nora Nelson.
Mrs E T Reed hosted the Shakespeare club at her South Tenth street home on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. Out of town guest Mrs Marcia C Wheelock of Moscow New York attended the event.
Sree nara Daas Young Favorites beat the O K team 10 to 2 at Hogan school grounds. Notable players: Edmund Shuda, George Bettin, George Kajawa, Arthur Lund, Arthur Johnson, Walter Shuda, August Ledeger, Anton Melzarek, John Kubeak, Felix Nowak. The Acorns Jr. beat the Irish Curvers 31 to 23 with Arthur Johnson catching and Fred Schultz pitching.
Mrs. Alice M. Vought returns from Chicago for a brief visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Benton. Miss Sarah Saobolwitz leaves Racine Wis to teach singing at River Falls Normal School. Mrs. Craine of Freeport Ind visits her daughter Mrs. C. N. Moller. Miss Frances Sill stays with her sister Mrs. Charles M. Palmer in St. Joseph Mo. Mrs. L. A. Foster returns from Harlan Ia. George Greenwood, en route from Dartmouth to Anaconda, travels with Russell James toward a wedding in Portland and a Lewis and Clark expo trip to California. Mr. and Mrs. Hovey C. Clarke of Minneapolis visit Mr. and Mrs. Fr. P. Hixon and depart for Clinton to join Lafayette Lamb aboard a palatial houseboat for a ten day Minneapolis trip. Mrs. Alice Solberg, wintering in California, returns and rooms with Mrs. Underwood on North Seventh Street.
Pink Hawley pitched for Beloit and allowed four hits while La Crosse managed only two credible hits. Beloit secured the decisive run on a Beloit steal during the game. Final score Beloit 1 La Crosse 0 with a quiet La Crosse offense.
Oshkosh beat Freeport in two batters filled games at Oshkosh with errors abundant and Freeport quitting the second contest after an umpire dispute. Scores were Oshkosh 6 Freeport 3 and 17 9. batteries included Kraner Moore Paul and Karnell. Wausau toppled Green Bay 6 to 2 as Green Bay errors hurt their own effort, with Struck Connors and Householder credited in the win. Attendance was 400.
A partial OCR shows fluctuating prices for produce and fruit including beets persbil carrots turnips potatoes dates cider oranges and other items with unit prices and notations like per bushel per pound and per gallon. Details are incomplete and some figures are garbled.
Fragmentary OCR text records patent bill notes for Straimat and cash terms, including mill feed price figures. Mentions white middlings per ton and various illegible figures, with scattered codings like 2235.5 and 0864665. No clear event or entities beyond generic names.
Mixed list of hard maple lengths, dry grades, grain products and vases with scattered numbers. Mentions John Gund Brg Co. and overall high quality dried grains. Prices shown as 15.00 and other figures, but text is fragmentary and lacks complete context.
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin on the Northwestern Line will be sold June 16 to 22 with favorable return limits on account of the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen. Apply to agents Chicago and Northwestern Ry.
A potatoe of garbled market list shows prices for cranberries lemons bananas figs lettuce tomatoes radishes strawberries pineapples cabbage onions and parsnips. Some entries include poor OCR errors but indicate quantities such as 100 qt bbl 300 California boxes 24 qts and 18 to 30 crates. Prices are given per unit or per quantity.
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