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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
5
J B Hettinger found guilty of keeping wine rooms in connection with his saloon at 421 Main Street. Police court jury convicted after seven sessions. fine $25 plus costs totaling $74.16. Case to be appealed. Aldermen Jojade and Grover reported seeing women in rear of building.
Cynthia E. McDonald of Prairie du Chien left an estate valued at $25 000 to a daughter Flo ra McDonald Thompson magazine writer sawed in circuit court yesterday and the court ordered 800 paid to Fred A. McDonald the other heir cut off with 59 Attorneys Winter and Schweizer represented the case
Freight traffic on the Mississippi River remains unusually light this season. Boat owners are puzzled as shippers in river towns abandon water shipments despite the cost advantage over other transport modes.
Forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight with possible showers tomorrow. Temperatures will rise with yesterday's high of 56 and low of 40. A six mile per hour wind was reported.
Angry barbers at a La Crosse union meeting set a 30 day deadline for bosses to sign a new contract. They demand fourteen dollars weekly and a half day off each week. The main dispute is the holiday clause with proposed late hours before holidays and shop closures. Some shops offer the concession. others refuse. State Federation of Labor leaders were absent to keep a quiet profile as downtown shops face pressure for a settlement this week.
Ott purchases Segelke estate holdings consolidating control of Segelke Kaulhaus Manufacturing. Freight rate increases anger La Crosse shippers, with steel products from Pittsburg rising to 29 cents per hundred. Memorial Day wildflower famine threatens decorations. Local events include dances, church programs, and a state Universalist convention in Racine. Judge Brindley hears Schaeffer will contest. estate disputed between St. Joseph congregation and Mary Byewer. Died: Leslie Spence in Lodi. Macadam work on Market Street begins. Rural Carriers convention in Milwaukee. Marriage licenses issued to Traub Lang. steamer Cyclone and Mary B raft trip. Governor designates June 14 as Flag Day. New Supt Hart arrives at La Crosse Rubber Mills. Mad dog terror near Pine Creek. Presbyterian League hosts gathering. Miss Close addresses on foreign missions. First Communion at St Mary’s. Matthews Kennedy wedding in Chicago. Winona barber union raises shaves to 15 cents.
S. Y. and R. S. Hyde plan a substantial dock from cleared debris at the La Crosse Cracker and Candy site behind the La Crosse Can company. A stairway from street level will connect to the dock, and the 70-foot launch house is nearing readiness with water access in about a week. Hyde’s 50-foot cruiser is expected to arrive within two weeks.
Directors of the Y M C A will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss construction details for the new building. State Secretary Anderson is expected to attend. The site question will be decided soon with the Van Steenwyk site at Seventh and Main favored for the project.
The funeral for Miss Stella Johnson who died early yesterday will be at Bethel Lutheran church on George Street at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Interment follows at Oak Grove cemetery, with Rev. Christianson of Bethel Lutheran officiating.
Yesterday afternoon the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Green of 926 Caledonia street died suddenly. The funeral will be held at the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o clock with Rev A L Wood of the Caledonia Street Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Interment will follow at Neshonoc cemetery near West Salem.
W. E. Mueir of Winona is the guest of friends in the city for a few days.
J. E. Ruba of Wilton is in the city visiting friends today, taking a break from local duties and calling on several acquaintances in the downtown area.
Attorney A E Bleekman leaves for Caledonia to conduct business. Dr Will Powell and Judge Ray S Reid attend events while local officials and residents return from trips to Madison, Dresbach, Elroy and Rochester. Advertisements for Foley kidney cure and Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea appear amid court and social updates.
Mr Charles Beyschlag a druggist at 503 Main Street features a window display valued at $60,000 showing over 100000 prescriptions compounded in 24 years with not a single mistake. See it.
Louis Schroeder a well known vagrant with twelve prior convictions pleaded guilty to begging and received a sentence of eighteen months at Waupun in county court. He was arrested recently while soliciting alms on the business streets and has often been a guest at central station.
The historic Duncan Cameron property on Cass Street near the Universalist church was sold today to Frank Worswick. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Will host commencement exercises for the young ladies seminary in Winona Minnesota on the evening of June 13 with Bishop Cotter presiding Very Rev J J Lawler of St Paul to deliver the address An alumni meeting is planned for the afternoon of June 12 Coherent details center on the Catholic clergy and the alumnae event in Winona.
Grace Duff twenty two died after appendicitis operation in Winterset Iowa. She was a Monmouth College student who planned marriage to Ralph Kyle of Xenia Ohio this summer after graduation. The couple had met at the college and planned to wed following graduation exercises.
Tickets go on sale June 1 2 3 and 4 with returns June 7 for the Grand Lodge excursion via the North Western Line. Tickets available through any North Western Line ticket agent. C J Schultz of Dubuque is spending a few days here with friends.
Frohsinn Singing Society plans a river excursion to Winona next Sunday June 2 aboard the new steamer La Crosse and barges. The trip aims to handle one of the largest crowds ever seen from La Crosse for such outings with dancing music and refreshments. Boat departs foot of State street at 9 am and returns from Winona at 6 pm arriving by moonlight.
Alvin H. Stimpson of Williamantice Connecticut praises Foley's Kidney Cure after suffering acute kidney trouble. He attributes his recovery to four bottles, declaring he is now entirely well and free from suffering.
The Grand Trunk Railway System offers special excursion tickets to Atlantic City Philadelphia Saratoga Springs Toronto Montreal Halifax Temagami Muskoka Wharf Boston and Portland with various June July and September dates. Details on fares ticket limits stopovers and descriptive publications available from Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago IL.
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