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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
10
The notice invites a travel excursion to Billings on June 2 with a few days off to join. It urges consideration of land investment near rail access, claiming NP trains will run within three miles by July 1 and land prices will rise by five dollars per acre once service starts. It promises good homesteads and offers rates and details after a talk.
Mintyre and Heath lead a premier comedy brace in La Crosse as the top act of a big show. The double act brings sharp, playful humor and strong audience appeal to the city venue.
Vandyke Co presents McIntyre and Heath in The Ham Tree at La Crosse Theatre on Thursday June 4. The famed duo, backed by a star cast, boast elaborate costumes and a powerful musical sketch. The summer season includes The Great Diamond Mystery and a slate of plays from The Vandyke Eaton Co with rotating matinees Sundays Wednesdays Saturdays.
Charles Lytles, a 32 year resident of La Crosse and noted grain man of Lorain North Dakota, visits La Crosse then plans to enter Prairie du Chien sanitarium next Monday to seek a cure for rheumatism. The Lytles name is well known in La Crosse and the Moose River belt.
Washington May 30 Gen Luke E Wright of Tennessee is expected to replace William Howard Taft as secretary of war. Wright will take over on July 1 if Taft secures the Republican nomination without issue.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is recommended for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It is favored over harsher purgatives like pills or tablets. A booklet and a sample are available at O. T. Erhart's.
Japanese forces report over 600 killed in 53 engagements in Korea as insurgents allegedly outnumber Japanese five to one. Military HQ says the entire disturbing element will be subdued within sixty days with troops scattered across the province.
In West Salem, Lucrypa of West Salem and Rev Parisus with Burr Oak visited Tuesday. Will Sparling and wife of Trempealeau visited friends Saturday. Harrison Storandt spent Saturday evening in La Crosse. Ed Larson from La Crosse visited local friends. Ben Mercereau of La Crosse stayed Monday with his parents. Cora Bradley and Dr Gilfillan, from Bangor, traveled to West Salem and R M Taylor left Wednesday for South Dakota.
Chicago May 30 Evidence that Mrs Belle Gunness has been recently seen in Chicago has been received by Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler. A mysterious woman provided the tip and a letter said to be written by Mrs Gunness May 24 would be shown at Ray Lamphere trial in Laporte Ind. Helgelein organs were sent to Rush Medical College for poison analysis. The woman who claims to have seen her says she can locate her with time.
Letters seek sufferers of rheumatism and related pains to request a home treatment claimed to cure muscular and joint ailments. The advertiser, Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana, promises the remedy purges uric acid, loosens stiff joints, purifies blood, brightens eyes, and improves overall vitality, with proof by return mail.
Dr. J. E. Goldthwait, a leading Harvard physician, claims deep trouser pockets cause stooped shoulders among undergraduates. He states Harvard’s famed stoop results from excessive pocket depth and youth’s embarrassment. He also notes patients’ habit of tucking hands into pockets and prescribes shortening pockets as treatment.
Low round trip rates to Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo via Chicago, Union Pacific, and North Western Line. On sale daily June 1 to September 30 with return by October 31. Two through trains daily, including the Colorado Special with one night to Denver. For tickets and info, see any North Western Line agent.
Sam Saref, giving his home as Milwaukee, was picked up by police and lodged in the central station. He ran away from Milwaukee seeking money in the west, reaching St. Paul and working in a junk shop for 50 cents a day before deciding to return home. He spoke little English and said he had just come from Russia seeking a fortune. He was sent back to Milwaukee.
In a sharp local exchange Brown compliments Jenkins as a great, broad minded, and brilliant man then reveals the truth he learned of him by confessing he married Jenkins widow. The brief exchange ends with Brown noting his unexpected discovery.
VIA CHICAGO and NORTH WEST announce very low summer rates from June 1 to September 4 to any ticket agent for full priced travel. The message is partly garbled but indicates a promotional fare period and restrictions related to agents and tickets.
In Tucson Arizona delegates to the territorial convention were instructed on the statehood effort for Arizona. A resolution commended work toward statehood and referenced June 10 in Roswell New Mexico. A. Larrasola chaired the six delegate group guiding the instruction.
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