Tribune wants for sale notices
Large jewel coal heater slightly used for 60 dollars. Will sell reasonable. Inquire 1640 Wood. Corn cobs good for kindling 1.50 per load. Old phone 34 new phone 118. Buggies at cost for 20 days 127 N 8rd.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
7
Large jewel coal heater slightly used for 60 dollars. Will sell reasonable. Inquire 1640 Wood. Corn cobs good for kindling 1.50 per load. Old phone 34 new phone 118. Buggies at cost for 20 days 127 N 8rd.
The Shelby Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company directors levied a two and a half mill assessment on all in force policies on October 24 1908. The amount is due and payable by each member to the director in their district on or before December 26 next. Dated Shelby November 16 1908. Peter Kienholz Secretary.
Notice to creditors six months from November 1908 to present claims against John Olson deceased. Leonard Sagen holds letters of administration. May 10 1909 at 9 a m in La Crosse Court House to exam and adjust all claims and demands. James Thompson attorney for the estate. John Brindley county judge.
All debts contracted by Mr. E H Derr in the name of the People's Ice and Fuel Company will be paid by Derr personally. Outstanding and unpaid accounts and coupon books, and all accounts accruing to the company between March 15 1908 and November 15 1908, are payable to Mr Derr.
E H Derr announces disposal of his stock and interest in the People's Ice and Fuel Company and states he will pay all debts and collect all accounts. All accounts for ice sold between March 15 1908 and November 15 1908 are payable to him personally. Payments and settlements at 524 Cass street La Crosse Wisconsin.
In Probate La Crosse County Wisconsin letters testamentary were granted to Susannah Schlabach. Six months after October 27 1908 are allowed for examination and allowance. The court will convene May 4 1908 at 10:00 a.m. in the court room of the La Crosse County Courthouse for final proceedings. John A. Daniels is attorney for Executrix.
Rome, Nov 18. Following the Duke of Abruzzi’s removal of Miss Elkins from engagement, a close friend quoted the duke on Senator Elkins as the main obstacle. The duke said Elkins is fierce and proud and that only Katherine can compensate him for sorrow, opposition, and unflattering American press.
A visitor enters, sits, tilts his hat, and announces a lengthy planned discussion. He intends to stay at least an hour to talk through matters he has long been considering.
Three men who left Gilt Edge for a hunting trip in the Missouri breaks are believed dead after a severe storm. In Bemidji Minnesota a hunt led by T J Miller and colleagues yielded a 950 pound moose with 54% inch antler spread. Yeggmen robbed Remulers brewery. coal miners at Spring Creek and Roundup walk out seeking higher pay.
Local markets show few changes with prices largely steady. Corn declines to 65 cents while creamery butter sits around 31 1/2 cents per pound, with wholesale quotes noted.
Quoted prices include apples cranberries chestnuts and fruits from New York Florida and California. Listings show per barrel bag crate and per dozen prices for bananas oranges lemons apples and grapes plus vegetables dairy eggs and meats from multiple firms with unit details and assorted quantities.
In Duluth Minnesota Judge J B Middlecoff returned with a 200 pound buck after signaling a stopped train along the Alger and Smith road. He walked to the edge of the woods, halting the train, and within ten minutes had the deer hanging from a tree.
William Phillips a vagrant hypnotized the jail broom at central police station causing it to stand at a forty five degree angle then move toward him before guards upstairs and jailers. The incident described as remarkable by officials who witnessed it and by others at the station included claims of a pencil stuck to a bare wall and a coat hung on it.
In Duluth Minnesota on November 18 Edward Tonkin shot and killed Roger Olds in Cloquet after mistaking him for a deer. A coroner's jury cleared Tonkin but the assistant county attorney filed information and he was arraigned and bound over with a $1500 bail. An effort to convict Tonkin of second degree manslaughter proceeds.
Whitehall Mich November 18 Deputy State Game Warden Julius Salmon his brother Martin Salmonson and Deputy Sheriff J C Hazeldine were found drowned after their boat capsized near Whitelake. The bodies were located near the overturned craft confirming accidental drowning rather than foul play.
The body of Mrs Blanche Gersheweske formerly Miss Blanch King was brought to Sparta on Saturday and funeral services were held at her father George King’s home with Rev Walker Pugh officiating. She died after an appendicitis operation last Friday at age 24 leaving a husband and two children. The town recounts many social notes including a $245 Catholic ladies bazaar in the Mullen building, upcoming wedding plans for Ray B Graves and Mae White, and numerous visits and travels among Sparta residents.
In New York trading on November 18 most leading railroad shares fell about one point after a brief early rally. Gould stocks eased while copper shares gave up gains on profit taking. Government bonds held steady as other bonds stayed active and strong. St Paul briefly hit a yearly high near 160 before fading. By 2 pm weakness spread and the market closed weak.
Kansas City livestock prices show 13 000 cattle at steady to lower bids with steers 4 75, hogs 16 000 up about ten cents, bulk 5 40 to 5 70, pigs 3 75 to 5 25, sheep 6 000 steady with muttons 4 00 to 4 65 and lambs 4 50 to 6 10. New York dressed poultry steady to moderate demand and butter and eggs prices listed.
Chicago livestock totals show cattle 23000 head steady to 10 cents lower with beeves 5.30 to 7.60 and stockers 2.50 to 4.60. Hogs 38000 heads up 10 cents, ranges 5.05 to 5.75 for lights and 5.30 to 5.40 for heavies, pigs 3.75 to 5.00. Sheep 22000 head weak to 10 cents lower, natives 2.40 to 4.70 and lambs 3.75 to 6.00.
The brief notations show December Wheat trading at about 103.5 to 104.0, Corn around 62 to 63 cents, and Oats near 49 to 49.5 cents. Opening highs lows and closes are listed in fractional percent style as market quotes.
The court hears that the two ill boys cannot attend school and the oldest is nervously exhausted. The mother’s home atmosphere is blamed, and the grandmother may care for the children if adjourned. A princess allegedly contemplated divorce, with a doctor’s letter referenced. Evidence is awaited as the statements provoke a courtroom stir.
Supporters in La Crosse view Dengler as a likely candidate for Washington. Dengler stated he is not actively seeking the post but would value the honor, noting Col Brumbert is a senior and a deserving Republican rival in the field.
Granger delivers a scathing attack on socialism calling it the greatest peril of the age and urges the church to join labor unions to push back false ideas. The resolutions propose missions in industrial centers with multilingual priests and cooperation with Catholic societies to aid work among Negroes and Indians in the South and Northwest.
Ben Garlick of Mankato attempted suicide by ingesting five ounces of sulphite or ether in Janesville Minnesota. He was found in time and saved by a local physician. He had previously tried to take his life with chloroform on two earlier occasions.
A fragmented quotation lists fish items with odd garbled spellings and inconsistent quantities. The readable entries mention pickerel pike trout salmon herring halibut and cucumbers with price figures and unit references interspersed with stray letters. The overall sense is a damaged ledger style listing of seafood items.
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