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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
5
The Gateway City Pleasure club will host a dancing party at Linker n on November 25 with Krouz's orchestra providing the music.
Mrs F W Fullmer hosted the bridge class at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Attending were Mesdames W D Babb E E Fraser Bowlby Farlan Irvine Taylor Fred Ray Harvey Green Canan and Miss Effie Fraser.
The Normanna Sangerkor plans a dancing party Saturday at Frohsinn Hall. Preparations are well advanced for a pleasant social evening with music and refreshments.
Miss Hattie Joiner of Chicago visits Miss Effie Fraser as social notes recall the Sky Lark club being entertained last Saturday by Mrs. E. C. Raymond at her La Crescent home.
A compact saying about the difficulty of moral alignment and the seriousness of love when one party treats it lightly. It reflects a cautious, aphoristic tone.
Prof Meyer outlines Wisconsin public utilities law and valuation issues for rate making. He notes questions on including intangibles like going value and goodwill, and highlights the need for a uniform accounting system to compare private and municipal water works. He cites deficits in many small city plants and the impact of proper accounting on municipal finances.
Personal notes from the Ford scene list Richard Gunn heading to California to live with parents, while W. F. Wolfe returns from Eau Claire court. Various locals and visitors including Dr. Powell, J. B. Waterman turkey sale, a deer hunting buck, and several business callers populate a day in the city. Senator Morris, Dr. Sarles, and Judge Fruit noted in transit and court contexts.
A short home made recipe uses Granulated Sugar Syrup and Pinex to treat colds coughs. Boil sugar with water, mix with 2% oz Pinex in a pint bottle, and take a teaspoon every one to three hours. It keeps well, costs about fifty four cents, and aims to cure deep seated coughs within a day. Pinex is claimed superior to pine oil or pine tar preparations.
Prof Meyer summarized Wisconsin utilities regulation as a revolution in management. The law clears information for utilities, removes politics from rate setting, and raises public morality by eliminating free or reduced rate service abuses. The framework aims at stable, conservatively valued investments and fair consumer protection.
The University of Wisconsin Mandolin and Glee Club will visit for a concert on December 11. George W. Burton, Yale '78, will attend Taft's class meeting in Wisconsin and help plan a large reunion at Taft's inauguration on March 4. Dr. W. D. Thomas proposes a $759,000 Presbyterian college here with support pledged from Andrew Carnegie as Milwaukee hosts the project.
The Nationals edged the Peerless by a small margin in a Hunts alleys contest on North Third Street last evening. The scoring shows the Nationals leading the league with an .867 average. Peerless trails as the round concluded.
Warren Garst of Coon Rapids will serve as Iowa governor for six weeks after Governor Cummins resigns to join the U.S. Senate. The plan follows a special legislative session on November 24 and will place Garst in the governor’s role while the legislature handles the biennial message. B. F. Carroll will be installed as governor by the same legislature.
A woman asserts her pride in her family's long standing respectability, framing social virtue and lineage as defining traits for personal worth and community standing.
Mrs Carl Keim hosted a Birthday club gathering Tuesday afternoon at her home with many friends. An evening reception featured music and games as guests presented gifts and shared in the celebration with numerous attendees.
Mr and Mrs Adolph Thiele celebrated their wedding anniversary with a cinch game Sunday evening. Mrs Adolph Thiele and Charlie Mellbin won the head prize while Miss Emma Fegen and Otto Betz took second prize. Refreshments followed. guests included Henry Lise Charlie Mellbin Emil Feyen George Albrecht Otto Betz Charles Rachel William Thiele Adolph Thiele and others with the Albrecht and Feyen families among attendees.
Mr and Mrs Bushman celebrated at their 923 South Second Street home last evening in honor of Mr Bushman’s fortieth birthday. The party featured games and gifts with slippers presented to Mr Bushman. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Mike Bushman Mr and Mrs Henry Walter Mr and Mrs Jensen Mr and Mrs COLUM Mr and Mrs Wallace Mr and Mrs Chas Wise Mr and Mrs Ben Nottingham Mr and Mrs Gus Ott and Mr and Mrs Fred Ott.
Geneva club presents living pictures in the gymnasium with a sight seeing car by Mr. Smith and Aunt Jerusha displaying a rare collection. Cast includes Matilda Buch Tillie Stolander Magna Larson Adele Imhoff Oliva Fay Miss Netz Miss Lienlokken Miss Andrews Miss Van Loon Minnie Paulson Katherine Phillips Carmen Lambert Anya Young Minnie Hoefke Emily Imhoff Louise Poehling plus Miss Clark to speak Sunday and a board meeting Monday at 4 pm.
Carl Van Auken celebrated his sixth birthday with a party for more than twenty children. The guests arrived with gifts and shared a day of smiles and good behavior. Emma Schuman attended and helped entertain the youngsters.
A reader notes that expensive ready made tonics deter daily use. Mixing one ounce Beta Quinol in a half pint water and half pint alcohol yields over a pint of superior tonic. It purports to beautify hair, prevent dandruff, and keep the scalp healthy at lower cost.
A kindergarten celebration featured pupils and families with games and songs. Supper served at 6 with a long table and several smaller ones, a snow cake with seven green candles, and each child receiving a candy souvenir box. Invited names include Horace Baye, Benny Edwards, Dickey Brayton, Frederick Hankerson, Donald Goddard, and many others. After the main event, a dinner for ten covers was served to helpers and a few friends.
Burton Shackley was entertained at a stag dinner in honor of his twenty third birthday. Guests included Clarence McDonald, George Kischner, James Furber, Mac Stoll and Dr. Larson.
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