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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
11
Multiple small ads describe lodging options on State Street Kane Street and 203 Inquire Pitzner's Dying Works. Items include furnished and unfurnished rooms, housekeeping rooms, and a few rents. also lost items a opal stick pin and a watch with rewards offered. A mortgage and furniture ad appears amid mangled text.
For sale 40 acre farm 3 miles south of Brownsville with 20 cultivated acres 20 woodland pasture one acre of strawberries half acre gooseberries currants and more. One five room house a summer cottage barn chicken coop corn crib hay shed and machine shed. Spring on house and pasture. Priced at 1600 dollars or exchange for city property. A 1500 acre ranch in Brule County South Dakota described as a money maker. Also exchange a choice corner lot for a runt. A good 80 acre farm with buildings good soil ample wood eight miles from La Crosse priced at 3600 dollars. Seven room house barn three lots and 10 acres with berries inside city limits. Contact FRANK G. ROTH 4th and Pearl Sts.
In La Crosse County Wisconsin the estate of Lena Coster late of La Crosse deceased has letters testamentary granted to Andrew Fijelstad. Creditors six months from November 13 1908 to present claims for examination and allowance. The court will June 1 1909 at 10 a m examine and adjust all claims. By the Court John Brindley County Judge Winter and Esch Attorneys.
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee Bishop Eis of Marquette and Bishop Fox of Green Bay will lead the golden jubilee celebration of Pope Pius X in Green Bay on Sunday November 29. Masses will be held at all churches with Messmer delivering the sermon at the cathedral and Eis conducting one mass. St Josephs male choir will perform.
An advertiser urges readers to switch to Galvanic Soap with cocoanut oil. The message claims 300000 women prefer it for cleaner whiter clothes and greater value, citing its long reach and savings. It offers a 5 cent cake and a free Palmolive cake as a thank you, signed by Caves E Johnson president.
The labor committee finds Daniel J. Keefe, sixth vice president of the Federation of Labor, should have resigned from the executive council if unhappy with federation policy. Instead he fought for Taft, violating the majority rule agreed upon when joining the council, stultifying labor and himself.
A biting remark declares that everyone has a relative they dislike, delivered in a provocative, confrontational tone. The line implies universal embarrassment at social scrutiny and personal fault lines within families.
A speaker asserts the subject is easy, saying it is "as easy as rain" in a brief quotation. The comment shows a casual expression of simplicity, without additional context or details about who spoke or where.
Lincoln Neb Nov 20 Shallenberger the governor elect is under surgeons care after severe injuries from an initiation into a secret order. He was propped in bed at the hotel while meeting seekers for state appointments.
A Philadelphia Ledger tale reports Bill Smith, a Bucks County storekeeper, bought summer stock in Philadelphia. Goods shipped ahead reached his store before he did, including a box shaped like a casket. Mrs Smith cried out, hired a hammer, and the drayman rushed in as she faintly pointed to the inscription Bill inside on the box.
Guthrie Oklahoma November 20 That Bryan is engineering a deal with prominent Oklahoma democrats including Gov Haskell to purchase the State Capitol a republican newspaper is a rumor current today Metcalf Bry an's associate on the Commoner has been for several days conducting a negotiation Bryan's plans contemplate a removal to Guthrie with the ultimate object of representing Oklahoma in the United States senate
Robert Herrick recalls a dinner remark about a striking climax at a temperance address in the stockyard district. The orator warned of drink’s consequences an empty life home and pocket while a shabby man added an empty bottle as the era’s blunt punchline.
Readings from a daily fruit market show apples at 3.25 to 4.00 per barrel, oranges at 3.00, California wavers 3.25, and bananas 1.75 to 2.00 per bunch. Onions 60 cents per bushel, figs 12 packages for 85 cents, dates six cents per pound. overall market largely stationary with several listed items in New York and California markets.
London buying led the opening advance while western selling pushed prices down early. Government bonds held steady as others fell, then buying reappeared in the afternoon to lift stocks about a point from the day’s lows. By late trading the market turned strong and closed robust.
Kansas City reports cattle, hogs and sheep trading steady with steers 4.75 to 7.50, hogs 5.30 to 5.55, lambs 4.50 to 6.15. Chicago market shows beeves 5.30 to 7.60, hogs 5.00 to 6.05, lambs 3.75 to 5.90. New York dairy and eggs steady with butter 30 cents, eggs 40 to 48 cents, cheese 14 to 15 1/2 cents. grains Wheat at 104 on Dec, Corn 63 to 64, Oats 49.
Attorney Frank Winter, after a week hunting near Spaulding Wisconsin, returns with a 200 pound buck. He notes there are plenty of deer this year and it is just a matter of waiting.
Crystal Valley reports Michael Cunningham slowly improving under Dr Fullerton and nurse Rose Kelly. Edward Anderson and Bert Kimbal of La Crosse visited Wm Killy and family last week. May and Rose Killy attended Paid in Full in La Crosse Thursday. Julius Lee, visiting Chicago, returned home Wednesday and muses on Chicago’s appeal.
Miss Helen M Fallows daughter of Bishop Simuel Fallows of Chicago and a New York resident, married Rev Edwin Sidney Williams a Congregational minister from Saratoga Cal. The wedding marks a union of two prominent figures in religious and therapeutic circles.
Fire alarms at 10 45 this morning responded to a blaze in Scherer's saloon located at Seventh and Mississippi streets. It started from a gasoline stove igniting the wall and was put out with chemicals, causing about $25 in damage.
Henry J. Pattersall father in law of Edward M Morgan postmaster of New York city who had been shot by an insane man was struck and killed by a New York Central train today in New York.
Disquieting reports reach Manila about Moros near Malabang raising fears of renewed resistance to disarmament campaigns in the southern islands, possibly affecting operations against Moro tribes.
Yeggmen blew the safe of the Lencox general store at Attica Ohio and took six thousand dollars in notes and three thousand dollars in cash. The robbery occurred today with authorities seeking the culprits.
A fragmentary grocery list shows prices for fruits vegetables and fish. Items include Catawba grapes at .002-25¢ per pound, Malaga grapes at .20¢, Tokay grapes at .12 per pound, cauliflower, cucumbers, pike and trout per pound, salmon and herring among others.
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