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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
11
The La Crosse Tribune lists multiple job ads and enlistment appeals in Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota venues. Navy and post office positions are advertised with nearby recruiting offices and examination details alongside local hotel and shop help wanted notices.
Varied city real estate listings including brick house near Park, modern rooms, flats in best location, Pine residence on West Avenue, $4.09, and rental notices. Also notes on fire insurance, loans, lost items, sewing services, and office notices from La Crosse area businesses and services.
Two-story residence at 224 North Seventh street offers 8 rooms and a good barn on a 70 foot street front. Sold cheap if closed by October 15. Apply on premises to Alfred James or J H Lightbody at 325 Main Street.
The German Methodist church holds a weekend dedication of its new pipe organ with Rev. B C Brandenburg presiding. Bishop John L Nielsen of Omaha delivers the sermon. A 230 afternoon program includes an organ prelude, hymns, prayers, scripture, and the ordination by Bishop Nielsen. An English union service closes the day with visitor addresses and a Monday bishop’s reception.
Market prices are unchanged with the weekend breakfast sausage arrivals noted. First shipment of Jones' Breakfast Sausage sells at 20c per pound while Hickory nuts fetch 1.50 per bushel wholesale and retail 0.05 per quart.
Humane Officer C H Berry investigated the four year old child of News Kvam a Norwegian resident on French Island found the child crippled and not well cared for He warned the parents and obtained medical aid from a physician.
Elkins West Virginia October 3 Senator Elkins denied that his daughter would marry Duke de Abruzzi about December 1st. He dismissed the rumor as unfounded and attributed the dispute with the Italian queen to his hesitation.
Three month old white fox terrier with black ears and eye area, collar with belt. Responds to King. Lost in 10 Store area on Main Street. Return to 312 Pearl Street upstairs. Reward offered by Mrs. Wm. Brandon.
Dr. Hamilton Wright, a member of the American delegation to the Shanghai opium commission, leaves Washington for the orient after completing a study of opium use in the eastern United States. He will investigate conditions in Chicago Seattle San Francisco and Manila en route.
Secretary FE W Adams of the C M St P says in Chicago the Pacific coast extension will reach Portland on July 4. Grading is finished to the big tunnels 230 miles west of Butte shaping the route progress.
The Lincoln Douglas Debating Society met at the high school to discuss the initiative and referendum in Wasconsin. Kelly and Dickenson supported the affirmative, Mabie and McArthur the negative, with the jury ruling for the negative. The Wendell Phillips Debating Society followed with a brief business session and plans for a group photo for the Junior Annual.
London reports British charitable groups and colonial offices mobilize relief efforts for flood sufferers in the Deccan region. Large food shipments and funds are being sent to provide necessities promptly. A stray line notes a social observation about girls and popularity with men.
Foreign Markets New York Oct 3 Through the first hour stocks were taken at steadily advancing prices. At the end of that period gains of over two points had been made by a number of leaders. Government bonds unchanged others firm.
Chicago market notes cattle 600 head steady hogs 7,000 head strong with light pigs at 6.50 to 7.00 and heavy hogs 6.70 to 7.20. Sheep 10,000 strong.
New York market update for October 3 shows dressed poultry unchanged and live poultry firm. Butter, creamery extra priced at 26 to 26.5 cents. eggs nearby white fancy at 36 to 36.5 cents. cheese full cream specials at 13.5 to 14 cents.
The list itemizes fruit vegetables and meats with prices from New York Michigan Kansas City Chicago and more. It includes greenings apples lemons cranberries peaches grapes pears and various grains and livestock price quotes from multiple sources.
A county clerk report lists fourteen La Crosse county girls confined at the Milwaukee Industrial School for Girls with recall dates of commitments in 1900 to 1908 and several paroles. Named inmates include Caroline Stolt Cora Snyder Carrie Cogswell Anna Rossow Alma Goll Leone Allendorf Bertha Childers Hazel Johnson Maud Smith Lillie Losching Selma Knutson Marvel Burdick Anna Petter Selma Graffer Irene Kindrey plus one with a 1997 date and two dismissals in 1908.
Boston report from October 3 notes Eben Draper dominates the contest as the party plans the ticket. three candidates vie for second place in a hot race amid ongoing leadership discussions.
A spark from the noon Burlington passenger train started a fire at 1407 Loomis street this afternoon. Water damage was heavy and smoke and fire caused most of the loss. Insurance covered 800 on the house and 400 on the furniture, likely satisfying the claim.
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