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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
4
The Phillips mill on Black River will resume operations next week with repairs underway. Crews will saw old booms and thousands of feet of logs, marking likely the final season before the mill is torn down and the north shore loses a historic industry landmark.
A street car struck the wagon of Minnesota game warden C H Dwing at St Cloud and Mill Street. The wagon turned across the track as the car sped by, the frightened horse backing and the motorman failing to stop in time. The warden and wagon occupant were uninjured, though the car’s front fender and other minor parts were damaged.
Rochester railway circles celebrate a new Pullman sleeper to ease nightly departures. Sixteen berth reservations sold out. overflow from La Crosse and Winona accommodated in a second twelve-section sleeper. The larger Pullman car joins the Chicago train at Mankato arriving 10 40 p m nightly. new service reduces telegraphing delays. A Black Hills sleeper is planned for October 10 on the western evening train.
A witty moral contrasts a woman’s trust in her husband with faith in her family physician. It notes a child’s expectation pattern after receiving a nickel daily for a week, predicting a sense of entitlement in the following week.
Report claims a highwayman buried cash estimated at ten to twenty thousand dollars near Grand Crossing. Local residents note strangers with maps of the area, linked to Winona Minnesota, who seek help and financial aid to pursue the treasure.
The annual forty hour devotion at St James Church opens tomorrow at 8 am under Pastor Rev Ambrose Murphy. A 10 30 am mass features Rev Dr O Hearn of St Francis Seminary Milwaukee. he speaks again in the evening. Choir plans a 7 30 program with Herman W Singer solo God Is Love.
Epworth League Rally Day will be observed at the Caledonia street church tomorrow. The pastor Rev A L Wood will preach to the young people in the morning. In the evening at 7 30 the young people's society led by Mrs H L Partridge will have full charge of the services.
Messrs. Fred and Raymond Kaiser depart for Minneapolis to spend time visiting. Dr. Leuck installs a new cement sidewalk on Rose street by Evans & Peterson. Dr. R. M. I. Kinnear remains bedridden after a six week injury. Miss Bertha Findeisen travels to Galesburg Illinois for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stauffer return from Chicago and Galesburg. A lighthearted note on airships and economy ends the brief.
John Thompson a 16 year old orphan was picked up wandering La Crosse homeless and penniless. He hails from Ladysmith Wisconsin and says he worked on a farm near Chappey but left after harsh treatment. He believes his parents moved to Portland Oregon years ago and does not know their whereabouts. He will be cared for until a home is found.
A vintage contest ad from Winona Minnesota invites readers to unscramble capital letters into a sentence with the first word GET. Respond by mail for a 2.50 premium and note the source paper, with an emphasis on advertising gimmick and lucky draw in a local sale.
Springfield Ill Oct 5 Peace is patched up between Roger Sullivan Illinois Democratic boss and William Jennings Bryan. Illinois Democrats pledge full support to Bryan at the Democratic national convention after a love feast among factions. Sullivan, once pressured to resign from the national committee, now backs Bryan.
The text notes renewed interest in Roger Sullivan and his links to advocates for Gov. John A. Johnson as Democratic nominee. Some see Johnson's prospects as doomed while others hint at unseen moves. Sullivan's political shrewdness is expected to clarify the shifting alignment affecting Bryan's stance toward the Illinois leader.
Miss Brush confronts Razor over an outburst about ugliness. Razor admits it, while Miss Brush laments the sting of cutting remarks. The strip opens with a quip warning that viewing sin may alter how it looks.
Miss Calahan of Waukon Junction is a patient in Clark hospital. Dr. Duffin of Guttenberg assists Dr. H. H. Clark. Miss Jessie Miller arrives from Seattle for her sister’s funeral. The Stafford boys of Monona call on McGregor. The government boat McKenzie passed up river.
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