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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
4
The La Crosse Tribune lists the North Side Office at 831 Rose Street with mention of the manager and editor roles. No further details are provided in the fragment.
September revenue for the Onalaska line shows a focus on improving car service values. The report highlights a $449 figure as a key milestone in customer options and service upgrades.
Data from Onalaska North side street car register shows September service of over 1 000 trips and 7 800 passengers. Residents urge the company to add a car or run three trips per hour during morning and evening rush hours. Fare figures listed include 686 five cent fares and 1 184 ten cent fares.
Alderman John Downs former switch foreman on the Milwaukee has been promoted to assistant yard master. He has many years of service and a record of faithful duties. Friends express approval of his promotion.
Mrs. D C Pendergast of 1705 Loomis street was honored at a birthday party Saturday evening. Friends including Mr and Mrs John Pruett and others attended a card game followed by refreshments at the home.
H G Kastlin formerly general foreman at Savanna has been promoted to master mechanic at Beardstown Illinois. He succeeds J F Smith who died recently of appendicitis. Smith was brother in law of John Rusche general foreman at Grand Crossing.
Catherine, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Douning of 121 South Second Street, died yesterday morning. The funeral is at 2 30 PM this afternoon from the house. Undertaker Wm Dwyer will conduct and interment will be at Oak Grove cemetery.
Miss Mildred Gibson entertained about twenty children Saturday afternoon for her seventh birthday. Refreshments were served and Miss Gibson received many beautiful presents.
George Garrett, fresh from directing music in Duluth and Marquette, leaves for Chicago to pursue a third year of law studies. Fred Kessler and Martha Roth marry at the courthouse with Judge Brindley officiating, then depart for their honeymoon. Trinity United Norwegian Lutheran Ladies' Aid will meet at church parlors Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. K G Wingstad hosting. Mrs. W H Shafer of 234 Sumner Street visits relatives in Minneapolis. Misses Rose and Emma Rusche are among readers mentioned in North Gide briefs.
Robert Hichens contends in Century that prayer saturates the East from desert minarets to rivers of devotion while wealth and violence mingle with faith. He notes diversity among believers and even unpraying figures, and asks whether entering temples of old gods requires prayer.
Petition by Alderman Lang and twenty eight Market street residents seeks help from the Wisconsin Railroad Commission to prevent abandonment of the La Crosse City Railway segment on Market street from Sixteenth to Twenty third. The group alleges the move would deprive residents of adequate service and requests a hearing to void the Market street track removal while endorsing extensions on Main street and Twenty third street.
Governor Hughes speaks to a big Burlington audience praising restraint in reform, urging voters to back Taft over Bryan. He notes his weak voice needs care and outlines Taft’s experience, while arguing against “cure-all” policies and calling for careful regulation of corporations.
Thousands of people gathered as the opening registry began to allot 800000 acres of Rosebud Indian lands near Dallas South Dakota. Men and women traveled long distances to participate in the distant land lottery and secure claims.
The statement notes that women, despite the scary way they are treated, tend to have longer lifespans than men, suggesting gender differences in longevity.
A succinct aphorism notes that a man should not display boastful behavior before his children or his enemies, implying restraint in public self-presentation to avoid provoking rivals or disappointing kin.
A humorous line from St. Louis Post-Dispatch depicts a character ignoring a toothache and joking about carrying a baseball in his mouth due to no pockets in his suit. The quip reflects a comic, streetwise exchange.
Fire at the Pacific Coal company bunkers causes half a million dollars in damage and threatens the entire water front as city crews battle the blaze.
The report estimates the pension program will require about 9 million dollars annually. It notes the figure as a financial projection for ongoing government support to elderly citizens.
National campaign operations center in Chicago as Matt and Herman Ridder establish leadership roles. Hitchcock expected tonight with Taft and Bryan's visit anticipated later in the week. Party chairmen plan to stay through the campaign with busy headquarters coordinating events.
In Chicago on October 5 the city meets two notable figures, Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn a 17 year old New York organizer and Mrs. J H Walsh wife of a national I W W organizer both among the two women delegates to the convention. The piece notes Flynn as a famed East Joan of Arc figure and Walsh as a leading I W W organizer reflecting the era of the unemployed workers movement.
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