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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
10
William J. Bryan returned to Lincoln after delivering thirty one speeches in a day and will start a state wide tour Tuesday. He plans to cover almost all of Taft’s route and aims to win Nebraska by this aggressive speaking campaign.
Thousands of land seekers and Dallas residents fought raging prairie fires driven by a sixty mile wind. Water scarcity and burning tracts in Tripp county threaten Dallas Boomer and Frontierville while livestock losses mount. Registration for Rosebud reservation farms totals 53 553 at Dallas Gregory and 22 557 at O Neill with strong interest expected early next week. CHAMBERLAIN S D reports 1236 registrations bringing Tripp county totals to 12505 amid gambling paraphernalia seizures as opening draws near.
The St. Paul Elks Lodge No. 59 dedicates a new lodge building with a secret ritual session. Past Exalted Ruler Alex J. Stone, the original 1886 founder, addressed the assembly as leaders from Minneapolis and other lodges attended, including Governor John A. Johnson and Mayor James C. Haynes. About 20 exalted rulers and past exalted rulers were seated in honor.
Erick Olson, hardware merchant of Clifford North Dakota, died after being struck by a train while attempting to alight following an order to a traveling man. One leg was severed and he died shortly after, in Grand Forks North Dakota on October 12.
In Bemidji Minnesota a coroner inquest examined the death of Mrs Mike Seberger who died from an opium overdose. Witnesses testified she had used opium for eight years and doctors who cared for her noted the addiction. The inquest sought to determine if the overdose caused her death and whether other factors contributed.
The Vermont General Assembly opens its fall session with two senate elections on the agenda. Incumbent W S Dillingham is expected to be unanimously renominated by Republicans. The proctor vacancy likely goes to former Governor Carroll S Page, with John Stewart filling temporarily.
Duluth report details a woman robbed of her cash at Union Station as she feared she could not complete her journey to Seattle. The incident sparks a jail hold for Sam Kee, a Chinese man, while authorities pursue further developments and research into the case.
The report traces John Berry’s past from England where he was a Bank of England clerk to pensioned status and later loss of pension. Letters and trunks found in La Crosse reveal his flight to America after assigning annuity to a loan agent. A new light on Berry’s history hints at prior prosperity and a pending harsher charge if funds do not arrive from England.
Firemen defeat Berger indoor ball team in a close header on State Street Saturday. Batteries for Firemen included Petrosick McGlauchlin Colton with Pfiefer Fay and Asplin behind them in the second game. Lineup features Bears Miller Burke Rees Pfieffer Lundgtel Fredrickson Lavold and others.
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