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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
9
Classified ads list bedroom furniture at 1404 Market and a leather trunk with a tuxedo suit at 114 No 5th St. It also advertises Gulf Coast land promising high yields and a $100 Baldwin piano prize check, plus a new modern house for rent near Sun Ferry. Additional items include a Reamer Tug and a letter press for sale.
Advertisements offer housing and business opportunities. A request for a small flat in a centrally located city area with heating preferred, and address 73 this office. Also seeks boarders at 619 North 3rd Street and a saloon business for sale in a good location, preferably on the south side, with particulars at B. 14 Tribune.
Schuyler H. Alexander president of the Savoy Hotel company in Denver arrives at Denver headquarters to lead the speakers bureau during John Atwood and James Manahan’s nationwide campaigning. He will have full control until November 3 and is cited as a well known Democrat aligned with Bryan ideas.
The convention drew about 1,000 members in Milwaukee led by Bishop Webb. Rev Henry Lubeck delivered the annual charge as sessions covered prayers, officer elections, and talks at Plymouth and St James churches with speakers from New York Toronto Buffalo and Toronto.
Identification of a body found on the Riley farm near Kenosha is claimed to be Frank Clope of Racine missing since May 28. The 49 year old Mitchell Wagon Co. veteran had a wife and daughter in Racine and a son, Irving Spencer Clope, living in Kenosha after a counterfeiting conviction.
Market prices show no changes this morning. Weather is ideal for farmers as final harvest work wraps up. Corn is being taken from the husks and stored in cribs for winter.
Peter J. Murphy of Chippewa Falls, a law student, is elected president of the junior class in Madison. Gordon S. Falk of Milwaukee will chair the next junior prom in February, with Murphy pledging to appoint Falk if elected. Other officers named include Gretchen Ruedebisch, Henry A. Sumnicht, Reuben N. Trane, and delegates from several colleges.
The Freeport Baseball Association voted to remain in the Wisconsin-Illinois League despite a $2300 deficit last season and a $2190 unpaid note. A fundraising fair begins November 9 to reduce the indebtedness, with a committee formed to spark interest. Directors will reelect President Rodemeyer and Vice President Lohr on November 2 with no opposition.
Mrs. S. E. May, 82, died at her son E. H. May's home in Tulare, joining two Morse brothers and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 190 o'clock Saturday at 41 Madison Place with Rev. Faville, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sparta Wisconsin.
Multiple short notices seek missing Tribune copies, boarders, laundry services, corn stalk purchases, land bargains in Kansas, and an agent for gold rings. Local business offers include real estate in Smith County Kansas and a mail order jewelry proposal from Essex Jewelry Co.
W J Phelps of 612 Main Street presents a paper noting that 12 years ago today was one of the hottest days of the year and that several heat prostrations occurred in Chicago. The record counters claims this year is the warmest late in the year for a quarter century.
The annual La Crosse Manufacturers and Jobbers union meeting will be held Monday at 8 pm at the La Crosse club. Officers for the coming year will be elected and plans for the future will be made after reviewing last year's proceedings. A large attendance is expected.
A detailed price sheet lists numerous items from New York greens and pears to citrus, nuts, and dairy. It includes crates, boxes, or bushels with prices such as lemons 360 size box 4.00, cranberries barrel 8.00, Bartlett pears box 2.50, oranges 200 216 box 4.50, potatoes per bushel, and flour and feed quotes from Listman Milling Co. Also cited are dairy items like creamery butter 27 28c and eggs 24c per dozen, plus wood and hay prices and various meats and cheeses.
John Mason of Neshkoro seeks a middle aged wife who will not talk except when spoken to. He explains the demand by a divorce from a talkative first wife and invites exchange of photos and letters.
In Fond du Lac on October 15 a second hunting accident in a week wounded 11 year old Earl Hackbush in the left leg with a .22 caliber rifle. The bullet entered the thigh near the hip and traveled toward the knee. At Wausau, ten grandchildren and forty great grandchildren attended the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Dominick King.
A sequence of short items reports Ada Ives losing farm buildings by fire with two children dead in Balfour North Dakota. Other notes cover Angora goat losses in Eau Claire, confiscated fish in Green Bay, tea rooms in Janesville, a bad check in Merrill, a 93 year old war veteran in Marinette, a swindling accusation in Neenah, a prison sentence in Racine, a near death incident in Sheboygan, a higher city levy in Superior, a wrecking charge in Sheboygan, and a Catholic devotion in Neenah.
Detroit and Chicago players report inflated attendance claims for the World Series games. They cite official daytime tallies of 14 543 and 15 002 as possibly padded, contending yesterday's crowd exceeded 20 000, while noting no accusations toward individuals and urging gate representation to protect players.
New York stock market steadies in early trading with a firm undertone. Union Pacific fluctuates before recouping losses while government bonds hold steady. Balkan situation viewed as satisfactory by foreign bankers. In commodities Poultry and dairy prices mostly unchanged with butter at 27 cents and eggs near 25 to 38 cents.
Cattle trading at Kansas City on Oct 15 shows 10 000 head steady with steers 4 75 to 7 50 and stockers 2 80 to 4 80. Hogs steady up 5 cents bulk 5 50 to 5 90, pigs 4 to 5. Sheep firm with muttons 3 80 to 4 40 and lambs 4 50 to 6 00.
Cattle sales for 7000 head were steady with beeves from 4.75 to 7.60 and stockers 2.60 to 4.60. Hogs on 19000 head rose 10 cents with light 5.30 to 5.85 and heavy 5.70 to 6.15. Pigs sold 3.00 to 5.10. Sheep 13000 head steady natives 2.75 to 4.60 and lambs 4.00 to 5.90.
The record shows Oct high and low and close values with percent figures around 99 to 101 percent, followed by Nov readings with 63 percent and varied 48 percent figures, indicating differing performance or measurement scales across periods.
Berlin reports the Bennett cup race status with Busley lost at sea and Neimeyer and assistant rescued near Leith Scotland. He reports crossing 400 miles and losing ballast and clothes in cold sea. Helvetia disqualified for tow to shore, race awarded to Banshee.
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