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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement promotes P. and G Naphtha Soap as the modern efficient method for cleaning clothes. It claims the soap loosens dirt and cleans without boiling or excessive scrubbing, requiring only cold or lukewarm water and a washboard avoidance. The ad notes the soap is widely sold in local grocers.
Charles Knutson sued William Plenge after buying a horse that later showed the heaves. The jury in Judge C. L. Baldwin's court ruled against Knutson, finding no court action warranted to rectify the deal. Wolfe and Wolfe defended Plenge with Jesse Higbee for Knutson.
The sheriff asserts he did not know of last night's events until the disturbance and his wife's screams. he denies evading summons and invites Taggart Foraker and Archbold to serve similar papers. He plans to speak in New York and reveal new letters in the Standard Oil dispute.
Trempealeau County court opens with a $10,000 damage suit against Trempealeau County Telephone Co. Peter Thomas sues for negligence claiming a pole guy wire caused a buggy to overturn, killing his wife Leah Thomas. Attorneys for defense: G. G. Freeman and Morris Hartwell. for plaintiff: John Gaveney.
Mrs Ed Martner hosted W C T U ladies Wednesday with a special program and talks by Mrs Christy and Mrs Breckenridge. Guests and visitors include Mrs W A Vaughan of Waureka and Mrs A C Baker from Miles City Montana. Others attend from Hillsboro Lowertown Petersburg and Bell Center amid diphtheria school closures. Several family visits highlight the week and the Pearl City Record building receives repairs. The high school lyceum organizes for the year with officers elected led by President Hazel Brokaw.
Berlin reports that balloons Heger sell and Plauen likely fell into the sea during international races and the crews were drowned, making their deaths virtually certain.
An East representative from The Rheumalne Co. promotes Rheumaline and Rheumaline capsules at Hoeschler's Drug Store, 123 South Fourth Street, claiming cure for rheumatism lumbago sciatica neuralgic gout and uric acid disorders. The pitch stresses cost savings and urges immediate purchase to remove the cause.
Governor Davidson rejects mischaracterization as a stand patter and renews support for tariff revision. He argues for reduction of tariff schedules based on experience and urges protectionist friends to lead change, opposing revenue only tariffs.
Superior, Wis. Oct 16 The Wisconsin rate commission orders the Great Northern railroad to install independent company telephones in its freight and passenger offices here. The People's company had aimed to end discrimination against half the city's telephone users since its start ten years ago. The commission now holds there is discrimination and that the railroad fails to provide adequate service.
The U S district court resumed proceedings and opened with United States versus Catherine Charette charged with introducing liquor on the Bad River Indian reservation at Odanah. The jury had not reached a verdict. sworn members include O P Hill C S Lang Joseph Good land Frank Graves C W Babcock Frank Bronson C E Ward George D Wight P M Lambert L C Sanders L J Frinde and John Mosing.
Kansas City Mo Oct 16 Fifty thousand dollars were appropriated today by the American Hereford Cattle Breeders association to advance the interests of that breed A three member board was named to expend the sum The board includes W P McCrary Kentland Ind J A Shade Kingsley Ia and Dr J Logan Kansas Officers elected were W P Cargill La Crosse Wis president Overton Harris Harris Mo vice president and Walter B Waddell Lexington Mo treasurer
Fifteen people burned to death on a Metz bound train trying to flee the doomed town. Eight wooden cars and one steel gondola carried forty passengers as burning ties spread and rails. Fireman Art Lee was boiled after leaping a water tank. Nowickis home burned. conductor Kinville and engineer Foster escaped.
A strong Republican district shows unusual Democratic momentum at a Concordia Hall rally. Officers elected include Burns, Keller, Meyer, Owen, Murray, Bott, Fries, Sheridan, and Bigelow. Guest speakers include Dr. D R Grover from Chicago and William Jennings Bryan.
In St Paul on October 16 Grane Waldref assistant manager of Mutual Life and William Trauernicht vice president of St Paul White Load Company, exchanged blows after a dispute over billiards remarks. Friends intervened and calmer heads restored peace. the incident is under club house committee review.
Eugene Zandel of Crocker Chair company led a touring car through the Neopit government reservation north of Shawano. Indians fled in fright as the vehicle passed. The trip aimed at land purchase and securing hardwood from the government mill, with the party spending a week of keen enjoyment.
Chicago possible California trip as Cubs plan a series with the Los Angeles club. A conference among Ewing and Harry Barry discussed profits to players individually with an understood guarantee of $10,000 to be split among participants.
Col. Wm F Tucker remains in critical condition at the Army and Navy hospital in Hot Springs Ark with little hope of recovery. His wife Mrs W F Tucker and her mother Mrs John A Logan wait in Chicago to learn the outcome and will remain until any desertion charges or grand jury action are resolved if he survives.
If mild weather continues, Thunder Bay district shipments will set a record as four to five hundred grain cars depart Winnipeg daily. Cars return loaded with fuel for the northwest, signaling a historic season for the Canadian northwest grain trade.
The Democratic literary bureau announced that the final literature was mailed at noon. It reported that 25,000,000 pamphlets have been mailed to voters since last summer.
The Young People's society of the West Avenue Lutherans church will hold its annual meeting tonight in the church parlors. Officers will be elected and a social session will follow.
Two hundred men were thrown out of work after a fire at the Northwestern Consolidated Milling company's mill A in Minneapolis. The second largest mill in the world sustained an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars. The blaze was caused by spontaneous combustion.
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