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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1909
Page
7
D Drummond announces plans to start home watch work and engraving from July 1. Located at 522 State Street, he can be reached by phone 830-A. The note also includes insurance and medical consultations details from local notices.
Local markets show little change over the weekend with steady quotes on lemons oranges cabbage potatoes and bananas. Flour cheese eggs lard and meats listed with varied prices from Lemons 5.50 to 6.50 per crate and pork and beef ranges including dressed hogs 10 to 11 percent and steers 2.50 to 4.50 per hundredweight.
Notice states a regular term of the County Court in La Crosse County on November 2 1909 at ten A M for the administrator Daniel Shane to adjust final account and assign residue of William Shane estate. Also includes summons in a separate suit by Jane Roberts against multiple defendants with twenty day response period. Attorneys Morris and Hartwell listed.
Weekly statement from Associated Banks on Oct 16 reports increases in reserve on all deposits and on non U S deposits, a large loan decrease, a drop in species, higher legal tenders and circulation, and a sizable deposit decline. Total loans stand at 1 433 440 000 with a bank surplus of 10 704 150.
Baron Schiller the Russian consul in Chicago refused to accept a summons to appear before U S Immigration Commissioner J L Burnett saying no court could subpoena him. The clash centers on alleged peonage cases as the consul asserts immunity.
Comte de Lambert piloted a Wright machine circling the Paris outskirts, covering seventy kilometers in one hour. He landed directly in front of the grandstand at the aerodome, completing the flight in Juvisy France on October 18.
Observers note many attend service to justify looking down on others rather than spiritual reflection. The remark suggests social dynamics inside congregations where moral posturing may replace humility.
Hogs 7,009, market slow. light 7 to 7.65, mixed 7.30 to 7.99, heavy 7.20 to 7.90, pigs 5.50 to 7.37, Yorkers 7.50 to 7.60. Cattle 500 steady. beeves 4.10 to 8.75, Texas steers 4 to 5.10, western 4.25 to 7.50, stockers 3.10 to 5.25, cows 2.10 to 5.70, calves 7 to 9.50. Sheep 2,000 steady. natives 2.40 to 4.75, western 2.65 to 4.75, lambs natives 4.25 to 7.20, western 4.25 to 7.15.
Cattle Receipts 600 steady beeves $4.25 to $8.80 Texas steers $4 to $5.25 western steers $4 to $7.25 stockers and feeders $3.10 to $5.30 cows and heifers $2.20 to $6 calves $7 to $9.50. Sheep Receipts 1,500 steady natives $2.50 to $4.90 western $2.75 to $5 lambs natives $4.25 to $7.15 western $4.50 to $7.10.
New York stocks opened with a higher price range after the first sales, demand appeared steady and most gains were fractional. Steel common rose early but slipped back. Smelting and Allied metals remained strong while Noon showed broad pressure, with Steel common leading declines.
Kansas City Missouri October 18 cattle receipts 23 000 numbers and prices across categories with native and western steers cows and calves stockers and feeders and bulls noted. Hog receipts 10 000 with prices ranging from seven to eight dollars and fifty cents and pigs at five to six fifty. Sheep receipts 15 000 with muttons lambs wethers yearlings and ewes priced accordingly. Chicago report mirrors hogs cattle and sheep with varied price ranges and large receipts.
Eggs Extra 27 1 2 cents prime firsts 25 cents firsts 23 cents. Butter Extra creamery 30 cents firsts 27 1 2 cents dairy extras 28 cents. Cheese Twins 15 3 4 to 16 cents Young Americans 16 to 16 1 4 cents. Live poultry Turkeys 16 cents fowls 12 cents spring chickens 12 to 12 1 2 cents. Potatoes Higher 50 to 52 cents.
Chicago cash grain prices listing current bids for Wheat Corn and Oats across No 2 and No 3 grades with color and quality variants. Prices span No 2 red through No 3 spring for wheat, No 2 yellow and white for corn, and No 2 white through standard for oats with ranges noted.
Chicago grain notes show December wheat opening at 1.05 3-4 to 1.05 5-8, down from Saturday. May wheat at 1.05 3-4 to 1.05 7-8, off 1-2 cent. Corn opens around Saturday close, December 58 3-4 to 58 5-8c, May 61 1-4 to 61 1-8. Oats down 1-8 cent. December 39 7-8 to 39 3-4. Provisions slightly lower. Noon activity: wheat weak then up to 106 for May, corn up, oats higher.
A jury trial will begin tomorrow in a U S court at the Federal building over a $6000 dispute in Muntz v Bradley & Company. The case arises from alleged illegal cutting of Christmas trees in 1906 with the Barber company seizing the timber. Lawyers George H. Gordon and B F Bryant represent Muntz. Martin Curtis appears for Bradley & Company.
Miss Eva Gifford of 822 Rose Street suffered acute appendicitis after supper and was rushed to St Francis hospital for surgery around 10 PM. She woke from anesthesia in good condition and is recovering. her mother Mrs. Gifford was visiting in Gettysburg when notified.
Burr Young of Midway began for Sour Creek with a wagon load of farm machinery. Soon after, his wife drove away from the farmhouse atop a pile of household goods on another wagon toward Onalaska. Neighbors found the Young home abandoned with all belongings missing. It is unclear if the husband knew of the departure.
Two large bears were spotted between Hatfield and the new Dells Dam being built by La Crosse Water Power company. President W. J. Ferris received notice this morning after a bear hunting trip nearby. A mother bear and two cubs had been seen in the same area recently, and local deer are reported more plentiful than in years.
The Wisconsin State Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Waukesha October 27–28 with notable speakers from the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, and Lawrence College. Sessions cover reports civics art education and home economics. Social events include a reception at Voorhees dormitory and a luncheon at the State Industrial School for Boys.
Dispatches from Bluefields Nicaragua report insurgents victorious and in practical control of all Atlantic and Pacific coast seaports near New Orleans on October 18.
The Twentieth Century club will meet with Mrs. Van Auken at 1127 Main Street tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 instead of 2 30 as usual.
A reflection on how zeal drives a man to cheer along with a crowd even without understanding the cause. The piece notes collective energy can override individual clarity as voices rise in unison.
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