Desperate Fight Behind Runaway in Minnesota Farm Road
Peter Smith a Plymouth township farmer was held up while driving home near Keegan’s lake. A robber shot grazing Smith’s head as they struggled. Smith wrestled the revolver away and the horses bolted injuring the robber’s horse. both men fell and the thief escaped. Smith’s injuries are not believed serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Peter Smith
Plymouth Township
Keegan's Lake
Smith
Western Wisconsin Teachers to Meet in La Crosse
The sixth annual Western Wisconsin Teachers association gathering is set for Friday and Saturday, the 22nd and 23rd, in La Crosse. About 400 teachers are expected, with leading educators slated to speak and a law allowing wage-preserving attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
la Crosse
Law Dow
Wisconsin
Purity Conference Discusses Education and Social Evil
Burlington Iowa October session of the National Purity conference tackled six questions on child education and methods to curb the social evil in large centers. Delegates debated openly and without gloves. A. G. Farwell of the Chicago Law and Order League delivered the principal afternoon address on our duty in law enforcement.
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Burlington
National Purity Conference
A. G. Farwell
Chicago Law and Order League
Casca Royal Pills Praised by Philadelphia Reader
Philadelphia resident Mrs G J Anton reports Casca Royal Pills relieved her chronic constipation and urges readers to request a free trial by postcard to Blackburn Products Co Dayton Ohio. Pills sold by druggists in 1c and 25c packages.
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G. J. Anton
Alder
Philadelphia
Blackburn
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
Big Speakers at 6 OClock Dinners in La Crosse
La Crosse board of trade plans six o clock dinners with General Garcia of Cuba as a speaker during December. Ford H. McGregor will address the November dinner on civic conditions and municipal government. The group discusses the anti trophy stance for the Western Poultry association and aids for Hackner’s relocation amid ongoing city business and tariff board correspondence. The six o clock dinner program is reviewed with attendance and funding details.
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Garcia
Cuba
United States
la Crosse
E. S. Hebberd
Ford H. McGregor
The
State University
Messrs. H. C. Hart
H. J. Hirshheimer
J. L. Utermoehl
Hackner
Adam Kroner
A. H. Schubert
Board of Trade
Good Roads
John Kindley
Henry C. Emery
Tariff Board
United States Treasury Department
la Crosse Board of Trade
Committee On
Jno. Neukomm
Linker Hall
E. L. Spicer
W. A. Pryor
Wm. Doerflinger
Messrs. Spicer
Prior
Merchants Press For Permanent County Road Improvements
La Crosse merchants favor permanent improvements to county roads. They urge supervision for value, one road at a time, and say better roads boost farmer and city trade and access to markets. Key supporters include John C. Burns J W Bryant Peter Newburg John A Elliott Henry N Boehm and T A Lavake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kindley
Board of Trade
la Crosse
John C. Burns
J. W. Bryant
Bryant & Sisson Co
Peter Newburg
Clothier
John A. Elliott
Elliott & Loeffler
Henry N. Boehm
Continental Clothing Company
T. A. Lavake
Grocer
The Repairing of Your Watch
The Repairing of Your Watch Should be entrusted to those whose scientific knowledge of watchmaking means intelligent work. Watch repairing cannot be taught by mail neither can it be learned in one or two years practice. Our watch experts have spent their lives studying the intricate mechanism of watches. Their services are placed at your disposal with the confidence that your watch will receive the utmost consideration at their hands.
Comptroller Weds at an Early Hour
William J. Fries city comptroller and Miss Laura M Olsen were married at St Marys church at 6 am by Rev Charles Fries of Summit Wis. They stayed at Mrs Delia Olsens home 431 North Twelfth and left for a brief wedding trip. They will reside at 225 North Ninth Street. The bride is sister of Willard E Olsen of W W Cargill Co.
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St. Mary's Church
William J. Fries
Laura M. Olsen
Charles Fries
Summit
Wis
Anna M. ‘Fries
Anton R. Fries
East
North Ninth Street
Willard E. Olsen
W. W. Cargill Company
Rev A Lincoln Shute Injured in Bicycle Collision
Rev A Lincoln Shute pastor of the First M E Church was badly shaken after a dog darted onto West avenue near Main street causing a collision with his bicycle. R L Stanton aided him. no bones were broken and he continued to the W C T U meeting.
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A. Lincoln Shute
M. E
West Avenue
Main Street
R. L. Stanton
Rev. Shute
Mr. Shute
Funeral of Aug Kunitz Tomorrow
August C. Kunitz 496 Oakland Street died at home after a week with peritonitis. He was 44, born in Germany, came to La Crosse twenty years ago, worked as a cigar maker, and leaves a widow, six brothers, and three sisters. Services are at his residence with the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen, Rev. Andreas to officiate, Oak Grove cemetery interment. Undertakers Fessler & Dahl in charge.
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August C. Kunitz
Oakland Street
la Crosse
Germany
Odd Fellows
Andreas
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fessler & Dahl
Lafayette Holmes Dies Much Loved Pioneer of Local Life
Lafayette Holmes born January 10 1834 in Jefferson county Ohio passed away after a long career in St. Paul and La Crosse. He served as city comptroller from 1899 to 1905 and was active in Davidson Lumber and packing interests. He leaves a son Walter and siblings in Alaska St. Paul and Colorado.
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I. H. Moulton
Y. Hyde
N. D. Allen
Jos. B. Funke
F. A. Copeland
E. A. Gotterdam
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ohio
Lafayette Holmes
Jefferson County
William and
Eliza (Voorhees) Holmes
Senator Voorhees
Indiana
Iowa
Pittsburg
Iroquois County
Ill
Galent
California
Scales Mound
Galena
St. Paul
Davidson Lumber Company
Big Davidson
Davidson
Val Bigelow
City Comptroller
Holmes
Sarah Lee
Walter
la Crosse
James
William
Alaska
C. L. Butcher
J. H. Sargisson
Ft. Callina
Colo
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows and
the Elks
City to prosecute draymen over depots graft claims
A traveling man at the Stoddard hotel accused a drayman of overcharging for baggage transport at the La Crosse depot, prompting city officials to consider licensing hacks and drays and requiring driver identification numbers. Mayor Sorensen and Chief Webber ordered action after repeated graft complaints from travelers. The case, to be pursued, signals potential ordinance drafting to curb overcharges.
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Stoddard Hotel
Ori J. Sorensen
John Webber
la Crosse
Sorensen
Druys
John Newman Dies at 70 After Long Local Residence
John Newman age 70 dies at home on Tuesday after a long La Crosse residence of 82 years. He ran a poultry and fish market before retiring 14 years ago. Survived by wife, seven children, one sister, and other relatives. Funeral Thursday at 9 from St Marys church with Catholic cemetery interment.
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John Newman
Green Bay Street
la Crosse
James John F
Charles
Robert
Mary
Margaret
Angeline
John F
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mary Hyland
Worthington, Minn
St. Mary’s Church
Funeral services for Nicholas Jarvis at St Marys Church
The funeral of the late Nicholas Jarvis will be held from St. Marys church at 9 a m Friday. Friends may view the remains Thursday after noon at the residence of E H Derr 314 South Sixth Street.
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Nicholas Jarvis
St. Mary's Church
E. H. Derr
South Sixth Street
Pretty Girls Vie in Sale of Little Red How Buttons
A civic promotion led by George Blackstone Irving advances a lecture at La Crosse theater on Oct 21 to raise funds via 25 cent buttons. The event, supported by Gage & Wohlhbuter, Krentz and Andre bands, and local media, aims for broad public turnout with no direct speaker expenses.
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George Blackstone Irving
Chicago Dry Goods Reporter
Irving
la Crosse
Gage
Gage & Wohlhbuter
Krentz
Andre
A. H. Schubert
H. N. Boehm
Frank Sisson
WM. Doerflinger
Christmas Tree Case Up Today In Wisconsin Court
In United States Court today the Muntz versus Bradley and Company case is heard with a noon recess cut short for an afternoon session. Muntz claims trees seized were his and cut on lands Bradley had no rights to. several carloads are involved and damages total about $6,000. The Davis case, involving a butter dealer fraud scheme, may plead guilty if a light sentence is assured, potentially four and a half years and a $1,500 fine. The grand jury sits daily with many witnesses, including Indians, and over 150 indictments are expected.
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United States
Muntz
Bradley and Company
Bradley & Co
Wisconsin
Bradley Company
Inheritance Tax Paid on Thomas K. Allen Estate
Tax of 154.11 paid to the state inheritance tax in settlement of the Allen estate. The estate valued at 12,200, with 5 percent tax on bequests to named institutions: Protestant Episcopal church 1251 tax 57.59. Seabury Divinity school 500 tax 20. Domestic and Foreign Missionary society 500 tax 20. Evangelical Educational society 500 tax 20.
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Thomas K. Allen
Protestant Episcopal Church
Seabury Divinity School
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
the Episcopal Church
Evangelical Educational Society
Typhoon Kills Hundreds Off Chinese Coast
Dispatches from Macao report hundreds killed as a typhoon swept the Chinese coast near Hong Kong. Interior damage remains unclear due to cut communication lines.
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London
Macco
Hong Kong
Sheriff raids Cushner’s saloon over brick-throwing incident
Sheriff Duncan served a John Doe warrant at Cushner’s saloon and road house on West Salem Road to arrest a man who threw a brick through a window after being ejected last night.
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Duncan
Cushner
West Salem Road
De Lara’s Deportation Sparks Hopes of Summary Execution
New York reports high interest in the fate of L. Gu tierez De Lara of Los Angeles, linked to John Kenneth Turner and the Barbarous Mexico story. Socialists expect him to face swift execution upon arrival in Mexico, with local support to aid his fate.
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New York
L. Gutierez de Lara
Los Angeles
de Lara
John Kenneth Turner
Turner
Mexico
Danish explorer backs Cook polar claim in Greenland
Knud Rasmussen reports Eskimo informants confirm Frederick A. Cook's Arctic ascent. Rasmussen, in Greenland, says Denmark should consider Cook's proofs valid and plans to reconvene with Cook’s two Eskimo companions after locating them.
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London
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Peary
Knud
Rasmussen
Greenland
Cook
Copenhagen
Co .En
University of Co
Cape York
Pole
Denmark
Godthaab
Elks Called to Funeral of Brother Lafe Holmes
Members of the B P O Elks are asked to meet at their hall at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to attend the funeral for Brother Lafe Holmes. G B Fredericks secretary.
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ELKS
Lafe Holmes
G. B. Fredericks
Seey
Knights of Pythias to Attend Funeral of Lafayette Holmes
All members of Linton lodge Knights of Pythias are asked to meet at their hall tomorrow at 2 o'clock to attend the funeral of Brother Lafayette Holmes. H. T. Cole, C. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights OF Pythias
Linton Lodgy
Lafayette Holmes
H. T. Cole
Splendid 40 Acre Farm for Sale near Taylors Falls
Advertisement describes two farms for sale near Taylors Falls Minnesota. A 40 acre property with 15 acres cultivated, timber pasture, livestock, tools, and equipment. Asking price 2500 dollars with half cash and easy terms. Also an 80 acre dairy farm with similar features and price around 2200 dollars. Includes house, barn, timber and saw timber, proximity to stores church school and creamery. Contact Frank Fredeen Taylors Falls Minn.
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St. Croix Falls
Taylors Falls
St. Paul
P.O
Paul
Frank Fredeen
Minn
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