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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
8
Mr Cornelius O’Brien of East Cambridge Massachusetts praises Father John’s Medicine for saving his wife from an early grave after a nervous prostration illness. He reports her full recovery and recommends the remedy for his babies and others, noting a recent personal cold cure.
This Toland graduate has secured a position with the La Crosse Rubber Mills Co. The school prepares students for business life and then secures positions for them. Special term begins Monday, November 2. Send for catalogue and full information. Toland Business School, La Crosse Wis.
Anthony Comstock III, head of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, is critically ill at his Summit New Jersey home from gall stones. Doctors consulted to decide if an operation is possible. Deserter's Wife Vanishes in Louisville. Mrs. Chas Joseph Magniss, formerly Adah Gorman, wife of the navy deserter, disappeared from a Louisville hotel and Magniss will be sent back to Philadelphia for trial.
Local market reports a large crop of new California oranges and lemons of excellent quality. Lemons 30 cents per dozen, oranges 40 to 60 cents per dozen. Grapes, pears, quinces and cantaloupes also on sale with varying prices. Potatoes plentiful at 50-60 cents per bag, pumpkins 5-10 cents each, squash 5-15 cents. Onions 70 cents per bushel, tomatoes and cucumbers near market depletion.
Mr. Menges Sr. is convalescing at the Chien sanitarium. Mrs. Clark Rittenhouse of Austin Minnesota visits her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Gokey. The Ladies Industrial society of the Congregational church hosted a well attended supper at the council chambers Thursday evening.
Genoa waves with social items as residents, visitors, and events fill the week. The Ladies Guild plans a card party and dance at Grand Opera hall on Friday October 20. Residents report travel, family visits, and shop activities across Madison Milwaukee Dubuque La Crosse and Viroqua locations.
Deaths and affairs from Sparta Wisconsin cover Mrs. Henry Hoppman on Pearl Street dying after a stomach cancer. Funeral and interment in West Salem. Also notices of Mrs. Frank Kendall of Sioux Falls and Mrs. Wynne Jones visiting relatives, upcoming bazaar, weddings, travels, political visits, and local movements including La Follette’s speech, jurors, and family updates.
An autumnal view around La Crosse highlights the state's old forests with color and diversity. The piece notes historical dense woodlands, species such as butternut and burr oak, and warns that clearing hillsides for farming lowers water tables, triggers floods, and harms springs and trees across Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.
Chicago Oct 23 Mrs Mary Logan Tucker abandons plans to prosecute her husband Col Tucker after deciding not to pursue legal action. The move ends a potential criminal case and leaves the couple's dispute unresolved.
Rev. J. J. Clemens announces an illustrated sermon next Sunday evening featuring rare pictures from the hill cities of the Himalayas. The pastor notes few locals will visit these distant lands and urges attendance to learn about these antipodal regions and their inhabitants. Everyone is invited.
New York report notes a statewide water amine panic with Hudson and Wallkill valleys affected. In Cornwall on Hudson water sells for 13 cents a gallon while Kingston faces near drought conditions and many mills shut down. Reignited forest fires worsen the crisis and threaten several counties.
The Flyer Red Wing completed the 30 mile trip from La Crosse to Red Wing through Lake Pepin in 55 minutes. Despite a choppy lake, the passage is described as the fastest time ever achieved through this treacherous stretch.
New York Oct 23 The Morse and Curtis trial was interrupted as juror Gordon Wendell grew ill. The court adjourned until tomorrow morning, delaying proceedings for the day.
Feared illness around Wendell could incapacitate him leading to the empanelment of a new jury in the case. The court weighs next steps as jurors may be sworn in anew.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria visit Barcelona with Premier Maura. They will stay five days as the city remains a hotbed of anarchism. The king dislikes the precautions, yet is constantly surrounded by soldiers when in public.
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