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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Brainerd move into the Benson cottage on Church Street while the W S Allen family will occupy the Minnesota street home vacated by the Brainerds. The M E Ladies Aid Society was entertained this week by Mrs D F Horsfall. Mrs Rosella George and Miss Arlie Stowell of Gays Mills visited sister Mrs Mame Valley. Miss Theresa Falch, housekeeper at St Gabriel s parish residence, is visiting Racine and Mauston for three weeks.
Miss Anna Petrouts of Mauston is in charge at the parish house during the absence of Theresa Falch. Several local residents travel or host guests, including Miss Lizzie Beyer visiting relatives in Dubuque then Nebraska, and Miss Hazel Savage planning a two week trip through Dubuque Shullsburg and Chicago.
Irvine advertises a 17 jewel railroad watch adjustable to the second, priced to be affordable for every man. Elgin or Waltham models available from $25 up at W. T. Irvine 429 Main Street, boasting the largest watch stock in the region.
Chicago report details two letters attributed to Professor Francisco Ferrer sent from his prison cell dated October 2 and 4. The missives portray his innocence, insist on police injustices, and anticipate a court martial while condemning the authorities and the alleged leaflets tying him to revolutionary acts.
Madison editorial says Senator La Follette aims to demand a thorough investigation into Chas R. Crane of Chicago being removed as U S minister to China. It argues Crane refused Wall Street dictates and calls for full disclosure and substantial reasons behind Knox’s retirement explanation.
An advertisement touts a pleasant herb tea labeled Lane's Family Medicine as a cure for stomach and bowel issues, blood purification, clearer skin, and relief from headache and backache. Druggists sell the product for 26 cents.
Stanton Gillette six year old son of John Gillette Jr. died Tuesday evening after two weeks of scarlet fever and Sunday night with intense paranoia. Interment was in Catholic cemetery Wednesday. Stanton lived with his grandparents since his mother’s death five years ago. Several local residents and visitors were noted in connection with his illness and family moves. It is a brief community obituary with minor local notices surrounding the event.
Joseph Buchanan is named chairman of Viroqua to fill the vacancy caused by his son Owen’s move to Readstown. Other items note visits by Hugh Joyce of Janesville, Col C E Morley’s duck hunting trip to La Crosse, the Decker family returning to Turon Kansas, and various residents moving or traveling.
Richard Kaiser of Shelby was stabbed at the Ten Mile House on Mormon Coulee road and rushed to the hospital. Kaiser, who testified at John Kriebichs preliminary hearing, is said to be in serious condition as an infection develops in the wound above the heart.
The high school faculty and senior class held a social evening with rival groups forming scrubs and clubs for events such as the wheelbarrow race. A field meet featured a 51 to 57 score, followed by light refreshments in the domestic science room. In Brownsville, hidden plush-lined boxes and jewelry boxes were found by C. J. Gordon and others, likely discarded by burglars after a freight train stop.
Miss Mattie Carlyle of Brownsville and Mrs Herman Magnussen of Lansing Iowa were united in marriage in Brownsville on Wednesday. The ceremony joined two families and marked the start of their new life together.
Left to right C A Gauss Brand Whitlock Lew Shank the Indianapolis report notes Whitlock Toledo candidate and public figure, Johnson Cleveland campaign champion. It presents two nomination candidates for mayor from common walks of life Lew Shank an auctioneer Gauss a tinsmith.
In a single ceremony at 1 30 o clock Wednesday Rev Henry Allshouse of Lansing united the couple. The bride wore white satin with canned roses. Immediate family witnessed the wedding and a reception and dinner followed at the bride's home. The couple will visit the groom's brother in Nox North Dakota after departing on the 4 35 northbound.
Out-of-town guests and Mrs. Alex McCann and others attend a village wedding. The bride, a popular local, is framed in the event with bright prospects. The couple will establish their home in Lansing after the ceremony.
The Danish cabinet resigned this afternoon in Copenhagen after holding power only a few months. The move comes as a sudden political shift in the Danish government.
The remark notes that good sense outranks appearance, yet few individuals embody either quality in contemporary life. It suggests a weary view of social judgment and character, highlighting satire of vanity and lack of discernment among many.
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