Narrow Escape Switch Derailment Kills One Crew Member
A switch engine and one car derailed near Luther Hospital last night after the Gund brewery yards passage. Engineer H Woll and fireman G H Dickson were injured with Caye trapped but released. a wrecking crew later reset the engine on the rails.
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Lutheran Hospital
H. Woll
R. N. Caye
G. H. Dickson
Gund Brewery
Wolf
Dickson
Caye
Grand Crossing
Kleeber Seizes First Peddler Arrest Under New Law
State Treasury Agent L. Kleeber declares the first arrest in town under the new peddler licensing statute. F. Briebach, a meat wagon operator, is charged with peddling and will stand trial after Attorney Withrow returns to defend him.
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State Treasury
L. Kleeber
F. Briebach
Mr. Kleeber
Withrow
Southeastern to Carry Mails After Congressman's Effort
Congress member Esch helped the La Crosse and Southeastern line win a mail contract. The agreement, signed and approved, authorizes service starting September 18, ending the star route between the local post office and Coon Valley. The Derr contract expired June 1 and was renewed during railroad-mail negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esch
la Crosse & Southeastern
Washington
Coon Valley
FE. H. Derr
Rural routes kept. mail to arrive before noon daily
None of the rural routes out of towns along the Southeastern will be discontinued. Coon Valley Chaseburg and other small places on this side will benefit from the new arrangement receiving mail before noon each day.
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Coon Valley
Chaseburg
Onalaska Schools Open September 11 With New Staff
The Onalaska school will reopen September 11 led by Principal Prof. J. H. Jordan. Assistants include Miss Beulah Post of Dubuque and Miss Drake of Black River Falls normal school. Grammar duties go to Miss Howie of Winona with teachers Edna Hughes Emma Grams Hope Williams Grace Harris and Mayo from Menominee training school. New hires Grake Howie and Mayo fill vacancies from resignations of Mrs Don E. Giffin and Miss Mina Wasch and Eugena Giasson.
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Onalaska
J. H. Jordan
Assisants
Beulah Post
Dubuque
Miss Drake
Black River Falls
Don E. Giffin
Mina Wasch
Eugena Giasson
Death stops suit over sidewalk bicycle injury in Winona
The death of Mrs. Christiana Bohn abates a $10,000 damage suit against Winona City over injuries from a bicyclist on a sidewalk. No action can proceed until an estate administrator is named. If filed, a successor suit may be limited to $5,000 for the next of kin, the daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana Bohn
Winona
Missing Lumber Man Reported Alive in Menominee
Duncan McGregor the missing Pesh tigo lumberman is again reported alive. A $10 check drawn and indorsed by McGregor was received at the Menominee bank yesterday, drawn by Grand Lumber company. It is believed he may have been working in the woods as searches continued.
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Menominee, Mid
Duncan McGregor
McGregor
Menominee Bank
Grand Lumber Company
Local teams post wins in early season games
La Crosse shut out Freeport 4 to 0 in Freeport. Oshkosh strengthens hold on second by beating Beloit 6 to 4 in Oshkosh. Green Bay loses third in a row to Wausau 4 to 2 in Green Bay.
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Wausau
Green Bay
la Crosse
Freeport
Oshkosh
Beloit
W. P
Latteries
Diamond
Brave rescue and tragedy at Janesville mill fire escape
In Janesville Wisconsin on September 1 Geo Nelson 16 rescued 13 year old Elizabeth Booth from a mill race after they exited a second story Marzluff factory fire escape. Booth sank twice and Nelson saved her before returning to work.
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Janesville
Wis
Marzluff
Geo. Nelson
Elizabeth Booth
City News Roundup From La Crosse Area Affairs
W B Simonton returns to Burlington duties after visiting Cleveland. Bijou theatre opens Monday with Arthur Jackson as baritone. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised for health. Typhoid fever case at St. Francis hospital. Many local visits, lectures and travels noted, including Redmen outing and plans for Keefe College and Bijou show.
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W. B. Simonton
Burlington
Cleveland
Johnson’s
Blue Ribbon Chocolates
Roth’s
Congregational
Helen Nyhus
Viroqua
E. E.W
Lulu Mathews
Vioa
Lylia Curtis
Hollister
M. R. Husting
Lucile Husting
Alma
Herman
Tillman
Wisconsin
Keefe
J. M. Storkerson
St. Francis Hospital
Benton’s
John Anderson
Detroit
Mich
W. A. Anderson
Cass Street
Furnace
South Ninth Street
Walter C. Herrington
Will Torrance
Brownsville
A. O. Colby
J. K. Fowler
First Presbyterian Church
O. G. Winters
West
W. Powell
Earl Sloat
North Sixth Street
Myrick Park
Dana
Third Regiment
Continental Clothing House
la Crosse
Southeastern
Keefe College
Bijou
Arthur Jackson
Hydropeatic Nature Cure Promises Rheumatism Relief
Advertisement claims the HYDROPEATIC AND NATURE CURE cures rheumatism and other ailments. It directs applications to F Wild, professor of Nature Cure, at 1502 Market Street.
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F. Wild
Market Street
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