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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
8
Eliza Antone an Oneida Indian was arrested after an all night chase and jailed in Appleton charged with murdering his 18 month old child last Saturday night His wife swore out the warrant stating Antone came home drunk from Seymour seized her by the hair pulled her from bed and threw the baby to the floor killing it instantly.
Fire in Milwaukee damaged the Robert Rom company warehouse and retail store at 1023 1101 St Paul avenue. The straw pile ignition caused about 20000 dollars in damages, insured.
Residents brace as a potential wind change raises fears of widespread damage. Officials warn a strong gust pattern could threaten homes, utilities, and safety, prompting early preparations and evacuation planning where needed.
Fires in forests a mile north of Washburn threaten the town as winds shift. The city fire department grows with volunteers, and homes inland are evacuated. An Ashland fire crew aided the Washburn department, with city losses under 8000 dollars to date.
Shawano Shepard Freeman resigns as superintendent of the Keshena Indian reservation after government reinstatement disproved charges. Waukesha Porter residence with forty acres sold to Agnes Erdman of Horicon. Ishpeming mining officials study replacing timber with steel and iron in underground work. Menominee Robert Mullholland dislocated arm after horse spooked a passing car. Washington Lenore Signor appointed postmaster of Signor vice resigning M L Signor. Beloit two horses from Askin Green and one from H Adams stolen. Hudson pioneer H D Champlin taken for sanity exam. rumored wealthy. Kaukauna brakeman William McDougall killed near Hunting. Phillips Harold Coyle burned to death at Crain and Chase’s lake camp. Menominee William Jessel and William Debeck held for holding up Frank Clotz. Beloit architect Irving F Hand to move offices to Milwaukee. Eau Claire Arch ie Ellis badly injured in thrashing machine belt. East Troy James Atkinson buys auto buggy to carry mails to Beulah station thrice daily. Kaukauna Mrs A A Nugent held up. purse stolen.
In Hudson Wisconsin an infant child of Henry Oliver wandered into a bumble bees nest and was stung twenty two times before rescue. Doctors say the child will recover.
The county school board opened revised bids to fit a $50 000 appropriation for the Onalaska agricultural school construction. Major changes include cheaper materials and omitting second story wings. Bids from Otto Meinje George L Smith George W Keachie Majestic Construction Peter Nelson and James Stormont show reductions from original figures, with Majestic Construction lowest at 33 773.
In Ashland Wisconsin on September 4 a 15 year old boy John Krueger was swept from his small boat by a northwester while duck hunting. He lost his oars, drifted out into the bay, and was found two miles from his start. A rescue party in a motor boat saved him by keeping the craft upright and preventing capsizing.
La Crosse County Medical Society held its first fall gathering with talks by Drs. H E Wolf F Evans T H Miller and E N Read. Delegates planned the congressional meeting to be held here in November.
A brief, fragmentary exchange featuring The Stingy Man and Cornell Widow. The lines hint at affection and distance with playful irony in a dated, lyric style. No clear event or outcome is present.
New York detectives raided a Third Avenue tenement and uncovered a room filled with boys and a woman alleged to run a thief training operation. The woman, about thirty, claimed to be Sullivan but identified as the former Belle of the Second Assembly District known as Beautiful Nell Sliney, sister of Mike Sliney. She is jailed on $2000 bail. pupils were dismissed for lack of evidence. Police believe she taught pocket picking and petty theft to the youths.
Clerk of Court Smith has placed the September calendar with the printer. Seventeen criminal cases are listed including State vs D F O'Brien burglary State vs Jaroslav Probraska burglary State vs Wall Tucker State vs Phillip Smith burglary State vs John Smith unlawful speeding State vs Henry Walters larceny from the person State vs Otto Knutson non support State vs Har
State v. Frank Sloane and Albert Chapiew sky face charges of receiving stolen property and assault. Other matters include embezzlement by ry S Blackburn, unlawful sawing of logs, assault with intent to murder, blackmail, resisting an officer, perjury, and city suit City of La Crosse v Antonio Lachenmeier.
Miss Matilda Miller, principal of the Sixth ward school, announces that the opening of schools in Eau Claire has been postponed to Sept 21 due to a high prevalence of contagious diseases in the city.
A brief exchange quoted from the Catholic Standard and Times shows a husband admitting drinking and his wife reacting with disbelief and a remark about truth versus understanding. The dialogue highlights tension over honesty in a domestic dispute.
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