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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
7
Walter Niggli, previously given probation after a larceny conviction, was re-arrested and brought before Circuit Judge E. C. Higbee who sentenced him to six months in county jail for violating probation. He argued police misconduct but the court dismissed the claim.
John Brooks a milkman living near Onalaska was arraigned before County Judge Leonard Kleeber on a technical charge of selling milk with less than eight and a half percent milk solids not fat. Brooks pleaded guilty and was fined a minimum of 25 dollars plus costs totaling 29.56 dollars, denying water in his milk.
The wholesale price of creamery butter edged higher this morning to 31 1 2 cents. Other quotations remained stationary.
A dense list of grocery and farm prices appears, detailing fruits vegetables dairy meats and provisions. Cabbage, berries, citrus and bananas feature with per crate or per pound figures, alongside flour, feed, and eggs from multiple suppliers. Local retail items show creamery butter, eggs and produce with per unit costs and bulk quantities.
Foreign markets move on Harriman condition rumors and heavy initial losses in New York trading. Traders priced in uncertainty as early transactions saw steep declines amid variable responses from global indices.
Stocks opened lower with Union Pacific at 202 3 4 and Southern Pacific down 33 4 while New York Central fell to 135 7 8. Rumors of Harriman's death spurred heavy sales in London and New York, but later rallies lifted some issues as traders remained cautious and volume stayed light.
Chicago market bulletin lists Cheese-Twins at 15 to 15 1/2 cents, Young Americas at 16 cents. potatoes 62 to 65 cents depending on size. butter creamery extras 29 1/2 cents, firsts 26, seconds 25. eggs firsts 20 and seconds 19. live poultry prices include turkeys 15 to 15 1/2, ducks 13 to 13 1/2, geese 9 to 10, fowls 15 to 15 1/2 cents.
Chicago livestock receipts reach 7 000 cattle and 28 000 sheep while hogs total 9 060. Cattle: beeves 4.15 to 5.30, westerns 4.25 to 6.30, calves 6.50 to 8.75. Hogs: heavy 7.51 to 8.40, Yorkers 8.25 to 8.35. Sheep: natives 2.75 to 4.90, lambs 4.40 to 7.65.
Cattle receipts 19 000 steady to 10c lower native steers 475 to 780 southern steers 3 to 4 60 southern cows 2 25 to 4 40 native cows and heifers 2 to 5 50 stockers and feeders 2 80 to 5 25 bulls 2 60 to 3 65 calves 3 75 to 8 western steers 3 75 to 6 75 western cows 2 75 to 4 25 Hogs receipts 12 000 strong bulk of sales 7 85 to 8 15 heavy 8 to 8 20 packers and butchers 7 95 to 8 20 light 7 80 to 8 15 pigs 5 50 to 7 25 Sheep receipts 7 000 steady to weak muttons 4 50 to 5 25 lambs 6 to 7 25 range wethers 4 to 5 50 range ewes 3 50 to 4 75
Cash wheat values range from No. 2 red 1.03 to 1.05 per bushel and No. 3 red 0.92 to 1.02. Hard red and spring grades vary from about 0.98 to 1.06. Corn and oats listings show No. 2 and white varieties between 0.67 and 0.75 per bushel, with standard oats at 0.39.
Chicago grain markets opened light for wheat with prices steady to 14 cents higher for September. Buying activity was robust as corn held firm and oats stayed steady, while provisions gained. By noon wheat eased about a cent, corn and oats little changed, and close levels show small declines in September wheat and corn with oats unchanged.
The 1912 Democratic national campaign opened in Washington with Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee arriving to rally support for Senator Culberson of Texas for President.
A trusted laxative claims to relieve constipation indigestion and summer complaints with antiseptic action. It is favored for gentle effect and pleasant taste, unlike violent salts and purgatives. sold by druggists for 50 cents to 1.00 a bottle and suitable for all family members.
A large crowd attended the Labor Day events at Linker Hall as Winona union men arrived and joined races starting at 2 pm. Otto Gudenschwager dominated prizes on his racing motorcycle, breaking the five mile record in 7:14 and clocking 1:10 for the one mile. Nathan Erlich won the boys mile bicycle race, while Frank Muth withdrew from one contest due to engine trouble.
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs bronchitis hay fever asthma and lung trouble claiming it stops coughing and heals the lungs attributed to O T Erhart. The notice presents a medicinal claim typical of period ads.
Crowds fill city schools as bells ring at nine o'clock signaling the new term. At the high school freshmen from June exams occupy rooms while teachers issue books and Prof Benezet notes enrollment near normal, expected to grow with late returnees. Transfers are made to Hogan and Sixth district schools as Principal Donaldson manages congestion. By tomorrow morning all students will settle into routine until Christmas break.
A brief reflection notes that people with purpose still use resources poorly if their efforts miss their mark, underscoring the waste involved when aims are not matched by effective action.
Alderman Frank G. Roth reports Standard Oil will supply free oil to test oil sprinkling on two blocks along the causeway and will send an expert to instruct the public works board. If successful, La Crosse may adopt the method citywide next year, as it promises lower cost and better pavement protection than water sprinkling.
Thieves broke into Treodore Nelsons Onalaska store between nine and one Sunday night stealing thirty five men’s shoes valued at three to five dollars each. Boxes were replaced, hindering notice. Police suspect a peddler gang will sell the stock in rural areas. Local sympathy runs high for Nelson who had just added shoes to his cobbler business.
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