Opening Night at the Bijou Bill Packs Locals in
More than 1 500 guests attend the Bijou opening on Labor Day with Frank Perry as the opening performer mixing humor and violin. Ambrose Coughlin and Myer Levi present catchy songs while Miller Tempest deliver acrobatic sketches. Elaine Von Theide and Miss Celia Rosewood appear in ensemble pieces with Bertram Co. and Miss Alice M May in a romantic sketch titled The Story of the Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Frank Perry
Ambrose Coughlin
Myer Levi
Miller
Tempest
Miss Tempest
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Mr. Miller
Wm. Bertram & Co
Mr. Bertram
Alice M. May
Celia Rosewood
City News Canvass County Schools
Professor Johnson left for Holmen to canvass districts surrounding La Crosse County for students for the agricultural school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canvass County Schools
Johnson
Holmen
la Crosse County
Personal notices from La Crosse and region
Attorney Fred H Hartwell visits Davenport on business then returns to La Crosse Thursday. County Clerk Chas H Rawlinson bags three wood ducks after a Marshland hunting trip. Dr Will Powell and Congressman John J Esch attend meetings in La Crosse. Mrs Otto Burri returns from St Paul visit. Lieut Otto Burri resumes duties at Camp Robison. Various locals and visitors stop by La Crosse including J M Rocker, A L Konst, Miss G Currow, Misses Finger and Barrett, and others. The West Avenue Methodist church hosts a church supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Hartwell
Davenport
la Crosse
Marshland
Wis
Netted
Cs H. Rawlinson
Will Powell
John J. Esch
Fountain City
la Crosse Club
Otto Burri
Otto Gudenschwager
St. Paul
Camp Robinson
Fort Snelling
S. C. Knudsen
South Fourth
Charles W. Schlagel
Charley Schlagel
Northwestern Railroad
Des Plaines
Ill
G. C. Jackel
Glenwood
Minn
West Avenue Methodist Church
D. A. Kyte
Minneapolis
J. M. Rocker
Merrill
A. L. Konst
Burlington
Gateway City
Fred B. Smith
Stoddard Hotel
Lake Okiboji
Iowa
Lee H. Burch
Harry Livingston
Winona
G. Currow
Wausau
Cora Finger
Tomah
Anna Barrett
Gladstone
Mich
C. Knudsen
Hans Jacobs
Shelby
Otto Bosshard
Fritz Schroeder
Bangor
Albert Piske
Chas. H. Rawlinson
W. J. Ferris
la Crosse Water Power Company
Chicago
Irvine ad promises high savings on jewelry and watches
A dealer proclaims savings of 20 to 30 percent by operating as both a wholesaler and retailer and cutting middleman costs. Prices listed include bracelets, neck chains, lockets, watch chains, gold fobs, and ladies’ Elgin or Waltham pocket watches with discounts highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Waltham
Hampden
Society Honors Prospective Bride With Bridge Party
Friday evening Miss Ida Rauen hosted a bridge party for Miss Leonora Bachman as the prospective bride. Miss Florence Bechman won the prize and received a vase from the guests. Guests included Mrs. A. F. Reitzel and several Bechman sisters and friends. Monday evening Miss Anna Bechman hosted a slipper hunt for guests destined to serve at the wedding, with paper slippers hidden and prizes awarded to Miss Eleanore Zeisler. festivities hint at forthcoming marriage plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Zeisler
Pleasant Social Evening for Annie Strasser
A cheerful gathering at 1310 Dunton Street featured games and luncheon. First prizes went to Miss Annie Hopp and Mr. Wm Lueke, with second prizes to Miss Annie Strasser and Otto Abicht, followed by a listed attendee group of Misses Annie Hoppe Emma Fietz Lulu Abicht Annie Strasser Bertha Fietz Katie Hankel Agnes Selde Lena Grockkop Mary Steve Millie Tein and Messrs John Koller Wh Lueke John Bey Otto Abicht Joe Strasser Joe Secton Wm Stange Walter Gable Christ Moeshher and Mr and Mrs John Strasser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Strasser
Dunton Street
Annie Hopp
Wm. Lueke
Otto Abicht
Annie Hoppe
Emma Fietz
Lulu Abicht
Bertha Fietz
Katie Hankel
Agnes Selde
Lena Grockkop
Mary Steve
Millie Tein
John Koller
Wh. Lueke
John Bey
Joe Strasser
Joe Secton
Wm. Stange
Walter Gable
Christ Moeshher
John Strasser
Jackel and Bur ing wed at home of bride family
E H Jackel and Miss Anna Bur ing were married last night at the bride’s parents home 1116 South Tenth street with Rev Julius T Gam officiating. Best man G C Jackel brother of the groom and bridesmaid Miss Louise Buring sister of the bride. After Sept 15 the couple reside at 722 South Sixth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackel-Buring
E. H. Jackel
Anna Buring
Albert Buring
South Tenth Street
Julius T. Gam
G. C. Jackel
Glenwood
Minn
Louise Buring
South Sixth Street
Afternoon Coffee Honors Mrs. Tucker Before Alaska Departure
Mrs. A. Oakes hosted a yesterday afternoon coffee in honor of Mrs. Charlotte Tucker who plans to leave soon for Alaska. Attendees included Mesdames Lockman Howard Greyburn Fitzpatrick Anderson Romanowsky Chatfield Bangsburg Bangsburg McCool Lathrop Rehfus Cunningham McCaleb Bartz Kele Zer Tucker.
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A. Oakes
Charlotte Tucker
Alaska
Mesdames
E. M. Lockman
E. Howard
Greyburn
Fitzpatrick
F. Anderson
Romanowsky
Chatfield
A. C. Bangsburg
0. C. Bangsburg
McCool
Lathrop
W. Rehfus
W. P. Cunningham
McCaleb
H. Bartz
Kelezer
Tucker
New Home Planned for John A. Elliott on Main Street
Architects Schick and Roth drafted plans for a modern two story stucco residence for John A. Elliott between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Foundation and stone work contract awarded to H. Witt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Schick and Roth
John A. Elliott
Main Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
H. Witt
Wedded Saturday in West Salem View
Edwin Engeretson of West Salem and Othel ia Lewis of Hollandale Wis wed Saturday September 11 at 4 pm The couple will honeymoon in the northwest and reside in West Salem after September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Engebretson
West Salem
Othelia Lewis
Hollandale
Wis
Northwest
Brotherhood of ymca Yeomen to admit new members
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen will hold a regular meeting Thursday night. A number of new members will be inducted and other important business will be discussed.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Local Social Notes From Area Gatherings
Social brief items list visits and travel including Albert Platz Alfred Grams Gysbert Van Steenwyk and Robert Whelpley hosting at Russell Cottage Labor Day. Mrs Fred B Smith returns from Lake Okiboji. Mary Austin Mary Eaton and Mary Shadbolt visit Wautoma and return home. Wedding party arrives for Edwina Dittman Leonora Bachman ceremony. E E Burritt H A Lee J H Knothe families back from Tein camping near YMCA grounds.
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Albert Platz
Alfred Grams
Gysbert van Steenwyk
Robert Whelpley
Russel Cottage
Labor Day
Fred B. Smith
Stoddard
Lake Okiboji
Mary Austin
Wautoma
Mary Eaton
Mary Shadbolt
Stoft
Esther Stoft
Robinson
Minneapolis
Spenhr
Pauline Spenhr
Chicago
O. C. Beckman
Creed
Colo
Edwina Dittman
Leonora Bachman
E. E. Burritt
H. A. Lee
J. H. Knothe
Tein
John Keller
Marriage License Issued in County Courthouse
County Clerk Charles H. Rawlinson issued a marriage license to E. K. Fleischer of St. Paul and Miss Bay B. Ladd of the city today, formalizing their union.
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Charles H. Rawlinson
E. K. Fleischer
St. Paul
Miss Bay B. Ladd
La Crosse Board of Trade hears Esch praise renaissance and rail links
Congressman John J. Esch lauded La Crosse's intellectual moral and aesthetical renaissance and urged a commercial and industrial revival. He highlighted a growing Y M C A new schools and strong park system, compared local banking with rivals, and urged railway policy reform to favor waterways and rail access. He noted a robust enrollment at the new agricultural school and announced a tuberculosis exhibit touring the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
John J. Esch
Northwestern
Esch
Bergh
Oshkosh
Johnson
J. A. Johnson
New la Crosse County
Evans
Edward Evans
Red Cross
Hackner
Adam Kroner
Eighteenth Street South
State Railway Commission
Eighteenth Street
Kenyon
R. L. Kenyon
Mahiney
Kenyon Company
Lanesboro
Board of Trade Junket
Treasury
Utermoehl
West Salem Fair
Green Bay Road
S. L. Meister
W. A. Roosevelt Company
F. L. Koppelburger
Bunge & Bosshard
J. E. Higbee
Stoddard
Frank Kohn
The
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Postal Service
Consider Missing Man Legally Dead Suit Against NY Life
Mrs. R. L. C. Holbek sues in circuit court against New York Life Insurance to recover the full $3,000 policy on a husband from whom she has not heard. The suit seeks the policy face value amid questions of presumed death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbek
la Crosse
Canada
R. L. C. Holbek
New York Life Insurance Company
Papers Not Signed No Contracts Drawn
District Attorney James Thompson under Judge Higbee’s temporary injunction will not draw contracts for improving four city outflow roads. He declined to execute contracts awarded to William Hatz of La Crosse Stone, Joseph Barth, and the Meade Stone Company, potentially avoiding breach of contract suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Higbee
County Board
William Hatz
la Crosse Stone Company
Joseph Barth
Meade Stone Company
Marriage Licenses Issued to Otto Kumm Clara Chapiewsky and Frank Stanek Mary Viktora
Otto Kumm of Washington and Clara Chapiewsky of Newsburg's Corners obtain a marriage license. Frank Stanek of La Crosse and Mary Viktora also receive a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kumm
Town of Washington
Clara Chapiewsky
Newsburg’s Corners
Frank Stanek
Mary Viktora
la Crosse
Report of the Condition of the Bavarian National Bank Il Crosse 1909
Bank balance sheet for the Bavarian National Bank of La Crosse Wisconsin as of September 1 1909 shows assets totaling 3 629 621 35 including loans 2 179 871 58 U S Bonds 400 000 00 and reserves 189 215 00 Liabilities include capital stock 400 000 00 surplus 100 000 00 and deposits 1 left 1 dio 942 577 64 Officers attest to the sworn statement by cashier E M Wing on September 8 1909.
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Batavian National Bank
Il Crosse
Wisconsin
U. S
Leeese
State of
County of la Crosse
E. M. Wing
Cathias
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John C. Burns
la Crosse Floral Co
ICE Cream & Butter Company
Nebuer
Ginger
North Side Bottling Works
la Crosse, Wis
Women’s New Garment Store
REIMAN @ TORDT
Main St
W. A. Edwards
Main 8&T
GH. Hansen
J. Ramsen
SO. 4Th Street
Hilliker & Riley
N. Third Street
Kreutz
City News
Prairie DU Chien
Lynxville
Dubuque
Ball Park
Muscoda
Prairie
Hapler
Will Johnson
M. E. Church
Aid Society
J. S. Thomas
Grace Quickala
Dallas
Texas
Schwartz
Gertrude Hahn
E. J.schmidt
Amery
A. L. Bliss
George Powell
Carrie Seidel
Atchison, Kansas
George Johnson
Galesville
Irvine
Stewart
Lal
Nelson's
Board of Trade
Mittee
P. W. Mahoney
Normal School
Andrew Lees
la Crosse Normal School
la Crosse Poultry Association
Board of Directors
Harry Long
Mahoney
Paul W. Mahoney
E. E. Bentley
F. A. Copeland
G. van Steenwyk
Rere
Sylver
OpessUl
Geo. H. Clark
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