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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
9
Tribune lists WANTED notices including men to learn barber trade with shop equipment, diploma on completion, wages, and catalog write. Also runs Army recruiting and numerous domestic helper and sales postings with locations in La CrosseWisconsin and nearby areas.
Multiple classified sale notices list various properties and items for sale including houses with barns on large lots, two cottages, a corner lot near a new school, and a set of engineering books. Also offered are livestock, farmland, shares in a plantation, used furniture, tools, a dining table, season fair tickets, and a room house with amenities. Listings include contact addresses like 1322 Pine St and 1227 Denton along with company names and locations.
Multiple rental listings span seven room cottage modern brick house furnished rooms and suites at 721 South 4th Street 14th and Market streets 620 South 7th and 709 South 4th Street A 160 acre farm near Ettrick Wisconsin double storefront 114-116 North Front also in scope McClellan Paper Co. advertised Lost watch charm with initials L A T to be returned to L A Thorson 322 South 23rd Street with reward.
A compilation of classifieds seeks high school work for room and board, public stenography at Hotel Stoddard, and selling options for a $1000 to $2000 house. Also requests for 3 to 4 room housekeeping near the high school, a trade of city property for a La Crosse farm, and a Minnesota farm lease via Twin City Loan & Realty Co.
Wisconsin court announces public auction of Weber's Addition plots in La Crosse County to satisfy a mortgage judgment from August 1907. Referee A. P. Parsons will sell October 3, 1908 at 10 am at the east front door of the La Crosse County Court House.
Mrs Aabalio and son August attended her sister's funeral in Dakota Monday evening. G Kenower of La Crosse fished here with Thos Latimer and F Morelli last Wednesday. Miss Mary Pedretti has her house painted. Mrs Nottingham of Stoddard and her daughter-in-law from Washington visited Mrs Louis Laylan on Sept 9. Mrs Shell Gould visited relatives here last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs L Graham visited town last Friday and planned to return to Springville Saturday. Frank and John Gillette went to Clayton Iowa to fish. School started Monday with Miss Mills in the upper and Miss Morelli in the primary. Miss Essie Monti visiting her sister Mrs Charley Greener at Reno Minn. Mrs Julia Marshall and Mrs John Chowins of Lincoln Neb visited Theo Ristow family. Charles Ott moving his house boat to La Crosse to work cutting brush. Miss Augusta Riley visited Miss Printha Stillwell at Riverside last week. The remains of Miss Mary Corti died in Mendota Wis were brought home, funeral Tuesday and burial in Catholic cemetery. Misses Mary and Rosy Levi of La Crosse attended their cousin's funeral Tuesday.
Milwaukee Sept 11 Today is children’s day with free admission for all pupils under 16. A grand parade of prize winning horses and cattle headlines Friday’s program. Secretary John M True notes lower attendance due to heat but overall satisfaction and a $5,000 target to match last year’s record, with about $30,000 more expected.
Tentative proposals for a Taft Bryan joint debate in Cincinnati on September 23 have reached both camps. Bryan will attend a meeting here, Taft has no engagement, and a formal decision may rest with national committee strategists. Taft may meet Bryan informally when the latter arrives.
Hinckley Minnesota September 11 excitement grows over a gold discovery four miles east of town. A copper mining company has mined low grade ore for about a year and an assayer hired by investors reported gold worth 17.28 dollars per ton on ore from the property. One sample reached 119 dollars per ton. Investors tried to keep the result secret but the news spread and bids for gold prospecting surge.
At the Wisconsin state fair Senator La Follette avoided the judges' stand where Senator Stephenson and Gov. Davidson sat. He entered with a small party, spoke with friends, then left before approaching the judges' stand as eyes followed him.
Sparta WI news notes that Sparta high school opened with 206 students. The piece also lists local activities, visits, and upcoming events including football coaching plans, concerts, theater, and a Labor Day orchestra. It mentions residents traveling to Tomah, La Crosse, Winona, and Milwaukee on various errands and social visits.
Crookston resident Mrs. William L Davis is connected to a German fortune traced through John Rupp of Shamokin whose birth certificate was found after exhuming his body. The German government holds the approximately 20 million dollar estate until heirs prove direct descent from Heinrich Rupp, with attorneys preparing the evidence chain.
Several soldiers from Sparta stationed near two artillery batteries were arrested last night and this morning for drunken behavior. They were released today and sent home on the noon train after an officer from the command appeared on the scene.
Wholesale and retail fruit prices moved today with Concord grapes at 25 cents per basket, lemons at 5 dollars per box, freestone peaches at 85 cents and clings at 80 cents. Oranges declined to 30 and 40 cents a dozen, pears rose to 20 and 30 cents per dozen, pears per peck 40 to 50 cents, and per bushel one dollar.
A long 1908 price sheet lists assorted produce and goods with per unit or per container rates. Items include apples, lemons, peaches, pears, grapes, melons, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, butter, cheese, eggs, and flour with varied scales and box or crate quantities.
Foreign Markets report from New York on September 11 notes most trading driven by professionals. Reading stock led, London stayed quiet, and government bonds were steady while other equities showed irregular moves.
Chicago cattle totals reach 2 500 with steers and heifers priced $5.30 to $7.50. Hogs moved 12 000 with light hogs $6.50 to $7.15 and heavy $6.75 to $7.22. Sheep 12 000 with natives $2.25 to $4.25 and lambs $3.50 to $5.80.
Cattle 3000 steady with steers $4.50 to $7.50 and stockers $2.80 to $5.10. Hogs 8000 up 5e with bulk $3.80 to $7.05 and pigs $4.00 to $6.25. Sheep 5000 weak with muttons $3.80 to $4.50 and lambs $4.00 to $5.40.
New York on September 11 reports changes in poultry dairy prices. Butter rises to 23 percent to 2 cents, eggs adjust from 29 to 30 cents, cheese moves from 12 to 13 cents.
L Atkinson of La Crescent marketed hogs in the city yesterday selling to Langdon & Boyd. J Capauf of Hokah also marketed hogs to Langdon & Boyd. Multiple farmers from Pine Creek South Ridge North Ridge and Mormon Coulee delivered hay or hogs yesterday, including John Hafner John Tschuper John Medinger William Fitting Walter McArthur Henry Vegelan George Boethe C Arnit August Radtke William Plange J Hartman and J Claus.
Viroqua Wisconsin. Invitations are out for the wedding of Steve Brun and Laura Ellefson on Wednesday September 17 at the United Lutheran church. Other notes include residents attending Milwaukee fair and visits from Chippewa Falls and Sparta, with several people traveling for outings or visiting relatives.
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