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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1907
Page
2
Daily Edition price is 25 cents per month or 3 dollars per year by mail or carrier. Weekly Edition costs one dollar per year in advance for Mondays and Thursdays. The publication is entered as second class matter at Monroe post office. Both telephones are listed as No. 3.
Illinois Central agents receive new 2 cent per mile rate sheets with effect at midnight Sunday. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago & Northwestern in Illinois expect the same rate though no word yet from headquarters. Some routes and specific fares cited include Freeport to Chicago 2.28, Dixon 0.76, Rockford 0.56, Monroe to Freeport 0.75, making Monroe to Chicago 3.03 versus 3.74.
Wholesale lemon prices jump 50 cents to $1 on crate lots with quotations from $3.25 to $5. Demand climbs due to hot weather and a slow spring, while a crop shortage supports the surge. Prices are expected to hold through the summer heat.
Brodhead M. E. boys won a Saturday baseball game against the Bern Boys of the M. E Sunday school with a 16 to 12 score. Brodhead fielded the heavier team as Monroe’s lineup pushed them to their best effort.
Mileage books stamped not good after July 1 will be recalled once the two cent fare law spreads. Purchasers will receive refunds for unused value. A move seeks an interchangeable family mileage form, similar to Western Passenger Association, with coupons detached by conductors. Commercial travelers seek quick access to trains without lineups, while mileage aids accounting of expenses.
The sale of the Glascott property scheduled for today has been postponed for one week.
In Madison on June 28 the Wisconsin Senate moved to committee of the whole to finish insurance measures. Speaker Ekern and insurance advocates pressed for passage, while Fricke and Olin prepared rebuttals. The Assembly killed forty bills and endorsed an income tax and election reforms as it adjourns for a July 8 recess.
Lawmakers repeal the mental anguish telegraph damages measure and advance a $30,000 state mining school bill for Platteville. A $125,000 binding twine plant at the state prison faces strong opposition, and is unlikely to pass. The mining school bill moves to the governor after passing both houses.
A seven week old child of Maurice Marcowitz on Racine street was saved from poisoning Thursday after a reader misread the paragoric dose. Four to five drops became forty five, causing illness. A physician used a stomach pump and the baby is recovering.
Agent F E Lamboley of the Illinois Central notes the 2-cent fare law effective July 1 will be posted at the depot and enforced. Travelers failing to buy tickets before boarding face a 3-cent rate. The carrier believes interstate traffic exemptions apply and Wisconsin rate orders do not affect its operations.
The University of Wisconsin short course in agriculture opens December 7 with over 170 students and rising inquiries. New buildings for agricultural engineering and agronomy will open next fall, boosting facilities. A bulletin on the course is in press. Demand for trained creamery and cheese plant managers exceeds supply. last winter’s 140 dairy school graduates all found good positions. The faculty aims to keep in touch with alumni for employment referrals.
An ad touts Ovine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, pleasant stimulant for stomach liver and bowels. It claims to aid digestion without nausea or griping unlike pills or ordinary cathartics and notes availability at West Side drug store.
Advertised letters awaiting claim listed for week ending June 10 1907 include Mrs. Mary Beach Henry Feller John Mellenberger Frank W. May Wendelin Schneider Farmer Bessie Staver A ETTER and P. M. Take The Times-get all the news.
J H Miller announces a rapid sale of 300 ladies parsols silk serge and silk wool taffeta umbrellas at half value due to delayed delivery. Items include 150 silk and wool taffeta umbrellas 1.79 each, 150 all silk serge umbrellas 1.79, assorted colors with borders. Also 50 pieces dress goods up to 1.00 yard at 48 cents. Sale lasts ten days.
Notice to qualified electors of Union School District No.1 Monroe that the annual meeting for officer elections and district business will be held at Turner Hall on July 1, 1907, at 7 PM. Dated June 20, 1907. J. L. Sherron, Secretary.
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo, Ohio reports kidney and bladder relief after Foley's Kidney Cure. He describes years of gravel and stone passing with severe pain and credits the remedy with eliminating pain and restoring health, calling it worth a thousand dollars. West Side Drug Store advertises Foley's Kidney Cure.
Twenty percent off dress goods including new and fashionable weaves in black and colors. Serges Panamas Voiles Mohairs Novelties Nuns Veilinos Albatros Scotch Suitings Henriettas Cashmeres and more in first class stock. Savings 15 to 20 cents on each dollar spent.
Our Wash Goods department offers 20 percent off all Banzai Silks Muslins Organdies and wash novelties for three weeks. Twenty percent discount applies to all Women’s Ready to Wear Garments including Suits Coats and Jackets with noted workmanship and finish.
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