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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices: Daily Edition mail or carrier 25 cents a month or 3 dollars yearly, Weekly Edition issued Mondays and Thursdays at 1 dollar per year in advance. It notes second class post office entry in Monroe Wisconsin and telephones.
County Superintendent J. C. Penn will award diplomas to twenty two graduates announced from thirteen district schools. The list includes Clarno Lydia Woelfle Hattie Hartwig Florence Schroeder Monroe Pearl Geigel Alvin Schmid York Ada Bleiler Sarah Rood Lena Disch Selma Jorenby Carl Jorenby Jordan Cecil Baughman Sylvester Ray Pengra Ida Norder Dora Geigel Lillie Geigel Decatur Daisy Roderick Brodhead Maud Fleck Jefferson Arthur Harer Exeter Bessie M Silver Mt. Pleasant Ida M Stuntz.
F. C. Cook, a venerable jeweler who recently retired, died at Janesville from heart paralysis triggered by an automobile accident ten days earlier. He had started using a car, stopped abruptly, and left the lever engaged. When he tried to reconnect it the machine knocked him down and caused fatal injuries.
Indignation rises over a Rockford band that acted without committee solicitation to bar nonunion bands from a local picnic. The move kept groups from Elgin Chicago Madison Freeport Janesville and other cities away and reduced attendance. Woodmen committees say they never authorised the ban and would welcome all bands.
List of unclaimed letters advertised this week includes Mrs Mary Beach Henry Feller John Mellenberger Frank W Mey Wendelin Schneider Farmer Bessie Staver A ETTEr P M The notice reflects a small town postal practice of returning mail after a delay.
An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for stomach issues and fatigue. The copy touts physical and mental power with 35 cent tea or tablets by A. F. Lichtenwalner.
In Madison on June 11 Judge Becker’s county court bill for Brodhead was not reached in the assembly and may appear later. The senate rejected a bill to cut express rates by two thirds, pending before the railroad commission. Assembly favored a binding twine plant at Waupun with $125,000, while Milwaukee school board reform prompted intense debate. The senate advanced bills creating a city teacher pension fund and retiring a 70 year old supreme court justice after 20 years service.
I M Stauffacher county clerk and president leads the second annual Wisconsin County Clerks association meeting in Milwaukee. The agenda covers uniform county business, clerk duties, records, purchasing, printing, and public service with about fifty clerks attending.
Outing Magazine describes the riverman as a log rider who spends most of his time afloat. He props a timber against his body, rides downriver, and often lands on the bank only to rest or eat. He navigates rapid, bailouts, and even dares the dam tail by racing with the rear crew.
A reminiscence from Rev C N Wright of Wardle Vicarage Rochdale about his early ministry. He recalls a crowded first service where parishioners curious about the new vicar's appearance learn he is bald. He notes the eighth day psalms reading and his line about sins outweighing hairs.
The Waukesha Canning Company plans a new factory to produce vegetable tablets using a secret process. Onions tomatoes peas potatoes and other vegetables will be condensed into compact tablets then canned like condensed milk and beef extract. The method promises to shrink a bushel of potatoes to pocket size without losing flavor or nutrition.
Galileo, as a young man in Pisa, noticed a lamp swing with regular rhythm when disturbed in the Metropolitan church. This chance observation sparked the idea of using a swinging device to measure time and led to the lasting pendulum system.
Schiesser’s Book Store offers a wide selection of new books and well chosen gifts ideal for commencement season. Enjoy diverse titles and thoughtful present ideas from a trusted local shop.
An April 12 anniversary recalls Rodney’s celebrated victory over De Crasse aided by an unlikely ally. During a French line breaking maneuver, a shot hit the hencoop and a bantam cock fled into the rigging. From then on, the bird crowed at the Formidable, cheering the Glorieux’ broadside. Reprieved by seamen, the feisty bird spent his remaining days ashore as a pensioner.
Half ton of fine timothy hay baled for sale and a good single horse harness offered. Enquire of M R Sullivan at 615 E Payne Street.
A Colorado Springs tale follows a quarrel over a mountain ascent. Mark Dykeman taunts the narrator as a tenderfoot, bets he can’t climb Pike's Peak, and is revealed to be stone blind at the summit.
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