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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
5
Northwestern reports a playful clash between south side and north side city bank clerks over baseball, with the Thursday evening challenge capturing a lighthearted regional rivalry.
In municipal court William Henke of Fond du Lac county pleaded guilty to shooting ducks out of season. Sentence suspended upon payment of costs. Henke is about fifteen years old. Ludwig Klugman, a town resident, was involved in the case.
The South Side bank clerks respond they avoid three or four man games but will accept a nine man challenge when the South Side bankers assemble a full nine. Julius Vosa, manager, signs the reply. Black Wall farmer Henke is mentioned as a former associate. A separate note reports Jorge Clack of RS Rowen Street arrested on Main Street for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and fined by Judge Goss.
Milwaukee's ex mayor Becker visits Oshkosh praising Governor Davidson as his first choice. He plans multiple speeches to back Davidson and will spend July and August touring Wisconsin fairs, stressing good roads and farmers' interests while seeking fast motor boats and ballooning as hobbies.
A near 4:30 p.m. melee at Main and High streets left a man badly bruised and his hat wrecked. Onlookers heard two women and two men discuss prior meetings with traveling salesmen who had watched streetcars the night before.
Two women fled a street confrontation with an irate husband in pursuit. The elder woman told the younger she did not live with him. The pair entered S Heymann Co. while the husband attacked one of the women and was beaten, his straw hat crushed. Chief Nowling was reportedly informed.
Albert Hoedt of 237 Prospect Avenue was removed from the Paine Lumber yard Thursday afternoon by Officer Geiger and jailed for examination of his mental condition. He is a parolee from Northern State.
A Rushford man discharged from the Paine Lumber Company after peculiar conduct lingered around the plant and in town, prompting an officer to be summoned. While in custody he spoke repeatedly of impure blood and related matters.
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