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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
Readable items include fringed crochet quilts large enough for double beds with patterns comparable to high priced pieces sold at 1.25. Extra heavy white cotton blanket with pink or blue borders size 14 offered at 0.75. Keyser’s knit gloves white or black priced at 0.45. Cotton red blankets full size in tan white or grey offered at 0.45 Friday.
Washington held a solemn memorial for the late German ambassador in a Concordia church service attended by President and Mrs. Hoover and high officials. Diplomats and the public paid respects as Cortland Smith of St. Colins Church spoke in English, praising the diplomat’s career and ties between Germany and the United States.
New London Wisconsin Detachment 2 reports Misa BD. Willa Colfras and Miss Fins ner will open revival meetings at the Methodist church tonight. Kalb and Oscar Viele have gone to Stockbridge to hold meetings. The high school football team will host Oshkosh Normal second team Saturday afternoon. Attorney FP H Martin of Green Bay spoke at a Democratic rally Tuesday evening. Rattas turned poms after visiting her brother, and Hathin mill is expected to close for a couple of months.
Milwaukee Oct 28 Dawn, a cat belonging to Judge Halsey, famed for entertaining litigants and visitors at 675 Lake Drive, has disappeared after three weeks of wandering. Despite Saturday night sightings and neighborhood ads, no trace has been found.
A buyer paid one hundred dollars for two kittens two weeks old, each with titled arts and pedigrees tracing twelve generations. Sudee Hulsey guards boxes of medals and ribbons won by the cats in competitions. The final cat is a fine gray chinedhin with a large brush plume.
Four broken engagements by Wengel Strick a South Milwaukee carpenter led to a declared insanity case. County Physician Dr A F Young notes an unusual pattern of fear of marriage driving repeated engagements then a failed fourth wedding eve. Strick leapt from a second story window injuring himself. treated at county hospital and asylum.
Fires at Turkey Knob mine near Charleston W V threaten miners at Turkey Knob Coal Company. Fire reaches fan house, destroys drift mouth, mine afire, four entries used by men to escape. Two men overcome by smoke, both recover after six hours of firefighting. Reflects broader ourtage and danger from mine blazes in asociated press report.
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