River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-06-30
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

GrantSburg.-lne territory north
of Grantsburg, commonly called
the "Erbes Meadow" including thou
sands of acres of prairie grass land,
is afire, and there is little prospect
that any of the grass can be saved.
This means loss of the greater part
of hay crop of Burnett county, and
will be felt keenly, as many who are
just beginning the clearing up of
their lands depended upon this crop
for their hay supply. The unusually
dry and hot weather has made the
catching and spreading of fire in
grasslands easy and it is feared that,
unless rains come soon, settlers will
suffer much more loss and damage
Stoughton. - Fire threatened the
plant of the Mandt Wagon COM
pany, branch of the Moline
Pillow company, valued at $4,000, 900.
A night Waterman noticed sparks and
smoke rushing out of dry kiln and
quickly sounded the alarm. Quick
work on the part of the volunteer
fire department and the company's
own men extinguished the flames be-
fore any serious damage was done by
fire. In trying to put out spark on
the office building adjoining the dry
kiln, considerable water was thrown
into the second story of that struc-
ture doing damage amounting to ap-
proximately 5000.
Appleton.-In the closing session
of the Wisconsin Music Teachers
association here, the following Of
ficers were elected for the en-
suing year. President, Dean Will
liam Harper, Lawrence college, Apple
ton; vice-president, DIR. Abram Tyler,
Beloit college; secretary, DR.. Lewis
Brooks of the cathedral in Fond du
Lac; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Bintiff
of Ripon School Of Music. Beloit was
selected as the place of meeting in
1911. Prof. F. A. Parker of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin was elected
honorary president of the association.
Appleton. - Because of recent
drownings the Commercial club
of Appleton plans to construct a pub
lie bathhouse and safe swimming pool
in the Fox river for the use of the
boys. The city council will make an
appropriation for its maintenance. 1t
is proposed to furnish bathing suits
and towels for one cent each.
Eau Claire.-After a preliminary
examination in Justice Ellis court
Ernest Rosenow, living on a
farm two miles south of Eau Claire,
frfo 90 he
TENDER term of circuit court on a
charge of stealing $500 from his ia
ther-in-law, William Loltz.
Appleton-The Fox River Val
ley Guernsey Breeders association
will hold the second annual sum-
mer meeting at the farm of A. N.
Schmidt in Greenville. Prof. George
G. Humphrey, Madison, and others
will deliver addresses.
Safeguarding runaway
here J. eraser of Gibbsville
and his wife and daughter were
thrown from their wagon, eraser be-
ing seriously injured and the two
women also hurt.
Grand Rapids.-George Wilmot,
one of the old residents of Plover,
committed suicide by shooting him
self. He was seventy years old and a
veteran of the Civil War
Beloit.-Charles Godell, a black
smith of Clinton Junction, was
badly burned by the explosion of bah
biting metal and is in a Beloit hos
pital.
Bayfield.-Fire destroyed the gen.
eral store Of Paul Meithke at
Red Cliffe, also the post office and
offices of the Red Cliffe Lumber COM
pany of Duluth. The complete loss
Is about $4,000. About 100 men are
out working to prevent the spread Of
the fire to the extensive lumber yards
and docks of the Red Cliffe Lumber
and the Bayfield, Mill company, which
are filled with valuable lumber. For
est fires are being reported again in
several places and the entire country
is enshrOuded in smoke. Unless rain
comes soon the situation will be seri-
Gus.
La Crosse.-Bitten by a horse
fly while out fishing and then
handling a snake are causes to which
is attributed the sudden death of
Fred Heberlin, twenty years old. A
pimple formed near his mouth upon
his return home from his fishing trip
and he sought a doctors aid when
it began to cause him pain.
Superior.-The unusual heat is
thought to have been the cause
of suicide of John Hennessey,
who jumped into the bay at Allouez.
The temperature for several hours
had been 90, this being the first time
In nine years that the mercury has
gone above 80. Hennessey was fifty
five years old
Madison.-The following Wiscen-
sin postmasters have been appoint
ed: Oak Center, James L. Soren-
son, to succeed M. F. Cavanaugh, re-
moved; Phlox, Margaret Kaufman, to
succeed G. McIntee, resigned, and
Shanagolden, Frank A. Urwan,, to
succeed w. E. Zehn, resigned.
Superintendent Jacobsen, a pa
tent in Falkland, made his escape
from the asylum.
Superior. fishermen from
Duluth have been arrested in the
last three days by deputy game
wardens from this side of the bay and
each Of them was sentenced to pay
|. $25 and costs or serve 80 days in the
county Jail. They were charged with
| being nonresidents fishing in the wa