Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-10

La Crosse-The crest Of the food OF
the Mississippi was believed TO have
been reached when the river registered
l4.2 1t. For several days the railroads
ente ing the city have been fighting
TO keep their main lines open. Water
poured over the interstate bridge APP
proach between La Crosse and La
Crescent. Mimi, and the road was
closed to traffic One mile of drive
way in Pettibone park has. been
washed out while all roads and the
street car. track between La Crosse
and Onalaska are submerged to the
depth of three feet.
Amberg Streams in this vicinity
have been swollen by the recent rains
and melting snow. Bridges have been
carried away, culyerts washed out and
roads greatly damaged. The bridge
over the south branch of the Pike
river was totally destroyed. The
bridge was built on what is known as
the old Stoddard dam Four bridges
east Of town near the X. C. camps are
also demolished and the roadway COW
cred with water
La Crosse-ln an answer filed with
the railroad commission OF Wisconsin,
the Wisconsin Railway, Light and
Power Co. declares that, unless the
city of La Crosse permits the instaIla-
ton of one-man safety street cars on
the lines here. it will be compelled,
because of financial burdens, to ask
for 7-cent fares. The city flied an OBJ
lection to the one-man type of cars,
proposed TO be installed here in MAY.
Watertown-By drilling a we'll six
inches in diameter for a depth of 407la
feet, drillers have completed an I'M
usual contract at Beaver Dam. The
drillers, Dowd and Malwatz say that
ii is seldom that such large diameter
is maintained to the entire depth of
a well. A satisfactory flow of pure
water was struck at the plant Of the
Badger Canning Co. where the shaft
was sunk.
Ladysmith-Mai. James ]. Quill,
Milwaukee. recently spent two days in
Ladysmith arranging quarters for the
cavalry horses that are to be issued
to Troop X. Arrangements were com
pieted for the use of the stables on
the Rusk County Fair grounds The
matter of making necessary improve
ments on the buildings was taken up
with the officials of the fair associa-
ton.
Ocontg - Arrangements have been
completed by the Oconto Chamber Of
Commerce with the Montana Tractor
Co. of Chicago for the erection of
S150000 plant for Oconto. Oconto was
chosen by the company after many
weeks looking over sites in Wisconsin
FOR place to build distribution
plant for the tractor, which will be
known as the Badger"
Neenah--The proposed action be-
fore the railroad commission against
the W. T. l.. Il. & P Co. to compel
the latter TO supply adequate cleo
'ric light service here viii probably
be dropped. Company officials have
given promises for betterment of the
service providing full cooperation on
the part of the city council is secured.
Tomah-Monroe county is to have
pea yiner. machinery and material for
the plant having been shipped by the
Bangor Canning Co. The company is
encoura ging farmers to raise peas for
canning and has contracted for
seventy acre crop in this district.
Beans and tomatoes will also be raised
for the canning company.
Manitowoc-Col Joseph f. Barzyn-
ski, a Manitowoc man. has been called
from Poland TO Washington by the
state department to give information
wanted first hand, concerning the new
republic. The colonel has been serv-
ing as liaison officer in Poland, The
officer is a son of Mrs. Anton Chra-
pikowski, of this city.
srinette-Henrietta Boucher, IL
years old. was drowned at Niagara
while trying to rescue a younger sis
yer, Marion, 8. who had fallen in the
river. A man heard the cries of the
children and FASTENED TO their rescue,
He carried Marion 10 shore and when
he started for Henrietta she had dis
appeared.
La Crosse-Union painters went on
strike here for wage increase from
G2h cents TO Sta cents per hour.
Building and common labOrers are