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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

DenmaTk-TwO barns and a machfrI
shed, with their contents. and the
sons crop was destroyed when Ifrb
ming struck the farm Of Elmer ]. IA
mussen. Two pure-bred HOlstein COW
also were killed. Volunteers succeed
ed in saving the house and granar-
The loss is estimated az about Sl8.60l
half Of which is covered by insurance
MadisOn-In the fiscal year 1s21-al
the IL free employment offices conduct
ed by the industrial commission mad,
74.764 verified placements, Of vhicl
$500 were TO men and 17.774 TO won
en-. Verified placements were made il
II per cent OF all calls for help rs
ceived.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Appleton - Completion of concrete
highway construction work now in
progress in Outagamie county was as
sured when the finance committee OF
the county board authorized the trans
fer of $7O,5OO from the county's gen
eral fund 20 the highway fund. Atty.
Gen. w. ]. Morgan recently advised
the board that it would be unlawful to
transfer money from the general fund
to the highway fund and repay II from
an increased tax levy next year but II
would be permissible TO take surplus
money from the general fund If sur
plus existed. The finance committee
declared the county has S7O,5OO more
than il needs and the money will be
used to complete road work now in
progress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Tomah - Monroe county's cranberry
crop will be poor one this season.
Two reasons for the shortage of har-
vestable berries are seen by grOcers.
A tip blight and later a berry worm at
tackled the fruit early in the season.
During the months OK June and July
the excessively hot weather so deple-
ted the reservoirs and other water
supply to marshes that the develop
ment of the berries was retarded.
Bumper crops were grown during the
past two seasons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Appleton-PrOposal Of Fox river vail
ley carpenters. who have been striking
since May /. TO return 10 work az the
basic pay Of 70 cents an hour if COM
tractors would recognize the closed
shop. was ignored by valley cOnrraC-
tors at their meeting here. The offer
was read TO contractors and promptly
tabled without discussion. The open
shop was declared in the valley May 3
after carpenters refused TO accept a
cut OF 10 cents an hour, reducing their
scale to 70 cents. Contractors declare
they are able TO obtain ali the men
they need at the IS cent rate. Mean
while several hundred carpenters in
the valley are idle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24
A. G. Wall. capItaIIst. oIes.

Depere. Wis. Aug. ia. G. Wells,
sixty-six. millionaire business man Of
this city, II dead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Eau Claire - Petitions calling upon
the city council of Eau Claire and the
board of supervisors of eau Claire
county to put idle men of the city TO
work on highway construction or other
public improvement have been signed
by citizens of the city. IL is pointed
cut that providing work for the unem-
plOyed will be cheaper TO the city and
county than taking care of the men
and their families later by charity.
The council and board are reminded
that the city and county highways are
in poor condition in many places, and
that they can be repaired more cheaply
now when labor is plentiful. At the
same time idle men with families will
be given work who might otherwise be
come charity charges.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Ashland-Iron ore shipments for
August continue to be as light as the
previous months of the present sea
son. To date less ore has been shipped
this season from the docks here than
was shipped during the entire month
in July. 1920 Practically all of the
iron ore mines on the GOgebic range
are closed down or are operating at
less than 40 per cent of capacity. I'm
less the large tonnage of ore which is
now in stock at the mines is shipped
before the lake season closes, there
will be little activity in the mining
field in the Lake Superior district this
coming winter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

SPARTA. ]. Hertzfeld, representa-
the Equity Society. addressed about
100 farmers of Monroe county on ne
plan for the formation Of the Equity
Dairy Cooperative association an
organization committee was elected U
carry out the plan in this county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

MeIlen-A deal was closed whereby
the Mellen Weekly changed owner
ship. j. p Fitzgerald. who has owned
and published the local newspaper for
the past Is years sold the plant TO
Morton A. Lee. a former member OF
Mellen's Ligh school faculty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Merrill The school board Of Dis
trict No. 2. town OF Tomahawk, recent
" applied to County Superintendent
w. s. Freeman for a teacher capable
of teaching all eight elementary grades
and the first and second grades Of the
high school, all at one time in the
Spirit Falls school. The superintend-
ent was obliged 10 inform the board
that such a thing was impossible and
that no teacher could be expected 10
I'LL the bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Abrams - Rodney Wilson narrowly
escaped death when attacked by a
maddened bull on his farm near here.
Only the arrival of the family dog,
which kept the bull at bay until help
arrived. saved Mr.. Wilson, whose col
larbone was fractured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

GAINESVILLE With threshing praejl-
cally finished, Rock county iaFine.7
are checking up in small grain yleias
which are decidedly unsatisiaclois.
The hot, dry weather and rust seFeIes
ravaged most Of the fields. The eoun'
~ will have its greatest crop IN an
other two weeks. Corn ranges from
to IL feet high. Tobacco looks prom
Using.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Oconto-One of the worst fires in
OcOnto county in many years occurred
at Lakewood. in the western section Of
the county, when the village was near
ly wiped out. The fire, of unknown
origin, was discovered in the rear of
the Isaac Young store, and soon spread
to surrounding buildings. The loss,
estimated at about $4,000, is only
partly covered by insurance. VOlun-
teer fire fighters saved the village.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Janesviue-James Rinekerd, James
vile. has been working as a brick
maker for 81 years. For 81 continuous
years he worked in a Monroe brick
yard and three years ago moved 10
GAINESVILLE. Il have made more Than
.OOO. 900 bricks during my life SAYS
Rinekerd. Il am 70 years Of age ana
don't know Of a more pleasant trade
than making bricks"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

ia Crosse-Thomas Burns, superin-
tendent of Chicago public highways,
declared that La Crosse had solved the
problem of saving old macadam roads,
after inspecting the plan of retaining
WORKOUT macadam streets with a top
covering of several layers of gravel
and heavy OIL The system viii be
adopted in Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Racine-District Attorney Thorwa.d
Beck OF Racine county issued orders 10
all county and town officials TO cause
the immediate removal Of all adyeriis-
ing signs along the highways Of Ra-
cine county and that unless the signs
are removed within 10 days, they VIII
be destroyed. This action is taken be-
cause Of the fact that large adYeTls-
ing signs are being placed al the inter
section Of highways and Obstruct views
of the direction signs placed by county
and town officials for information OF
the autOists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Eau Claire Rev. Byron + Lewis
pastor Of the Methodist church al Ar
kansaw, Wis. was drowned al Tau
Claire park. where he was on an out
ing with his Boy Scout troop. He was
an good swimmer. but in diving struck
some object and was dead before ne
could be taken from the water. he
was unmarried and world war 'e-'
eran.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Two Rivers - Because the wrong
mayor signed their bonds, the city Of
Two Rivers has been obliged 10 reprint
an entire issue amounting TO $4,000.
Last fan the city council voted 20 float
a $4,000 school bond issue and the
bonds were printed soon afterward,
and were duly signed by DIR. ". J. Cur
rens, then city executive. The bonds
were not offered for sale until a few
DAYS ago. and now II. c. GOwran is
n,dyor. Il is an established rule that
municipal bonds must be signed BY the
mayor and city clerk in Office az the
time when they are offered for sale.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Madison-Eugene Shepard, for IL
years chief clerk of the state insurance
department. died at his home after two
days of illness at the age of s. years,
He was named chief clerk in 1904.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Park Falls - Oscar Milutinovleh' .
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Milulii.D-
vich. of this city. was drowned IN me
Flambeau river while playing. The
child's body was recovered WITHIN u
teen minutes. but all efforts at resus'
citation failed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Merrill-The state laboratory still
pronounces the city water unsafe for
drinking. OF four samples sent to the
laboratory during the present year. the
first showed a large number of bacte-
ria growing at bodily temperature, and
the second and third showed some
colon bacteria. The last of the sam
pies taken showed no colon bacteria,
but a large number OF other bacteria.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Madison-MotOr license fees collect
ed during the last year totaled sS'oSV'-
OS9. Elmer s. Hall. secretary OF stare
announced. The official report = lo-
the fiscal year ending July !. 10 az
minister the law, the state spent SIf'''
1852.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

! some, but your song has taught me some
| thing different
Hoping to hear from you just the name
OF the song, as l know you are always
Fine tributes" said, handing
back the letters, but asking for
copies of them. "And, by the way.
Mr.. Fisher, do you like to work
in the sentimental vein or the
comic?" I recalled he had done
both types of song.
"Either-it does not matter"
he answered. cit is the idea that
counts, not its class; but the
funny stuff, the comedy, is hard
to get"
"How do you writer" I asked
the tlme-WOrn question.
AT any time, anywhere" he
replied. Ideas come most unex-
pectedly. You never can tell what
is going to suggest a song. For
instance, last night my children
were playing around, fooling, and
they asked their mother what she
was going to leave them when she
died! pricked up my ears. In
a little while an idea came for a,
song. had been hunting for a
mother song, to follow up my
Daddy. number, and I had writ
ten several, but here was the
natural :" &
Mr.. Fisher went over to the
piano and played the new one,
singing it soto voee.
That is going to make a hit, or
I'm a gooseberry!" he calculated.
The song sounded good to me,
too. I asked him if he ALWAYS
knew his "hits" beforehand.
you bet" he answered. ri
must. A man can't spend a lot of
money boosting bubbles. And get
ting a song landed costs consider
able cash.
We talked a lot more, and I
learned that Mr.. Fisher has seen
most of the world, from Australia
to China, he had tried out a num-
Der Of businesses before settling
into song-writing and publishing.
He is battle-scarred, but the best
thing he has developed, he thinks,
is his critical faculty, which ex-
tends to his own work in particu-
lar. = : = =
"I write many, many things
ne said, Hbut I reject most of
them. It is hard not to fall for.
your own stuff, and I guard
against that weakness continu-
ally
His success proves this unusual
creative critical ability,
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05
Frank Rieke of Morgan was New
Ulm visitor last Tuesday.

Frank Rieke of Morgan was a New
Ulm visitor last Tuesday.
Paul Spalding, student here, re-
Gently enjoyed a pleasant visit under
the parental roof at Wanda. -
The county commissioners of
Brown county met in regular session
at the courthouse, yesterday morn
ing.
Jessie and Alice Olson have returned
to New Ulm from Nicollet, where they
enjoyed brief visit with their grand
mother, Mrs. Emily Olson.
Joseph seifert, residing on North
Minnesota street, is recovering slowly
from the effects of a paralytic stroke,
with which he became afflicted some
time ago.
~ See the beautiful line of samples
done by the Partisan Art Needle at
the free demonstration at the Bee
Hive tomorrow, Friday and Satur-
day only. Adv. /
The county commissioners of Brown
county held their final session of the
old year at the court house in this city,
the fore part OF last week. The session
was taken up principally with the fag
end of sroutine matters that had ac-
cumulated and which the county dads
desired to clean up before the advent
of 1921.
The stentorian notes of a new.
whistle were waited on the breeze
in this city for the first time, Thurs
day evening, at six o'clock. The
fact that the strange sound was
noticed by large number of people
is evidenced by the numerous in
quiries as to it's source. Investiga-
tion developed that the monster new
whistle is reposing on top of the new
power plant of the eagle Roller Mill
Co. The big noise-maker is nearly
three feet high.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

Miss Frances Matter of Springfield
ar rived here last Tuesday afternoon for
few days visit with friends.
Mrs. Peter Seifert has returned to
her home in Lamberton, following a
pleasant visit with New Ulm relatives
and friends.
Miss Viola Olson and John Schneider
spent their New Years vacation with
relatives and friends at Winthrop,
Minneapolis and St. Paul
VIM. Ruhnow came down from
the cities to spend his New Years
vacation with relatives and friends.
He returns today to prepare for his
seventh operation at st. LukNs
Hospital in St. Paul. He will have
some affected glands removed from
is right groin.
The Misses Regina and Marie
Biebl, both registered nurses, have
etCCepCSu pOSlGlOlS DIS SupCiV1oolo III
the Colonial Hospital at Rochester.
They expect to leave for that city
next Sunday. The young ladies are
daughters 1of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Biebl, residing on North Franklin
street.
NJ Lehrer, pioneer resident of
Springfield and well known in New
Ulm, has, disposed of his beautiful
winter home in Orlando, Florida and
will no longer visit that section of the
country during the cold season. The
consideration was in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Mr.. Lehrer's health has
been poor since his return to Spring
field from Florida last spring and his
physician advised him to avoid the low
altitude of that state and try Colorado
in the hope of regaining his health.
He is spending the present winter in
the latter state and, according to ad-
vices received by relatives and friends,
is fast regaining his former vigor.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

twinkle, this time accompanied by
a rare smile. "That is large or
der" he said. ''But I do want to
say that think the American peo-
pie prefer s hort song sand
shorter songs. AS in everything
else, brevity is the first word and
the last. Our ancestors would
relish the three-volume novel and
an 1nterminable song-lyric, or bal
lad, but today we want to finish
our novel at a sitting, or, better
still, see it on the screen; the
same principle is active in popular
songs-we want them short and
simple, with a new twist or trick
in 'em."
''The twist is the difficult part,
isn't it," I said.
Fred Fisher gave me a uuizzi-
cal look. t'You said something
then," he replied. "It is easy to
write a ballad. I can do one
almost at a moments notice, but
to get one right-a natural as
we call it's an altogether differ
ent job.''
Would you rather pick a song
or write one7"
"It's better picking them than
writing them" answered Mr..
Fisher. IT have been a song
writer since wrote If the Man in
the Moon Were a Coon,' Peg o.
My Heart and I'm On MY Way
to Mandalay'--remember them -
but I naturally had no say in
picking songs until I became my
own publisher
"Can you give me a sample of
your picking Mr.. Fisher?' I in
CURED.
"Well." he said, ,you know
that present hit, Daddy, You've
Been a Mother to Me- don't you?
I picked that out of fifty lyrics,
conceived the title-which is in
the nature Of a twist you see
and wrote the music. It is bring
ing home the financial bacon, all
right. First, all my friends
laughed when they heard this
title, and thought it ridiculous. /
imagine, for a sentimental song.
One OF them sent me a picture of
a bearded lady, jokingly, and
said: It's impossib1e!' But I was
not affected by their josh. And /
guess the laugh Is now on them.u
! agreed with him, for I had
heard his Daddy song sung twice
on the stage, each time bringing
an outburst Of applause. This /
mentioned. Mr.. Fsner was re-
minded OF something. He handed
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05
& C7Ges Of Tin RnAAsAAE
gaIA1sH> ByRE.klHeGlez. SS3Al 3AE
zuaassSs8nskAA- @zAAA- AaNANE
FRED FISHER TELLS HOW HE DOES TT

Once the house had been a pri-
vate brown-stone dwelling. Little
the family that had lived there
dreamed it would be one day a
center of song publishing, which
means hustle, hustle and tussle
set to music. There I found Fred
Fisher, on the top floor, going
over a new song with a powerful
looking lady who reminded me Of
the immortal Maggie Cline in her
best days. After she left, at the
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

Miss Florence Julius, who is attend
ing the school for nurses at St. Johns
Hospital, ST. Paul, returned to that
place, Wednesday, following visit Of
a few days with her father, Sheriff
w. j. Julius, and other New Ulm rela-
tives and friends.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05


There is no doubt OF the appeal
OF "jazz'' to the American. It's
variety of tempo and tone seems
to find a response in us and they
certainly excite animation. 1t is.
very possible that the "jazz"
players may be using medium
about which they know nothing,
that some composer will adapt to
great works. There is talk already
about sjazz" opera. Percy
Granger is reported to have
spoken favorably of "jazz' and
it's difficulty Of performance. OF
course. he may be unduly preju-
d1ced-one of his late compost
tions was called srag-time" by the
critics.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

peak Of enthu-
siasm for the
humorous num-
Der Mr.. Fisher
W a S d e m on
S t r a t in g for
her, he : looked
me over.
'.You are the.
discoverer er of
'Dardanella, >" I
began, when he
h 9 ! d u p h i s
h a n d Ii k q a.
traffic cop.
II did more
than discover
it," he said, a
twinkle in his
eye, "but what
else would you
like to know?"
"W h a t d o
you think Of the
musical appe-
tt t q Of t h q
American pub
lic?" 1 ventured
to ask.
A r a ~ fLo
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05
Majors and Minors

Few things equal music in it's
power to stimulate the mind
arouse kindly emotions, and in
crease the joy of life generally"
says Along broadway, the Edison
Magaz, le. 1T is highly signifi-
cant that Big Business is discov-
ing this fact and is establishing
orchestras and singing societies
among employees. Years ago,
when the late Elbert Hubbard
had the piano played for his
workers, it was considered pose.
'Freakish and foolish exclaimed
Big Business. But today there is
a reversal of opinion"
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

tlldVll1S pdSScu away
the year of 1908.
The sentiment you
express in your
song is just the
way my boy feels
towards me.
I am not only
proud of him, but
proud to think that
at last some credit
is being given to
those Daddies who
do the right thing
for their mother.
less children.
Your song has
given me a keen
sense of satisfac-
ton to know that
I have done the
right thing.
Good luck and
success to YOU"
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

The Edison Tone-Test season
opened recently, and seventy-five
artists are now on tour in the
United States and Canada. The
Edison Tone-Test Recital Depart
ment is the largest booking
agency in the world and pays out
each week in salaries and travel
Ing expenses a sum that would
stagger most booking agents. The
business is run along the same
lines as a first-class theatrical
enterprise.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

Beautiful Claudia Muzio has
joined the ranks Of Edison artists.
This young singer has been we'll
styled the artist Supreme ana
her addition to the Edison forces
is an event of Importance in the
music world.
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

like literature. it's sister art,
music was originally aristocratic,
and, like literature, its shackles
of seryftude to the powerful few
We're struck off by inventive
genius" writes D. E. Wheeler in
Along Broadway. "When Gutenberg
devised movable type, it meant
the beginning Of printing and theJ
dissemination, Of literature among
the people. When Edison invented
the phonograph, it meant the ulti-
mate universal distribution of
music"
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05
"Mr. Brown.

"Mr. Brown.
Dear Sir: I saw
your performance
this afternoon and
heard you sing a
song about Father
or Dad. Will you
kindly let me know
what the name of
the song is?
I lost my wife
and have a baby,
and sometimes
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

Even the most~yiolent scoffers
at American song writer's concede
their gift of melody. In almost
all recital numbArs, and even in
popular" airs, its graceful flow
Is visible. But that many of the
composers have little acquaintance
with the art, outside this natural
power, is evident when we listen
to the words of the lyrics. The
expression Of thought in the bet
ter ballads is usually stilted and
commonplace, and in the others
there is no thought at all. .
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05
me the following letters. which
speak for themselves:

tMr. Fred Fisher.
Dear Sir: At performance this aftcr-
noon I heard song called Daddy, You've
Been Mother to Me- which have been
informed you are the composer of. In all
which 1 appreciated more. It struck home
with me and made me feel very proud to
think that | am one of those Daddies that
are referred to in your wonderful song, for
boy for the past twelve years, his mother
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

Margaret Matzenauer, the fam
Gus soprano, said recently: $50
often, parents ask me what they
can do to promote the success Of
their children and / always tell
them to teach the child love of
the open, good exercises, and the
care of their physical and mental
health. So many careers are
nipped in the bud, or never fully
mature. because the physical be-
ing is overworked, neglected, and
forgotten in the great race for
other kinds of success - other
kinds that are often only will-o-
the-Wisps when they come"
New Ulm review., 1921-01-05

3.
Musical democracy is attested
by the fact that Instead of a few
princes getting together to enjoy
their music, as they would their
rare vintages, the whole people
now gather at home to hear their
own artists. What a transforma-
tion! In those old aristocratic
times Prince Somebody might call
for his little band and hear a
suite, or string quartet, indiffer-
entity rendered most likely. To-
day Prince Everyman turns to his
phonograph and summons his
symphonies, songs, choruses, in
strumental solos from accordion
to pipe organ, what he Wills, and
the performances are perfection!