THREE FISHERMEN GET SUDDEN DIP

“Three Men in a Boat,” and its sequel, was the story enacted last Thursday by W.F. Rowe, Herman and Ernest Brown on Lake Menomin. The three fishermen were trying to lure the pickerel from his native haunt. In an effort to change his position in the boat the ponderous Rowe lost his balance and unwillingly sought a comfortable spot on the watery surface. The plunge turned the boat over and gave the Browns an unexpected bath. The boat was worked toward the shore slowly in the chilly water and the shivering forms of the three fishermen could be seen scurrying up the bank to the Rowe cottage where a hastily built fire dried their water=soaked clothes and afforded a welcome warmth. The fishermen suffered no unpleasant ill-health shocks as a result of their experience. November 5, 1908 Dunn County News

POLE LINE IN LAKE WILL BE TAKEN OUT

Lake Menomin will be much improved for boating purposes and in appearance next year through the removal of the pole line that crosses it from east to west.
On Sunday W.G. Patterson, local manager of the Chippewa Valley Railway, Light & Power Company, cut out this line, which extends from the Menomonie power house to Rusk. This means that between those points the wires hereafter will be useless and this winter the poles will no doubt be taken out. This will be a great aid to navigation on the lake. Henceforth Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls will be supplied with current directly from Cedar Falls by way of the line running from the power house there to Rusk. Since the Cedar Falls plant was built Menomonie has been but a switching station so far as the power sent to Eau Claire is concerned. Now the switching for that part of the system will be done at the falls. November 6, 1913 Dunn County News

LOCAL BREVITIES

Mr. E.C. Coleman wishes us to inform the individual who surreptitiously appropriated his quarter of venison last Thursday evening, that he had better salt it at once, as it has been killed several days.
One of Knapp, Stout & Co.’s teamsters, who had indulged too freely in “soft-shelled crabs” and things, drove his Jerusalem ponies so carelessly last Monday as to overturn a load of slabs. His injuries are not severe.
Sim Heller initiated a small but select class into one of the mysteries of the Constitution of the United States at the court house the other day. The lesson was brief, but it cost Carroll Lucas a V. to see the point. He will give any other man the same instruction for $2.50. November 9, 1872 Dunn County News

WET SNOW HALTS PHONE SERVICE

Monday’s wet snow hit hard at Menomonie’s telephone service, snapping wires by its weight and poles went down near highways.
Manager M.A. Mattison reports 324 telephones were put out of service on the Menomonie exchange. Of these, 204 were in the city and 120 in the rural area.
Seventy-five poles were tipped across highways and the repair men had to fix 80 wire breaks. Repairs were made as quickly as possible, but it was two days or more before telephone service was fully restored. November 10, 1943 Dunn County News

THEY DESERVE DISREPUTE

The “modern dances” have been placed under ban by school authorities at Menomonie. Stout Institute led the way by telling her students that the questionable dances no longer will be tolerated. The Menomonie school commissioners heartily commended the action of the Stout Institute and adopted resolutions to the effect hat none of the modern dances would be allowed at any functions hereafter, under the control of the school. Principal Bowman of the county normal also is in hearty accord with the extermination movement. The “new steps” at present in vogue in this country are meeting with disfavor on every side. The action of these school authorities can not fail to be approved by the great majority of the people. It is to be hoped that the tango and other “new dances” may be brought into such disrepute that they will be eliminated in all places of amusement throughout our land. Pepin County Courier. November 20, 1913 Dunn County News

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