Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-29

make cities into ashes are raging for
days before they finally do their fatal
work. A town sees smoke mines away
and does nothing about it--takes its
chances. In 1871, when Peshtigo was
burned Tin Governor Fairchild's admin
istration,) and nearI,c 1000 people were
destroyed, the fire gas raging in the
distance for weeks. Phillips knew that
there were fires for days before 1t got
too near and too big to stop. So, too,
the fires in Barron county that rendered
$50 families destitute recently. Theirs
are 100000 acres of land in northern
Wisconsin on which timber has been
more or less cleared. To this an area
of 100000 acres is being added each year
1t Is these wastes that cause forest
fires. 1t is said a fire in a forest will
die out Moreover, fire sweeping over
these 'cut' regions prevents new growth
Of timber. The work of the commits
sion, therefore, will be to clear .fess
tracts and keep the fire off, aid then
to grow new timber OF course, the
work will require years for full ac-
complishme At But eventually our for
est reserves may become a source of
great profit. timber being cut each year.
and being constantly replaced by new
growths. Ex-Speaker Burrows is a
sleuth hound when he gets interested in
public benefit and he never let's go un-
til he wins.
Judicial Timber from Ashland.
Lamoreux of Ashland is likely man
OF whom good things are expected He
was born in Portage county and put in
&c adj Ia a
where he was also postmaster, until he
went to Ashland in 1884. He has been
an attorney ever since he reached mans
estate and his majority in the sena-
torial election was terrific-two to one.
Senator Lamereux is conservative
lawyer. whose opinion is much sought
by the senate: a man of character and
will be a judge some day when it comes
northern Wisconsin's turn.
Dan Rior 1an's name, would indicate
that he did not come from Germany,
but he was born in Berlin Green
county, and was we'll educated at an
Indiana normal school Although
scarce SO years old he is a Judge and
has been for four years, being Gov
ernor Upham's appointee for Villas
county. The predominance of men in
the northern county (Mr Riordan's dis
trict takes in eight counties in the
lumber DISTRICT is shown by the fact
that though his district and Senator
Weeds (Winnebago) have practically
the same population about $1,000. there
were 1902 votes cast for senator in
the former district as against 1856 in
Winnebago county. Senator Riordan
is popular and votes right.
Porto Rico Lieutenant.
A straight-out representative of the
Norwegian Americans (who, by the
way, do not land many men in the Leg
islature, Notwithstanding their imputed
fondness for politics. is Norman Knud-
son of Manitowoc. He is but rs years
of age and the Spanish war aided his
election, for he went to Porto Rico as
first lieutenant. His majority, however,
was very small--37 votes out of nearly
10000 cast. Mr.. Knudson is clerk by
occupation and has been enthusiastic
in national guard matters since 1890.
A yiroqua Editor in the Senate.
Senator Munson is so well-known in
Madison that he does not seem new"
He ran the Richland Republican for ten
years and has kept the ViCoqua Censor
not lot 6leNSH years. I1e udS HSiu
clerkships in the legislature for enough
sessions to make legislation A, B, G to
him. He has a lovely home and owns
enough property in Viroqua to keep
him from worrying, and takes visitors
to ride behind a horse with pedigree
as long as the Duke of Cambridge's.
Mr.. Munson has an independent streak
in him which causes the politicians to
lie awake nights occasionally, but re-
forms are apt to interest him and he
is disposed to do the right thing by the
people.
Senator Munson conducts The Censor,
said to have the biggest circulation
e, 5000 of any weekly of it's class in the
state Viroqua has less than 1000 peo-
pie, but it is full of greatness Henry
Casson halls from there; and Smith,
who gave Babcock smart rub for con-
gress; and General Rogers, who was
associated with the internal revenue:
and Colore! Butts. who won many Re-
publican victories with Terry" Rusk
and once stood for congress, but is now
of IA Populistic turn; and DIR. wilkins
the charities expert, who conducts the
county asylum in a way that makes it
a model according to some of the board
of control people, and has more art and
rare pictures crammed into his parlor
thar ? city meat packer could under
stand in seven aeons.
ORLANDO BURNETT.