Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-18

ran into a verger in one of the dark
corridors. The traveller expressed his
admiration of the great edifice e.le ITS
holy calm.
"And do you have many conversions
here?" the devout American asked.
Conversions replied the verger,
eontemptuously what do you thinl.
this tifne-honored place is. anyway-a
Methodist ehape1?"
New Administrations Women.
One Of the remarkable characteristics
OF the present administration is the
fact that all Of the new state officers,
their deputies and clerks are married
men.
The ladies of the administration will
prom5te the welfare of the common
wealth to no Small degree during the
coming two years. Mrs. seofeld is al
ready well known to Wisconsin people
as hostess of rare tact, q woman, of
wide culture, a sympathetie friend.
Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone came
to Madison from Waterfowl During
the winter he will live at the Park hs-
tel, and Mrs. Stone will remain at the
family home in WATERFOWL. Leuten-
ant Governor Stone is an Englishman
by birth-a native of Lincolnshire.
William H. Froehlieh, secretary of
state, has held office III Washington
county ever since 1881, having been
postmaster at Jackson for twelve years.
AS assemblyman in 1861 Mr. Froeh-
Itch was a prominent worker for educa-
tional interests. Next summer he and
Mrs. Froehlich win move to Madison
with their five boys and two girls, the
eldest of whom is is.
For the past six years James o. Das
wilson has been an ardent advocate of
| the taxation of sleeping car and ex-
| press companies. Two years ago Gov
ernOr Scofield vetoed his bills on the
ground OF Illegal passage. AS state
treasurer Mr.. Davidson viii doubtless
| lay a solid foundation for the future
| liability of public carriers TO a rate OF
| taxation. Mrs. Davidson came to Madi-
| son from Soldiers Grove some time ago
| with her two daughters. The family oc-
| cupies house on Hamilton street, near
Lake Monona.
There is only one Office in the capitol
| where nobody smokes. Attorney Gen.
eral e. r. Hicks sets a good example
for his clerks. and they all follow it
For the winter Mr.. Hicks will occupy
| bachelors quarters on West Gorham
| street with Senator Stout. Superinten-
| dent Harvey and Walter L. Houser
| His three boys are in school at Osh-
kosh. where Mrs. Hicks will remain for
the winter. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks
are prominent workers in the Methodist
| church.
Superintendent L. D. Harvey is a ma.
| tive of New Hampshire, but he has lived
| in Wisconsin forty-eight of the fifty
| Years of his life, Miss Harvey is jun.
| for in the university this year. young
| er daughter will graduate from the Mil
Waukee normal next spring, and the
| youngest is student iii the norma
model department. Mrs. Harvey will
temain in Milwaukee for the winter.
The most picturesque figure of this
administration is Railroad Commission.
err Graham l.. Rice In 1887 Mr.. Rice
established The Morning Journal, the
| first morning papef IN West Superior
He continued his labors as an editor
until lack of public appreciation forced
him to snsi- md publication. Since 1885,
MI. Rice has held office almost con-
! stantly, and has made himself a pow.
er in Douglas county politics. Since
the recent campaign the newspapers a
the head of the lakes have made grea
capital of Mr.. Rice's big hat in Which
he appeared at the Republican state
convention. He is famous as story
teller and can reproduce the Swedish
dialect 10 perfection
Do Railroads Favor the Pass?
One of Mr.. Rice's earliest pl .asan.
tries has to do with the free pass. Somq
one asked him if he thought the rail-
road companies would work to have this
| legislative favor contRued.
1t was a somewhat TeliCate question
to ask the commissioner who is pre-
sumed to be something of buffer be-
tween aggressive tyranny and the deal
public. But Rice was equal to IL.
81 have my fears" he replied, that the
| railroads want the free pass to continue
it's deadly work of corruption. l no
ticed in getting off the train this Yer!
sign: Keep of the platform"
Mr. Rice has a wife and two daugh
ters UP in West Superior. and as sour
as he can find a house they will move
| to Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Giljohann need nd
introduction to Madison society. and il
practice makes perfect, Mr. Giljohanr
should prove one of the most efficient
insurance commissioners Wisconsin ha:
ever known.
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