Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12

don't work together as some legislatures
do. II must be said, too. that there is
a sprinkling of smart, strong men who
get strangely off on their balloting
sometimes. and who, when you expect
them &c stand pat on some measure
that seems to be for the public veal, or
against it. are missing when you look
under your thumb.
Clark County Sends a Good Man.
While nine out of ten members fall
into the routine and cut no especial
figure. there are always some who.
through native force. come to the front
In this, of course, trained lawyers have
an advantage. Sturdeyant. the Neills-
vile lawyer. is one who is displaying
considerable ability and the loyalty to
right that people look for in a legislator
He Is AZ years old. was born in Erie
county, Pa, and settled in Neillsville
when boy of years.
Mr.. Sturdevant has been district at
torney and chairman of the Republican
county committee. He has a wife and
three children. If he has any hobby,
apart from careful work on the judi
ciary committee, 1t is the taxation bills
Neillsville has $500 people, the me
competition nearer than Marshfield,
twenty three miles away. 1t is the home
of Circuit Judge James O'Neill, who
was twice candidate for attorney gem
eral in the days when Peckism cast a
blight on Republican aspirations r. j.
Mcbride, Cleveland's consul to Edin-
borough, and Mr.. Ring, the legal rep
resentative of the Northwestern rail-
49,
Senator Youmans, who has fine 400
acre farm.
Mr. Sturdevant says the pine is pref
to well cleaned out in his county, but
there is a large hardwood industry.
This product is shipped to Ex-Governor
Upham's furniture factory and to the
Menasha WOODWARD company, of which
Smith, the millionaire Congregational
list, is the head. The numbering opera
tions are in part done by the two sons
of George Hiles. Not a little OF the
wood is worked up in the furniture fac
tory in Neillsvile, which employees
seventy-ive hands and makes tables,
bedroom suites, broom handles and
many other articles.
Settlers on Cleared Land.
Settlers are corning into this section
constantly. Lard with the timber cut
is worth from So to SIS an acre. Then
comes the WORK of getting out the
ssumps. 1t requires a quarter of
century for pine root I rot, whereas
a hardwood stump will Nlintegrate in
SIX or seven years. There are a good
many stump extractors used, two or
three farmers clubbing together the
500 needed to buy one. 1t is hard
work to get rid of the stumps, bu; the
machine will jerk out five or six. per
day. Half the county is cleared and
the soil is excellent.
An Ex-County Superintendent.
The Darlington district always sends
interesting people 10 Madison. Senator
Martin is no exception. He is a uni
versity graduate, and 10 lawyer,
though for SIX years he was county SUI
penntendent of the ideal kind that is
talked SO much about now that Super
intendent Harvey's school reform bill
is up He has been mayor, district at
torney, ETC., and had a whirl in the as
sembly in 1895 IT was Martin who
made a speech nominating Mr. Cook for
the federal senate that most of us
thought the gem of the evening.
EcnOeS Oh an SDle SENATE
Among the new senators are Hatton
of New London, a lumberman, one of
the few who has held no previous office
except on boards of education. Rey-
nods who represents Racine and Ke-
nosha counties was once a student at
the Platteville normal. He is a farmer
and has had two terms in the assembly.
Harris of Elkhorn has made a great
deal of money in butter and cheese. He
was % when he came from New York
state.
Fearne of Waushara county, is q
farmer and was born in Canada. He
has been sheriff. and his familiarity
with local affairs is attested by eighteen
years as chairman of the town of CO.
Iona.
Mills of West Superior is a Wiscon-
sin product having got his schooling
in four of the northern counties. He
was an assemblyr'an in 1888.
Frank Arson, tn wholesale grocer Of
Milwaukee. is G. A. r. man, and
had two terms in the assembly. Bis
sell comes from Uncle Peter Richards
city--Lodi This new senator was edu-
Gated at that wonderful academy in
Albion, Dane county where Knute Mel
son. Judge Bardeen, H. c. Adams, and
hest of other notables studied and
played pranks. Mr.. Bissell is a mer-
chant. ORLANDO BURNETT.