Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-28
vERNoNlrEs IN A WESTERN CITY.
Fred Alexander Writes Interestingly Concerning
Former Citizens Now at Spokane, Washington.

SPOKANE WASH, June 10, 1892
FRIEND MUNSON:-ln reading over a
bundle of CENSORS that We're sent to
the Cheney Free Press and thougbtfully
preserved and sent me by my brother, |
have been interested in several things
The local news, always read first, con-
tains evidences that time is rolling
! round with seemingly increased rapid
ity, new names appearing in the locals
and the always interesting advertise
ments The CENSOR seems to have an
exceptionally fine list OF correspondents
majority of whom must be pretty
young school ma ANS. Bob O'Link' s
happy trills are missed from Retreat
Ontario seems to have a great many
news items, but if | am allowed a criti-
cism, | would say they are 50 brief that
the sense is sometimes lost. II reading
the paper one frequently sees items from
some former citizen who has strayed to
the west or south. This inspires me to
write few personal items regarding
Vernon county and Wisconsin people il
this vicinity | do not pretend to know
ALL
Our mayor, J. M. Comstock, and six
of the councilmen and city officials are
Wisconsin men, and republicans. Joseph
Phillips who was reelected to the
council from the Fl Tia ward, came from
Oil City. He made some money in real
estate prior to 1892 and since then thu
mines have filled his Golfers until h.
views LIE as a pleasing reality. In fact
his form Is growing more rotund aud
he is acquiring a general aldermanic
appearance. His brother-in-law, F. II.
Deuter also from Oil City, is an cleo
trician in business fer himself and enjoy
ing good trade.
| Many remember Andrew NJ. Anderson,
who clerked for N. c. Nichols and late,
was travelling salesman of La Crosse.
| He now has the title of major, thai
seem to go with the position of Indian
| agent. He came out here about 1887,
clerked in a store at Colville, acted as
secretary of the Indian agent at Fl
| Spokane, and served four years in the
secretary of states office as chief of the
bureau of Immigration and statistics,
before his appointment. He has charge
of the Colville, Lake Okanogan, Sans
| Poll, Columbia. Nez Perce, Occur
d'Alene, Calispell and the two Spokane
tribes of Indians, IN all numbering
A, 800 The Indians like him and may
induce him to join them. He carries
his $40 pounds of avoirdupois with
grandeur and wears smile of happy
contentment that peculiarly belongs to
a bachelor.
Peter Nelson is one of the newest adj
ditions to the Vernon colony. He came
out with the intention OF starting a
reservation store, but after looking the
| ground over decided to locate in Spok-
| Il
Mallon avenue and Division street, about
a mile from the center He has large
and growing trade and greets his new
customers with that pleasing Viroqua
smile that won him SO many friends.
Within radius of eight blocks of hi.
store fully 400 dwellings have been built
within the past year or are now being
built. And the Nuzum boys Multi and
Dick, or n. E. and r. w, as their bust
ness card says, are members of the law
firm of Nuzum, Sullivan q Nuznm.
They have a good practice, especially in
| criminal law. Only this last week they
| cleared an Italian who had killed man
in gambling room. Dicks eloquence
had much to do in winning this case.
Herman Farr of Newton was here last
year teaching school i'll nearby districts
He went to Colorado. James Fl. Heal
of DeSoto, is engaged in teaching al
Chattaroy. He also taught at Edwall.
| He is in demand as teacher. His fam
| lily lives in Oregon, where he has nice
fruit ranch. Clarence Fulmer, of On
tario, was here for brief period about
a year ago, but wandered on to the
| Sound. Rollin ID. Satterlee, wife and
! child, made Spokane their home fol
| about year. He acted as city solicitor
| for a grocery house but is now il Mon
tana Edward d. Furman, formally OF
| DeSotO is now at Manila. At the first
call for volunteers over year ago, he
enlisted in Co. A. His regiment and
company have lost more men i'll battle
than any other stationed in the Philip
pines. Gen. Chas. King, of Wisconsin,
commanded them at first. The first
lieutenant, E. K. Erwin, of Tomah, was
wounded, and is now home. Nj. Fur
man has been selected as a paid cores
| pondent of the Spokane Review Some
of his articles have been widely copied,
appearing in the Springfield Republican,
| Atlanta Constitution and other infiu-
entail papers. He tells OF meeting the
husband of former DeSoto girl, Nina
| Miller who belongs to the regulars. 1t
is expected that the troops will return
| by fall and then they will be rorally
| welcomed
Misses Fannie and Katie Wolford of
Ross, live at Hillyard, suburb, and the
! seat of the Great Northern railway shops.
Their home has pretty green lawn
with nice shrubbery with blooming roses.
The electric cars rua by the door every
twenty minutes for the city. Alex.
| Woford also resides here while Harry Is
| at Waterville.
| There are too many of the Alexander
| boys to write much about them Elmer
E. has farm adjoining the ST. 600, 600
water works and power station. He is
a mining man of experience and is in
demand when "A mine is to be reported
on or new country prospec:ed. Spen-
L. Is editor of the Cheney Free Press.
Cheney is 10 miles southwest and is the
seat of the state normal school. Frank
Nj. is one of the very first settlers in the
Big Bend country. He had his pick of
| the vacant land where Waterville now
is and has a fine farm well stocked and
containing large orchard, ana still he
would sell
| Frank A. Chase is with the firm OF
McCrea & Merryweather, real estate
ana insurance men. he IS doing Well.
Chas. Hebbard is another Viro1ua boy
who is gaining fame and fortune through
the practice of law Orlando S. Sloggy
is barkeeper for the lie Roi saloon His
brother Vernon is operating ranch near
here. He was formerly trainnlan on the
Great Northern railway They are
Ontario boys and both have families
Judge P. f. Quinn, P. A. and Floyd
4 IN - e i
leading citizens. Dr. A. p. Tilmont and
d. Mason are among the leading physi.
clans, and A. NJ. Otto, general agent OF
the Northern Pacific express, all OF
Prairie du Chen.
Numerous other Vernon county PEG
pie are here but have not the time noI
the necessary information TO write OF
them. Yours fraternally,
FRED II AIExANIyER