Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-24

1876. While at Christian college, Co
lumbia, No., she wrote verses. which
Were set to music and published: and
she carried off the prize for prose COM
position. A rich confralto voice later
led her into choir and concerts. In
her early childhood her father went to
Washington. but he returned to the
west, and lived three years in Kan
sas. During the civil war he located
permanently at the capital. and 1t was
there that his gifted daughter diseov-
cred the true outlet for her genius.
She was in the studio of Clark Mills.
/ a well-knOwn sculptor at that time.
Mr.. Mills was finishing the model OF
the head of an Indian chief. and as
she watched IL develop beneath his
touched, she suddenly exclaimed;
II can do that"
With smile at the confidence Of
youth. Senator Rollins. who accompan-
led her. handed her piece of clay. the
result being that within two hours She
\ had produced such Il counterpart of the
head rs filled all who beheld it with
wonder.
But she was delayed in her eager
ness to study art, for her fathers
health had failed and. as /; salaried
/ member of the choir, and clerk in the
postoffice department. Winnie Ream
was the hreadwinner Of fhe family.
For tie life-size figure of Lincoln.
unveiled with most impressive cere-
monies in the rotunda of the Capitol
Jan. -. 1871. Miss Ream received
$4,000. the amount paid her for the
| Farragut statue being $4,000 The
order for the latter-cast in metal
taken from the Hartford. the admirafs
fiagship--was wfested from twenty
three competitors.
The retirement of Rev. III. A. Win
ter from the conduct of the little Ger
man Presbyterian church opposite the
fire and police station in Madison, has
q historical Significance, and will also
bring to the friendly old pastor the
/ expressions of many good wishes. Mr..
Winter is a preacher and pastor of the
old school and in his home-which is
an integral part of the church building
] MIR. and Mrs. Winter have raised a
large family of boys and girls who do
! them credit One of the boys will try
/ to make success of the estate" the
| so-called La Toilette ofgan. Mr.. Winter
]
| legislators for quarter of the CEN
/ fury will remember him as the dean of
| the chaplains' corps. always himself
1 on hand to make sure that every SEES
| sion was reverentially launched. Mr..
Winter has been in this western coun-
| try, beginning with st. Louis, since
! 1916, and has been closely identified
with the building of churches and the
q; interests generally of German Prote-
| stantism.
| Things have gotten so bad in Hur-
| ley of late that the governor has in
| tervened IT is not often this hap
| pens 1t seems like an intrusion on
| local government, but is justified un-
| der the constitution, which entities ev-
| cry community to good government.
| Hurley is the seat of Iron county, a
place of some $500 people, and the
| toughest place in the state. 1t is the
| eastern metropolis of the Gogebic
range in Wisconsin, dividing the pat
| ronage with Ashland. On the street
from the depot to the river about every
| other place is a saloon. 1t is said there
are fifty of them. Most all the saloons
| are dives. Across the creek is Iron
| wood, which, strangely enough, is very
| respectable. The mines are doing
| something, but 1t will require rush
| business to better the morals of the
/ towns
/ The action of the governor has not
| yet gone beyond Il letter of warning to
| the sheriff and other county officers
Dismissal may follow later. The Incl
dent simply means that these officials
are not doing their duty and the as.
sumption is that they are closely tied
up with the dive regime in Hurley.
The agricultural experiment station
Madison. has recently printed 10000
copies of an illustrated bulletin of for
ty-eight pages, entitled principles OF
Construction and Maintenance OF
Country Roads," The subject matter
of this bulletin is based on the WORK
of Mr. j. III. Stout, Menomonie who
contributed considerable sum oil
money last season for a practical ex
pertinent in the construction of coun
try maeadam Toad. The United States
department of agriculture. Washing
ton, furnished the expert and the nee
essary machinery. The bulletin con
tains many fuli-page pictures of ma
chinery, construction work, etc. Il
will be sent free of charge to all GU
readers who will send their address
on postal card to agricultural Elk
pertinent Station, Madison, Wis.," ask
ing for the Road Bulletin.
ORLANDO BURNETT.