Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28
WILL MAKE A FIRE Resort.
ciese of Battle Island Assembly-A Pleasant s',s-
sion This Season,

1leSc pt NdtktN lSt aAA AsSrubV n kitasnAt 80
sion This Season,
The Battle Island assembly held dar-
inc the ten days from August 8 to Is,
was the best session yet held on tue
island August 0 and 10 Rev. Dr.. W.
J }. Mckay of La Crosse, made several
/ fiue addresses The 10th, 11th and 18th
Rev Alonzo Sterling Of Missouri, gave
several excellent sermons and lectures.
Sheriff Minshall WAS present from the
| 10th to 14th, and was ever ready TO en-.
| tertain the audiences with his grand
| phonograph. He did more TO preserve
order and entertain the people than any
| other person and at no cost to the as"
sociation. 1t was amusing to see sew.
ersl old topers refrain from filing up
after Frank had talked with them and
exhortei them to keep from disturbing
the gathering On Wednesday, the 14th.
Rev. Alice Ball Loomis of Richland
Center, gave scholarly lecture on
woman suffrage and Mrs A. b. Calkins,
president of the federation of woman's
clubs for the 1th district, gave an address
on women's clubs, while the Viroqua
orchestra furnished music
On Thursday Judge Mahoney spoke
eloquentlv to the largest audience dur
ing the session, on Woodcraft. Captain
Silbaugh presided on Frid ~. G. A. r.
day. Gen Rogers spoke ON the casual
ties of war and the battle of Gettys-
burg. Capt Silbaugh followed. his
subject being the Spanish American
war Rev. DR. Mckay spoke on the
influence of women during the rebellion
and Mr. Rhodes of Stoughton, gave his
experience in joining the United States
navy, A sham battle came off, time
to cut shor the speech making.
On Saturday temperance speeches
were made by Rev. Mckay, Mrs. Loomis
ard Mr.. Rhodes.
On Sunday Mrs. Richmond of Craw-
ford county. the colored evangelist,
spoke aud sung eloquently to good
audience, aud in the afternoon Mrs.
Hoilen of Minneapolis, sung The Holy
City, her t5.year-old daughter an ac-
complished pianist, playing the accom-
paniment Alice B. Loomis preached
on the Open Door. Mrs. Lcomis is a
refined, cultured woman, and made
many friends while encamped there. A
number of young men from LA crosse
were encamped on the island and among
them was quartet of fine voices and q
mandolin club both of which Kindly
favored the assembly with music. The
La Crosse boys say they will come again
next year and bring lot of Others with
them.
The ViroQua camp of over twenty
young business men, looked after by DIR.
Surenson and Captain Silbsugh, say
they had most enjoyable time, They
went boating, bathing, fishing, steam
boat riding and conducted themselves
admirably. The midnight sersnade of
all the tenters in watch the band parti-
cipated was enjoyed by all notwith-
standing 1t was given at a. m on Sun
day. These gentlemen say their families
will 90 with them next year.
At the business meeting held Satur-
dav. E. Cillsy was elected president; 8.
r Pollard, vice president; A. Tulloch.
treasurer; G. NJ Sterling secretary; G.
" Porter, assistant secretary, and E.
Nj. Calkins of La Crosse, and Hon. Atley
Peterson of Soldiers Grove, were elected
directors.
Receipts were as follows: Day tickets
1888. 10; stands Sf92; darces $l12 so;
Total S570 so. Expenditures; Rent $50.
postage, etc, SAT, lumber, etc. $2s, road
TAos atbb Too foAJSs khtSIlf ~ StC. fols
piano sS band $i25, water IS, leaving
balance In treasury of about $S
The association is now fairly well
started and il run properly win soon
become quite noted camping place.
The Wino1a business mems association
had representatives on the island recent
ly. looking to the occupancy of the
island August 2S. when they hold their
grand picnic. Only the distance and
high railroad fare will prevent them
from coming. The steamer c. w.
Cowles, plying between La Crosse and
Dubuque, landed quite q number of ex-
cursionists at the island on Sunday,
among them the Hon John NJ Lew,
the pioneer resident of La Crosse.
The association needs small lookup,
a rooming house or two AID dipIng
hall, where fish dinners, turtle soup,
etc, can be had and where flies will be
excluded. The attendance would be
much larger if visitors knew they could
be comfortably entertained over night.
Quite number Of persons lodged on
the seats of the auditorium, and one
night there were eight young ladies
from Brownsville and New Albion, who
were compelled TO sleep upon the plat.
form. G. v. +.