Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01
ESTABLISHED 1855
VISITS STATES SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
Dr. Porter Takes In the Ten Days Ucivsrsty cOu 50
for Farmers,

EDITOR CENSOR: / arrived here Fet.
ruary 14th, together with Henry Rogers,
Frank Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Cherrington, Uncle Johnny Hockenbe,-
ry, Bert Dustin, Lewis Schoenberger,
Peter Jacobus and lot of other Indians
from the Flambeau reservation, came
down to attend the great agricultural
school and am, after thirty years, again
student in a great -te university.
The Indians came do to TESTIFY In
whisky cases and they to IRE water
like duck to pond. Portage they
obtained small supp -
The rest of the pa : did not know
whv thew came. but : of them regis
tered as g.rdents and y re we'll repaid
for doing 50. Mr.. 81 = nberger, espe-
cially, got valuable pc Z regarding ta5
cattle and swine. He : lded the meet
ing at the beautiful Il . ~ one evening
and heard the tall = by Secretary
Thwaites Miss Stearl !. Mr. Legler and
others concerning t : ling libraries:
He said to me that ii cue county board
would cut out the two days it visits at
the county buildings and the cost OF
transportation, etc, and vote a sum
equal to what they have heretofore ex-
pended in that way for the creation and
maintenance Of one or two travelling IL
braries in Vernon county, the farmers
children of our fertile county would rise
up and call them blessed. l didn't think
there was SO much patriotism In that
German farmer But really, just think
what world of good our thirty-two
county fathers might do by such move
ment. Two hundred dollars year cut
off where it does little good and placed
where it will tend to develop head and
heart where the children thirst for good
books-away back from the village and
city. A thousand dollars in five years
would give quite library.
have Just returned from very pleas
ant visit this Sunday evening to the
home of Bank Commissioner Bergh
and his estimable wife, who are well
known in our community. Mr.. Bergh
informs me that seven states are trying
to enact banking laws and that they are
taking our banking law rs a model. The
Chicago Banker this week devotes a page
or two to our state banking law ano
Bank Commissioner Bergh, and COM
mends his ideas on the subject and the
law which he assisted in formulating.
Last evening Senator Munson took me
TO the fine rooms where he and Assem-
blyman Dahl and Chas. 81. Collins, assist
ant sergeantat-arms reside. Mr.. Dahl
has introduced bill for which If he can
engineer it through to become law, he
will deserve the praise OF every sober
man in the state. 1t Is bill to do away
with liquor depots and whisky selling
in drug stores in no-license towns. de
| thinks there is a chance TO pc IS the bill
as the legislature contains more high
minded men than in years before. Nil
waukee has sent several Social Demo
Gratis this year, who are preferable to
beer-soaked republicans.
Assemblyman Thayer also has liquor
bill which has strong features. There
| is a strong sentiment all oyer the coun-
| try in favor of downing the liquor traf-
fic. The work done by the churches,
| the work being done by the Epworth
League and the Christian Endeavor So
cieties and the Young Peoples Prohibi-
| tion league and the Good Templars,
will soon bear fruit The work being
ione by the great non-partisan anti-sa-
loon league is drawing men and women
of every political faith together, and
right behind all these reform agencies
is the great Prohibition party, the leav-
en- of the whole mass which will raise
up sentiment and vote the drunkard
| factory out of the country,
G. V. PORTER
Madison, Wis, February 23rd.