Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-15
ROUNDUP COMMENT ON PEOPLE AND
THINGS, OLD AND NEW.

EDITOR CENSOR: For a roundup trip,
season of 1905, | rode down Cooks
branch, Johnsons road district, which
= so1mences at the east city limits The
on eer has the second time called out
Il 4vpayers, filed chuckholes, thrown
loos. mes from the highway pnd now,
with the least taxable property, IS in the
best condition of all the highways round
about I'll DR.. Porter 1ouid assemble
the road oyerseers nearby and make an
excursion down Cooks branch TO the
fork, (no guide board. and go Mp the
county farm road, it might he better
object lesson than q lecture on ths effect
OF alcohol. Down Cook branch 9 good
highway; mp Bishops a poor highway
the road Ieading 10 the county farm bad.
On this highway will pass q good farm
house. barn. h. as, cows and other
stock: also dueka swimming ia the high
way; dock. burdocR, ragweed and this
tie B rank growth by the wayside, evil
dence thar Iiie uoxious weed man has
been too bnsy Passing the Powell farm
will note n clesa.1nown lawn, gns d farm
house. and all things we'll cared for no
dock, nor is there any bur(!otk 10 the
front yard Tie county house and bara
are good substantial buildings, contirm
ing what Goodwin Smith said Human
itY Is a modern discovery Fhe comfy
asylum is an imposing huilGlag, the
grounds kept we'll IN order; forest ia
front; a new shed recently built for wag
oas, carriages and farm machinery
The vegetable garden was Il model OF
painstaking cultivation.
Driving west to the main travelled
road and turning to ths left, will pass
Frank Minshalps home, a modern resi-
dence. the finest farm house in the vi
cinity: grounds III good condition, sheds
and barn painted and everything in ord
or. A good example Across the street
is the home of Col. Butt, where he has
lived nearly two score years in o home
we'll preserved; has a forest of pine
trees ne planted eoon after building 8
home A geod lesson to the young be-
ginper: plant trees Ground the house and
barn. DO it now, lhis fall Col Butt
Ia d successful and practicable farmer
LAWYER. directing himself how the work
should be Zone He holds the plow end,
If necesss y, drives Theh il yen will
take the first right-hand road going
west a short distance will see the ruins
Of 8 log house, where Anania Smith
'swhoa-d" up bis OK team qrtte fiftyt
five yesrs ago. Ananiag aftei yards bull
the most pretentious house ia all the
country, where he still lives after an ac-
tive life that has passed four score years
and five. Then we 20 west a short dis
tanee, where s. side track leads south,
and We farrya few moments at the farm
of AlonZo Ma rhe farm Is intelligent
Nv cultivated, soil rich in nutrition, the
house and outbuildings surrounded py q
good growth of pine trees he planted
when in his yoang manhood He invit-
ed O comely young woman to come and
preside yer his house and share with
him in She home making, and in later
years when tired, rest in the shade of
trees they planted No stork built 8
nest on their chimney Plant trees,
young man, and You will love them
when resting beneath the widespread
ing branches Ia the afternoon of life.
Still beyond, along q good highway
and directly before you when the road
turns to the north, is splendid farm,
good dwelling md barn. On the north
are two rows of evergreens. The farm
was improved, The house built, barn
erected. trees entad by cur GOOD
friend, J. NJ. Smith His farm was well
cultivated his lawn well mown, his
stock in good pasture and in winter a
warm stable. His good helpmate made
yellow butter and the hens laid large
eggs After they had celebrated Arhcr
day by planting trees. a stork left lit
tie one; but then the stoTk cains again
and returned ths third time The little
family grew to young man and woman
ho1c, then one goes his way to profes-
SIGNAL Lie. another journeys TO the west
to grow 1p, another answers call
from the east, bids her parents goodbye
to go to another home They sold the
fam and csslIio 20 town TO rest in the
afternoon Of life, not thinking there is
no rest.
We 90 so5lth again one pleasant Octo-
Der at' t'-rnoou and slow up where rho
city 10 q the town, At the forks of the
roac, saw no guide board and inquired
the way to Liberty Pole Ths reply
came, Keep On the main travelled
road. There we're two main travelled
roads pulled up the hill and at DIR.
Porter's / saw road machine laid by
for the winter, in front OF his house, in
the highway. / though If some OF those
belated people who disturb the doctor
at midoight in making the curve to ne
south, should run into the road machine
and break it into flinders, who would
paw the d4mage2 We pass the road
machine without running into It, we go
down, then up over loose stones and come