Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14
SOLONS aRE HERE AGAIN
COUNTY BOARD MEETS IL ANNUAL
SESSION.
There are Fewer New Members Than U.s.
uaI-Start Out WeII-A Short
Session is Predicted.

Session is Predicted.
The annual meeting of the county
board of supervisors convened in the
court room at ten o'clock yesterday and
was called to order by Chairman Brody
of the last session. The roll call by
Clerk Moore showed all members pre-.
sent as follows:
Bergen-Chas. j. Mcclellan
Christiapa-E, b. Homstad.
Clinton-MichaeI Brody.
Coon-Helge Larson.
Forest-C.J. Eastman.
Franklin-0le T. Fortney.
Genoa-Charles OFT.
Greenwood--J. Il. Sbreve
Hamburg-William kapanke.
HarmOny-Fred Dummer,
Hllsboro-william X. Jewel.
jefferson Martin Root
kickapoo-C. s. Smith.
Liberty-Warren Fish.
Stark-Wm. Selbach
Sterling-Albert Broadhead,
Union-C. +. osert.
Viroqua-Thos Stevens,
Webster-H. M. Alien.
Wheatland--AIex Tulloch.
Whtestown--J. W. Adler.
DeSoto Village-R. NJ. MeAuley.
Hillsboro Village--B. L, Bailey
La Fargo Village. II, rotts.
Ontario Village-Samuel kloggy.
Readstown village-C. w. Fowe
StOddard Village-John c. Johnson
Westby VilIage-Lawrence Grin srud
Viroqua Oity-First Ward, A. d. Helgesop;
Second Ward, John Sidle; Third .rd, Abner
Silbaugh.
Mr.. Brody was again elected to the
position of chairman and S. 3loggy as
vice chairman.
On motion the rules of 1905 were
adopted for government of the present
board.
Invitation of Superintendent Wilkins
to take dinner at the asylum on Wed
nesday read and accepted
A recess was taken to 2:51 D M TO
permit chairman to choose standing
committees for the session.
Board was called at stated time and
Chairman Brody announced following
committees:
Judiciary-W. K. Jewel, j f. shreye. VIM
kapanke.
oIAlms-s. sloggy. ]. H.schroder. WIN. Sell
bach.
FipanCe-A. d. Helgeson F. b. Homstad. b.
/. Bailey.
Roads and BridSes-Martin Root, Chas. OFT.
@. o. Smith, Fl NJ. Allen and j. W, Adler
Ways and Means. O. johnson. r. DUN
mer, G. J. Eastman, John Side, j. H. Potts
and Warren Fish.
Poor and Insane-U. j. Mcclellan, l., GrIms-
rud, A. .. Brodhead,
EqualizAtion-A. Tulloch Helge Larson,
AbBer Silbaugh, O.. f.. ObeTt, Thomas
PEintlng-R. NJ. McAuley. O. W. Fowell. Ole
L. Bortney.
L. ID. Glenn, commissioner of the poor,
extended an invitation to the board to
take dinner at the aims house on Fri
day. Invitation was accepted
Board adjourned till 8 o'clock this
morning
In point of age the county board mem
berehip is under the average, a great
number of Young men serving this
year than usual. Tr. ,3ioggy is the eld-
est man on the board, Mr.. Selbach the
youngest. The former served his coun-
ty in his present capacity before some
OF the members were born He also has
the distinction of having been more
years connected with the board than
any of his associates. Supervisor Nc
Clellan has more continuous years ser.
vice to his credit than any of his col
leagues.
The new gentlemen enrolled in the
membership of the board are Messrs.
Allen, Selbacb, Adler, Potts, Side and
Silbaugh.
Supervisor Allen is the only man on
the board who served in the great civil
rebellion.
There is but one ex member of the leg
islature in the body. Mr.. Sloggy. We
have known the time when half the
membership was SO made up
Mr.. Brody is the only man of the
thirty two who has been chairman of
the board
In occupations the board Is constitut-
ed as follows. Twenty-th farnars
two merchants, one stock-buyer, one
well well-driller, one real estate dealer,
one lawyer, one milkman, one shoe
maker, one machinery salesman. Po-
litically the board is very one-sided,
twenty.nine republicans and three dem
ocrats
In nationality there are nineteen
Yanks, five Germans, seven Sksndinav-
ians, one Irish
All members are married.