Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

Superintendent Gardner: "0ur coun-
ty schools are now all in session, a
large per cent of them opening on Mon
day. We have plenty of feathers TO
supply our needs and good WORK is ex
pected all along the line. There is a
splendid spirit in educational lines in
our county among students and par
ents.
Ezra Tuttle, Wilton; "Mrs, Tuttle
joins me ia extending thanks to the
many friends and relatives who SO
agreeably surprised us on the after
noon of September |, it being the fifti-
eth anniversary of our wedding day.
Tables were set on the lawn in front of
the house and a hoGntiful repast par
taken Of, and all had good time. Mrs.
f. Lamb made an appropriate speech
and presented US with nice presents on
behalf Of our friends. "
Edna M Decker. Turon, Kansas
my father and mother, Thomas j.
Decker and wife, are old Viroqua set
tiers and are talking of making the
trip back On the occasion of the home
coming. 1t has been thirty stven years
since father was there and twenty y-seven
since mother made her last visit.
Alex A. Skolass, jefferson. "I am
/ in the midst of my thirty-fifth year of
running a threshiHg machine in Vernon
county. Tie grain is al turning out
well IN bushels and quality. There as
quite bit Of spfins wheat and the
quality is quite up to the days when we
| had large yields and many broad aeres.
| Nearly every crop of tobacco in our
Ineighborhood was more or less injured
| by the hard freeze Of last week. My
crop Of ten acres was the best that
have grown for some years, but it Is
seriously damaged and viii hardly pay
| for harvesting. Others are as bad off. "
Charles Waters, Portland, Oregon;
I'm a late CENSOR | read of the death
Of Mrs. w. +. Terhune "A true wife
and faithful mother and of Mr.. Ter
bune, In his prime he was considered
one of the leading lawyers of the
state. He certainly was In so
had power Of attorney from my four
brothers and sisters TO go to Peoria, IL
| linois, to began suit in United States
supreme court about a piece Of land in
the city of Peoria. oh offering it for
record the man said, Charlie have yod
but one man up there who IS capable
of doing businessY Mr.. Tefhune had
| drawn the power of attorney, signed
the clerks name, his own name as de-
putty, his name as notary public, certi-
fed to his own handwriting, which in
his prime was nearly as plain as type
writing Of today. Many of those who
| had been born in the west, who lacked
| education, realized that Mr.. Terhune
was godsend and elected him TO the
assembly, taking his seat in the session
| of 1854.
| J. J. Wilsey, City: understanding
that few lines from old settlers and
friends Of Vernon county are always
| acceptable, will subreit brief write-uI
of my experience. was born in Al
bany county, New York, later moving
to Scoharie, about twenty miles west.
There grew up TO manhood and was
married. My brother and started for
Wisconsin in April, 1856 We got as
far as Waworth county and staid there
| till after harvest; then we loaded oar
household goods on wagons and landed
at Hazen's Corners in Monroe county.
| There started ON my first farm. Some
four years later Father Lincoln wanted
soldiers. With two Of my neighbors
went to Sparta and enlisted in Company
/ G Of Ehirty-sizth regiment; went Il
! Madison, drilled short time and start
ed for Virginia. We. chased old Lee
dnui he surrendered at Appomattox
Came home, tried farming for while
and then moved to Viroqua nearly TWEEN
ty-oDe years ago. Although / reached
my seighty-third year on August 18th
last, am feeling as fine as ever "