Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
vILLAGE-THE NEW $4,000 SCHOOL HOUSE

Thursday and Friday last were red
letter days for old Chaseburg and new
Chaseburg. These are distinctions we'll
to observe, for Chaseburg of the pio-
neer days was a different hamlet from
the present town, made more desirable
and progressive by advent of the rail
road. Last weeks animation was oc-
casioned by holding of state farmers
institute, and it brought together crowds
that taxed the capacity of Gardner's
hall, the largest audience room in town.
Each session was attended by inter-
ested farmers, dairymen, business peo-
pie, all uniting to make good in this
perfection. The instructors, a full
practical talks that if needed will be of
lasting benefit to them as cultivators
of the soil, cheese and dairy operators
and patrons. The evening program
was one of special interest, made so by
part taken by the village schools, also
lower Coon Valley school, choir and
quartette. All these were we'll trained
to their parts and met full expectation.
Mr.. Jacobs, one of the institute force
gave plain talk on needful education,
both in books and from practical APP
plication of the best that comes to the
student IS collegian or common
school attendant. Prof. A. +. Smith,
head of the county training school,
gave brief history of this class of
education and what it is doing for
pupils and young people who go out as
teachers. His talk also drifted along
general educational lines with some
healthy advice to parents and pupils.
The editor of the CENSOR occupied a
few minutes in a review Of the rela-
tions of the state to farmers institutes,
his remembrance of and participation
in the Legislation that created and has
long supported these beneficial adjuncts
to broader commercial and industrial
learning, closing with a recital of his
personal yisiC to the Deitz plantation at
Cameron dam, explaining the history Of
the trouble as it has existed for many
years.
The cooking school conducted in con-
nection with the Chaseburg institute
proved most successful and interested
a great number of ladies' from village
and country. This was conducted in
the new school house.
Chairman kapanke, John Lepke, A..
O. Wangen, Robert Lampert and other
progressive farmers We'd with village
folk for splendid success of gathering
That the village of Chaseburg is a
thoroughly good and enterprising ham
let, with a country to back up much
in commercial lines, one can readily OBJ
serve, if he will but listen and keep his
ewes open for an hour. Ii is unfor-
tunate that elongation has been brought
by location of the railroad station, but
every true son of Chaseburg tells you
that the two sections will soon be united
by growth, and we may hope so. But
the old town is most familiar to the
writer, who knew it in the days of the
elder Hoyt, Steenberg, Cory, Aiken and
others who have passed to the unknown
beyond or have gone to other climes;
peace to their memories.
Not second in Importance to the life
of Chaseburg and surrounding country
is the well-equIpped and busy creamery,
an institution that did 500, 900 bust
ness last year, showing a profit and
surplus for stockholders of almost &c.
900, after paying patrons better than
Elgin prices the whole year through.
There were manufactured 342, BIT pounds
of butter, with an overrun of So. 200
pounds. This creamery is an institu-
ton of which Chaseburg community and
our county may well boast. Mr.. o. A.
Wagon is secretary and manager, and
il is no extravance to say that he is
wise and forceful in his conduct of its
affairs.
The old Hoyt business place is there,
animated and busy as in the olden days,
Russell 3. Hoyt, son of the late Sena-
tor Hoyt, in full possession, with a
stock of general merchandise that would
do credit to city Of greater size; and
the old Steenberg stand has vigor in its
management under Wrobel & Krause,
hustling young men, who invite trade
to a good stock Mr.. Hoyt has sold an
interest in his business to southerner,
Mr.. Lafnprich of Missouri, who will
soon come and enlist in the business.
The Touring mills are up-to-date,
managed and owned by practical young
men, Graf Brothers, John and Peter,
who are alert TO the demands Of their
patrons in country and village. This
plant has provided -four and feed for
demand of ian and beast from the time