Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
PROUD OF HIS NEW HOME
CAPTAIN SILBAUGH REJoIcES OVER
wASHISGTOk'S GREATNESS
Increase of Population GreAiest-ReeaII
Operation Woman Franchise
Personals. Etc.

MY DEAR MUNSoN: | presume all
readers of the daily papers are advised
long before this that Seattle has Just
been through bitter campaign for the
PURPOSE of recalling her mayor. The
widespread interest is made manifest
by the many kilograms of congratula-
tons from Chicago and other eastern
cities.
Mayor Gill was elected one year ago,
more on account of the weakness of his
opponents than his own strength. His
views were known to be somewhat lib
eral, but his promises during the cam
paign were that he would enforce the
laws and give the city a business adj
ministrati0n. Soon after his Inaugural
ton he re established a restricted dis
trict, abolished under the former adj
ministration, and allowed gambling to
exist with but little effort to suppress
it. During the summer he went away
on vacation and during his absence
the acting mayor STARTED to find out
the direct conditions, and the result was {.
that the mayor returned from his va
cation to find himself facing campaign
for recall.
Seattle is blessed with all of the pro-
gressive laws such as a recall, initia-
tive and referendum, and last spring
adopted an amendment proposed by the
people abolishing all party politics in
municipal affairs.
The recall petition on Mayor Gill was
signed by eleven thousand people, and
this was two thousand more than nee
essary under the law. In the mean
time, the woman suffrage amendments
were carried in the state by vote of
two to one, and the women cast their
first vote at this recall election last
week. About twenty-five thousand
women registered out of seventy thous-
and registration; and while it is not
known yet the number of women who
voted, the opinion prevails that a larger
percentage of registered women voted
than registered men. The old argu-
mcnt that women would not vote even
IL given the right has been thoroughly
exploded and they have forever estab-
lished their claim in Seattle that they
can be depended upon TO vote for de-
cency and law enforcement. The OPP
position give the women credit for car
rying the election, and however that
may be, Mayor Gill was showed UNI
der" by more than six thousand plu-
rality. The churches and decent ele-
ment have won the greatest victory
We Seattle and Washingtonites feel
that the new census has given us much
TO be proud of and thankful for. Seattle
has grown from 80, 600 to 237, 1874 in the
last ten years, and now takes front
rank among the big cities of the coun-
try. We have distanced our nearest
northwestern rival, Portland, both in
gain and population. The building for
| 1911 bids fair to exceed any previous
year, and among the fine new structures
Is the l.. G. Smith forty-two story build
| ing. Work will soon begin on this sky
scraper and when completed 1t will be
second highest building in the United
States. We are greatly pleased that
Washington is first in gain among all
her sister states. The state shows q
gain of 100 per cent, and only two
other states have reached tn 100 mark.
| Oklahoma and Idaho. II makes our old
friend Wisconsin look rather small with
her IL per cent. gain, and | was disap-
pointed to note that Vernon county had
lost.
know CENSOR readers are always
interested in former Vernon county peo-
Pile. Mrs. Silbaugh and spent Sunday
short time ago with I. Anderson (the
Williams block tailor) and family, at
Everett. 1t almost seems like visit
home to spend day with these old
friends again. They are all in the best
of health and prospecting. Tom has
never had call from his old enemy,
hay fever, since he came to the coast,
and he looks as il he was too large for
his old Viroqua clothes. The new baby
is certainly the finest girl in Everett.
We had the pleasure Of entertaining
Hon. S. ID. Appleman ard wife on their
way to Olympia, 10 attend the session
of the legislature. Simeon is son Of
Jacob Appleman of Salem Ridge, and
has certainly made good in the western
lcoantry. He is happily married, sue
cessful business man, and his county
showed its appreciation of his merits
by electing him to the present legisls
ture.
S. C. Jackson and George Baker of
Billings passed Sunday with us few
days ago, on their way to San Fran
cisco on a pleasure trip. 1t seemed
lgood TO see these old Viroqua friends
lagain and have a good visit with them.
Weread the home news with great in
terest. always. and | have been especi-
ally pleased TO read some of General
Rogers interesting letters again, writ
Item from the balmy south. ! thought
Iperhaps that some of you who have
Inever lived on the salt water might
doubt the Hazen fish story contained in
his recent letter, but assure you that
here on the coast such occurrences hap
lpen frequently.
We had quite cold snap recently and
the thermometer went down as low as
10 above, but when got letter about
that time from my brother Abner say
ing that mercury there registered ~
below. l quit shivering right away.
Respectfully yours,
JACKSON SILBAUGH.
Seattle, February 10, 1911.