Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-15
KEEP THE CONVERSATION UP
Brief Talks and Interesting Squibs
Fired at the Censor

Capt. C. E. Buffers: what do you
th..lk of that! am the sole indiVid-
ual in the great, wealthy town of vi
roqua to pay an income tax. am
mulched to the tune of fifty cents.
There are six others in the town who
pay trifiing amount under this sys-
tenn, but all have an offset by personal
tax.
L. c. Boyle, longtime agent for the
st. Paul Railroad Company: eff Viro-
qua is not holding its own commercially,
then the business of receiving and dis
patching freight is out of joint with 9TH
er matters of the community Our sta
ton received and sent out more traffic
in December than during any like
month, and the whole years business
was greater than a-y other since the
road was constructed. 1t is generally
accepted that banks and railroads rep
resent to fairly accurate degree the
general commercial pulse of COM
munity."
Gus. Theige, hustling young farmer
of Viroqua town: 81 have been using
silo for two seasons; don realize how
we ever got along without it, / am
time and saver of feed stuffs.
Earl H. Allen, Mellette, South Da-
kota: I'VE are enjoying elegant wealth
er; no snow, and very quiet and warm.
Sever Tally, Franklin: 'It was the
best year, 1912, for me, and | am sure
for other farmers, this section has ever
experienced. We ought to be well
satisfied with our conditions, but the
future will be watched with much con-
Germ.
Clara E. Oliver, Conrad. Montana:
"We are having the finest of weather.
Stock of all kinds finds plenty of for
age on the ranges; crops not extra last
season; 1000 bushels of grain. We
have 200 acres plowed for cropping next
year.
]. w. Sims, Amity, Oregon: 1--WE
like our new home; climate fine Is
above zero coldest we have seen in two
years. We have 1000 peach trees old
enough to bear, one acre of strawber-
ries, acres of logan berries. Best
wishes and compliments of the season
to the CENSOR and all Vernon county
friends.
Louis H. Keir, Ruby, Alaska: ''The
CENSOR is more than worth the 81 |
yearly pay, keeping me in touch with
affairs at home. Sad the publication
of 80 many death notices. New names,
too, are developing and taking the
places of the old"
| j. ID. Parson, Manhattan, Montana:
1--WE have changed location and / am
engaged in dray and livery business.
All former Vernonites here have the
right move and spirit The CENSOR
keeps us posted about matters and
friends in the old home
Mrs. M. A. Harrington. Omaha:
"Pleased to tell my friends at home of
the delightful weather here; bright and
sunny every day; no snow; sleighs I'M
known article. autos and taxi-cabs run
all winter. =
Frank Edwards, Litchheld, Mime
sofa. I'VE have had fine winter,
and so far not much snow"
A. d. Eckhart, Redfield, South Da-
kota; "Ail Vernon comfy people in
this section are getting along nicely.
We are always glad to read the inter-
esting letters of cur friend r. j. Layne.
But of late we are missing the letters
of some of the other able writers that
are away from home. What has be-
come of them? We are having south
ern California weather here this win
ter.
! Mrs. j. Z. Browning, Riverside, Illi-
/ nois: IAN always glad to receive Your
paper, as ! am an old resident Of YER
non and used to read the CENSOR when
! Mr.. Casson was editor; know many Of
the old settlers enjoy reading the let
tiers written from different people in
many part of the world especially
those of 7. ]. Layne, whom we used to
know well.
Albert G. Allen, Eugene, Oregon.
II am out here in city of about H.
900 or $4,000; population like other
cities OF the west, is settled with peo-
pie from all over the east. The grass
| is green, flowers in bloom. In coming
from Helena west through the mount
aims, saw some grand sights; came
through tunnel about two miles long,
then down the mountain side through
some fine scenery to Seattle; then down
through fine green fields and nice seem
cry to Portland. They say here that
there are peach trees not far from Eu-
gene that are never picked clean, but
perpetuaI bearers -