Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-28
sUPT. FOWELLEXPLAINs

EDITOR CENSOR: IL your issue Of
the 2lst. Mr r. ". Alexander writes.
There Is d story current that Foweli
at the hotel barn IN NiroQua sold q
bunch OF Young grade Hoisleiu cattle
10 Charlie Moore. supervisor of Nr8-
qua, at auction | believe il is said,
and then bought them IN and pa, them
on his farm. THEY SAL il was Illegal
because Moore was a $ Ipcrvisor.
AS have never heard Of this rumor,
/ am glad that MIR. Alexander has
opened up the wav for me TO state the
facts of this sale. for with the iutima-
tion he has given in this statement al
so in his last statement which occurs
later. our readers might easily be led
to believe that there was some under
hand work roing on, preferably attbe
county farm.
| put an adj In the VERNON COUNTY
CENSOR to the effect that there would
be sold ut public auction on December
70, 1915, FIVE grade Holstein beifer
calves, four TO six months old belong
ing to the county farm. | also placed
notice of this sale on the bulletin
board at Viroqua creamery.
In due time the calves were turned
over to the auctioneer. At the open
ing of the sale a large crowd, includ-
ing cattle men. were present The
auctioneer announced the terms of
the sale, stating there would be no by
bidders and that the calves would sell
to the highest bidder for cash. Also
that he would sell one with the privi-
lege until sold. He then gave a his
tory of the breeding and qualifications
of the dams.
The bid on the choice calf was $25
then run to S37 and sold to Charley
Moore. he being the highest bidder
and taking the five at Sl85. Immedi-
ately after the sale we both walked
over to the court house and the mon
ey was paid to the county treasurer.
On returning down town Mr.. Moore
made me price on his Holsteins in
GLIDING the calves bought We agreed
on the price, the Holsteins were pur-
chased and placed on my farm. fail
to see where this transaction was IL
legal, as / know Of no law which pro-
hibits any man from buying at public
auction for himself, regardless of the
office he holds. Again, | do not see
anything Illegal IN my buying from
Charley Moore or any other man for
my farm as long as we can agree up
on the terms. During the summer
months / contemplate having another
sale of county farm grade Holstein
calves and this will give THEY
(who ever Mr.. Alexander means to
IMPLY a chance to challenge all H.
legal bids Mr.. Alexander 10 addition
states that "Viroqua people SIMPLY
KNOW better what is going on around
the asylum and county farm than peo-
pie Of Wheatland and Hillsboro
| [ inter from this that Mr. Alexander
means sale of cattle from the asv-
/ lum farm. the announcement Of which
/ appeared in the November 18th. 1915.
| issue of the CENSOR and reads as fol.
lows "Supt Buffers sold and shipped
from the asylum farm this morning le
head Of Young heifers to William
/ GroescheI of Genoa Il has been re-
ported that some of-these were long
| yearlings and the entire bunch was
sold for $500. [ understand the money
| was not paid 10 the county treasurer
until January or February 1917.
think. too, our readers, that the price
per he ad- Of the county farm grade
{ Holstein calves Will compare favOrably
with Il al OF the sale Of the young heif
/ ers from the asylum.
VirOqua people SIMPLY KNOW