Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-25

any one man.
Across the aisle to the north repos-
ed one of. the most superb showings
of produce from farm and garden that
could be imagined. 1t was not large,
smaller in fact than for six years past
only III entries-but they were far
better than usual quality. Shortness
of help was the cause of this diminu-
tive collection, not lack of quality or
quantity A long and favorable sea-
son was written upon every entry.
Showing of pumpkins and squash was
large and fine. Henry Huschka en-
tered an enormous squash of unknown
name, which he donated to the Red
Cross. 1t was three feet long, two
feet in girth, seed came from Wash
ingtOn state, and Mr. Huschka says
the flesh is yellow and delicious. The
crooked gourd raised by Guy DeGar-
mo was a wonder Grain showing
was average; potatoes below average;
that excellent war food, beans, was
finely represented; corn showing large
and good; best display of popcorn seen
in years Albert Getter showed a
stalk of sugar cane IL feet high; Otto
Quain a tobacco plant 5 feet 8 inches
long; Ernest and Franklin Knower
had large displays of corn and pro-
duce.
Every person who looked upon that
showing of sheaf grains was proud
that he lived in old Vernon county.
1t looked like an advertising display
brought from some country virgin to
the pillow to induce settlers to come to
the golden land of opportunity" AL
60 4 ,k..so
of four and one-half foot timothy;
great wheat showing; Swedish oats by
c. V. German; six foot oats by Bert
Cunningham. But our hats are off
to Stanley Sebion and his fourteen
entries of grain. Straw long and
heavy; heads long and filed to burst
ing; bright aud clean in color. Pres
sure of work kept Superintendent AL
exander away from his department
more than he wished, and J. A. Doerr
and Chris WEIGH took charge in his
absence
Superintendent Neprud Of the Ver-
non County Asylum Hastily arranged
the usual booth of produce from the
farm of that institution. He display
ed ten-foot stalk af corn Arkansas
corn growers please Toxic notice.) He
also had a number of bulletins fur
nished to him by the state for free
distribution.
The beauty spot of the hall, the
flower pavilion in the center, was
not we'll filled, the IS entries being the
lowest in years. Mrs. Thorson said
that the usual number of potted plants
were i'm evidence, but the cut flowers
were lacking. The painting exhibit
WIS about equal to last year, rather
sparce.
A magnificent quality Of work was
apparent in the domestic manufac-
ture and fancy and ornamental de-
partments in charge of Mesdames J,
H. and Adam McLees but the number
of entries dropped to about one-haf
of last years exhibit. These depart
ments have shown steady decline in
number for FIVE years, --totaling 445
in 1914, only $50 this year. Mrs. Ar
neson of Victory exhibited a novelty
curtain Of her own manufacture, made
from wall paper of different colors,
rolled and vanished. 1t was a most
unique creation.
The pastry department surely show
ed the stringent regulations concern
Where the cupboards were crowded
with white bread in former years,
there were but three entries. Candy
and baking of all kinds were few and
far between. Grace Getter was a
large exhibitor in this branch, as last
year. with ten cakes and pies. Ii is
worthy of note that a glass of jelly
made by Assistant Secretary Mary
Morse, and sweetened with syrup in
stead of sugar, received first premium.
Canned goods were far below recent
years Mrs. WEIGH says the depart
ment's showing is the smallest during
her four years of superintendent.
The department for children under
fifteen years of age was a trifie better
filled than for the two years past.
Superintendent Minshall also had on
display in her booth some of the ar
ticles made by Mrs. Colts group of
girls for the boys at Camp Grant
made from newspapers, scraps of
cloth and the like. "The best collec-
ton of something made out of nothing
| have ever seem" one person said of
it.
"A touch of home within the camp"
wis one of the significant slogans
hang in the Y. w. c. A. booth, presid-
ed over by Miss Ethel Nuzum and girl
assistants, where literature telling of
the work of that great ins titution was
given out.
DR.. Porter did the patron saint act
for the War History Commission of
Vernon COMMISSIONING war relics,
posters and literature along that line.
This is an important work, correlat-
ing all the rambling threads of letters,
documents and data to the end that
Vernon county's part in the great war
may be perpetuated for posterity. All
should assist.
The Woman's branch of the Coun-
ty Council of Defense were there in
| force, Mrs w. ID. Dyson in charge of
| the food conservation booth and Mrs.
Selmer Neprud su 3erintending the
child welfare depa rtment. A most
/ tempting array Of 5a'sing ard canned
! goods were shown which aad been
made and put 10 according to recipes
| issued by the government. Women
| from all parts Of the county had en-
tries, but LaFarge carried off the ban
aer due to the efforts of Mrs. Carlos
buchanan. Mrs. Willard Chase and
! Mrs. J. A. Hayes. Suggestive ban
ners adorned both booths and much
/ helpful literature was distributed. A
| thousand and one things to do and not
to do for and to babies commanded
your attention from the walls of the
| first aid baby station. The ladies
of this committee are working hard
for the employment a county nurse,
and the arguments and statistics they
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able hearing 10 say the least. They
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