Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-26

SOMB THINGS HEARD AND SEEN
THERE
Foreign Language Bills Cause Stir
Work of Vernon Members-HOme
Visitors at the State House
Madison, February "a, 1913.

Madison, February "a, 1919.
For the sixth time, this session, both
houses adjourned from Friday to Tues
day mornings. do not recall when
so much delay has before been occas-
Toned. July 18th will be about the
day of concluding work if present
action is carried much further. A
good amount of committee work has
been accomplished and bills COM
mence to pass between the two houses.
One of the contentious and lively
committse scraps IN joint sessions was
over whey butter. When now made
and sold i'm the state it must be brand
ed. Cheesenlen want the label law re-
pealed. Crea1aerymen want it re-
tanned From complexion of matters
| judge that ereamerymen will win.
Prevention of foreign language
teaching in graded and high schools
and to compel teaching of English in
all schools, is the substance of a bill
introduced by Axtel johnson, a Sean
dinavian member from Polk county
Some hot committee sessions have
been held on the proposition Directors
of foreign parochial schools assums
aDout the same attitude tney did when
Satc AUAiOuS DGHiiStI AetN was On Tie
statute books.
Vernon county's members of the
legislature have been modest in the
introduction of bills. Aside from the
big prohibition measure the joint res
olutions looking to investigation of
alleged monololistic packers and manu-
facturers Of farm machinery, Senator
Bennett introduced few measures of
general concern. A number of state
departmental bills and other correct
i've sections he has presented. The
corporation committee, which he is
chairman of, is one Of the heaviest
working committees of the two houses
and the Senator has his time we'll oc-
cupied.
Assemblyman Carter wound up new
business day with a number of bills.
One is to the effect that every city
and village shall provide and main
tain suitable and adequate public COM
fort stations for both sexes. He has
a bill which provides that members of
the legislature may be provided with
10 highway wall maps and 200 pocket
highway maps of Wisconsin. instead
of the railroad maps heretofore fur
nished. The latter, under new high
way conditions, would be infinitely
more serviceable to the public. An
other bill provides for conservation of
forest products under certain condi-
tions. Another that rates for public
utilities may be made but must be
approved by the state railroad COM
mission.
Mr.. Carter has amendments to two
educational bills. One provides that
all matters ard reports relating TO
transportation of pupils must be sub
mitted to the county superintendent of
schools, and if approved shall be re-
ported to the state superintendent.
His compulsory bill pr2vides for ply
slcal edaca1laI in SD s-aSimilar to
that in vogue at the Lacrosse normal.
His explanation of the measure is
that it will go far towards taking the
place of military training in the schools
The writer was pleased to receive
calls and enjoyed visits with a num-
Der of home people the past week.
Messrs. Ole o. Tuhus and Edward Wig
were here two days to attend state
convention of real estate brokers. The
gathering was addressed by Governor
Phillip and Mr.. Nolan, speaker of the
Minnesota house of representatives.
Mr. Nolan also delivered an address
before a joint session of our legisla-
ture in the assembly chamber
Attorney Ell Hammer of Hillsboro,
had a matter before the senate judi
ciary committee.
Gus A. Morterud of Bloomingdale
appeared before the railroad com
mission on some phase of the new tel
ephone regulation.
Editor o. Byron Copper, of the De-
Soto Argus, was here accompanied by
his young son, to attend a gathering
of publishers. The meeting organized
an association of weekly newspaper
men, the object of which to more
firmly establish better business meth
DDS and unite the brethren in a closer
fraternal bond. Mr. Copper took a
leading part in the work of the meet
ing and became a member Of the or
ganization.
The writer enjoys frequent calls
from former we'll known pioneer
and soldier of Viroqua, Mr.. Elijah Til
ton, who is spending the winter in the
capital city with his daughter, Mrs
Grace Tilton- Mohs. Mr.. Tilton is an
/ interested spectator upon the senate
and assembly sessions. | recall the
/ time when he barely escaped service in
the lower house At the assembly
convention when Hon. Edgar Emo was
/ last time nominated, Mr. Tilton was
his rival for the republican nomina-
/ ton. The convention majority for
Mr.. Emo was just one vote.
Mr.. A. S. Cobb, former citizen
and long time treasurer of Viroqua
city made US an appreciated visit
while in the capital city to see rela-
/ tiyes. He has been living with sis
ter at LaValle, but this week goes to
/ Missoula, Montana to Join his daugh-
/ ter, Ethel Cobb EversOn, who is coun.
| ty auditor out there.
Notice of Creamery Meeting
The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders of the Viroqua Creamery Com
pany will be held in the Opera House
| in the City of Viroqua on Thursday
February q, 1919, az 100 p. m. to re.
ceive the annual report for 1913 and
also elect two directors in place Of
Chris EHefson and Z. NJ. Thompson
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