Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-11-30


likeness of the twins of the 1921 Yer
non County Board of Supervisors
Eastman of Forest and Stepka of
Union Their close resemblance caus-
ed no end of laughable situations dur
ing the ten days the board was here.
They weigh within three pounds of
each other and wear the same size
clothes, but Eastman was getting
ready to vote about the time that
Stepka was born.
The session of the board closed last
Wednesday night. 1t was an unusu-
ally short, efficient and harmonious
session, and in the closing hour an old
fashioned love-feast was held, each
member responding with words of APP
probation and affection as Chairman
Dolen called the roll. Many pressing
s problems were acted upon by the
board, and below we mention the prln-
, cipal ones.
Several petitions to keep the roads
free from snow during the winter were
received, but all were turned down
Hosea w. Rood, patriotic instructor
of Wisconsin, reminded the board that
it was the duty of all local town and
village boards to see that the graves
of all soldiers received proper and de-
cent care, and that the government
would furnish marble headstones for
each grave free of charge
Themost interesting session OF the
board was on Friday when Mr.. knell-
ing of the Wisconsin Highway Com
mission appeared and took most OF
the day answering hundreds of ques-
tions flung at him nv members of the
board. In the g,i0, many matters
pertaining to highways not under
stood before were explained to the sat
isfaction of the board.
Several petitions to add certain
stretches of road to the county trunk
system were received but not granted
as the board felt the present milage
could hardly be cared for with pres
ent facilities.
The appeal from the decision of the
town boards of Wheatland in Vernon
and Freeman in Crawford over the
laying of a new road was received and
Chairmen Smith, Eastman and Parker
brayed the horrible roads to person
allv examine the proposed site. They
reported favorably and the board APP
propriated $500 for the purpose.
A resolution to put the county farm
and ASYLUM under the same board OF
trustees was lost "a to IL. Albert
Suellum. F. ]. Davis and Mrs. j. o.
Anderson were elected as the County
Farm trustees-a very happy select
ion. Gus Morterud was reelected as
ASYLUM trustee Gus is most valu-
able man on the board and to have re-
tired him would have been most SER
ious mistake. DR.. Schee was reflect
ed on the committee on Common
Schools, Mrs. Elizabeth Mccoy OF
Valley was elected in place OF +. X
oEno. who resigned when ne moved to
Madison several weeks ago. Mrs. e,
v. Germans valuable service on the
training school board was rewarded by
her reelection. Mrs. r. II. Nustad OF
Westby was elected on the county
health board.
Dolen and Hayden were reelected on
the state aid road and bridge commit
tee. Clarence Carter resigned some
weeks ago and c. j. Smith was elected
to fill his place. Smith will be a most
energetic and efficient addition to the
committee. He was later selected as
chairman. :,
Clarence Carter is one of the boards
most efficient and popular members,
which was amply shown by the gift
of the board to Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
of two very fine chairs. In clerical
capacity, Clarence is hard to surpass.
Most of the drafting of resolutions
falls upon his shoulders.
Chairman Dolen appointed Albert
Spellum and Amund Belland to act
with himself as the committee on pub
lie property. Billy's rare lsion for
selecting Just the proper persons on
committees was never better SHOWN
than this time.
There is a proposition up to build
a Joint tuberculosis sanitaorlum at La
Crosse for Trempealeau, Lacrosse and
Vernon counties. G. H. Carter, H. 0.
Stevlingson and JOS Weisner were Sc
lected by Chairman Dolen to confer
with committees from the other coun-
ties. -
The Tower damage case was settled
for $500. No guard rail on the Coon
Valley hill constituted negligence on
the eounty's part, and while the driver
was also negligent, the supreme court
has held that this does not prevent the
passengers in the vehicle from obtain
ing damages, so 1T was thought pest
to settle.
The following memorial by Chair
man C. J. Eastman is at once thought
full and pathetic, as we review the
good men who have served on the
board and been gathered to their IA
theirs in the last decade:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Members
Now that we are soon to close our
labors and return to our res 1cctlve
homes and constituencies | feel so
deeply impressed with the thought OF
dissolution of this board and the good
fellowship of its members during our
two weeks stay here, that | cannot
say farewell without sincere regret.
/ am so wildly reminded of other
farewells that have been said annually
and their impress on my memory tab
let during my extended service as a
member of this deliberative body.
Like this board that is soon to ad-
iourn, each and every one of the
twenty-one sessions that it has been
my privilege to serve with, was COM
posed Of honest, efficient and conscien-
tious men; gentlemen and citizens OF
high character and manly traits. /
feel It the proud satisfaction Of my life
to recount association with sue n
strong men and public servants.
While I recall the pleasures and ac-
eonplishments that have been
wrought during this rapid lapse Of
time am profoundly saddened by the
consciousness that all too many Of
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