Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

ton of Alderman NJ d. Helgeson and
second by Alderman E. c. Helgeson
was ordered placed on file showing a
cash balance on hand of $3S.144.48.
Upon motion of NJ A. Smith and sec
ond by Alderman Z. c. Helgeson the
council adjourned.
E. j. OLDER, Clerk.
II wish to announce that I am no
longer at the millinery store, but am
doing all kinds of sewing at my home.
Mrs. j. J. Watson, phone 143M, 314
N. Washington Ave. 22-2
--Jeweler Carl C.Coe went to Cash
ton Monday where he Joined his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fox, the party TAX
ing in the disadvantages game at
Bangor. Fox and Coe were the bat
terry on the old Cashton ball team.
four in October and then the winter
rains in November. The ground gets
full of water, the creeks get full; but
the soil does not wash. Dirt roads
are hard to travel, but / never saw
anybody's barn yard get any worse
than McGarry's used to. But with
all the rain, we seldom hear it thun-
der. In all my travels through the
woods | have never seen a tree mark
ed by lightning
The only thing ever get homesick
This letter may not be a very
for is to see the leaves turn red and
fall | would like to see the trees
bare just once. But here they are
always the same. Even when the
ground is covered with snow the trees
are green.
bright picture Of Oregon, but / am
showing you the worst of it, so if YOU
come you will not say it was misre-
sented. If you want farm that is
cleared up you will pay $3.50 per for
1t. If you want some of this like we
have you can get it for $40 or $50 per,
but it is life job to clear it. You
will ask then what is the reason |
should leave this place for the great
west.
The one best reason is climate.
You are where the people (unless
they came from the east do not know
what storm means; to say nothing
of cyclones. You are away from that
winter weather that freezes calf to
death in stone basement. You miss
those hot days in summer, and those
nights when nobody sleeps. The gen
eral health of the population is better
here. Lettie was better here than
any where else; mother, when she
first came, made lue promise to take
her back to the kickapoo and bury
her; and she would soon be ready to
go she said. Now look at her You
could hardly keep her there long
enough to see the people. She want
ed to go back to Oregon to enjoy life.
There is some undefinable thing
about the west that gets a grip on
you that can't be shaken off. Take
Emily's case, for instance Do you
think there is anything on the Kicka-
poo that could induce her, to go back
Jennie, when she came, cursed the
country, and the people for enticing
them here, but now you could not
dog her away. Ray and Mary came
last Christmas day. Mary liked it
from the first, but Ray did not. Now
he has bought a place and thinks
there is no place like Oregon. Any
body can make living here, who
can make living anywhere. ITS
the man behind the gum Your boys
are not large enough, but Art has
some who should get in on this cheap
land. There is a back to the soil
move on foot that you people there,
do not realize the extent of. It's the
man behind the gun. There is a lad
here in the west, that came here five
years ago with only $500 in cash.
He bought IL acres of orchard, and
this year his gross income is $4,000
off of that IL acres. His only crop
is apples and hens. Another lad came
about the same time. with but S25
and today he has $4,000 in the bank
rs
Is rented acres. There is a neighbor
who was born here who has 400 acres
and has to borrow money to pay the
taxes. It's the man behind the gun.
They might have done the same thing
in Wisconsin, but they have a better
climate to enjoy here.
About game, we have not much,
for variety. There are few bob cats,
not many. A few coyotes. Quite a
sprinkiing of bears, but they are hard
to get. Deer are pretty plentiful.
have not killed but six since I've been
here, but | reckon Homer has killed
somewhere between 40 and so since
he came.
The price of eats, as far as know;
Climax tobacker 80 cents, -four S3.05
sack, butter rs, beef IA, bacon 80,
live hogs Is, eggs rs per dozen, spuds
$3.50 a bushel, beans Sc 8 bushel. l
don't pay much attention to prices, l
just get what want, and pay what
they ask.
The only work you could get this
winter would be in some saw mill, or
logging camp, and with the rain and
that kind of work, you would not
stay to see the nice weather next
summer. The proper time to come,
is in March. As for farm tools you
will need about the same that you
use there, except corn cultivator.
They use tobacco planter here to
set cabbage with. About 8 1400
horse is a good size for this place,
but am going TO have a tractor.
Well / have sat up till I o'clock
writing this, and that means that it
is about time for you fellows to roll
out so ! guess ] had better roll in.