The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin for ...

INTRODUCTION.

In accordance with chapter 405 of the laws of 1901, the thirty-fourth volume of the Wisconsin official Blue Book is herewith presented. The information herein contained has been taken from official sources and great care has been exercised to secure accuracy and eliminate errors as far as it is possible to do so in compiling a book of this kind. All of the old material which the law requires to be published in each succeeding edition remains unchanged, except that it has been brought up to date, February 1st, 1907, or later.

The increase in the size of each succeeding volume caused by the necessary additions to those parts of the Blue Book which the law provides shall be published has made it advisable not to add any new features to this edition. The pictures of state institutions, members of congress, and of the state legislature, state officers and supreme judges, have been continued in this vol

ume.

In addition to the regular election statistics of state and national officers, the primary vote for governor by voting precincts has been inserted.

In addition to this, the usual statistics relating to taxes, state finances, banks, schools, Grand Army of the Republic, the state militia, etc., are continued.

In addition to giving all the post offices of the state, those that have been discontinued within the last three years have been inserted, together with the post office where mail should be sent to reach former patrons of the discontinued offices.

Note-Page 637 should have been opposite page 469, and page 1015 should have been opposite page 904, but the plates containing this matter were mislaid and overlooked by the printer until too late to insert them where they belonged.

J. D. BECK, Commissioner of Statistics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I.

Declaration of Independence-Constitution of U. S.-Amendments to

U. S. constitution and history of-Historical outline of admission

of Wisconsin into the Union-Constitution of Wisconsin-Manual

of parliamentary practice-Customs-Precedents and forms-Rules

Population Statistics-By counties from 1840 to 1900-By counties,

towns, etc., 1890, 1900 and 1905-Population of cities and villages

1900, 1905 Classified according to age, sex, nativity, literacy, color,

etc., by counties-Farm statistics showing number of families,

average size, number of farms free and the number encumbered,

tenure of farms, farmers classified according to color, occupation,

etc.

118-258

PART III.

Election Statistics-Showing vote for president of U S., 1904-Primary

election for governor by counties and precincts-For governor, 1904

and 1906-Vote for other state officers by counties-Summaries of

votes and pluralities by congressional districts (gubernatorial)—-

Comparative vote for governor and other state officers for 1904 and

1906-Vote for congressmen, state senators, members of assembly

in 1906, by counties and precincts-Vote for supreme court judges-

Summaries-Gubernatorial vote from 1848 to 1906-Comparative vote

for state officers for 1906-Occupation, nativity and post-office ad-

dress of members of legislature-Officers and committees of the

legislature for 1907

260-648

PART IV.

State Finances-Taxes collected by counties, towns and villages-Pur-

pose for which collected--Receipts and disbursements of state of

Wisconsin-Wisconsin press-Postoffices-Postal information.......

651-710

PART V.

State Institutions-State hospitals, inmates in-Officers of-Receipts and
disbursements for-Historical sketch of state capitol-Board of
control and institutions under-Normal schools, board of regents,
faculties, historical sketches of, pupils enrolled, number of gradu-

ates, etc.-State University, history of, board of regents, faculty,

instructors and assistants, number of students, organization of

University-Free high schools, graded schools, pupils enrolled in,

number of graduates, number of teachers, days taught, wages

paid-Free library commission, officers of, scope of work, other li-

braries in the state and how supported-Veterans' home and mem-

bership of, Grand Army of the Republic and Ladies of, Woman's

Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans, pension laws, number of pensions

and amount paid, pension agencies, Military Order of the Loyal

Legion, Spanish-American War Veterans, Wisconsin in the Rebel-

lion, national home for volunteer soldiers and officers of, Wis-

consin national guard and officers of, companies, regiments and