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Little Butte des Morts Lake is an expansion of the Lower Fox river, between Menasha and Appleton.
Little Chute, a post village with a population of 1,220 on the Fox river and the C. & N. W. Ry. in Outagamie county, 5 miles east of Appleton, the county seat. 16
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Little Eau Pleine River, a tributary of the Wisconsin river which rises at Unity, Marathon county, flows southeast and joins the larger river at Dancy.
Little Falls, a discontinued postoffice in Polk county.
Little Prairie, a discontinued postoffice in Walworth county.
Little Rapids, a postoffice of 60 people on the Fox river and the , C. & N. W. Ry. in Brown county, 10 miles southwest of Green Bay, the county seat.
Little Rice River, a stream which rises in Oneida county, flows southeast and joins the Tomahawk river at the boundary line be- tween Oneida and Lincoln counties.
Little Sturgeon, a postoffice on Green Bay in Door county, 13 miles west of Sturgeon Bay, the county seat.
Little Suamico, a post village with a population of 300 on the Little Suamico river and the C. & N. W. Ry. in Oconto county, 14 miles south of Oconto, the county seat. It was formerly called Grosse.
Little Sugar River, a stream which rises above New Glarus, Green county, flows southeast across the county and across the southwest corner of Rock county, into Winnebago county, Illinois.
Little Wolf, a discontinued postoffice in Waupaca county.
Little Wolf River rises in the southeast corner of Marathon county, flows southeast across Waupaca county and joins the Wolf river southwest of New London.
Livingston, a post town of 300 people on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Grant county, 18 miles northeast of Lancaster, the county seat.
Lochiel, a country postoffice on Otter creek in Dunn county, 18 miles north of Menomonie, the county seat.
Lodi, an incorporated village with a population of 1,096 on the C. & N. W. Ry. and Spring creek, a water power stream, in Columbia county, 19 miles south of Portage, the county seat. The village supports a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Enterprise.
Logan, a country postoffice in Oconto county, 40 miles north- west of Oconto, the county seat.
Loganville, a post village with a population of 300 in Sauk county, 18 miles southwest of Baraboo, the county seat.
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Lomira, an incorporated post village with a population of 495 on the W. C. Ry. in Dodge county, 21 miles northeast of Juneau, the county seat. There is one bank in the village.
Lone Pine, a discontinued postoffice in Portage county.
Lone Rock, an incorporated post village on the Wisconsin river and the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Richland county, 16 miles southeast of Richland Center, the county seat. Settled in 1856; its present population is 604, which supports a bank and a weekly newspaper.
Longwood, a post village of 100 people in Clark county, 24 miles north of Neillsville, the county seat.
Lookout, a country postoffice of Buffalo county, 25 miles north east of Alma, the county seat.
Loraine, a country postoffice in Polk county, 20 miles northeast of Balsam Lake, the county seat.
Loreto, a country postoffice in Sauk county, 25 miles southwest of Baraboo, the county seat.
Lost Creek, a discontinued postoffice in Pierce county.
Lost Lake, a discontinued postoffice in Dodge county.
Louisburg, a post town of 200 inhabitants in Grant county, 25 miles southeast of Lancaster, the county seat.
Louis Corners, a discontinued postoffice in Manitowoc county.
Louisville, a settlement in Dunn county, 10 miles southeast of Menomonie, the county seat.
Lovass, a discontinued postoffice in Vernon county.
Loveland, a discontinued postoffice in Barron county.
Lowell, an incorporated post village of Dodge county, 9 miles southwest of Juneau, the county seat. It has a population of 286.
Loyal, an incorporated post village on Rock creek and the W. C. Ry. in Clark county, 16 miles northeast of Neillsville, the county seat. Its population of 815 supports a bank and a weekly news- paper, the Loyal Tribune.
Loyal Legion, Wisconsin Commandery .- This organiatizon has a membership of 192 in Wisconsin. Its headquarters are 85-87 Oneida street, Milwaukee. The organization has cominanderies in all of the northern states. Its expressed objects are to cherish the memories and associations of the War of Secession, strengthen the
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ties of fraternal fellowship, foster the cultivation of military and naval science, enforce unqualified allegiance to the general govern- ment, and maintain national honor, union and independence. Its members are of three classes, (1) commissioned officers and honor- ably discharged commissioned officers of the army, navy and ma- rine corps (regulars and volunteers) actually engaged in the sup- pression of the rebellion prior to April 15, 1865, and eldest sons of deceased officers who served as above; (2) the eldest sons above 21 of living original companions of the first class; (3) gentlemen who in civil life were especially distinguished for conspicuous loyalty to the national government.
Loyd, a postoffice of 65 people on Willow creek in Richland county, 14 miles northeast of Richland Center, the county seat.
Luck, a post village of Polk county and a station on the M., St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry., 10 miles northwest of Balsam Lake, the county seat. Its population of 325 supports a bank and a weekly news- paper, the Enterprise.
Luddington, a country postoffice in Eau Claire county, 22 miles cast of Eau Claire, the county seat.
Ludington, Harrison, governor of Wisconsin 1876-77, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., July 31, 1812 ; received a common school education and came to Wisconsin in 1838 and engaged in the lum- ber business in Milwaukee. He amassed a large fortune. Prior to being elected governor in 1875 he had been an alderman for two terms and had been elected mayor of Milwaukee three times. Ite died in Milwaukee August 27, 1891.
Lumber Statistics .- Some statistics gathered in 1898 gave the amount of pine still standing as 16,665,000,000 feet; of hemlock 7,140,000,000 ; of hardwood 13,890,000,000. Prior to that time 8,- 000,000 of the 18,509,000 acres of timber land in the northern part of the state had been cut over.
Lund, a country postoffice in Pierce county, 25 miles southeast of Ellsworth, the county seat.
Luxembourg, a post town of 150 people on the K., G. B. & W. Ry. in Kewaunee county, 14 miles northwest of Kewaunee, the county sent. There is one bank in the town.
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Lykens, a country postoffice of Polk county, 3 miles from Balsam Lake, the county seat.
Lyman, a discontinued postoffice in Walworth county.
Lynch, a country postoffice of Taylor county, 61/2 miles north- east of Medford, the county seat.
Lynde, Mrs. Mary E., one of the most prominent women in the early history of the state, was born in New York in 1819. Was the first woman member of the state board of charities, and was connected with many public charitable and reformatory enterprises. She was a vigorous writer, contributing much to the publications of the American Social Science association of which she was a mem- ber. She died in Milwaukee June 26, 1897.
Lynde, William Pitt, a prominent Milwaukee lawyer, was born in Sherburne, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1817, was graduated from Yale and came to Wisconsin in 1841. He was appointed attorney general of the territory in 1844; appointed United States district attorney in 1845; elected as a democrat to congress for term of 1848-49; elected state senator in 1868, and again elected to con- gress for two terms, 1874-78. He died in Milwaukee on Decem- ber 18, 1885.
Lyndon Station, a post village of 375 people on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Juneau county, 1112 miles southeast of Mauston, the county seat. .
Lynn, a discontinued postoffice in Clark county.
Lynxville, an incorporated village of Crawford county, on the Mississippi river and the C., B. & Q. Ry., 15 miles north of Prairie du Chien, the county seat. Its population is 384.
Lyon, William Penn, was born October 28, 1822, in Chatham county, N. Y. Ile came to Wisconsin in 1841, and was admitted to the bar in 1846; was a member and speaker of the assembly in 1859 and 1860; entered the War of Secession as a captain and rose to rank of brevet brigadier general; was elected judge of the 1st judicial circuit in 1865 and in 1871 was appointed to the supreme bench by Gov. Fairchild, becoming chief justice upon the retire- ment of Justice Orsamus Cole in 1892, in which capacity he served until 1891, when he retired. In 1896 he was appointed a member
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of the state board of control, and served as its president until 1902, when he removed to California.
Lyons, a post village of 500 population on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. . and the White river in Walworth county, 10 miles east of Elk- horn, the county seat.
Lytles, a country postoffice of La Crosse county, 12 miles from La Crosse, the county seat. It is situated at the junction of the C. B. & Q. and the C. & N. W. Rys.
MacFarland, a post village of Dane county and a station on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 61/2 miles south of Madison, the county seat.
Mackville, a discontinued postoffice in Outagamie county.
Macy, John B., a democratic representative from Wisconsin in the 33d congress. His home was in Fond du Lac. Mr. Macy lost his life in the burning of the steamer Niagara off Port Washington September 21, 1856.
Madelaine Island is the largest and most noted of the group known as the Apostle Islands in Chequamegon bay. It is about eleven miles long and has an average width of over a mile. The first historical record of it comes from the time Pierre Le Sieur landed there in 1693, and built a fort. It was famous in Indian tradition and legend reaching back several hundred years. From Le Sieur's time on it was occupied successively by French, Eng- lish and American fur traders. The American fur company had a trading point there and a village of about 2,500 inhabitants, whites, half-breeds and Indians, grew up. After the decline of the fur trade the village dwindled' to a mere handful of residents. Visitors to the island are now shown down through the clear waters of the bay the "Astor" pier built of great boulders, where the boats en- gaged in the fur trade tied up. In 1843 Father Baraga, an Austrian priest, built a chapel on the island, directly across from the present city of Bayfield. This chapel was later enclosed in the frame of a larger structure, and was preserved as a kind of sacred relic. It was destroyed by fire a few years ago. The island is becoming famed as a summer resort.
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Madge, a country postoffice of Washburn county, 12 miles east of Shell Lake, the county seat.
Madison .- This city, the county seat of Dane county and the capital city of the state, is beautifully located between two of a group of four lakes. It was selected as the territorial capital in 1836, by the first territorial legislature meeting in Belmont, and has been the seat of government ever since. The state university is located here, and the state hospital for the insane is but four miles distant from the capitol. The state historical library, one of the best appointed libraries in the country, is near the university grounds. Three railroads enter Madison from eight different di- rections, the I. C., the C. & N. W., and the C., M. & St. P. An interurban electric line, to connect Madison with Janesville and Illinois cities, is contemplated. There are two daily newspapers, the State Journal and the Madison Democrat, which also issue weekly editions. The Wisconsin Botschafter, Madisonian, the State, Amerika, Northwestern Mail, Wisconsin Farmer and the Wisconsin Staats-Zeitung are the weekly publications. The American Thresherman, monthly, 90,000 circulation, is published here. The students of the university publish during the college year the following: Daily Cardinal, Sphinx (bi-weekly), Alumni Maga- zine, (monthly), and the Wisconsin Engineer (quarterly). There are five reliable banks in the city. Madison has a population of 24,301.
Magnolia, a discontinued postoffice in Rock county.
Magoon, Henry S., was born in Monticello, Wis., Jan. 31, 1832 ; was professor of ancient languages at Nashville university 1855-57; district attorney of Marquette county, 1858; state senator 1871- 72; and a member of the house of representatives from Wisconsin in the 44th congress as a republican. Had the distinction of being the first representative in congress from Wisconsin who was a na- tive of the state. His death occurred at Darlington, March 3, 1889.
Maiden Rock, an incorporated village of 323 people on the Mis- sissippi river and the C., B. & Q. Ry. in Pierce county, 18 miles southwest of Ellsworth, the county seat. Settled in 1856. Its
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present population is 350, which supports a weekly newspaper, the Maiden Rock Press, and a bank.
Main Creek, a tributary of the Jump river in Chippewa county. It flows southwest.
Mail Delivery, Rural .- Up to Jan. 1, 1905, there had been estab- lished in Wisconsin 1,224 rural mail routes.
Malone, a postoffice of 25 people on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Fond du Lac county, 9 miles northeast of Fond du Lac, the county scat.
Malvern, a discontinued postoffice in Oneida county.
Manawa, an incorporated village on the G. B. & W. Ry. in Waupaca county, with a population of 881, 15 miles northeast of Waupaca, the county seat. The Little Wolf river supplies power for several mills. There is a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Advocate.
Manchester, a post village of 200 people on the Grand river in Green Lake county, 18 miles southwest of Dartford, the county seat.
Manitowish, a post town in Iron county on the C. & N. W. Ry., 23 miles southeast of Hurley, the county seat. It has a population of 50.
Manitowish River has its rise in the Manitowish string of lakes in Vilas county. It flows west into the Flambeau river in Iron county.
Manitowoc .- This city is the county seat of the county of the same name. It is on the shore of Lake Michigan and has an ex- cellent harbor. The C. & N. W. Ry. and the W. C. Ry. both enter the city. It was incorporated as a city 35 years ago and has had a rapid growth, the present population being 12,233. It has three banks and five newspapers (both English and German).
Manitowoc County, on the shore of Lake Michigan in the eastern part of the state, derives its name from the Indians, meaning "devil's den" or "place of spirits." Its organization was completed in 1836. Clay is the most characteristic of its soils. It has an area of 587 square miles and a population (1905 census) of 44,796. The city of Manitowoc is the county seat.
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Manitowoc River has its rise near Chilton, Calumet county, and flows northeast across Manitowoc county, emptying into Lake Michigan at Manitowoc.
Manufactures .- The value of manufactured products in Wiscon- sin for the year 1904 (the latest figures available) is as follows: Agricultural implements, $9,034,703; boots and shoes (from fac- tories), $5,519,464 ; carriages and wagons, $7,356,877 ; cars, etc., rail- road shops, $7,941,091; cheese, butter and condensed milk, $25,- 383,921 ; clothing, factory product, $5,052,056; flouring and grist mill product, $26,327,942; foundry and machine product, $27,266,- 906; furniture, factory product, $10,763,945; iron and steel, $9,- 866,612; leather, tanned, $23,639,382; liquors, malt, $21,475,369 ; lumber and timber products, 856,302,165; lumber, planing mill product, $9,242,649; malt, $4,736,794; paper and wood pulp, $13,- 403,659; printing, newspapers and periodicals, $4.442,022; slaugh- tering and meat packing, $15,684,073; textiles, $4,363,226; tobacco, $5,348,211 ; all other industries, $111,649,341; total, $405,360,408.
Maple, a post village of 30 people on the N. P. Ry. in Douglas las county, 19 miles southeast of Superior, the county seat.
Maple Grove, a discontinued postoffice in Manitowoc county.
Maplehurst, a postoffice of 75 people in Taylor county, 18 miles southwest of Medford, the county seat.
Maple Sugar, Early Manufacture of .- The manufacture of maple sugar which is now quite an extensive industry in Wisconsin was begun by the carly French settlers around Green bay. It was the practice to go into the maple woods in February, make roads, clear off the underbrush and prepare vessels for catching and carrying the sap. When the season lasted until Easter time, as it gener- ally did, the closing days were marked by elaborate festivities.
Maple Valley, a post village of 300 population on the Oconto river in Oconto county, 32 miles northwest of Oconto, the county seat.
Maplewood, a discontinued postoffice in Door county.
Marathon, an incorporated post village on the C. & N. W. Ry. and the Big Rib river in Marathon county, 11!2 miles west of Wausau, the county seat. It has .. population of 382.
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Marathon County, in the northern part of the state received its name from the Grecian battlefield. Its organization was ef- fected in 1851. The soil is a light loamy clay in the western por- tion, sandy in the east and swampy in the extreme south. Mara- thon county is one of the largest counties in the state, covering 1,584 square miles. The census of 1905 gives it a population of 50,219. Wausau is the county seat.
Marblehead, a post village of 350 people and a station of the C. & N. W. Ry. in Fond du Lac county, 7 miles southeast of Fond du Lac, the county seat.
Marcellon, a discontinued postoffice in Columbia county.
March, a country postoffice in Marathon county, 36 miles west of Wausau, the county seat.
Marcy, a discontinued postoffice in Waukesha county.
Marengo, a post town of 125 inhabitants on the W. C. and the D. S. S. & A. Rys. in Ashland county, 12 miles southeast of Ash- land, the county seat.
Maria, Lake, a body of water in Green Lake county. Markesan, in the same county, is the nearest rail approach.
Marinette .- This city, the county seat of the county of the same name, is situated on the shore of Green bay, at the mouth of the Menonimec river and is an important station on the C., M. & St. P., the C. & N. W. and the W. & M. Rys. Just across the river, which is the dividing line between Wisconsin and Michigan, is the city of Menominee, Mich. The population of Marinette is 15,354. There is one daily paper, the North Star (also issued weekly) and the following weekly newspapers, the Volksbote (German), the Marinette Tribune and the Forposten (both Swedish). There are two national banks.
Marinette County, in the eastern part of the state, received its name from the daughter of a Menominee chief. Its organiza- tion was effected in 1829. The soil of the county is a clayey loam for the greater part with some swamp land in the southeast and sandy soil in the extreme northern part. The county covers 1,118 square miles and the 1905 census gives it a population of 33,730. The city of Marinette is the county seat.
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Marion, an incorporated post village of Waupaca county, and a station of the C. & N. W. Ry. with a population of 746. It is 30 miles northeast of Waupaca, the county seat, has a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Advertiser.
Markesan, an incorporated village on the C., M.I. & St. P. Ry. in Green Lake county, 17 miles south of Dartford, the county seat. Its population of 787 supports a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Herald.
Markton, a country postoffice in Langlade county, 28 miles from Antigo, the county seat.
Marquette, a post village of 300 population on the Fox river in Green Lake county, 18 miles southwest of Dartford, the county seat.
Marquette County is in the east central part of the state. It was named in honor of Pere Marquette, the missionary and explorer and was one of the territorial counties; its organization occurred in 1836. The soil is a diversified clay and loam. Montello is the county seat. The census of 1905 gives Marquette a population of 10,974.
Marquette, Pere Jacques .- See Jesuit Missions in Early Wis- consin; also Joliet, Louis; also Mississippi River, Discovery of.
Marquette, Pere, Statue of .- The legislature of 1887 selected Pere Marquette as one of the two for whom a statue should be placed by Wisconsin in the hall of representatives at Washington, and authorized the appointment of a commission to have the statue made. Chevalier Trentanove was the sculptor whose model was selected in the competition and his production now occupies one of the two Wisconsin places in the hall,
Marriage License Law .- The marriage license law enacted in 1899 makes it necessary for persons proposing to marry to secure a license 5 days prior to marriage. A male under 21 or female under 18, if they have not been previously married, must get con- sent of parent or guardian. The five days' notice may be abro- gated by the county judge, or a judge presiding in a court of record.
Married Women, Rights of .- The legislature of 1855 enacted a law granting to a married woman, where either because of drunk-
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enness or profligacy her husband refused or neglected to provide for her, the right under her own name to transact business, receive and collect her own carnings and apply the same to her own sup- port and the education of her children free from the control and interference of her husband. In 1903 a law was passed giving a married woman the right to transfer her interest in a life insurance policy whether effected by or for ner, the same as if she were un- married. The legislature of 1905 legalized all transfers of prop- erty from husband to wife made prior to the passage of the law; and gave a married woman the right of action for the alienation of her husband's affections.
Mars, a country postoffice of Adams county, 14 miles south of Friendship, the county seat.
Marshall, an incorporated village of 464 inhabitants on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Dane county, 20 miles northeast of Madison, the county seat. It supports a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Record.
Marshall, Roujet D., associate justice of the Wisconsin supreme court, was born in Nashua, N. H., in 1847. Came to Sank county, Wis., in 1853, and in 1871 removed to Chippewa Falls. He was made circuit judge of the 11th district in 1882. In 1893 was a candidate for the supreme bench to succeed Justice Lyon and was appointed by Governor Uphamn in 1895 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Justice Orton. Later he was elected for the full term.
Marshfield, an incorporated city of Wood county, 32 miles north- west of Grand Rapids, the county seat. The C. & N. W., the C., St. P., M. & O., the W. C., and the M. & S. Ry., all have depots in the city. The population of 6,035 supports three weekly news- papers, the News, the Times, and the Demokrat, and two banks. The chief industries are the extension mills and factories of the Upham Manufacturing Co.
Marshland, a discontinued postoffice in Buffalo county.
Marshville, a post station of 50 people on the W. C. Ry. in Dodge county, 14 miles northeast of Juneau, the county seat.
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Martell, a post village of 175 inhabitants on the Rush river in Pierce county, 10 miles northeast of Ellsworth, the county seat.
Martin, Morgan L., one of the most noted of Wisconsin pioneers, was born in Martinsburg, Lewis county, N. Y., March 31, 1905, and came to Green Bay in 1827. He was a member of the Michigan (ter.) legislative council, 1831-1835; member of the Wisconsin (ter.) legislative council, 1845-47; member and presiding officer of the second constitutional convention in 1847; member of the as- sembly, 1855; member of the state senate, 1858-59; paymaster in U. S. A., 1861-65; Indian agent, 1866-69; member of the assembly again in 1873 and was later judge of Brown county. Ile died Dec. 10, 1887.
Martintown, a post village on the Pecatonica river and I. C. Ry. in Green county, 14 miles southwest of Monroe, the county seat. It was formerly called Martin and has a population of 200.
Marxville, a discontinued postoffice in Dane county.
Marytown, a discontinued postoffice in Fond du Lac county.
Mason, a post village of 600 population on the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. and the White river, in Bayfield county, 23 miles southwest of Washburn, the county seat.
Masonry in Wisconsin .- The earliest Masonic record for Wis- consin, or for the territory now forming the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, is of a meeting at the residence of George Johnson at Fort Howard, December 27, 1823, to organize a lodge, and a dispensation for that purpose was obtained from the grand master of New York. On the 2d of September, 1824, the first lodge was opened, under the name of Menomonie, with ten members, all but three of whom were officers of the Third United States Infantry, four companies of which were stationed at Fort Howard. Among those initiated in this lodge, probably in 1821 or 1825, was Henry S. Baird, who was senior deacon in 1825, and worshipful master in 1826, and presided for the last four years of its existence. The only known records of this lodge are contained in an address delivered by Brother Baird at Green Bay in 1854. It seems to have died a natural death in 1830.
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