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Sloan, A. Scott, was born in Morrisville, N. Y., in 1820; he came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating at Beaver Dam, and was appointed circuit judge in 1858. As a republican he was elected to represent his district in the house of representatives of the 37th congress. His death occurred in 1895.
Sloan, Ithamar C., was a native of Madison county, N. Y., com- ing to Janesville, Wis., in 1854. He was a republican member from the first district of the 38th and 39th congresses. His death oc- curred in 1898.
Slovan, a discontinued postoffice in Kewaunee county.
Smith, Henry, was born in Baltimore, Md., July 22, 1838; came
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to Milwaukee in 1845 and was elected a member of the legislature of 1878. As the candidate of the people's party in the fourth dis- trict he was elected a member of the 50th congress.
Smith, Hiram, a veteran dairyman of the state, who did much to promote and foster the dairy industry. He was regent of the University of Wisconsin 1878-90. The dairy building of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin is named "Hiram Smith Hall" in his honor.
Smith, William E., governor of Wisconsin for four years, 1879- 82, was born in Scotland in 1824. He came to the United States in 1835 and to Wisconsin in 1849. Ile was elected a member of the legislature in 1851 ; served as state senator from 1858 to 1865; was state treasurer 1865-69; and speaker of the assembly in 1870 and was elected governor in 18:2. He died in Milwaukee Feb. 23, 1883.
Shell, a country postoffice in Marathon county, but recently es- tablished.
Snow, a discontinued postoffice in Clark county.
Sobieski, a post town of 100 people on the Little Suamico river and the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Oconto county, 19 miles south of Oconto, the county seat.
Social Democrats .- The first appearance of the social democrats as a political party in Wisconsin was in 1877 when a full state ticket was nominated with Colin M. Campbell of Milwaukee as candidate for governor. The general elections of 1904 showed the party to have gained largely in the last few years, its total vote being 21,857. The party as at present constituted includes mem- bers of various political organizations which have arisen and dis- appeared since 1877.
Soldiers' Grove, an incorporated village on the Kickapoo river in Crawford county and a station on the Wisconsin Western Ry., 45 miles northeast of Prairie du Chien, the county seat. Its popula- tion of 900 supports a weekly newspaper, the Kickapoo Valley Jour- nal, and a bank.
Soldiers, History of .- The legislature of 1905 provided for the appointment of a commission consisting of the governor, the head professor of American history in the University of Wisconsin, the secretary of the state historical society, the secretary of the free
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library commission, and one Wisconsin soldier to be selected by the state department of the Grand Army, for the purpose of de- vising a plan to provide for the preparation of the history of Wis- consin soldiers who took part in the War of Secession. The com- mission is to report to the legislature.
Soldiers' Home, National .- The northwestern branch of the United States home for disabled soldiers is beautifully situated on a series of hills west of Milwaukee. It has about 2,700 inmates. The hospital accommodates 400. The beautiful grounds, laid out as a park, make the surroundings very attractive. It has a library of 11,500 volumes and 87 newspapers and 24 magazines are taken. 'All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the War of Seces- sion, or any war in which the country has been engaged, who are incapable of earning a livelihood, are admitted.
Solon Springs, a post village on the St. Croix river in Douglas county and a station on the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry., 30 miles south- east of Superior, the county seat. It has a population of 300 and was formerly called White Birch.
Somers, a post village on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in Kenosha county, 12 miles northwest of Kenosha, the county seat. It has a population of 200.
Somers, Peter J., was born at Menomonee Falls, Waukesha county, Wisconsin, April 12, 1650; was elected from the fourth dis- trict, as a democrat, to the house of representatives of the 53d con- gress to fill the vacancy caused by the election of John L. Mitchell to the United States senate. llis home is in Milwaukee.
Somerset, a post village on the Apple river in St. Croix county, with a population of 400. It is 14 miles north of Hudson, the county seat.
Somo, a country postoffice in Lincoln county and a station on the M., St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry. Merrill, the county seat, is 28 miles to the south.
South Byron, a postoffice of 65 people in Fond du Lac county, on the C., M. & St. P'. Ry., 11 miles south of Fond du Lac, the county seat.
South Cermantown, a post village of 200 people in Washington
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county, 16 miles southeast of West Bend, the county seat. It is on the C., M. & St. P. Ry.
South Kaukauna, part of the city of Kaukauna, but a separate postoffice.
South Milwaukee, an incorporated city 10 miles south of Milwau- kee, the county seat of Milwaukee county, within which it is situ- ated. It is on the shore of Lake Michigan and on the C. & N. W. Ry. and has a population of 5,284. The development of the town be- gan in 1891 and today it contains a bank, and two papers, the South Milwaukee Times-News, and the South Milwaukee Journal. It is on the Milwaukee-Racine interurban electric line.
South Osborn, a discontinued postoffice in Outagamie county.
South Range, a postoffice of 150 people on the D. S. S. & A. and the C., St. P., M. & O. Rys., 8 miles southeast of Superior, the county seat of Douglas county, within which it is located.
South Side, a station of the Milwaukee postoffice.
South Superior, a portion of the city of Superior, but a separate postoffice.
South Wayne, a post village on the C., M. & St. P. Ry. in La Fayette county, 18 miles southeast of Darlington, the county seat. It was formerly called Collins, and its population of 350 supports a bank.
Spanish American War, Wisconsin in .- Wisconsin was prompt to respond to the call for troops in 1898 when war was declared with Spain. Four regiments of infantry, beside the first light battery, were mustered in. The fourth regiment and battery did not leave the state, as hostilities ceased before they were ordered to the front. The first regiment got as far as Jacksonville, Fla. The second and third, after several weeks at Chickamauga park, embarked for Porto Rico, where they saw some active service. All were mustered out within a few months after the war closed, and the majority entered again the re-organized National Guard of the state. Notwithstanding that little active service was seen, the Wis- consin troops suffered much from sickness. The first regiment, Col. Samuel P. Schadel commanding, lost 47 men, mostly from t); hoid fever, at Jacksonville, Fla. The second regiment, Col.
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Chas. A. Born commanding, lost 36 men from sickness. The third regiment, Col. Martin T. Moore commanding, lost 45 men from sickness; one, Corp. Oscar Swanson, Sparta, was killed in the en- gagement at Aibonita Pass, Porto Rico, Aug. 12, 1898 ; and another, Private Fred Vought of Eagle River, wounded in that engagement, died of his wounds, the same day. The total loss to Wisconsin troops was 130 men. This state furnished two brigadier generals, Gen. Chas. King and Gen. McArthur.
Spanish Rule, Wisconsin Under .- A nominal claim of dominion over the greater portion of North America upon the early discov- eries of her explorers, was held by Spain from 1512 until 1634. What is now Wisconsin, therefore, was, during that period, under the rule nominally of Ferdinand V, Charles I, Phillip II, Phillip III and Phillip IV, kings of Spain.
Spanish War, Veterans of, an organization of soldiers who en- listed in 1898 to serve in the Spanish-American war. The depart- ment of Wisconsin has 11 camps.
Sparta .- This city of 3,807 population is the county seat of Mon- roe county. Its first settlement was made in 1851 and it was in- corporated as a city in 1883. The C., M. & St. P. and the C. & N. W. Rys. furnish transportation facilities. It is the site of the state home for dependent children. There is one daily news- paper, the Herald-Advertiser, and three weeklies, the Sparta Her- ald, the Advertiser, and the Monroe County Democrat. The city has two banks.
Spencer, a post village with a population of 500 in Marathon county, on the W. C. Ry., 32 miles southwest of Wausau, the county seat.
Spengler's Corners .- See Readfield.
Spider Lake, a country postoffice in Vilas county, whose nearest station is Mercer, Iron county, 31/2 miles distant.
Spirit, a post village on a water power stream (Spirit river) in Price county, 30 miles southeast of Phillips, the county seat.
Spirit Falls, a post town on Spirit river and on the M. T. & W. Ry. in Lincoln county, 37 miles northwest of Merrill, the county seat. It has a population of 150.
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Spirit River rises and is wholly within Lincoln county; flows cast and joins the Wisconsin river, just south of Tomahawk.
Split Rock, a post town of 125 people on the C. & N. W. Ry., in Shawano county, 28 miles southwest of Shawano, the county seat.
Spokeville, a postoffice of 50 people in Clark county, on the W. C. Ry., 18 miles northeast of Neillsville, the county seat.
Spooner, an incorporated village on the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. in Washburn county, 7 miles northeast of Shell Lake, the county seat. It has a population of 1,120 and was first settled in 1883. There is one newspaper published, the Spooner Advocate, and two substantial banks are supported. The village was formerly called Chandler.
Spooner, John C., was born at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn county, Ind., Jan. 6, 1843; removed with his father's family to Wisconsin and settled in Madison, June 1, 1859; graduated at the state uni- versity in 1864; was private in Co. D, Fortieth regiment, and cap- tain of Co. A, Fiftieth regiment, Wisconsin infantry volunteers; brevetted major at the close of service; was private and military secretary of Gov. Lucius Fairchild, of this state; was admitted to the bar in 1867, and served as assistant attorney general of the state until 1870, when he removed to Hudson where he practiced law from 1870 until 1884; was member of the assembly from St. Croix county in 1872 ; member of the board of regents of the U. W .; was elected U. S. senator to succeed Angus Cameron for the term beginning March 4, 1885 ; was succeeded as U. S. senator by Wm. F. Vilas, March 4, 1891; was nominated as republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1892, but was defeated; removed from Hudson to Madison in 1893 where he practiced law until re-elected U. S. senator for the term beginning March 4, 1897, succeeding W. F. Vilas. In 1898 was tendered the position of secretary of the interior, and in 1901 the attorney generalship in Mckinley's cabi- net, both of which honors were declined; was elected to succeed himself in the U. S. senate in 1903 for the terin ending March 4, 1909.
Spring Bluff, a postoffice of 75 people in Adams county, 11 miles southeast of Friendship, the county seat.
Springbrook, a post town of 200 population on the C., St. P., M.
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& O. Ry. in Washburn county, 18 miles northeast of Shell Lake, the county seat. It was formerly called Namekagon,
Spring Creek, a country postoffice of Adams county, 13 miles northwest of Friendship, the county seat.
Springfield, a post village in Walworth county on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 8 miles cast of Elkhorn, the county seat. It has a popu- lation of 250.
Springfield Corners, a discontinued postoffice in Dane county.
Spring Green, an incorporated village of Sauk county on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 35 miles southwest of Baraboo, the county seat. It has a population of 570 which supports a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Home News.
Spring Lake, a post town on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Waushara county, 9 miles southeast of Wautoma, the county seat. Its popu- lation is 120.
Spring Prairie, a post village in Walworth county, with a popu- lation of 100. It is 712 miles east of Elkhorn, the county seat.
Spring Valley, an incorporated village in Pierce county on the Eau Galle river and the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry., 21 miles northeast of Ellsworth, the county seat. Its population of 1,103 supports a weekly newspaper.
Springville, a post town in Vernon county on Bad Axe creek, 4 miles northwest of Viroqua, the county seat. It has a population of 200.
Spruce, a post town of 185 people in Oconto county. Oconto, the county seat, is 18 miles to the southeast of Spruce.
Squirrel Lake is in Oneida county. The nearest railroad station is Minocqua, in Vilas county.
Staadt, a postoffice of 75 people on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Mara- thon county. Wausau, the county seat, is 32 miles distant.
Stafford, William H., a native of Milwaukee and a graduate of Harvard law school. In 1902 he was elected to represent the fifth district in congress and was re-elected in 1904. His home is in Milwaukee, where he has practiced law for a number of years.
Strangelville .- A postoffice of 50 people in Kewaunee county, 12 miles southwest of Kewanee, the county seat. It was formerly called Montpelier.
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Stanley, an incorporated village on the Wolf river and the W. C. Ry., in Chippewa county, 23 miles east of Chippewa Falls, the county seat. First settled in 1881 it has at present a population of 2.422 which supports two banks and a weekly newspaper, the Republican.
Stanton, a country postoffice of St. Croix county and a station on the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry., 20 miles northeast of Hudson, the county seat.
Stark, a post town of 200 population in Manitowoc county, 23 miles northwest of Manitowoc, the county seat.
Starlake, a post village in Vilas county, on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 25 miles northwest of Eagle River, the county scat. It has a population of 500.
Star Lake is in Vilas county. Star Lake postoffice is the nearest railroad station.
Star Prairie, a post town of 375 people in St. Croix county, 24 miles northeast of Hudson, the county seat.
State Debt, The .- The bonded debt of the state, created chiefly by the raising and equipping of troops, and caring for the families of soldiers from 1861 to 1865, was in 1866-67 paid (excepting a bond or two) with money borrowed from the trust funds of the state. For this loan the state executed to the different trust funds certificates of indebtedness on which is paid 7 per cent interest. The sum of these certificates (which constitute really a form of bonded indebtedness) is $2.251,000, distributed among the different funds as follows: school fund, $1,563,700; university fund, $111,000; agricultural college fund, $60,600; normal school fund. $515,700. The state pays upon these certificates $157,570 annual interest which is distributed as indicated.
State Expenses .- Section 5, article VIII, of the state constitution directs that the legislature shall provide for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the state for each year, and where there is a deficit carried over, shall add to the tax sufficient to cover that. For purposes of defraying extraordinary expendi- tures the state may contract public debts, huit these must never aggregate more than $100.000. The state may borrow money,
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also, to repel invasion, suppress insurrection or defend the state in time of war.
State Finances,-Receipts and Disbursements .- The receipts from all sources for the ten years from 1895 to 1904, inclusive, by biennial periods, were as follows: 1895-96, $5,561,054.81; 1897- 98, $7,631,275.94; 1899-1900, $8,219,374.25; 1901-02, $8,610,035.61; 1903-1904, $10,665,504.76. The disbursements for the same time were: 1895-96, $6,179,823.82; 1897-98, $7,312,104.08; 1899-1900, $7,921,337.45; 1901-02, $8,661,042.15; 1903-04, $10,487,431.29.
State Law Library .- See Law Library, State.
State Line, a post town of 150 people in Vilas county, on the C.' & N. W. Ry., 18 miles north of Eagle River, the county seat. It is on the boundary line between Wisconsin and Michigan.
State Paper, Official .- The legislature of 1860 made the Wiscon- sin State Journal the official state paper, for the publication of the laws, proclamations, etc., and, with the exception of a few years 'following 1891, when the Milwaukee Journal was selected as the official organ, the State Journal has been continuously the "official state paper."
Statistics, Industrial .- See Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics.
Statutes of Limitation .- The following are the more important actions which must be commenced within the time prescribed after the cause of action has accrued. l'ithin 20 years: (1) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of record of this state or of the United States sitting within the state; (?) with specified ex- ceptions, actions upon sealed instruments when the cause of action occurs within this state. Within 10 years: (1) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of record of any other state or territory of the United States or of any court of the United States sitting without this state; (2) with certain exceptions, an action upon a sealed instrument when the cause of action accrued within this state; (3) an action for the recovery of damages for flowing lands caused by the construction or maintenance of any mill-dam. Within six years: (1) An action upon a judgment of a court not of record; (2) an action to recover upon any bond, coupon, interest,
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warrant or other contract for the payment of money made or issued by any town, county, city, village or school district in this state; (3) an action upon any other contract, ohligation or liability ; (4) an action to recover damages for any injury to property, real or personal, or for an injury to the person, character or rights of an- other, not arising out of contract ; (5) an action to recover personal property or damages for the wrongful taking or detention thereof. Within 2 years: (1) an action to recover damages for libel, slander, assault or false imprisonment; (2) an action brought by the per- sonal representatives of a deceased person to recover damages, when the death of such person was caused by the wrongful ac., neglect or default of another.
Steamboat, The First .-- The first steamboat to make its appear- ance in Wisconsin waters landed at Milwaukee, June 17, 1835.
Steamer Chicora, Loss of .- In January, 1895, the propellor Chi- cora left Milwaukee for St. Joseph, Mich., with a crew of 25 men and two passengers on board. The vessel was never seen or heard of again. It is surmised that the vessel sprung a leak, filled and went to the bottom.
Stebbinsville, a discontinued postoffice in Rock county.
Steinhal, a discontinued postoffice in Manitowoc county.
Stephenson, Isaac, was born in York county, New Brunswick, June 18, 1829. He was a member of the Wisconsin legislature in 1866 and 1868, and was elected from his home district to the house of representatives of the 48th, 49th and 50th congresses as a repub- lican. He has several times been a candidate for the U. S. senate. Ilis home is in Marinette.
Stephensville, a discontinued postoffice in Outagamie county.
Sterling, William T., the first territorial librarian in Wisconsin. He was appointed as such by Governor Dodge, also filling at the same time the office of superintendent of public property. Il's death occurred Jan. 12, 1903.
Stetsonville, a post village of 200 people on the W. C. Ry. in Taylor county, 5 miles south of Medford, the county seat.
Stettin, a post settlement of Marathon county, 11 miles west of Wausau, the county seat.
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Steuben, a post village of 450 people on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., in Crawford county, 24 miles northeast of Prairie du Chien, the county seat.
Stevenson's Pier, a post town of 200 population in Door county, 10 miles west of Sturgeon Bay, the county seat.
Stevens Point .- This city on the W. C. Ry. and the G. B. & W. Ry. and the Wisconsin river is the county seat of Portage county. The city is at the base of the upper Wisconsin pineries and lum- bering has been its chief industry. It is the location of one of the state normal schools and has a population of 9,022. The Daily and Weekly Journal, the Rolnik ( Polish) and the Gazette are the news- papers published. There are three banks.
Stewart, a discontinuted postoffice in Green county.
Stewart, Alexander, was born Sept. 12, 1829, in York county, New Brunswick, and came to Wisconsin in 1849. As a republican was elected in the ninth district to the 54th, 55th and 56th con- gresses. Ilis home is in Wausau.
Stiles, a post village with a population of 400 on the C. & N. W. and the C., M. & St. P .. Rys, and the Oconto river, in Oconto county, 10 miles southwest of Oconto, the county seat.
Stillman's Creek, Battle of .- See Black Hawk War.
Stitzer, a post village of 240 people on the C. & N. W. Ry. in Grant county, 8 miles northeast of Lancaster, the county seat.
Stockbridge, a post town of 200 population in Calumet county, 81/2 miles northwest of Chilton, the county seat.
Stockbridge Indian Reservation is in Shawano county. It ad- joins the Menomonee reservation.
Stockholm, an incorporated village of Pepin county with a popu- lation of 300. It is on the Mississippi river and the C., B. & Q. Ry., 23 miles southwest of Durand, the county seat. The population is 244.
Stockton, a postoffice of 40 people on the W. C. Ry. in Portage county. Stevens Point, the county seat, is 6 miles distant.
Stoddard, a post town on the Mississippi river in Ve.ron county and a station on both the C., B. & Q. and the La C. & S. E. Rys., 21
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miles northwest of Viroqua, the county seat. It has a population of 200.
Stone Bank, a discontinued post office in Waukesha county.
Stone Lake is in Forest county. Monico is the nearest railroad station.
Stoops, a discontinued postoffice in Dunn county.
Story, a discontinued postoffice in Dane county.
Stoughton, an incorporated city of Dane county, 16 miles south- east of Madison, the county seat. It is on the Yahara river and a station of the C., M. & St. P. Ry. The city was first settled in 1847 and its present population of 4.244 supports 2 banks and 2 weekly newspapers, the Hub and the Courier. Kegonsa, or First lake is but a mile and a half from the city.
Stout, James H., a native of lowa and a resident of Menomonie, Wis., who became prominent through his work in promoting free libraries in the state, and through his establishment of the Stout model training school for kindergartners, and teachers of manual training and domestic science. He has been a member of the state senate for eight years and has been all that time at the head of the legislative joint committee on education.
Strand, a discontinued postoffice in Oconto county.
Strang, "King," one of the claimants for the leadership of the Mormons after the death of Joseph Smith. He established the community of Voree in Walworth county in 1846. (See Mormon- ism in Wisconsin.)
Stratford, a post village of 700 population in Marathon county on the C. & N. W. Ry., 28 miles southwest of Wausau, the county seat.
Street and Inter-Urban Railways, Mileage of .- The total mileage of the street railways within the state operating as urban and inter- urban railways is 489.49. It is divided among the different lines as follows: Chippewa Valley Street Railway Co., operating be- tween Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire, 22; Chicago, Harvard & Geneva Lake Ry. Co., operating between Harvard, Ill., and Lake Geneva, 5.50; Eastern Wisconsin Railway & Light Co., operating between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, 20; Fox River Electric Ry. &
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Power Co., operating between Green Bay, De Pere, Allouez, Preble and Howard, 18.25; Manitowoc & Northern Traction Co., between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, 8; Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Light Co., operating between and in Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, East Milwaukee, Cudahy and West Allis, 141.73; Milwaukee Heat, Light & Traction Co., operating in and between Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, North Milwau- kee and West Allis, 98.84; Rockford, Beloit & Janesville R. R. Co., operating between Beloit and Janesville, 14.50; Sheboygan Light, Power & Railway Co., in and between Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls and Plymouth, 27.80; Waupaca Elec. Light & Railway Co., be- tween Waupaca and Farmington, G; Winnebago Traction Co., be- tween Oshkosh, Neenah and Omro, 39.67; Wisconsin Traction, Light, Ileat & Power Co., operating in and between Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Little Chute and Kaukauna, 18.50.
Street Railways, Mileage of .- The mileage of the exclusively urban street railways in the state is: Ashland Light, Power & St. Ry. Co., 7; Duluth St. Ry. Co. (Superior), 24; Janesville St. Ry. Co., 7; La Crosse City Ry. Co., 12.20; Madison Traction Co., 9; Menominee & Marinette L. & T. Co., 6; Merrill Railway & Light- ing Co., 1.50; Twin City Electric Co., (Hurley), 2. The total is 68.70.
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