Number electoral votes, 13; number voters, 467,687. Duelists are excluded from voting.
Number colleges, 9; efficient public schools; school age, 5-20.
Legal interest, 7; by contract, 10; usury forfeits excess of interest.
| WISCONSIN. | Wĭs-kŏn´sĭn. "Badger State." |
From river of same name; an Indian word signifying "Wild-rushing River." First settled by French, at Green Bay, 1669; organized as a Territory, 1836; first Territorial legislature at Belmont, Sept. 1, 1836; admitted as a State, 1847.
Area, 56,040 square miles; greatest length, 300 miles; greatest breadth, 260 miles; Mississippi river navigable throughout southwest boundary; excellent harbors in Lake Superior on north, and Lake Michigan on east. Port Washington, one of the finest natural harbors in tie world. Number counties, 67. Temperature at Milwaukee; winter, 19°to 31°; summer, 63° to 70°; rainfall, 30 inches.