INTRODUCTION.

In accordance with chapter 405 of the laws of 1901, the thirty-fifth volume of the Wisconsin offic al 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, 1909, 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, also 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 five years have been inserted, together with the post office where mail should be sent to reach former patrons of the discon tinued offices.

J. D. BECK, Commissioner of Statistica.