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BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
101
C. J. JACOBSON AND WIFE, WOOD LAKE.
and again In 1898. Since then there have been no party nominations except by the republicans. There are usually enough independent candidates to arouse an interest in election and get the voters out.
The countyis dl vided I nto seven towns and one village and a supervisor from each of these forms the county beard. The village is Grantsburg and one of the towns is also known as Grantsburg but they are two separate corpora¬ tions. The ether towns are Trade Lake, Wood Lake, Marsland, Meenon, Rusk and LaFollette. It is expected that the town of Meenon will In the near future be divided into three towns and this, will give a county board of ten members. These are all chosen at the spring election and party politics has no voice In their selection.
POPULATION.
The 1930 census gave the total pop¬ ulation of the county as 7,478. This was divided as follows: Grantsburg town 1,688, Grantsburg village 612, Marshland 708, Meenon 1,252, Rusk €30, Trade Lake 1,174 and Wood Lake 1,414. It is estimated that at the present time the population is nearly 10,000.
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.
Up to a few years ago but little was done to attract the settlers to this county. The I nterests of the lumber¬ men and others were in an opposite direction and more was done to keep settlers out than was done to brins? them In, In 1895 there was a general awakening all over the state to the possibilities of farming lo Northern Wisconsin and Immigration conven¬ tions were held in many parts of the state. Such a convention was held in Grantsburg and attracted so much at¬ tention through the dally press that the county got a good advertising. About that time a board of Immigra¬ tion was formed and has been main¬ tained in some way ever since.
From time to time the county ap¬ propriated small sums of money and this was invested by the board most economically in Incidental expenses. What was left wa« spent for photo¬ graphs and the making of cuts until a large collection of the latter was se¬ cured A. year ago the county appro¬ priated a sum about equal to the total of what had been appropriated before and the secretary of the Immigration board was Instructed to make the best use of it he could. He started this
Object Description
| Page Title | Burnett County, Wisconsin : a pamphlet descriptive of Northern Wisconsin in general and of Burnett County in detail |
| Author | Peet, Ed L. |
| Place of Publication | Grantsburg, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | The Journal of Burnett County Print |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP070000 |
| Description | Many towns and counties in Wisconsin produced pamphlets and guides to encourage settlement and business in their particular area. Edward L. Peet compiled this pamphlet on Burnett County in 1902, in an attempt to attract settlers to the cutover lands of Northern Wisconsin |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Peet, Ed L. "Burnett County, Wisconsin : a pamphlet descriptive of Northern Wisconsin in general and of Burnett County in detail." (Grantsburg, Wis. : The Journal of Burnett County Print, 1902). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=70 |
| Document Number | TP070 |
| Size | 44 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=70 |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | F587.B95 P43 1902 |
| County | Burnett County |
| City | Alpha; Branstad; Grantsburg; Trade Lake; Webb Lake; Webster |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration |
| Event Date | 1902 |
| Event Years | 1902 |
| Agriculture | Croplands; Livestock |
| Economics | Business |
| Education | Schools |
| Food Industry and Trade | Dairying |
| Land Use | Cutover lands |
| Religion | Church buildings; Clergy |
| Social Relations | Emigration and immigration |
| Topography | Forests; Lakes; Landscape; Rivers; Wetlands |
| Transportation | Railroads |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Logging |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 101 |
| Author | Peet, Ed L. |
| Place of Publication | Grantsburg, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | The Journal of Burnett County Print |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP070105 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | F587.B95 P43 1902 |
| Full Text | BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. 101 C. J. JACOBSON AND WIFE, WOOD LAKE. and again In 1898. Since then there have been no party nominations except by the republicans. There are usually enough independent candidates to arouse an interest in election and get the voters out. The countyis dl vided I nto seven towns and one village and a supervisor from each of these forms the county beard. The village is Grantsburg and one of the towns is also known as Grantsburg but they are two separate corpora¬ tions. The ether towns are Trade Lake, Wood Lake, Marsland, Meenon, Rusk and LaFollette. It is expected that the town of Meenon will In the near future be divided into three towns and this, will give a county board of ten members. These are all chosen at the spring election and party politics has no voice In their selection. POPULATION. The 1930 census gave the total pop¬ ulation of the county as 7,478. This was divided as follows: Grantsburg town 1,688, Grantsburg village 612, Marshland 708, Meenon 1,252, Rusk €30, Trade Lake 1,174 and Wood Lake 1,414. It is estimated that at the present time the population is nearly 10,000. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION. Up to a few years ago but little was done to attract the settlers to this county. The I nterests of the lumber¬ men and others were in an opposite direction and more was done to keep settlers out than was done to brins? them In, In 1895 there was a general awakening all over the state to the possibilities of farming lo Northern Wisconsin and Immigration conven¬ tions were held in many parts of the state. Such a convention was held in Grantsburg and attracted so much at¬ tention through the dally press that the county got a good advertising. About that time a board of Immigra¬ tion was formed and has been main¬ tained in some way ever since. From time to time the county ap¬ propriated small sums of money and this was invested by the board most economically in Incidental expenses. What was left wa« spent for photo¬ graphs and the making of cuts until a large collection of the latter was se¬ cured A. year ago the county appro¬ priated a sum about equal to the total of what had been appropriated before and the secretary of the Immigration board was Instructed to make the best use of it he could. He started this |
| Event Date | 1902 |
| Event Years | 1902 |
| Type | Text |