Janesville is chosen as site for the 1913 state convention of retail liquor dealers. Reluctant to pay, property owners on Washington Street protest city decision to repair and pave the street. They succeed in getting assessments reduced. George S. Parker, founder of Parker Pen, offers a black bear cub to the city as the nucleus for a zoo. No zoo develops.
County is fourth in state in number of autos and motorcycles.
No legal action reported. One hundred immigrants, more than 40 of them Scandinavian, are granted citizenship. Hemlines are still to the ankle, and high heels are worn with evening wear. Fashionable men's suits are single-breasted with jackets extending just past the hip. Hats for men and women are a fashion must.