The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-20
BADGER STATE PENSIONERS,
interesting Statistics From Recently.
Issued Oftieisi Report

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Issued Offieisi Report
The annual report OF the commits
sioner OF pensions, which has Just been
issued, contains some interesting de,
talls about the pensioners living in the
tate OF Wisconsin. The number OF
pensioners (including ginvalids, widows,
minors, dependent relatives, survivors
OF the war OF 1912 and widows OF sol
dlers OF the war OF 1912 and the
amount OF pension money dispensed
monthly in each county OF the state
Tor the year ending June 30, 1886,
were as follows:
Adams, so, SS46; Ashland, 20, S2o3 so;
Barron, 142, 81 l.O40; Bayfield,, . s72.
Brown, ga, 81, 1885; Buffalo. 81, s70S.
Burnet, s, $54; Calumet, 120, 81 1880.
ssmppewa, 172, $1,45s.66; Clark, ia,
81 Ola; UoiumDla, zTo. ee,os4 %, Craw.
ford, 162, 81 ,6l4.75; Dane 1913, 81 ,25a'eS.
Dodge, 1S3, Sl,5S6; Door, 81 S496 SO.
Douglas, II, SIG so Dunn 20S, 81, ,659.-
0S; Eau Claire, 24S, 81, 443.75; Florence,
5, $50; Fond du Lac, 295, 50, ,S79 80,
Grant, 534, $4,9S5 90; Green, 2S4, So
100; Green Lake, 134, 1919 so; Iowa,
127. ,515 SO; Jackson, 149, 81 All 20
Jefferson, 263, S2,S42.9l; Juneau, 2S6
s2,673; Kenosha, 80, S609.50; Kewaunee,
So, S421; La Crosse 1876, S2,230.
Lafayette, l54, S1,715.50; Lang
lade, 46, S402 50 Lincoln, 43,
S416; Manitowoe ia, 1912 l 6; Marathon,
104, s973.50; Marinette, 33, S2l3.5O,
Marquette, 121, I,0S6.08; Milwaukee, l.
1S5, Sl1, ,666.16; Monroe, 384, S4,312;
Oconto, 10, S567.5O; Outagamie 224, ST.
9SS 80; Ozaukee, 80, S263 SO; Pepin, so,
1874 20; Pierce, 1872, 81 sos. 20; Polk, 81,
$625.75, Portage, 263, S2,75025; Price,
10, S122; Racine, 1877, S1.479.16; Rich
| land, 434, 81 030 Rock, 1928, S3,177; st.
Croix, 144, S1,166, Sauk, 449, S4,6O5:
Sawyer, 8, S6S; shawano, 70, $3.50;
Sheboygan, 1s6, Sits 50; Taylor, 80,
$3.50; Trempealeau 137, S 15.76;Vernon,
262, 2,437.25; Walworth, 27S, 81, ,612.-
60; WashbgrG, IL, SSl; Washington, 81,
$780, Waukesha, 151, S1,345; Wsupaca.
294, S2,745.50; Washara, 301, 81, 1925;
Winnebago, 376, S3,684.41; Wood, 131,
sI.129.
Milwaukee County leads the list ir
amount OF pensions paid as well as in
population, one person IN every 100
being q pensioner. Forest County is
no pensioner resides. Out OF the q,
CAT counties in the United States
there are only lis in which pensions
are not paid, of which 40 are 10 Texas,
20 in Georgia, 8 in the Indian Terri
tory, 7 each in Utah and Dakota, 6
each III Louisiana and Mississippi, 4
in Florida, in Arkansas, 2 each in
Alabama, Minnesota, Montana,
Nevada, and North Carolina, and /
each in California, Colorado, Idaho,
Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
There are 1891 pensions paid in 35
foreign countries.
Survivors OF the war Of 1912 draw.
ing pension reside in Adams, Brown,
| Clark, Dodge, Dunn, Fond du Lac,
Grant, Green, Lake, Kenosha, Lincoln,
Marc cite, Monroe, Richlapd, Vernon,
Walworth, Washington and Waushara
counties, one each; Winnebago, Wau.
paca, Waukesha, Pierce, Juneau, JEFF
ferson and Columbia, two each; Green
| County, three; and Milwaukee County
4; total in state, thirty eight. They
draw So per month. The number OF
| widows Of survivors of the war OF
1912 in the state who are pensioners
is 153. They draw $12 per month. =
The aggregate number Of pension
claims filed IN the pension Office at
Washington since 1851, is lois, ,735,
and the number allowed is 621, 1,754
The amount of money paid out for
pensions since 1861 is $S08, ,624,-
S1157.
During the past year / 1,965 applica-
tions for pensions were filed by resi-
dents of Wisconsin, and 1,T55 81
| lowed