Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-02
WISCONSIN TOPICS.

Madi.ofl, Wis, Oct. 1.--Governor
LaFoIlette is making progress. The
man seems to have turned the corner
and to be positively getting letter.
DR. Fox. his physician, Is encouraged
and the patient himself Is enjoying life
again. He gets all over the house,
though he does not leave 1t yet, and
works with his secretaries every day,
reads the papers and does necessary
business. If you write him letter
you will get a reply from Colonel
Murphy, but you may be sure II 1t Is
important, the governor has been con-
suited and knows what's going on.
He wrote an admirable proclamation
on Mckinley with his own hand. Mrs.
I.aFoIlette, who has been closely
chained to the house with a sick hus-
hand and an aillng infant all summer,
Is once more seen on her handsome
horse, and withai there Is conviction
that the governor will, in few weeks.
be able to take up active life again.
-. State Tax Matters.
A lars hard work In tax assess-
ment has been rounded up and the to-
tai assessment of taxable property in
the state. as figured by tae tax COM
mission, is Sf.436. 2S4. 000--something
like $7l5 per man. woman and child.
which should make us all glad. The
surprising thing is the increase over
last year-Sso6. 2s4 900, or over 1873
per cent This enormous increase is
due to the efforts of the state tax COM
mission TO introduce the system OF
full assessment
Lots of Money for Education.
The distribution OF money for pub
lie education shows how devoted Badg-
erS are TO the idea that the
best way TO build up the state is TO
give free of charge all the schooling
that the youth wish. to and through
one of the best universities In the land.
This Institution receives $289, 900 OF
the tax money this year: and the nor
mails $4,000. A new item of ex-
penditure is $4,000 for graded schools
IA bonus to those that do certain
things in the way of raising stand
ards. This plen has long worked well
with free high schools. which this
year receive $4,000. The levy for
common schools purposes has been
gradually increasing In 1885 Il was
$iSss. 139. During the four years prior
to 1880 1t was just an even 5000 900.
Ia 1890 Il was $685.. 900, and last year
$4,000. Next year it viii be more
than doubled. This, however. Is no
determined policy, but an incident OF
the expanded assessment under the
new rule. 1t was foreseen in the last
legislature and AN attempt made 70
eesSsss the Inequality hy a bin propos-
ing a asxiDam Of SsroOe0. But II
fa!led
Milwaukee, with f5.o Of the popuia-
ton Of the suite, of course, Is the con-
spicuous tax payer. 1t Is credited
with an assessment of 1851, T95, 100.
The smallest taxpayer is Editor Peet's
Burnett county-$1. 500. 104 The rich
county of Dane comes next with $685.
100000, due TO high priced farm lands
in big county and to the high assess
ment values II is somewhat surpris-
ing to find that Oshkoshs Winnebago
reports but $45,oo0.oOo: Racine, $685.
100000; Lacrosse, $1s,900.OO0. Supe-
rior's Douglas. s27,o00, 0o0--ail OF them
cities Of 10000 people; but these coun-
ties are either smaller or less thickly
settled. Rock county reports even a
bigger assessment than this quartette
of large city counties namely. $780,
100000.