Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-11

Another table gives a list of the
offices of the first, second, and third
classes, with the salaries of the post
masters to Jan. l, 1901. Milwaukee,
of course. pays the most, the salary
being $4,000.
Public Schools.
There are 1852 public schools build
ingS, 226 free high schools, and 13 in
dependent high schools, Estate normal
schools, score or more of colleges,
seminaries and academies; state uni
versity, among the foremost in the
country, and agricultural college,
giving an exceptionally valuable five
years course in science of agriculture.
In the common and free high schools
of the state there are 1880 teachers
employed, and 454, 900 pupils. In add
ition to this, the private schools of the
state report an enrolment of 56,574.
The colleges, academies, and semin-
naries enrolled $500, the normal
schools prepare 2,670, and ], 1,445 in the
preparatory departments, and the
state university 2,277, with 100 profeS
SorS and Instructors. The number of
teachers employed in private schools
is 1867. The total expenditures for
educational purposes was 81, ,487 4 24.9O
Public Institutions.
In September, 1902, there were 5,219
insane under public care. In 1902 there
were 320 ooyS in the industrial school
at Waukesha; at Waupun the average
number of prisoners during 1902 was
562, as against 59l the preceding year.
The average number of children in
children number of children in the
School for Dependent Children in 1902
was l47. Up to that date 2,249 children
have been placed in homes
At the Wisconsin Home for the
Feeble Minded the whole number of
patients received since the opening of
the institution is 744.
Population.
Tables are given showing the popu-
lation of the state in 1890, 1895 and
1900, and showing the percentage Of
increase in cities and villages. The
northern part of the state, according
to these tables, have increased in
population most rapidly, many of the
northern counties showing an increase
Of over 80 per cent in the last ten
years. The average increase in popu-
lation in the state is given as o. &c per
cent. during the ten year period from
1890 to 1900.
Conjugal Condition.
The conjugal condition of the male
and female population of the state is
shown for many different ages for the
year 1900. There were during that
year twenty-seven married women un-
der Is years and one widow. There
were 10,137 unmarried females over.
30 years of age. There were 200, 0,3O6
unmarried women eligible for matri-
mony, all being over Is years of age.
There were SO, 213 widows in the state
and 1902 divorced women. There
were 2S5,477 marriagable men in the
state There were 81. .4SO females in
the state, 37.10 per cent of them being
married. There were 30,O36 widowers
and 2, 453 divorced males in the state.
Women As Wage Earners.
One of the most interesting facts
brought to light is the remarkable
diversity of occupation among women
wage earners in the state. Below is
presented list of employments, most
considered exclusively for men, and
the number of women who are engaged
in each:
Clergymen Sc, carpenters 9, dentists
"a, painters IA. journalists 80, plumbers
2, lawyers 25, blacksmiths Is, physi-
clans 154, machinists 5, veterinery
surgeons 54, shoemakers not in factory
56 stevedore 1, coopers 2, policemen
and detectives II, lumber yard labor
erS l, dairymen and teamsterS 9,
building and contractor l, telegraph
operators 139, iron and steel workers
20, undertakerS 5, molders %, charcoal
| workers l, electricians 6, raftSmen 6,
laborers in coal yards 2, station agents
g, bankers and brokers 2, brickmakers
J2.