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Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897
Author: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson

ASSEMBLY.
The assembly consists of 100 members, who are chosen biennially by districts, 
and who receive a compensation of $500 for their term of office. The speaker is 
chosen by the members, and receives $500 for his services.
The assembly contains 91 republicans, 8 democrats and 1 fusion.

ROCK COUNTY. Second District. The towns of Bradford, Center,
Fulton, Harmony, Johnstown, Lima, Magnolia, Milton, Porter
and Union and the village of Evansville, and the city of
Edgerton.  Population in 1895—16,238.

ABNER S. FLAG (Rep.), of Edgerton, was born Dec. 13, 1851,
at Princeton, New Jersey. He was educated in the public
school at Lancaster, Wis. He came to Wisconsin with his
parents in 1855, and settled at Lancaster, and continued to
reside there until 1874, when he went to Yankton, Dakota. He
remained there until 1879, and then moved to Wisconsin, and
settled at Edgerton and is engaged in the leaf tobacco
business. He was mayor of Edgerton for two years, and a
member of the county board of supervisors of Rock county for
three years, and was elected to the assembly in 1896,
receiving 2, .48 votes over D E Thorpe, the democratic
candidate, who received 1,182 votes.

Additional Comments:
The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Henry Casson, Secretary of State 1897.


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