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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.
SAUK COUNTY.

First District The towns of Baraboo, Delton, Dellona, Excelsior, Fairfield 
Freedom, Greenfield, Merrimac, Prairie du Sac, Sumpter and the villages of 
Ableman, North Freedom, Prairie du Sac, and Sauk City, and the city of 
Baraboo.  Population in 1895—16,523.

JOHN M. TRUE (Rep.), of Baraboo, was horn in Moultonboro, Carroll county, N. 
H., in 1838, received an academic education at New Hampton, N. H., and for 
several years taught in the schools of New York, Massachusetts and Maine, came 
to Wisconsin in 1866, settling upon a farm in Greenfield, Sauk county engaged 
in farming and teaching, at the same time serving as town clerk or supervisor 
until 1874, when he was elected register of deeds of Sauk county, a position he 
held for six years. In the meantime, he moved to the city of Baraboo purchased 
a farm in the suburbs and engaged in the raising of fine stock, he has been 
eight years' assessor of the city of Baraboo, six years supervisor of his ward, 
and is serving his second year as chairman of the county board supervisors; has 
been for over twenty years officially County Agricultural society, and was four 
years secretary of the State Agricultural society; it was during his term of 
service that the present State F grounds were purchased and fitted up. He was 
regent of the State University from 1889 to 1892, being chairman of farm 
committee and a member of the executive committee during that time; is a member 
of the Baraboo board of Education , a position he has held continuously for 
fifteen years; having been actively  engaged in Farm Institute work almost from 
its inception, most of the tune acting as a conductor; was for several years 
chairman of the republican county committee of Sauk county; he was elected to 
the assembly to represent the first district of Sauk county in 1896, receiving 
2,540 votes, against 1,009 votes for James S. Weaver, democrat, and 183 votes 
for Richard B. Griggs, prohibitionist.

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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