Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-15
Postmasters Get Increased Salary.


According to word received from
Washington, D. c., one hundred Wis
consin postmasters have been granted
Increases in salaries, in practically
| every case the increase amounting to
500 year The department also an
nounces decreases in the salary Of sew
| enteen postmasters in this state.
At the National Home for Disabled
| Soldiers in Milwaukee the postmaster's
salary has been boosted from LOO to
S1,400. The North Milwaukee and
South Milwaukee offices will pay 500
a year less.
The department. announces increases
| and decreases are based on changes
in the amount of business done by the
various offices.
Following is list of increases:
Almond, from $1,000 to s1,400;
Amery, from $1,000 to S1,7OO; Apple
ton, from $1,000 to $4,000; Arcadia,
from $1,000 to $1,7O0; Ashland, from
| $2,700 to $4,000; Athens, from $1,000
| to $1,400; Augusta, from $1,000 to ST.
| 700; Baldwin, from $1,000 to $1,000;
Bangor, from $1,000 to S1,400; Barron,
| from $500 to $1,000; Benton from
| S1,100 to $1,000; Blair, from 1900 to
| $l,400; BlanchardvilIe, from $1,400 to
| $1,000; Bloomer, from $1,000 to ST.
| 700; Boscobel, from s. 700 to $500;
| Boyceville, from $1,100 to $1,000; Bull
| lion, from 81, 400 to $1,000; Brodhead,
from $500 to $1,000; Cameron, from
$1,100 to $1,000; Camp Douglas, from
| $1,000 to $1,400; Chiffon, from $1,000
| to $4,000; Cumberland, from $1,000 to
$1,000; Darlington, from $500 to ST.
900; Delafeld, from $1,000 to $1,000;
Delavan, from $4,000 to $4,000; De
pere, from $1,000 to $4,000; Dodgevtlle,
from $500 to $1,000; Eagle, from
$1,000 to $1,100; Eagle River, from
| $1,400 to $1,000; East Troy, from ST.
| 200 to $1,000; Elira, from $1,100 to
$1,000; Elkhart, from $500 to $1,000;
Evansville, from $4,000 to $4,000; Fair
field, from $1,4O0 to$1, 500; Fennimore,
from $1,000 to $1,700; Frederic, from
$1,000 to $1,400; Granton, from $1,000
to $1,400; Grantsburg, from $1,000 to
| $1,700; Hancock, from 81 200 to $1,000;
Hartford, from $4,000 to $4,000; Hay
ward, from $1,000 to $1,700; Independ-
ence, from $1,000 to $1,000; Johnson
Greek, from $1,40O to $500; Kau-
kauna, from $1,7O0 to $1,000; Kewas-
KUN, from $1,400 to $1,000; Kiel, from
$1,700 to $500; Lena, from $1,000 to
$1,000; Madison, from $500 to $1,000;
Maiden Rock, from 1900 to s1,300;
Manawa, from 81 400 to $1,000; Mara
thon, from $1,100 to $1,000; Marion,
$1,400 to $500; Markisan, $500 to
1900; Nation, $1,1O0 to $1,000;
Mansion, $1,000 to $4,000; Menasha,
from 81, 400 to $500; Milton Junction,
from 81 400 to $1,000; Monticello, from
$1,400 TO $500; Mosinee, from $1,000
to $1,000; National Home for Disabled
Soldiers, from $1,10O to $1,4OO.
Other increases of 800 each were
announced at Necedah, Neillsville,
New Glarus, New Lisbon, New London,
Oconomowoc, Onalaska, Pardeeville,
Park Falls, Phillips, Plymouth, Poyn-
| cite, Prairie du Chen, Prentice, Prince
| ton, Randolph, Red Granite, River
| Falls, ST Croix Falls, Shawano, Shell
! Lake, st. Croix Falls, Sun Prairie, Sur
ing, Tomah, Two Rivers, Union Grove,
Viola, Viroqua, Waupaca, Waupun,
Mausaukee, West Bend, Westby, West
field, Whitewater, Wfldrose, Wiscon-
sin Veterans Home, Wittenberg. Wone-
voc.