Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-09-17
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

{ STATE NEWS {
Madison-Police and fire protection
IN Wisconsin. including cost OF all pc
lice departments and sherins' Offices,
/ cost $1,292,646 last year, report Of the
tax commission shows. The cost in
1918 was $6.543661. representing an
. increase Of ia per cent for the two
year period Parks and Fairgrounds
4 cost S1,477,543 compared TO SS21. 694
"a 1918, an increase OF SIS per cent.
Disbursements on debts Of municipal
ties. counties and the state amounted
10 $10,s56.o71, while in 1918 they were
ss.534.004, an increase OF 27.7 per cent.
Health and sanitation cost the people
Of the state s562I.375 during the last
/ gear, while two years ago II cost So
36054S Charities and correction call
ed for disbursements Of S759S.92 Tor
the lasc year and $6.544779 in 1918.
an increase of 16.1 per cent
washburn - Alfred Froseth, OF
Washburn. who has been treasurer OF
Bayfield, county for the last ten years,
has resigned 10 accept federal ap-
pointment under A Il. Wilkinson. in
ternal revenue collector, OF Bayfield,
who was recently appointed by Presi-
dent Harding 10 succeed Burt Will
Jams. Mr.. Froseth is to be deputy
internal revenue collector for the
counties Of Bayfield,, Ashland and
Iron. and has already entered upon
his duties. He will be permanently
located at Ashland. Mr.. Froseth is
an old resident OF Wa hburn. grad
udate OF the local nigh school and the
University of Wisconsin, and is an
expert bookkeeper and stenographer.
ison-DeteTminatio OF state in
come taxes for corporations doing
business within Wisconsin are now
under way in the tax commission
Indications are that they Will be be-
tween Is and 20 per cent lower than
last year, according TO the commits
sioners. Income taxes Of last year
amounted 10 slightly over $4,000, 900.
OF this amount 70 per cent goes TO
the cities, % per cent TO the coun-
ties and 10 per cent 10 the state,
which bears all administrative ex-
pense. The returns this year are ex-
pected TO be between 100000 and
$5.0o0o00.
Ashland - Fail northern grown
Strawberries are appearing on the
market in Ashland in considerable
quantities. The berries compare in
size and in favor with those grown
in June. The Ashland market has
been well supplied during the last
week with berries grown on the
shores OF CheQuame eon bay. One In
dian. Henry C0ndeecoH, set OCT $1,000
plants last spring. ssnd has been har-
vesung from three to dve crates day
for the last six weeks. The berries
VIII last until frost comes.
Green Bay-sherlf Nc Ryan and
Deputy Henry Hermseu. Green Bay.
who were given rewards OF 500
apiece for tbe arrest and conviction
OF Eugene Sa1a-4r. r0ober OF a hard
ware company have turned over The
money TO the wife Of the man who
is now serving thGee-year sentence
at Waupun INVESTIGATION showed
that Mrs. Schuler was LETT destitute
with her FIVE young children IN IN.
dianapolis when her husband was
BROUGHT to Green Bay 10 face the trial
for robbery.
Birchwood-Tn Oak Grove Farm
ers Fire Insurance Co. composed Of
Barron county farmers. has paid
losses amounting TO more than $4,000
during the first eight months Of 1921.
This amount is $1,000 more than was
paid during the entire year OF 1920.
The greatest loss is due TO lightning.
The Oak Grove Farmers Fire Insur-
ance Co. is said so be the strongest
farmers risk company in America.
Frank FoemhTd, Prairie farm, is
president
Nadison-Maroon and white will be
the colors for next years automobile
license plates in this state. according
70 Elmer s. Hall, secretary Of state
"Au automobile license plates in this
state" said Mr. Hall. are made by
. prisoners at Waupun. Because we
must have upward OF 100000 for tour
ms cars each year. not 10 mention
trucks. it is necessary that the work
be started early on the plates Tor
1922"
beaver Dam-Rev. 4, r f. Schrei-
Der. who has been pastor of the Ger
man Methodist church in Beaver Dam
for the past Ave sea 5. has been as
zi-r-.7 re a ralf1r.tfa ar NaNir0WnC.