River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-11
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! NEWS OF THE !
BADGER STATE !


Wisconsin revenue raising system in
a bulletin of the state tax commission.
The total revenue derived from the
property levy was $70,198,976 for the
last year. providing all of the school
taxes amounting to $20,916,51S, S14,-
S55.5SO of the $16,549,037 in county
taxes, $27,201. 103 of the $32,655,664 To-
cal taxes and $7,125,856 of the $751;
580559 state taxes. OF the state rev
enue, $7,527,425 was returned to coun-
ties and school districts as state aid.
The income tax is primarily local tax
when finally distributed, although the
state collects the larger part of it thru
assessment of corporations. This tax
raised $6,310, 230, but the state retained
only 10 per cent or 1851 ,023. Railroad
taxes and inheritance taxes, the two
principal state levies, brought $685.
484 from railroads and $1,206,101 from
inheritances.
Madison - A survey of the admins
tration of the mothers pension law
during the seven year period that it
has been in operation shows that the
number of families aided has risen
from 1877 in 1913 to 2,769 in 1920, while
expenditures have increased from
SO, 632 to $23,427 during the same PEI
Rod There has been an increase in
the number of children aided from 667
in 1913 to $3.50 in 1920, which shows
conclusively, the board of control says,
that the law has met with popular ap-
prevail. Change in the pension law by
the legislature provides that the moth
er shall receive not more than Sl5
month for the first child and $40 a
month additional for each additional
child without restriction. The previous
limit had been $40.
Green Bay - Three fresh graves in
the little cemetery at Duck Creek marx
the resting place of three brothers
whose bodies have been laid to rest in
the space of two weeks. Two weeks
ago Joseph Lewis died as a result OF
heat prostration. A younger brother.
Arthur, had been killed in action in
France while serving with the United
States army. His body was returned
from France and buried beside his
brother Two days later, Edward, an
older brother, died as the result of an
accident due to small hurricane tear
ing barn door from its hinges and
striking him, causing internal Injuries.
Brentwood from both the
shock and the stack has commenced
here. Oats constituted the chief grain
crop grown through this section this
year. Threshing is about three weeks
earlier here this season than other
years. The oat crop is not up to nor
NAL this year and in some parts of the
county the yield is about a half normal
crop. The hay crop also was very
light. Other crops are in excellent
condition in northern Wisconsin
/ Green Bay Wife heaters in Green
Bay are fined at the rate of 81 pound,
1 it was indicated by Judge Monahan in
municipal court when he heard evil
dence in the case of Mrs. Patrick Col
/ Inns against her husband, whom she
charged came home at a. m. and beat
her up. The judge took one look at
the frail little woman and her strap
ping husband zone hundred dollars
fine and 80 days in the workhouse,"
was the sentence. 1t was the maxi
mum permitted by law.
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mans name is the charge against a
man giving his name as Frank Kelly,
who came to Kenosha and forged 10
checks, each for $34, on James Cape
Racine contractor, who has been
dead for more than decade. The
Cape Construction Co. is paving here
! and the stranger used the ruse of be-
ing one of the men employed on the
crew to get his checks cashed.
/ Eau Claire - Jacob John Groh, %
years old, and his brother-in-law,
Clarence Brown, IL years old, were
sentenced by Judge James Wickham in
| the circuit court to three years in the
Green Bay rcformatory, when they
| pleaded guilty to burglarlzing gro
Gerry store They also pleaded guilty
to burglarizing other places here in the
| last few weeks.
! Watertown-Wit three weeks the
six and one-half mile stretch of new
concrete road between Beaver Dam
and Horizon will be opened TO public
travel, according to county road of
ficials. Over 10000 bags of cement
were used in laying this stretch of
road, which is Is feet wide, with A.
foot shoulder on either side of the
concrete.
Merrill - A. F. Genrich, city weed
| commissioner, received notice from the
state weed commissioner that any per-
son who had failed to remove weeds
/ from his property after notice from the
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