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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
14
Wisconsin's 1946 divorce rate was 1.4 per 1,000 population the lowest since 1942 while the 1946 marriage rate reached 2.6 per 1,000. The state recorded 27,782 marriages and 4,814 divorces with 82,736 live births and a death rate of 9.8 per 1,000, the lowest since 1942.
The La Crosse Tribune recounts a century-old tale of four bags of coins buried by Col. Zachary Taylor’s men during the Black Hawk era. Supposedly hidden on river bluffs opposite McGregor Iowa, the treasure has never been found despite many attempts. The account notes factual and fictional elements and corrects dates for the 1830s era.
A site on higher ground was chosen and the new rock fort finished by 1835. By the time of the Black Hawk War, Fort McKay stood as a 15 year old incident in frontier memory.
Customs officers at Auckland New Zealand searched a Chinese freighter uncovering hundreds of imitation pearl necklaces and American made ball point pens. The necklaces bought in Japan for 40 cents to $2.00 sold in New Zealand for up to $8.50 each. After docking, authorities observed black market activity and seized the contraband hidden in multiple spots aboard.
The utility tax income is expected to rise about 10 percent this year for local governments, schools, and the state treasury due to an expanded electric utility industry and a higher average property tax rate. The state tax department assesses utility property and levies taxes like local jurisdictions. revenue is distributed by a complex formula to counties, cities, the state, and some school districts. Bows and arrows are the only weapons of the Sirtono Indians of Bolivia.
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