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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1924
Page
3
The Montana prospect for a gross production tax on metal mines aims to fund public schools and state treasury. The measure would raise about $500,000 from currently untaxed resources, with proceeds split to bolster schools and general state revenues.
The piece describes a 1 percent tax on gross mining production with graduated brackets, exempts small mines, and shifts toward direct voter action on licensing. It also notes Montana wool markets, global supply shortages, and price increases driven by postwar consumption and British stockpiles, urging Congress to consider truth in fabric legislation.
Montana stock and range outlook shows cattle and sheep in February maintaining good condition with ratings above normal. Prospects for summer grass vary by region from doubtful to excellent. stockmen report ample feed and few losses, with some risk from spring storms and grasshopper outbreaks.
A G Jones of Miles City spent a couple of days in the city at the start of the week on business. He was accompanied by Wm Fail of Salt Lake City on the trip.
The New York Legislature weighs ending capital punishment. Assemblyman T Chan ning Moore, author, argues sentiment favors repeal, while proponents defend the practice as a relic of barbaric days amid a period of reform.
In Sidney on March 29 the vanguard of 13 Canadian families arrived with plans to settle on irrigated farms in the lower Yellowstone valley. They aim for diversified farming centered on dairying, citing high prices and 70 cent wheat as motives. V S Himsl, Plevna banker, visited Baker on Monday. Mild week gave way to a storm Tuesday. snow melted quickly. Farmers feel encouraged by moisture yet eager to begin spring plowing and seeding.
Front Ollie E Sutton was a business caller in Baker Monday. The One Woman's Club met with new officers elected and delegates chosen. A long list of visits, social events, and small-town happenings follow, including birthdays, hospital stays, and family gatherings around Ollie and surrounding communities.
Washington April 17 Congress passes three Keogh bills to create a 56000 acre stock ranging experiment farm on the abandoned Fort Keogh reservation near Miles City and to transfer land to the Department of Agriculture. Other measures include patent adjustments for patented homestead land and a school tuition bill for Indian children with claims for 1922 and 1923.
Harold William Holland of Portland Oregon testifies that Tanlac improved his appetite and strength enabling him to keep his job at the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Co. He says two years of use consistently boosts his health and energy. Tanlac is sold by druggists. over 40 million bottles sold.
Intermountain Union college held a reception April 11 for its returning debate team and coach after a 5,000 mile tour of the east. The four debaters Alvin Taylor captain from Great Falls Beryl Ludington Scoby Guy Rader Malta and Robert Matler Bainville debated 17 colleges winning more than half. Two members attended the Pi Kappa Delta national convention in Peoria Illinois for oratory and extemporaneous speaking. Dean A Lemon education head and veteran coach accompanied the team.
The Montana Department of Agriculture labor report shows rising demand for farm labor, ranch hands, and sheep herders in several counties. Anaconda seeks 25 workers at 25 a day, Billings 45 to 60 a month for farm work, while Great Falls sees a surplus and Helena can place six ranch hands. Miles City calls for 20 ranch hands and 10 laborers at 40 to 50 cents an hour, with railroad work expected to add hundreds of jobs.
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