County Board of Equalization Meeting Notes
Sweet Grass county commissioners met as a board of equalization on July 16 1900. Attending were J W Bailey chairman R J McConnell and J H Moore county clerk. An application by Chas McDonnell sought striking 120 acres in section 6 township 5 north range 13 east from the assessment as it belongs to Veasey and McDonnell. The board adjourned.
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Board of Equalization
Board of County Commissioners
Sweet Grass County
J. W. Bailey
R. J. McConnell
J. H. Moore
Chas. McDonnell
Veasey & McDonnell
Board adjourns after session with no requests
Afternoon session notes show the board meeting with members present as before. No requests were made and the board adjourned until tomorrow Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Board Adjourns After Meeting With All Members
The board met to adjournment with all members present except Commissioner Mlanagan. No one appeared before the board. Adjournment.
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Mlanagan
Board Proceedings Quiet with No Public Testimony
The board met with members present as before and no person appeared before the panel.
Board Meeting Notes Open With One Commissioner Absent
The Wepxyespay board met on July 18 with all members present except Commissioner Flanagan. The group examined the tax roll and discussed local financial matters.
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Flanagan
Board Deliberates Northen Pacific Rate Raise Appeal
The board met with members present and heard Mr. C Swartz request the annual railroad rate raise be denied. He argued last year’s price was excessive and not sustainable.
Land deeds challenged and protest on railroad lands
W A Moore seeks removal of lots 16 to 19 in block 12 O P from rolls claiming no ownership. Granted. A protest by Mr Swartz opposes a raise on Northern Pacific railroad lands.
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W. A. Moore
Block 12
O. P
Swartz
Northern Pacific Railroad
Board Meeting Incomplete Affidavit by Elmer Crawford
The board convened with all members present as Elmer Crawford appeared and swore to an affidavit asserting a stated fact. The record notes his appearance and oath but omits further details of the affidavit.
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Elmer Crawford
Cattle Counts at Sweet Grass County March 1899 1900
The Bloomington Land and Live Stock company held no more than 500 head of cattle in Sweet Grass county on the first Monday in March 1899 and no more than 750 head on the first Monday in March 1900.
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Bloomington Land & Live Stock Company
Sweet Grass County
Said
Reduction Granted On Land Assessments
James Norton representing Norton & Lyons requested a 25 cent per acre reduction on lands in sections 1 7 and 9 of township 6 north range 14 east. The request was granted. The raise of cattle assessment to Bloomington Land and Live Stock company was rescinded.
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James Norton
Norton & Lyons
Bloomington Land & Live Stock Company
Tax roll examination completed in Iripay
The July 207TH tax roll has been examined and completed, confirming updated assessments and totals for local property holdings.
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Iripay
Boulder No 2 Lot Assessments and July Board Meeting
Board records adjustments assign Lot 9 Block 6 Boulder No 2 to Jas Widdicombe and Lot 14 Block 11 Boulder No 2 to Stubblefield. Frank McComb to be assessed for two range horses two work horses and five stock cattle plus Warren Harness terms and improvements. Special poor and road tax totals 8280. Board adjourned to meet July 27 and 28.
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Bourd
Boulder No
Jas
Board elects Flanagan new chairman after resignation
Finday July 27 records a board meeting held after adjournment with commissioners Newton Budd Thos Flanagan R J McConnell and county clerk J H Moore present. J W Bailey resigned as commissioner and Newton Budd was appointed by the judge leaving no chairman. Flanagan elected by motion. Protest by Charles Swartz against tax reduction was denied.
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Newton Budd
Thos
Flanagan
R. J. McConnell
J. H. Moore
J. W. Bailey
Newton
Budd
Thomas Flanagan
Chas. Swartz
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Bloomington Land and Live Stock Company Cattle Assessment
Evidence heard on the assessment of cattle owned by the Bloomington Land and Live Stock Company for the years 1899 and subsequent periods. Proceedings cover valuation details and tax implications.
State Game Law Provisions Tighten Penalties for Birds and Cattle
The article notes stock in the company rose by 1000 head in 1899 and 750 in 1900. It outlines state game laws with fines and jail terms for shooting grouse prairie chickens pheasants sage hens and partridges during certain periods, limits on daily kills, and penalties for hunting wild geese ducks swans meadow larks and other song birds. It also covers penalties for trapping restraining or selling buffalo elk moose or mountain sheep and states that taking nests or eggs is a misdemeanor.
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Save Lives Says Advert
Reports claim over fifteen hundred lives saved by One Minute Cough Cure chiefly in grippe croup asthma whooping cough bronchitis and pneumonia with early use said to prevent consumption Budd Drug Co Subscribe for THE PIONEER.
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Budd Drug Co
DeWitts Little Early Risers Liver Pills
The ad notes the Chinese greeting how is your liver versus how do you do. It promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as famous pills for liver and bowels distributed by Budd Drug Co.
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DeWitt’s
Budd Drug Co
Helena Herald Subscriptions Offer
The Pioneer and the Semi-Weekly Helena Herald advertised at two dollars and twenty five cents per year in advance, inviting readers to subscribe for the periodical.
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The
Pioneer
Helena Herald
Herald
Witch Mazel salve touted as quick cure for ivy wounds
A Kudd Drug Co advertisement promotes DeWitt's Witch Mazel salve as a quick remedy for ivy poisoning, accidental injuries, piles, and various skin diseases, warning to take no other product.
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DeWitt
Kudd Drug Co
Tudd Drag Co
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Neglect is the short step from coughs to consumption and One Minute Cough Cure is pitched as the early remedy that prevents consumption. It claims to be harmless with immediate throat and lung relief and popular with children and mothers. Budd Drug Co. also notes Welena Herald’s telegraph service and improvements alongside subscription offers for the Ticraid and the Pioneer.
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Budd Drug Co
Welena Herald
Twin Cities
Ticraid
Pioneer
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