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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
6
Of the 2 billion dollars in supplies used annually by American farmers one eighth is now paid collectively. Purchases include feed seed fertilizer containers spray materials twine and petroleum products.
More than a thousand Montanans profited from washing gold gravels in streams and beaches last summer. Prospectors worked solo or in pairs using sluice boxes and pans, similar to early miners, with some earning up to 11 dollars daily and many averaging two dollars or more.
Montana commuters face two 1936 fees after paying 1935 taxes. License plates vary by vehicle weight from 5 to 10 dollars, with higher rates for heavier cars along with special rates for electrics, motorcycles, bicycles with motors, trailers and trucks. Driver's licenses cost 50 cents for owners with multiple cars and 25 cents for single-car holders after a 50 cent permit, with funds directed to the highway patrol. Applications open December 15.
A Montana roundup notes WPA plans for a scenic center near Thompson Park, a 35 ton mill project near Callahan mine to start by December 15, and Mrs. F. E. Lockridee returning home after a fatal train car crash near Hamilton. Reports call out ore processing at Basin’s flotation plant, a death by accidental self-inflicted wound in Butte, and various incidents from Lewistown to Choteau including theft, vandalism, a stray chicken hawk, a jail lodging for stranded tourists, a reckless driving fine, and ongoing quake hospital rehabilitation at Fort Harrison.
The Emer ald placer at Tarkio yields coarse gold from eight months of mining. A miner displays a watch chain made of 42 gold nuggets valued near 1000. Banks of the Missouri river from Trident to the Gates of the Mountains remain placered with miners using pans and large washing plants.
Extension of the sugar beet production contract for the 1936 crop year was approved by Secretary Wallace. The program sets national acreage to produce about 1,550,000 tons of sugar, with parity payments and crop deficiency protections. Acreage allocations in Montana factory districts total 71,625 acres. The program began in 1934 with about 70,000 contracts across 19 states. The note ends with a separate statement: the right to collect amber is a state monopoly in east Prussia.
The state board of examiners awarded the contract to publish the revised codes of Montana jointly to Tribune Printing & Supply Co. of Great Falls and State Publishing Co. of Helena.
The opinion states an automobile owned by a federal land bank and used by a field man for the bank is not subject to state taxation. The ruling was delivered at the request of L. D. French, Lake County attorney.
A score of additional smallpox cases have been reported to the state board of health from Walley county. Other cases have been reported from Roosevelt, Hill, Chouteau and Missoula counties. Of scarlet fever 116 new cases have been reported, most from Butte, Missoula and Billings.
Montana's highway program ranks third in the United States for the percentage of projects approved by the Bureau of Public Roads relative to money appropriated. The State highway commission has been cited by D. A. McKinnon, chief engineer.
The open elk season in the Judith basin area of the Little Belt mountains closed December 5 after a warden reported 100 head taken from a herd that numbered 400 at season start.
The state liquor board studies copper shingles for the new liquor warehouse evaluating durability and cost before decision. Bids to bond liquor department employees were opened and rejected as too high.
Glacier County appeals to the supreme court in a suit by E. M. Martin for clear title to a 40 acre tract in oil and gas fields. The county says it acquired a valid title through delinquent tax sales. The lower court ruled the tax deed proceedings invalid.
Silver Bow county district court decision in the case of Louise S. Peck executrix of Earl A. Peck estate against Nat Simon Pasquale Simon and Alex Simon was reversed by Montana Supreme Court. The matter remanded to modify findings of fact conclusions of law and judgment. Louise Peck sought adjudication of a water right. Beer consumption in Montana up 4 percent year to date with barrel tax and distributor license sales contributing $483 108 to state revenue and November income at $20 477.
The state board of education may choose a president at its December 9 meeting to fill the vacancy since Dr. C. H. Clapp’s death. The board will also hear bids on 181000 dollars of improvements and equipment for the Montana Normal School at Dillon. The PWA provided 100000 as a loan and 81000 as a grant to Dillon.
Dr. W F Cogswell of the Montana state board of health warns the public against reusing sacks from Montana State College extension department that are used to distribute rodent poison. People who acquire the sacks are ordered to destroy them when empty to prevent misuse.
The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a district court ruling in a case arising within the state judicial system. Details of the dispute and any remand or further actions were not provided in the source excerpt.
Pamela Ogle, 12, narrowly escaped serious injury when she dashed into the path of a car driven by George Stucky, 44, at a Bozeman intersection. Stucky said she ran from behind an eastbound car and the wheels passed over her legs but caused no bone injuries.
Mr and Mrs George Mainwaring of Ennis welcomed a daughter named Carol as the thirteenth child in the Madison valley family. The infant has five sisters and seven brothers. the oldest sibling is 20, making it the largest family in the valley.
The Montana Supreme Court remands a case awarding Helen Bennett a $5,000 judgment against Al Gusdorf for alleged unauthorized use of a photograph. The decision orders a rehearing after an opinion by Associate Justice Sam V. Stewart finds the lower court improperly admitted certain testimony.
After meeting with the US attorney general, Attorney General Nagle said Montana will retain its present liquor purchasing method for state stores. He estimates annual income tax savings of 130 000 to 160 000 dollars due to operating costs.
Attorney General Nagle rules a line owned by local farmers extending into Judith Basin and Fergus counties is assessed as personal property by the state board of equalization, not by county assessors. The ruling places the line under state board jurisdiction.
Governor Cooney appoints a Montana child welfare commission to study state law and advise the legislature. Members named include Earle Genzberger of Butte state commander of the American Legion Mrs C E Pew of Helena state child welfare secretary and Lucien L Benepe of Bozeman chairman of the Legion child welfare division.
A health notice urges using Bayer Aspirin gargle to relieve soreness, reduce inflammation, and fight infection. It warns to obtain genuine Bayer tablets that dissolve fully for gargling and to beware of counterfeit products.
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