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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
8
A fragment from Sweet Grass County records shows figures including two million dollars, a five hundred and thirty seven, and three thousand noted in an unclear sequence. The exact context or dates are not provided.
The list names officers and county officials including treasurer and assessor across McLeod and surrounding areas. It lists names such as KK O Chark, W A Harrison, C N Skilbaan, Sydney Fox, L C Claustead, W G Strong, R B Danham, J A Hall, and others from Blakes to Grey Cliff and Independence. The compilation also notes the county central committee with chair J A Hall and members including W P Franklin and J W Bailey.
A Montana convention outlines taxes and debt concerns with Park County and proposes forming Sweet Grass County. It claims reduced taxation, better roads, and cheaper justice, urging legislators to support the creation and detailing fund-raising and committee structures for the effort.
A proposal to form Sweet Grass County from parts of Park and Yellowstone counties aims at a 3 000 square mile area with about 400 registered voters and a projected taxable wealth of 2 000 000 dollars. Supporters, led from Big Timber, push for the new county seat and expect heavy legislative attention.
Montana papers report a movement to form Sweet Grass County from Park County with an estimated 2 million dollars in taxable property and 1500 residents. A convention was held in Big Timber on December 22 to nominate county officers and push legislation for the next session.
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