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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
2
State banking department chief liquidating agent S. L. Kleve announced creditors of the closed Kevin State Bank will receive a 15 percent dividend totaling $4,604.53. This brings total payments to creditors to 60 percent.
Montana held $8 528 957 16 in state banks on July 1, up from $7 343 906 60 on June 1. June receipts reached $3 750 155 61 while disbursements totaled $2 831 917 16 according to State Treasurer James J Brett.
Two new state officials have taken over duties in the agriculture department. E J O Byarne from Silver Bow becomes chief of the department of labor and publicity. Charles L Stevens from Cascade becomes assistant and will handle publicity for the department.
Attorney General Nagle rules in answer to Valley County commissioners that removal can occur for cause or by abolishing the fair. Commissioners hold authority to appoint but cannot declare abolition solely to oust members.
The investment division buys 50 261.64 worth of Toole county building bonds from the public works administration. Brown ing submits funding bonds for 10 580.11. Rowan school district funding bonds totaling 80 000 are received for payment from Lake and Missoula counties.
Montana state board of equalization reports six month gasoline tax receipts totaling 1,879,428 dollars for the period ending June 30, 1935, up 185,015 from the previous year. June 1935 gasoline tax collections reached 159 dollars, compared with 385,235 dollars in June 1934.
Montana fire insurance premiums totaled 1 822 061 dollars in 1934, down 54 333 from 1933, per John J. Holmes state auditor and insurance commissioner. The figures aid apportionment to firemen disability and retirement funds.
Attorney General Nagle ruled that marriage licenses obtained before July 1 remain valid and may be used at any time, despite the new gin marriage law taking effect later, and that the law does not interfere with those licenses.
Three field agents appointed by the state land board will reappraise land mortgaged to the state. George A. Burr will cover the north, E. K. Pruitt the center, and James W. Masterson will direct eastern Montana counties.
Montana's new milk control board cannot refuse licenses to enter the dairying business, says Attorney General Nagle in response to Chairman Norris. The act's purpose is to regulate milk prices, and cooperatives are not exempt from the law, he states.
A California sporting goods house claims it has discovered a cure for grasshoppers and now demands them for fish bait. The firm says California’s hoppler crop failed this year and it plans to source hoppers from Montana, even offering to send crews to harvest them.
State Game Warden MacDonald says Philipsburg Ovando Polson and Red Lodge hatcheries have reopened after winter. They will receive mauve trout eggs from Anaconda and Ashley Lake. The plan calls for sending one million native trout to Emigrant and Anaconda retaining a million and a half to Somers, 750000 to Daly and Philipsburg, 500000 to Big Timber Ovando Polson and Great Falls, and 200000 to Valier.
The state board of equalization shows an increase of 1,176,373 dollars in tax collections for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, compared with the year ending June 30, 1934. Total receipts reached 5,989,279 dollars, with declines in car tax and inheritance tax noted in three districts.
The report shows the largest increase was in gasoline tax collections with an extra $627,746 compared to the prior period. Total gasoline tax revenue for the just closed year amounted to $4,393,570.
The Montana state land board authorizes investing $600,000 of the permanent school fund in 3 percent federal land bank bonds. It also approves $64,000 in Billings city refunding bonds and $22,300 in Custer county school district building bonds plus $19,000 in Wibaux water works refunding bonds.
The Montana Supreme Court upholds a licensing requirement for plumbers. J K Stark of Billings challenged an initial $10 fine for operating without a license. the district court increased the penalty to $25, and Stark appealed.
City Attorney John W. Mahan of Helena filed notice to appeal the peremptory writ that ordered Helena to fix policemen minimum wages at 160 dollars per month plus one dollar per year of service, under a state law from the recent legislative session. The case goes to the Montana Supreme Court.
Commissioner I M Brandford reports Montana permanent school funds stood at 1 069986 11 at year end with 1 265827 86 cash at start. Projected end of July reaches 1 540827 26 as federal land bank bond redemptions occur. Since year start 140841 75 has been paid on three bond issues and bonds purchased and not yet due total remains pending.
The attorney general holds county commissioners cannot hire medical staff when a county physician is under contract. They may hire extra service if the county physician cannot perform duties, with costs charged to the physician and his bondsmen. The county physician must arrange for another physician to serve when unable to fulfill the contract.
Montana Supreme Court affirms Yellowstone County district court ruling awarding Walter A. Best, a cement worker for Great Western Sugar of Billings, compensation after the Industrial Accident Board denied it. The case directs London Guaranty and Regiment Company to pay.
The Montana supreme court declares unconstitutional a 150 dollar monthly minimum wage for first class city firemen and the eight hour three platoon requirement. The Missoula fire department suit against Mayor Arnold and city commissioners sought to compel compliance with the law.
At a Helena convention the Montana State Medical society urged Attorney General Nagle to modify the gun marriage statute. Doctors argued they could not certify freedom from specified diseases and sought a best of their ability clause. The attorney general said no change is possible and advised refusals to examine to avoid suits and damage to reputation.
The attorney general states the public school general fund requires first distributions for transportation, with remaining funds allocated by classroom units and pupil attendance. No condition hinges on counties or districts holding state contributions or including transportation in the annual budget. Trustees may not refuse state transportation funds or divert them to other uses.
Charles O. Robinson of Chicago livestock firm reports strong prices for Montana cattle shipped from Missoula to Chicago. Charlies Anceney sold 26 cars at high averages, with steers around 10.75 to 12.00 per hundredweight and heifers near 9.75 to 9.90. J. W. Anderson of Bozeman shipped three cars with one load at 12.00. Total distance 1642 miles, feeding only once between Missoula and Chicago. Top corn fed cattle at 12.50 for 1200 pound steers. Anticipates good fall market and a fat cattle shortage.
Montana Dakota Utilities awards contract to Rocky Mountain Drilling to sink a gas and oil test well on Northern Pacific land about 25 miles southeast of Baker. Drilling to begin soon after geological surveys of the Baker anticline this spring. Government and landowners cooperate under the unit plan of operation. Modern equipment to be used. project expected to take five to six months.
An electric and gas heater portable and adjustable in height has been devised to warm airplane motors. The device is said to prolong motor life by eliminating the long warmup period formerly required.
Soldiers in Syria march over deserts using sand shoes made of wire mesh that function like snowshoes.
A Nazi district leader in Frankfurt am Main declares acceptance of Jewish contributions for relief drives as improper. The statement signals stringent enforcement against Jewish participation in Nazi relief fundraising during the period.
Great Falls artist Frank Anderson designed a billboard promoting the Pioneer soap brand across the Northwest. The item appears in a roundup of regional notes including wool market prices in Melena and various Montana civic updates.
The 1861 Bitter Root trunk of books story follows James and Granville Stuart racing across Montana to retrieve reading material. They learn the books were left with Hudson’s Bay trader Neil McArthur, who never returned to settle accounts. Brooks of Missoula later sold them five volumes for five dollars.
The air pressure at Mount Everest summit 29,000 feet up is about four pounds per square inch, roughly a quarter of sea level pressure, illustrating extreme conditions for climbers and equipment.
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