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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
7
Lee Dennis was elected Railroad and Public Service Commissioner for Montana in 1918 and served six years, four as Chairman of the Board. He was appointed executive clerk of the Consolidated Boards of the State in 1926, resigning June 1, 1926, to again seek the Railroad Commissioner role.
Notice to voters from Theo T Olson. He states he received the Republican nomination for representative in the legislature and asks voters to support him at the general election on November 2. He also notes a Democratic ticket nomination for county commissioner and urges a vote on November 2, pledging economy and impartiality if elected.
Announce a Republican nominee for county attorney John N MacFarlane asks voters for support in the November general election after securing the August primary nomination.
Margaret Deegan appeals Sweet Grass County voters to support her candidacy in the November 2 general election. She pledges to continue past efforts for local schools if elected.
A summary from the Clerk of the Court and the Sheriff’s Office shows 150 arrests on warrants and without warrants for felonies and misdemeanors, 23 felony convictions, 44 misdemeanor convictions, 2 abatements, 8 felons pending, 4 misdemeanors pending, and 5 abatements or confiscations transferred to federal. About 20 cars were stolen and recovered in six months. overall over fifty stolen cars recovered and roughly one third to half of car thieves apprehended. Office evidence in eight cases turned to federal department with various dismissals and acquittals noted.
The document outlines totals for arrests, investigations, and fines across offenses including stolen property, liquor enforcement, burglary, and misdemeanors. It notes 26 offense counts, 39 plus arrests, 200 plus felony investigations, and over 7000 dollars in fines collected with costs allocated to the county and state.
Notice of election for a proposed petition Initiative No 31 seeks to amend Montana Revised Codes to impose a tax on gasoline sales. It stages a license tax of three cents per gallon on distributors for each year starting 1927 and onward, governing collection and disposition by the state treasurer.
Legal notice summarizing proposed amendments to Montana law and constitution. Includes tax on gasoline sales for license revenue and a separate constitutional amendment to allow tax levies for hail insurance on crops, with provisions on districts rates ballots and effective dates.
Notice copies the Montana Referendum Measure No 29 detailing a five mill state levy for twenty years from 1927 to fund public schools. It describes authorization for the legislative assembly to levy up to eight and one half mills annually, submission to voters, ballot wording, and ratification conditions. The text includes certification by Secretary of State C T Stewart and related legal references.
A proposed petition for Initiative No 30 seeks to repeal multiple sections of the Revised Codes of 1921 relating to intoxicating liquors and their regulation. It claims to repeal sections including 11048 through 11122 and related amendments from prior legislative assemblies. The document bears the signature of I C T Stewart, secretary of state, and frames the measure as a direct copy of the proposed text.
Dr J W Church advertised as an osteopathic physician on the Masonic Building in Big Timber Montana providing medical services locally.
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