Montana Legislative Expenses Jump 75 Percent in Nine Sessions
The Montana Taxpayer bulletin shows employee costs rising from about 40,000 in 1921 to over 70,000 in the 1935 and 1937 assemblies. It notes a expenditure of 1,295 per member and 3,411 per day for the 25th Montana legislature in 1937.
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Montana
Montana Legislative Assembly
Montana Taxpayer
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Bulletin
Montana Legislature
Montana Assembly
Montana 1937 Assembly Costs Record High for State
The 1937 Montana legislative costs per 1 000 population ranked second in the western states, exceeding only Nevada. Total assembly cost reached 204 668 dollars, with house expenses 135 855 and senate 368 813, as critics urge cost reductions and limit member employment.
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Nevada Assembly
Bulletin
Montana
California Assembly
California
North Dakota
Taxpayers’ Bulletin
House of Representatives
Senate
Fred Bennion
State Taxpayers’ Association
The
Laubach to Represent Teton County in Helena Visit
Mr and Mrs Harry Laubach visited Chateau Saturday. Mr Laubach becomes Teton county's new state representative and he and his wife will live at 720 Broadway Helena during the legislative session.
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Harry Laubach
Mr. Laubach
Teton County
Laubach
Broadway
Helena
Weird Christmas Eve Winds Douse Chateau Eew
Last Saturday night Chateau Eew endured one of its strangest Christmas eves with two fire alarms and a curfew within minutes. A west wind toppled a community tree, blew debris through streets, and caused chimney and grass fires while dust filled homes. By morning a north wind shift brought a blizzard and temperatures at 16 below zero with more cold weather expected.
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Chateau
Montana
Court House
Chri Sienderson
Cowgill
Toy
Spring Creek
Boy Scouts
High Schol Auditorium
C C C Camp Workers in Montana Feed Nation’s Groceries
Uncle Sam ran up a 306 720 grocery bill in the fiscal year of 1438 feeding 1 917 CCC camp workers in Montana. The CCC boys offset the bill with 43 663 cubic yards of levees dikes and jetties, 378 178 cubic yards earth moved for canals, 989 466 trees planted, streams stocked with 12 000 fish and 15 578 man days spent fighting forest fires in the state.
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Uncle Sam
Montana
Washington, D. C
New Year License Fees Hit Liquor Cigarette and Card Trades
The new year brings license demands for liquor and cigarette vendors and for card tables, pool tables, and punch boards. County treasurer handles beer whiskey and related licenses outside towns while towns set beer and whiskey fees. State licenses are required before city or county licenses.
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Choteau
Dutton
George Benedette
Beaupre Cafe
Top Court Affirms Judge Hattersley in Irrigation Suit
Montana supreme court affirms Judge R M Hattersley of the ninth district in the suit by Teton County to collect taxes on property in the Bynum Irrigation district reservoir site. The case, tried last April, was appealed by Special Deputy County Attorney S M Swanberg and decided by the court on December 6, with the lower court judgment ordered carried out.
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Hattersley
Montana Supreme Court
H. M. Daley
Teton County District
R. M. Hattersley
Ninth District
Teton
Bynum Irrigation District
District Court
S. M. Swanberg
Supreme Court
Community Briefs Highlight Local Socials and Visits
The H D club plans a New Year card party at the hall and a meeting on Thursday Jan 5 with potluck. Local residents share Christmas visits and travels across Great Falls Bozeman Cut Bank Billings and connects with families from Farmington Wibaux Choteau and Minto. The Lions club funds a seeing eye dog for Herman Spoelder in Billings.
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H. D. Club
von Setten
Farmington
John von Setten
von Weichen
Kermit Dale
Lorraine
Dale
Earl Jackson
Great Falls
Narl Graver
Stofflet
Myrtle Dale
Ed. Lear
Brady
R. N. Lear
John Bouma
Bozeman
Mary Hane
Simms
Lester Stevenson
Rocky Mountain
G. B. Zeigler
Vic Wiseman
Glen Wiseman
Stuart Myers
Grover Forgey
Chateau
Allen Gilbertson
Eleanor
Jean
Minto
North Dakota
Gilbertson
H. O. Thompson
Jesse Bleecker
Choteau
Lulu
Lois Gronberg
Lenora Eschandi
Herman Bouma
Billings
Bouma Couple Plan Visit to Bosman Matriarch
Mr and Mrs Bouma will travel January 7 to see Mr Bouma's mother at Bosman before returning home.
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Jan
For Rent Two Furnished Rooms in McDonald Block
Two furnished rooms for rent in the McDonald block with steam heat. Very light house keeping allowed. Address 30 1F.
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McDonald Block
Cowgill Addition
Art Bagley
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