Montana News In Brief From Helena To Bozeman
A Montana roundup from Helena reports a near million-dollar property reassessment cut in Helena, city council talks of a municipally owned power plant in Kalispell, and business moves in Bozeman including Carl Stoffgren taking over Moore interest at Courier Publishing. Other items cover a Helena hospital facelift, fishing, fire, and local sports notes across towns.
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Helena
Kalispell
Bozeman
Carl Stoffgren
St. Louis
Moore
Courier Publishing Co
Optical and Photo Service Ad Promises Rogers Silverware
An Owl Photo Service advertisement touts earning Rogers Silverware through snapshots, roll development, and prints. It lists finishing offers including colored enlargements, certificates, and reprints, claiming best results and lifelong friendship with customers.
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Rogers
Rogers Silverware
Dam Fort Peck quarry site chosen at Snake butte Montana
United States engineers select Snake butte near Harlem Montana as the rock source to face the Fort Peck dam toe at Glasgow. A Great Northern spur and Milk River bridge will open the project, with bids due August 25 and work starting ten days later. The quarry will remove over 1.5 million cubic yards, employing long-term labor and boosting Harlem housing and commerce.
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Snake Butte
Harlem
Fort Belknap
United States Engineers
Fort Peck
Glasgow
Montana
Snakebutte
Great Northern
Milk River
Savoy
C. H. Chorpening
West Harlem
East Harlem
Carnival
Relief Expenditures Revealed by Montana State Commission
The Montana state relief commission reports July expenditures totaling 168500. State contribution amounts to 85563 with the federal government covering the remainder.
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Montana State Relief Commission
John J. Holmes
Bus Route Hearing Set for Polson to Kalispell Service
The state railroad and public service commission schedules an August 18 hearing on Intermountain Transportation Co. of Anaconda bid to operate a Polson to Kalispell bus route around Flathead Lake.
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State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Intermountain Transportation Co
Anaconda
Polson
Kalispell
Flathead Lake
Rate Hearing Set on Flathead Co Telephone Rates
The state public service commission will hold a hearing at Rowan on Sept. 2 to review rates charged by the Flathead Independent Telephone Co and by the United States Indian service for electrical energy.
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State Public Service Commission
Rowan
Flathead
Fever cases update from state health board
One new Rocky Mountain spotted fever case reported this week by Dr. B K Kilbourne state epidemiologist. Yellowstone and Gallatin counties each report one typhoid fever case last week.
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Rocky Mountain
State Board of Health
B.K. Kilbourne
Yellowstone
Gallatin
Montana ruling limits license fee shares for small cities
Attorney General Raymond Nagle ruled that Montana cities with populations under 35,000 are not entitled to a percentage of motor vehicle license sale fees for street use. The decision was made at the request of Toole County Attorney W. M. Black.
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Montana
Raymond Nagle
W. M. Black
Toole County
Attorneys Declare Extra Filing Fee For Independent Candidates
The attorney general issued an opinion declaring that candidates defeated in the recent primary must pay another filing fee to have their names placed on the November ballot. The ruling clarifies the process for independents seeking ballot access.
State Plans Cooperative Land Improvements With Federal Agency
The state land board will enter co operative agreements with the federal soil conservation administration for improvements on state owned land including reservoirs and dams. The attorney general has ruled these agreements are not inconsistent with state law.
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State Land Board
Federal Soil Conservation Administration
Hearing on Pony Electric Rates Set for August 17
The Rates mission will hold a hearing at Pony on August 17 regarding charges by Pony Electric Co. owned by David Box. The commission has received informal complaints that rates are high and service rendered is inadequate.
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State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Pony
Pony Electric Co
David Box
Two Hearings Set On Water Rates In Livingston Billings
The state public service commission announced hearings at Livingston on Sept. 9 and at Billings on Sept. 10 to review the rates charged by the Livingston Municipal Water Co. and related the matter to the company’s charges.
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State Public Service Commission
Livingston
Livingston Municipal Water Co
Billings
Rates Ordered Against Billings Gas Co in Discrimination Case
The Billings Gas Co along with a related concern have been ordered to show cause why their rates should not be lowered and service improved. They must address allegations of discriminatory practices and justify practices before a regulatory proceeding.
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Billings Gas Co
State income and expenditures for year ending June 30 1936
State totals show income from all sources of 34 141 624 and disbursements of 32 586 672. State Auditor John J Holmes reports June as both the peak income month at 4 190 775 and the month of highest outlay at 4 184 572.
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John J. Holmes
Bonded Debt Reduced in Montana Audit Report
State Auditor John J. Holmes lists Montana's bonded debt at $11,477,177 as of June 30 after yearly reductions of $1,638,747. The auditor notes $2,195,747 in bonds redeemed and $557,000 in new bonds issued during the year.
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Montana
John J. Holmes
Hearing Held On Milk Board Finances No Offenses Found
State board of examiners reviewed criticism of the milk control board's bookkeeping and finances. Although justification for criticism existed, the hearing found no offenses in monetary transactions and no action was taken.
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State Board of Examiners
State Milk Control Board
County Officials Bar Dams For Flood Control
The attorney general holds that county commissioners may not spend funds to build small dams and reservoirs for flood conservation for farmers and stockmen. In specific cases they may decide if such outlays fall under care for the poor, per Cascade county’s request and County Attorney C. F. Holt.
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C. F. Holt
Cascade County
State Asylum Budget Tops Fiscal Year Spending
The current state budget designates $325 000 for the Warm Springs asylum as the largest line item, with $158 000 allotted for the Deer Lodge prison. The document also covers salaries and expenses for 56 county attorneys across the state.
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Warm Springs
Deer Lodge
State sets aside funds for judiciary salaries
A provision sets aside fifty thousand dollars for the salaries and expenses of judges in the seventeenth judicial district of the state. The measure designates funds to support court operations and personnel costs within the district.
Federal funds aid Montana state institutions in two-year period
The federal government spent 2 229 461 on building projects at eleven Montana state institutions over the last two fiscal years. Beneficiaries include the State University, State College, School of Mines, State Normal, Eastern Montana State Normal, North Montana College, the tuberculosis sanitarium at Galen, Warm Springs state hospital, Miles City industrial school, and the deaf and blind schools at Great Falls and Boulder.
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Montana
John J. Holmes
State University
State College
School of Mines
State Normal
Eastern Montana State Normal
North Montana College
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Galen
State
Warm Springs
Industrial
Miles City
Deaf and Blind School
Great Falls
Boulder
Beer Consumption Grows in Montana in First Half
Montana beer sales for the first six months reached 122 724 barrels, up 21 percent from a year earlier, per J J Jewell of the state licensing department. Retailers earned about 4 908 960 dollars at 10 cents per 10 ounce glass, with 66 percent of beer sold produced in Montana.
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Montana
J. J. Jewell
Licensing Department
The
State Board of Equalization
Travel in Park Far Exceeds 35 Season
Yellowstone park travel for the 1936 season through July 31 is 443 percent greater than in 1935, according to National Park Service figures. Totals show 245,488 visitors from all states, the District of Columbia, and 21 foreign countries, versus 170,050 in 1935, with last year’s peak not reached until Aug. 20.
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Yellowstone Park
National Park Service
Union
District of Columbia
North Dakota Hog and Beef Cattle Highlights at NAMDRC
Mention of hog numbers beating net figures and beef cattle gains noted alongside the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers in Cleveland. A cautionary note urges sober driving after drinking.
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North Dakota
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Cleveland
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