Tax Commission's Report Urges Permanent Body and New Tax System
The Montana state tax commission recommends creating a three member permanent tax commission, shifting to classified property tax, and placing duties of the state board of equalization with the tax commission. It notes revenue needs, the impact of new laws, and widespread assessment inequality across counties.
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Commission
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Chas. R. Leonard
Butte
William Lindsay
Glendive
David Hilger
Lewistown
John Edgerton
Tax Commission
Montana
County Boards of Equalization
State Boards of Equalization
Sam Treloar and His Great Musical Organization in Butte
Sam Treloar of Silver Bow known as the John Philip Sousa of Montana leads the Anaconda Copper Mines band also called the Boston and Montana. The ensemble, formed 31 years ago in Meaderville under Captain Thomas Couch, tours nationally and wins top prizes, while its miners members work in Butte mines. The piece traces the band’s rise from a local showcase to national attention and notes plans to enlist in military service if not for wartime end.
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Sam Treloar
Silver Bow
John Philip Sousa
Montana
House of Representatives
Anaconda Copper Mines
Boston
Northwest
Treloar
Butte Hill
Butte
Uncle Sam
Meaderville
Thomas Couch
Boston & Montana, A
Amalgamated
Salt Lake
Wistedford
United States
Chicago
Minneapolis
Lake Harriet
Kansas City
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Montana Serenade
Montana Elks
Salt Lake City
Order
Denver
Presidio
San Francisco
Emporia
Kansas
Cowboy Band
Ouray
Col
Ellis’ Grand Lodge
The
Elks
Los Angeles
Mecca
California
Venice
Pacific Beach
Great Treasure
A. J. Davis
First National Bank
Pioneer Montana editor Tom Baker and his violin dances
The 1871 Winston Thanksgiving night dance featured Tom Baker, editor of the Avant Courier, playing violin to solicit subscriptions. Eight paid subscribers joined at $8 yearly, boosting the paper’s staff among editors Baker, Alderson, and Orton. Baker traveled for years, later pursuing Montana stories and weddings like Dr. Mitch ell’s at Warm Springs, with a Beain of travel cut by deep snows.
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Tom Baker
Montana
Wes Given
Tom
Avant-Courier
Mr. Baker
Ives
John Baker
Helena
Matt W. Alderson
Northwestern Stockman
al Orton
Orton Bros. Music Dealers
Bozeman
Orton
Baker
Mr. Alderson
Avant-Corrier
Montana Democrat
Virginia City
Cronian
Deer Lodge
Winston
Martin Maginnis
A. M. Woolfolk
Pete Rowan
Ronan
Flathead Valley
Davin
Lincoln
A. H. Mitchell
Warm Springs
Dog Creek
Washington
Dr. Mitchell
Montana Press Leader Joseph Scanlan Marries
Captain Pete Snelson notes the Montana Press association head, Joseph D. Scanlan, wed Miss Sarah MacDougall of Ashland Wisconsin who came to Miles City as cashier and now leads the Star office. Friends across the state hail the match as he rises further in the Fourth Estate ranks.
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Joseph D. Scanlan
Montana Press Association
Big and
Miles City Star
Miles City Weekly Independent
Republican State Central Committee
Custer County Council of Defense
Scanlan
Sarah MacDougall
Ashland
Wisconsin
Miles City
The
Star
Lfe
Snelson
Pete ‘Snelson
Récord-Herald
Benedicts
Missourian
LIEUTENANT LONGEWAY RECEIVES CROIX DE GUERRE
First Lieutenant Forrest Longeway of Great Falls has been decorated with the French Croix de Guerre for gallantry while piloting a large French bombing plane during the war’s final offensive. He later joined the American service September through October and served with the 163d air squadron in German territory.
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Forrest Longeway
Great Falls
Longeway
Escadrille
Air Service
San Diego
163D
Montana Soldier Lloyd Callahan Wins Fame in Tank Battle
Lieut. Lloyd Callahan, 23, commanded a squadron of tanks that captured a German battery. The battle description notes the tanks flanking the hill under fire, taking prisoners, then destroying machine gun nests before moving on. Callahan is a nephew of Sam Spencer, a longtime Montana rancher on the Missouri near Ulm.
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Lloyd Callahan
Sam Spencer
Montana
Missouri River
Ulm
Callahan
Spencer
Associated Press
Canvass of Official Returns of Election in Montana
The Montana state board of canvassers completes the official vote tally for November. Soldier ballots remain to be canvassed on December 30 and allocations for regional offices and measures are listed, including Walsh, Rankin, Coop er, Porter, Dennis, Linderman, Rid dick, Pope, among others, with various totals and bonds and amendments.
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Montana
State Board of Canvassers
Walsh
Rankin
Supreme Court
Cooper
Matthews
Porter
Poland
Kirschwing
Dennis
Hall
Congress
Linderman
Evans
Kane
Riddick
Mitchell
Pope
Jones
Hammond
Rhoades
Cavanaugh
Lamb
Donlan
von Tobel
Briscoe
Meat Dealers in Trouble Over Sulphide Charges
Sixty cases against meat dealers statewide for using sulphides have been handed to the attorney general for prosecution. Names of offenders will not be released until arrests are made.
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Charles R. Leonard
Great Musical Organization
Shriners
Utah
Nevada
City of Angels
New
Milwaukee Railway
Iowa
Arizona
Ascot Park
Bagdad Temple
Pioneer
Avant Courier
Press Association
John D. Scanlan
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls, Montana
1St National Bank
Lieutenant Longeway
Croix DE Guerre
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