Assessors Fix Tax Schedule and Montana Timber Rates
The Montana state assessors in Great Falls approve a broad schedule for property valuations across the state, detailing charges for poles, wires, lines, aerial cables, timber lands, mines, merchandise, livestock, and more. The plan directs county assessors to apply these valuations in the spring canvass, with the state board of equalization enforcing consistency between counties.
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Great Falls
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Second Cass
Gloves Inspire Two Men to Arm in Arm Parade
A. S. Beardsley and Wm. Grace, both missing fingers, shared a game of pitch to decide who would buy a pair of size eight gloves. Grace won and the pair were purchased, then the pair marched to Hennessy’s store for fitting. A Finlen hotel party watched as a tailor manicured their gloved hands in a playful spectacle.
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A. S. Beardsley
Wm. Grace
Milwaukee
Butte
Finlen Hotel
Mr. Grace
Mr. Beardsley
Hennessy’s
Grace
Beardsley
Jim Finlen
The
Finlen
Butte Post
Montana Cattle Exports Jump to 227828 in 1916
The Helena Record- Herald reports Montana exported 227,828 cattle to eastern markets in 1916, up 63,892 from 1915, as D W Raymond notes in the state stock commissioners biennial report to Gov S W Stewart. He notes growing herds, higher stock cattle demand, and fewer rustling losses through reorganized enforcement.
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Montana
D. W. Raymond
State Board of Stock Commissioners
S. W. Stewart
Helena Record- Herald
Raymond
Frank C. Lavigne
State Penitentiary
Montana to seek bond issue for state education buildings
Helena Jan 28 The Fifteenth assembly will be asked to issue about 500000 for new buildings at state education institutions and provide roughly 1500000 for maintenance over two years. Of the maintenance total 1133000 targets University of Montana with the rest for the Deaf and Dumb school at Boulder Orphans' home at Twin Bridges Industrial school at Miles City and related stations.
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Helena
State Board of Education
Fifteenth Assembly
EF. C. Elliott
Sity
Montana
Deaf and Dumb
Boulder
Twin Bridges
Miles City
Missoula
Bozeman
Dillon
Educational Folk Endorse Pension Law and County Unit Plan
Montana educators from the county superintendents, the State Teachers' association committee, and the Schoolmasters' club met in Helena and urged the legislature to pass an optional teachers pension plan, establish training courses at accredited high schools, create county unit consolidations for third class districts, and push a high school tax in counties without high schools.
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Helena
Montana
Montana State Teachers’ Association
Schoolmasters’ Club
Ers
State Teachers’ Association
640 acre homestead law questioned amid rush of entries
Critics doubt the 640 acre homestead act will allow new Montana entries for years. Land offices are swamped as stockmen allegedly use dummy entrants to grab vast tracts, prompting Interior Secretary Lane to pause new designations pending fraud checks.
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Montana
Helena
Washington
Lane
Secretary of the Interior
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Montana State College
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Lin
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
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