County taxes rise as Beaverhead list shows big taxpayers
Miss Georgia Mathews leads a corps assembling county revenue while taxpayers rush to meet the December 1 deadline. The 1919 tax roll lists 2,614 payers with 72 paying over $1,000, led by the Oregon Short Line at $75,333.96 and the Poindexter & Orr Livestock Co at $8,216.78. The report details assessed values across land, livestock, and bank stock, noting a 20 percent rise in high taxpayers and explaining the state scale for valuations.
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Georgia Mathews
Beaverhead County
Oregon
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Company
First National Bank
John Peterson
Montgomery
State Board of Equalization
Albee Co
George Arnott & Sons
Don T. Albee Investment Co
John Albersoo
Anaconda National Bank
Edwards & Olsen
John and
Peter Anderson
H. E. Andrus
Arby Beardslee
Beaverhead State Bank
Kath
Tev
W.F. Berhms
Polson
Big Hole Herding
Jennie Bishop
John F. Bishop
Dodd & Bray
Beaverhead Milling & Carroll Brothers
Centennial Livestock C. L. Livestock Co
George Clemon
Cook Sheep Company
Craig Cornell
Dillon Implement Co
Eliel Brothers
First National Bank of Dillon
Normal College Holds Autumn Graduation Exercises
Graduation exercises for the first division of the class of 1920 at Normal College take place in the auditorium tonight. Edna Voigt Mabel Dean and Margaret Fisler graduate. Edward Eliott chancellor of the University of Montana will deliver the address. The college adopts quarterly commencements with one major spring ceremony.
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Normal College
Edna Voigt
Mabel Dean
Margaret Fisler
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
Dorothy Poindexter
Edward Eliott
University of Montana
E. C. Davis
Legion Holds Meeting In New Headquarters In Dillon
The American Legion held a regular meeting at Dillon city hall to approve using the council chamber as a reading room and the auditorium for Legion use. A program reviewed national convention insights and disabled veteran training plans with emphasis on statewide outreach and monthly stipends for men and dependents.
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The
American Legion
City Council
City Hall
Resolutions Committee
the Legion
Fire and Order Committee
Council Chamber
Legion
Fire Department
W. W. Hawkins
Minneapolis
Beaverhead
Yates
Dillon
W. H. Bucher
B. A. Risley
J. T. Ross
Montana Merchants Protest Trade Commission Rule No 4
About 250 Montana merchants in Butte form a new Montana Development association to oppose enforcement of the Montana Trade Commission rule requiring cost and selling prices tagging. They plan to court action to test the law and push a broad program to develop roads schools and public utilities while arguing the rule infringes on business freedom and risks creeping socialism.
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Montana Development Association
Butte
Montana Trade Commission
Silver Bow Club
State Chamber of Commerce
Don
Bozeman' Sreitusary
Messrs
Tuohy
Ruhle
Lane
Lewistown
Sandens
Brisco
Helena
Selvide
Billings
McLeod
Missoula
Newcomb
Miles City
Lovelace
Livingston
Gels
Great Falle
Sanders
Anagonda
Truscott
Glaskow
Fleming
Associated Industries of
Montana
Trade Commission
Montana Hardware Company
John H. McIntosh
Commission
The
Bonning Found Guilty In Grand Larceny Case At Wisdom
W T Bonning was found guilty of grand larceny for accepting stolen meat while running a Wisdom meat market. He received a two to four year sentence in the state prison and was sent to Deer Lodge. The jury included Morrow Gleed O Brien West Clemens Tessier Allison Bedell Romain Long Savacool Harrison.
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W. T. Bonning
Wisdom
Deer Lodge
Wm J. Morrow
Byl Gleed
Maurice O’brien
John West
Charles Clemens
John Tessier
Emmett Allison
Willig Bedell
George Romain
Talton Long
Abe Savacool
J. D. Harrison
Williams
Wilkinson
Benning
Richard Anderson
Monida
Dbissel Austin
George Hamburg
Hannah Hoffman
Wm. Heiney
Bhaine
Pleasure Resort for Beaverhead
Beaverhead county owns Elk Horn Hot Springs, a government owned medicinal water site. The forest service completed a boulevard from the forest boundary to the springs and plans further improvements including piping hot and cold water to baths, sanitary upgrades, and free camping with cooking facilities. The project aims to integrate Elk Horn into the park to park system and attract thousands of tourists.
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Beaverhead County
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Forest Service
East-bound Dittys Start Month-Long Visit Eastward
Mr and Mrs George Ditty departed last Wednesday evening for the east to spend a month with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Martin Barrett hosted a seven course dinner last Sunday with honored guests Henry and Miss Fannie Cahill.
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Dillon Magons
Ana Ory
Butte
Frank Teot Tae
J. Lipps
Cu . Rae
A.D. Shields
Tom Peterson
George Pars
Hart
J. B. Tope
We Curry
Herbert Gilbert
J. L. George Jewell
C. H. Niblack
Dauthers of the Nile
R. T. Wemple
Charles Price
Jack Nemick
R. R. Rathbone
I’. Kk. Luebben
Henshaw
George Lovell
East
George Ditty
Martin Barrett
Henry
Miss Fannie Cahill
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Ator Co
Menting
New Headquarte
Bagdad's
Elizabeth Sutherland
Blacktail
LAW OF Trade Commission
Frank Eliel
Bonning
District Court
Anderson
Austin
Boulevard Road
Elkhorn
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