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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1922
Page
5
The first savings institution in the U.S. started a century ago offering safe deposits. At Security State Bank you can open a savings account with one dollar or more and earn 4 percent interest. Deposits of any amount are allowed at convenient times, making saving both beneficial and easy.
Montana tax data from C A Rasmussen show 1922 income tax about 712000 dollars less than 1921 with further relief from soda fountain and sales taxes and a large repeal of transportation tax saving Montanans roughly two million dollars in freight costs Collector Rasmussen expects total revenue to rise in 1922 due to improving business. Cattle and sheep markets show strong prices and restocking momentum despite feed shortages and a car shortage affecting shipments.
Helena reports federal prohibition officers jailed 577 violators from Jan 1, 1922 to Nov 1, with about $12,000 in fines and $1,344,434.07 in revenue taxes and penalties. 38 automobiles seized, 40 stills, 1,250 gallons liquor, 6,780 gallons mash, and 152 stills taken in cooperation with Butte police. two-year total confiscations cited.
The Montana special livestock report by Geo A Scott notes cattle and sheep in good condition with adequate winter feed. Cattle shipments are unusually heavy at 128 percent of last year, driven by forced liquidations, while range conditions stand at 90 percent and sheep demand remains brisk with good lamb prices. Many cattlemen have sold heavily to satisfy old debts.
Chief Justice Lew L. Callaway left Great Falls Tuesday after partial recovery from an appendicitis operation on October 21. He plans to return to Helena December 5 to resume his Supreme Court duties, then visit Great Falls again for Christmas before moving to the capital. His appointment to fill the Brantley vacancy runs until January 1 when he will continue by election results. The Callaways will reside at Odell McConnell home on Lawrence street.
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