Beaverhead Taxation Trends Highlighted by Hartwig
Commissioner W B Hartwig spoke to the Dillon Rotary on Montana and Beaverhead taxation patterns over a decade. He noted state levies rising from 2.75 to 5.38 mills and county levies tracking upward, with funds like poor and school taxes increasing while overall valuation shrank from about 9 million in 1920 to 6.07 million.
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Dillon Rotary
W. B. Hartwig
Montana
Hartwig
City of
Dillon
Beaverhead
Sacred concert at Grace Methodist Church Sunday night
Grace Methodist Church presents a Christmas season sacred concert Sunday evening December six at seven thirty with solos by Ethel Jean Davis Gerald Gills Muriel Wahl Bill Bates and Mary Louise Taylor plus choir performance and announcements.
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Grace Methodist
Dorothy Hildreth
Ethel Jean Davis
Gerald Gills
Muriel Wahl
the Stranger
G. E.finch
Katherine Bates
Marian Wahl
Local Nimrois Hunt Elk Near Gardiner
Dillon hunters joined the Gardiner section for the last days of elk season with George Dart Frank Anagast Ott Gordon George Smith Lindsay Phillips and Harry Husted among the early departures from town.
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Dillon
Gardiner
George Dart
Frank Anagast
Ott Gordon
George Smith
Lindsay Phillips
Harry Husted
Snow and Ice Cleanups Ordered Citywide
Chief of Police Charles Nelson issues a morning order demanding sidewalk cleaning of snow and ice in both business and residential districts to ensure safe passage.
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Charles Nelson
Elk illegally killed sold at freight house
At noon the freight house sale included two elk killed illegally in Beaverhead county. Deputy state game warden Charles Price reported the animals were shot by Dan Pendergast and Fred Speir, residents of the Big Hole basin, who pleaded guilty before Judge Phillips for 100 each.
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Charles Price
Beaverhead County
Dan Pendergast
Fred ‘Speir
Big Hole Basin
Phillips
Former Dillon Man Alfred Peterson Dies in Missoula
Alfred Peterson 55 longtime Dillon resident died Wednesday in Missoula after a lingering illness. The body returned to Dillon for funeral services at St. James Episcopal Church with Rev. H N Tragitt officiating. He is survived by brothers George and Barney of Dillon, sister Mrs. Phil Andregg of Missoula, and two sisters in Idaho. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Alfred Peterson
Thi City
Missoula
Dillon
Peterson
George
Barney
Phil Andgregg
Idaho
Andregg
St. James Episcopal Church
H. N. ‘Tragitt
Mountain View
No Licenses Issued Before Jan First For 1982 Plates
The registrar of motor vehicles at Deer Lodge will not accept auto license plate applications before January 1. Plates will not be delivered until after March 10. Licenses may be applied for through the county treasurer, with applications withheld until after the new year to avoid confusion and curb early rush for low numbers in 1982.
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Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Deer Lodge
Taxpayers Pay Half Real Property Tax at City Office
Miss Bertie Mathews and assistants processed a heavy day of real property tax payments, with $26 165 74 in window receipts and about $184 000 total for the day. An Oregon Short Line Railroad voucher for $48 998 57 was mailed for the first half taxes in Beaverhead County, with the second half due in May. Total Oregon Short Line taxes in Beaverhead County amount to 87 997 14, broken down into state, county, school, and city components as outlined by tax agent Ik M Sawyer.
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Bertie Mathews
Beaverhead County
Gon Short Line Railroad Company
Salt Lake City
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line
M. Sawyer
Rhodes scholars on slate as Davis attends Montana meeting
President Sheldon E. Davis chairs the Montana committee of selection for Rhodes scholarships in Missoula this week. The district panel in Spokane handles final NW selections. Also listed are a campus basketball tourney, a Christmas program by the YWCA, and piano recital by Ralph McFadden with Bonnie Bakman and Ruth Erickson. No admission charge.
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Sheldon E. Davis
Missoula
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
North Dakota
Spokane
Northwest
Oxford University
Young Women’s Christian, Association
Ralph McFadden
Ing
McFadden
Juilliard School
New York City
Bonnie Bakman
Great Falls
Ruth Erickson
Skating and Skiing Grow in Popular Winter Sports
Dillon residents show active interest in winter sports as heavy snowfall boosts outdoor fun. Ray Stanfield and Lester Bourguin opened a large skating rink behind the county courthouse drawing a crowd of youths and adults. A heated building is available and more improvements are planned as the season progresses. Skiing slowly gains followers with a hillside near the golf course transformed into a slide and a jump built at a bluff for holiday use.
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Dillon Reidents
Ray Stanfield
Lester Bourguin
County Court House
Harrison Bank Loses Suit Over 1930 Robbery Insurance
District Judge Horsky in Helena granted a direct verdict in the Harrison State Bank case against United States Fidelity and Guaranty and National Surety. The bank sought 6348 dollars for losses from the Oct 27 1930 robbery but failed to prove proper notification and that bait exposure was not covered by policies.
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and Horsky
Helena
Harrison State Bank
United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company
National Surety Company
Radio interference traced to high tension line leak
Radio expert Ray L. Hofstatter of Montana Power located a leak in the high tension line to Bannack causing buzzing interference with Dillon radio reception. After tests with Otto Vandegrift, several minor disturbances were repaired and reception greatly improved.
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Ray L. Hofstatter
Bannack
Dillon
Hofstatter
Montana Power Company
Otto Vandegrift
Montana Fresh Egg Law Goes Into Effect
Montana’s egg grading rule begins Tuesday with four U S classes. Wholesalers must use candling gear and grade eggs by size before payment. Retailers must verify wholesaler eggs and test weight. farmers and dealers warned top prices for best grades.
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U. S
R. K. Button
Montana Dairy Division
Helena
Butte
Christmas Seals Sale Begins in Dillon City
The annual Dillon Christmas seals sale started this week under the direction of Mrs. Forest Bayerd and is being used extensively by business firms and individuals.
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Dillon
Forest
Red Cross pledges reach goal in Beaverhead County drive
Beaverhead County surpassed the $3,500 goal for Red Cross membership subscriptions and relief funds as the drive closed on Thanksgiving Day. Pledges amount to one sixtieth of two months pay and are due to Sam Wilkinson, treasurer. Donations of clothing, shoes, vegetables, and canned goods are requested for Associated Charities with a warehouse on Center Street and a key available at the police station if needed.
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Beaverhead
Anual Red Cross
Ampaign
Sam Wilkinson
Dillon
Associated Charities
Center Street
Edwards Portrait of Personality as a Business Asset
Large Dillon audience hears Basil Edwards of Salt Lake City present a talk on personality as a business and professional asset at the training school auditorium. The address emphasizes courteous customer treatment and early life success, sharing statistics and practical business methods. This was his second talk before Dillon business men.
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Dillon Business
Tueday
Basil Edwards
Salt Lake City
Mr. Edwards
Dillon
Hunters bag elk after long trek in knee deep snow
Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett named hunters returned from Gardiner district Tuesday night with a fine elk killed by the former frontiersman in a single shot at about 150 steps. Friends eagerly anticipate a steak from the catch.
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Daniel Boone
Dart
Davey Crockett
Anangst
Gardiner
P T A Study Club Cancelled Meeting
The P T A study club will not meet this month because the Book Program matinee coincides with the regular meeting. The next gathering is scheduled for January.
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Pase. A
Memorial Rites Scheduled By Dillon Lodge 1554
The annual memorial service of Dillon Lodge No. 1554 B P O E will be held at the Odd Fellows hall on Sunday evening December 6. J E Kelly will give an address and a musical ritualistic program will be presented. the services are described as among the most impressive rites of the order.
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Patent Teacher Association of
Dillon
Charles Henry
Salmon River
Louis Schmittroth
Dillon Lodge No. 1554
Odd Fellows’ Hall
J. E. Kelly
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M. E
Nimrois
Big Hole
Stidertts
Training School
de Lamater
Olmsted
Innes
Larmer
Klopp
Ratzel
G. Bach
Leone Cashmore
Betty Hall
Helen Wilkinson
Lulu Belle Gilman
Eleanor Wheat
John Breeden
Bouree
Saens
Bach
Mr. McFadden
Golliwogg
Debussy
Coenen
Schubert
Miss Eakman
Tschaidowski
Rachmaninoff
Pr. T. A
Harrison Bank
RED Cross
Edwards
P.T. A. Study Club
Dillon Lodge
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