Montana Senate and House Pass Codes and Seek Reforms
Helena reports show Montana legislative session busy with codes adoption and committee action. Bills authorizing county rewards for criminals and a legislative reference bureau move, while debates over federal senator elections highlight party divisions.
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Helena
Senate
Selway
Jefferson County
Fifth Judicial District
Lewis and Clark County
Judiciary Committee
House
Frank
Jan
Committee On Privileges
Donlan
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Long
Rogert
Missoula
Eleventh Legislative Assembly
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Beaverhead County Tax Payers Over $100 Up Last Year
A Beaverhead county summary lists all taxpayers paying more than $100 in taxes and notes a four year rise in the number of such payers. It also shows a faster increase among those paying over $1,000, indicating growing prosperity and rising property values in the county.
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Beaverhead County
Sugar beet enterprise urged by Beaverhead farmers leaders
A committee led by George R Featherly and W M Oliver will visit Beaverhead valley farmers to solicit contracts to grow sugar beets this year. They promise labor, a guaranteed price per ton from Utah Idaho Sugar Co, and aim for 1000 plus acres. The effort seeks to boost land values, employment, and local taxes if a beet factory is secured. Mrs Barbour returns from six months in Oklahoma Georgia Texas. Dr R H Ryburn in Dillon for business.
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George R. Featherly
Beaverhead
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Court House
Dillon
Geo. R. Featherly
W. M. Oliver
Gzorcz R. Featherly
W. S. Barbour
Oklahoma
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Sugar Beet Industry Sparks Growth in Ontrada Valley California
The American Beet Sugar Company has powered Ontrada's growth over eleven years with a $2 000 000 plant. $10 000 000 spent on beets. $3 300 000 on labor. Local ranch labor costs exceed $1 500 monthly on Patterson and Springville ranches. Land once priced at 10 to 20 per acre now yields a season net of 32 42 per acre, with 62 46 per acre during beet running. Last season 11 767 acres yielded 128 801 tons of beets and 580 000 bags of sugar were produced. Beet sugar content averaged 19 percent, about 18 percent over eleven years.
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The
American Beet Sugar Company
Patterson Ranch
Patterson Ranch Company
Springville
China
Dillon Postoffice Aims for Free Delivery Record in 1909
Dillon's post office reports 1908 totals of 10 245.97 in receipts and 68 480.70 in money orders with 34 678.31 paid out, 3 300 registered packages sent and 2 610 received. The office remains $245.95 ahead of the required amount to secure free delivery by next July if current trends hold. Grace Lamont, postmaster, urges continued activity.
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Dillon
Dillon Post Office
Sugar beet industry bullish outlook for Beaverhead county
Sugar consumption in the United States is vast with one-fifth produced domestically. Beaverhead county ranchers who start large scale beet farming and a local sugar factory may reap early benefits. Dan Burkholder and associates lease the Ferdinand claim at Argenta and plan a 60 ton lead and zinc concentrator with $5,600 in machinery, starting foundation work this week.
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United States
American Sugar Industry
Sugar Beet Gazette
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
the Gazette
Beaverhead County
Dan Burkholder
Tri- Bune
Ferdinand
Dillon-Argenta Company
Argenta
Norman Holden to attend dry land congress meeting
Norman Holden and Governor Norris, noted Montana delegation members, plan to attend the dry land congress in Cheyenne Wyoming from February 23 to 25. The report indicates Holden’s intention to participate in the event.
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Norman Holden
Norris
Montana
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank P Blair Rancher Treads Horse Prairie Slopes
Frank P Blair, a longtime Horse Prairie rancher, works the slopes and ranch in a sparse terrain description. The note highlights his ongoing role in local ranching alongside regional farming families.
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Frank P. Blair
Horse Prairie
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Ween
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Best
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