Settlement Ends Tax Clash Over Northern Pacific Lands
In Custer County a tax settlement between the Northern Pacific Railway and county officials increases the company’s taxes by about $19,000. Under a blanket assessment a compromise sets $2 per acre on unclassified lands, replacing prior higher rates and prompting calls to classify every parcel. Thomas Cooper cites potential court avoidance and predicts regional growth in Miles City and eastern Montana alongside ongoing cattle and wool industries.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Cnty
Thomas Gapsper
M. T. ‘Banders
John Hughes
BP iWickey
Land Department
Worthern Pacific
Commissionesr
McConnell
Helena
Cooper
Bern
Sooper
Custer County
Northern Pacific Railway
Joe Dixon
Senator Carter
Moncana
Miles City
State institutions receive funding under H R 401 bill
Dr. Blackburn introduces H R 401 to provide maintenance and improvement funds for state institutions for 1911 12 and 1912 13 totaling about 1 5 million dollars. The measure lists specific allocations for insane asylum prison agricultural college school of mines deaf and blind school normal school reform and other facilities along with building and ground purchases and improvements.
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Dr. Blackburn
House Committee On Appropriations
Insane Asylum
Agricultural College
School of Mines
State University
Reform School
Governor approves long list of Montana legislature bills
Since the current session began Governor Norris has signed a broad slate of measures, including House bills on expenses and salaries, a pest eradication program, and new judicial district staffing. Senate and House actions cover tax, court, coroner, and public utility reforms, plus county and state administrative changes.
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Norris
Secretary of State
Senate
Assembly
Thirteenth Judicial District
Yellowstone
Carbon
G. W. Pierson
Havre
Flathead
H. B
Livestock Commission
Board of Examiners
Budget Totals for State Projects in 1912 Memorialized
The document lists expenditures including machine sheds at 1912 figures and $5,000, completion and furnishing for the feeble minded at $380,000, Reform School Manual training at $5,000, Agricultural Experiment Station efforts at $22,600 with $12,000 additional, Betterment state fair at $5,000, and declares Section 3 of the act in full force from passage.
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Reform
Fergus County
Reform School
Ravalli
Senate Deliberates Pure Food Bill Without Final Action
The senate considered House Bill 34 on pure foods in committee of the whole but did not finish debate. An amendment to reduce butter content from 3.25 to 3 percent failed 11 to 10. An evaporative weight amendment was debated but not adopted as it could encourage short weights. The discussion ended as the Senate adjourned for the day.
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Senate
Inffort
Conrow
Militia Bill Sets Special Order for Tuesday Morning
The text notes a 10 30 o'clock Tuesday morning order and that house bill 220 militia bill was placed on special order for 11 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Bill to create weights and measures positions in state
A technical amendment to a house bill provisions for appointing weights and measures officials at 1800 dollars yearly. It aims to cooperate with the federal statute, stemming from a agriculture department inquiry that found short weight scales used by Helena and Butte dealers. The measure creates two offices and a funding of about five thousand dollars, likely with minimal net state cost.
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Howardship
Yoder
A. N.yoder
F Aget
Norris
Department of Agriculture
Helena
Butte
Subscribe for the Ismay Journal
An offer to subscribe to the Ismay Journal at a rate of 2 percent per yenar. The notice presents a simple framed deal with a periodical publication and payment terms.
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Ismay Journal
Notice for Publication of Homestead Claim
Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office Miles City Montana January 26 1911. Fred Portman of Knowlton Custer County Montana filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his claim to the land described, before Felix Z Gray U S Commissioner at Ismay Montana on March 4 1911. Witnesses named Howard Cummings Black Albert Roberts Frank Cass.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Miles City
Montana
Fred Portman
Knowlton
Custer County
Range
Felix Z. Gray
United States
Isminy
Howard Cummings
Albert ’ ‘Roberts
Damay
Frank Cass
Ismay
A. ‘Kircher
jaRegister
Sietie
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Custer
Thomas Sooper
Gao
W. Burt
J.B Remeron
State Bank of Terry
Terry, Montana
Davin Bickele
J. B. Remeron
Gro
W. Burr
W. A. Brubaker
Alferd Wright
Gro. T
Gipson
Lon Fiuss
Alfyre Sars Mit
Than Executive
Judi
CIAL
Asy
University
Universitya
Napa
Cranary
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
S. B
State Soldiers’ Home
Musselshell
Fergus
Fe. J. M
San Francisco
J. M
Crow Indian Reservation
North Dakota
Ss. J. R
Mouitana
Anaconda Company
Carter
Congressional Record
Crow Reservation
Musselshell County
Yellowstone County
Urlingame
Ada M. Bennett
Miles Cirry
Earlingburt Building
Eleic.cielels
Isieiels
G. H. Grote
Barber
Geo. W. Farr
United States Land Offices
Miles City, Montana
Tisof& McKinnon
Miles
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