The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-26
EVERYBODY WILL PAY IT
Park County Isn't Worrying
About Running Her School.
Mp. WONTAVOID PAYMENT
Tax Agent Writes a Letter of Inquiry to
the County Officials - Council
Failed to Meet Thursday.
Gossip of Livingston.

Special Correspondence Of the Standard,
Livingston, Oct 24.--County Treas
urer Alex Livingston reports that nc
complaint is being made by those who
come to his office about paying the spc-
cial school tax and that only one man
has thus far refused to pay the IAN
The official states it is his belief that
enough money will be received from
those who pay the special tax to run
the schools full term. Yesterday Mr..
Livingston received letter from the
Northern Pacific in relation to the tax.
The communicate was signed by G.
S. Fernald, tax commissioner of the
company, and stated that the road had
no intention of trying to avoid the ray
ment of any tax which other people
were paying, and requested the treas
urer to inform the writer of the letter
what it was proposed to do in Park
county. In reply to the letter Mr.. Liv-
ingston informed the railway company
that people here were paying the tax
without a murmur and that it was his
opinion that nearly all the heavy tax
payers, as well as those whose proper
ton is smalfs were going to pay the
tax and help to keep the schools go
ing. 1t is very probable that the
Northern Pacific will pay it's proper
ton of the tax, which amounts to
S1,04OS2, and thus join with the resi-
dents of Park county in helping along
the cause of education. Park county
is not worrying any and it is q splen-
did commentary on the patriotism Of
our people that they are ready and
willing to support the schools even
when there is no law to compel them to
SO do, and Livingston is to be congrat
nlated on having populace where
friendship for education is not stran-
gled the moment compulsion is re-
moved
Did Not MateriaIize.
The adjourned meeting of the city
council. which was to have been held
yesterday evening. did not materiaize,
no quorum being present. A great deal
of disappointment was occasioned by
the failure of the body to get together.
| as important action on the question of
municipal ownership of the electric
light plant had been looked for at this
meeting. The members present ad
journed, and the action on the matter
will be put off until Nov 6, unless
Mayor Smith calls special meeting,
of which there is some talk.
BeastIy Weather.
j. w. CriswelI was in the city Sunday
from Clyde Park. He reports that the
weather for the past 10 days has
played havoc with threshing operations
on the upper Shields river and that a
good many of the farmers in that sec
ton have been unable to get their
grain threshed. A great deal Of grain
is still in the shock and fears are ex-
pressed that such will be ruined unless
the wet weather discontinues opera
tions, Mr.. Criswel also stated that a
party of cattle buyers from Red Lodge
have been UP in the Shields river val
ley recently and have purchased all
the best cattle in the country. Good
prices We're received by the cattlemen
and Clyde Park stockmen are feeling
rather juhiant over the condition of
the market just now.
The Livingston Touring mill has been
closed down for the past week on ac-
count of a scarcity of wheat. Little
wheat grown in this county has been
put on the market as yet. and he
operators of the mill have experienced
considerable difficulty in securing
enough of the cereal to keep their ma
chinery employed
A Serious Wreck.
A serious wreck occurred yesterday
afternoon in the tunnel west of this
city. AS freight train No. IS, in charge
of Conductor Jack Brown, was passing
through the big bore, the couplings
parted and the rear end of the train
came crashing into the front section,
derailing II cars and disabling the en-
CINE. A wrecking crew was sent from
this city and succeeded in clearing he
line so that trains could pass in about
six hours. Fortunately no one was IN
jured in the smashup.
From Trail Creek.
Joseph Stanley was in the city Sat
| urday from Trail creek. Mr.. Stanley
says that the town at Chimney Rock
is fast assuming the appearance Of a
live mining camp. The railroad is do
ing a good business and quite a large
amount of coal is being daily shipped
from that point. Mr.. Stanley is en-
thusiastic over the prospects at the
new camp and is firm in the belief
that the Chimney Rock mines are des-
tined to become the greatest coal pro-
ducers in Montana. Quite number of
new buildings are being erected and
this winter promises to be an era of
prosperity for the Trail creek district
Items of Peraonal Interest.
Mrs. Fred Koehler, after about seven
months of illness, is rapidly regain!ng
oil c-fpn Il,