The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-05

IMPROVED CONDITION
Work of the Inspectors Arrests Made
Recommendations Concerning
Legislation.

IN IoeAA oAhAoA ASpois VI SAS e|N~>
board of stock commissioners
has been presented to Governor
Smith by President John r. Murphy
and Secretary w. G.. Pruitt.
The report gives the number of
cattle shipped from the state and
butchered in home consumption as
well as a synopsis of the work of the
stock inspectors and other informa-
ton. The board met twice during
the year, in April for the purpose of
the stock inspectors work for the
year, and in December for the pur-
pose of approving the work of the of
ficers and to select a committee,
consisting of Commissioners j. N.
Kelly of Sweet Grass, John Bielen-
berg Of Deer Lodge and w. A.
Cockrell of Gallatin, to draft whatever
laws the board believes should be
enacted by the legislature. By
practicing rigid economy the board
has placed it's finances on a sound
basis and is now in a position to ac-
complish greater and more satisfac-
tory work than in years past.
There was more liberal apportion-
ment of inspectors during the year,
which has proven beneficial;
changes were made in the inspection
force during the year, whereby r.
p, Heron succeeded j. H. Lander as
inspector at Chicago, Frank Carter
succeeded M. P. Sippie at Butte and
c. P. Stafford was appointed inspec-
tor for Valley county, to succeed w.
w. Lamkin In addition c. w.
Smith was employed for five
months as inspector for Gallatin
county, F. T. Mccormack for Broad
water county, A. r. Russell for
Meagher county, j. Morkle for Mis-
soula county and S. A. Hotchkiss at
the Sioux City market, but there have
all been released from service, as
the necessity for their services was
done away with. The regular in
spection force as it now stands is as
follows:
Chicago, r. p. Heron; st. Paul,
RI. e. Bourdette; Omaha, r. H. Rick
ard; Miles City, w. d. Smith; Bill
ings, j. w. Collins; Helena, E. X.
Plultt; Fort Benton Harry Lund !;
LeWistown e. d. Towner; Butte, f.
Carter: Dillon,N. NJ M. Staudhauer;
Madison county, w. w. Green; Valley
county, G. S. Stafford; Carbon coun-
ty, Manford Eagle. w. H. Rhoads
and r. B. Anderson were retained at
Chicago during the busy season to
assist in the inspection work there
but were released at the expiration
OF the seasons work, Dec. Is.
Some inspection commissions are
also held by stockmen who served
without compensation The entire
state has been covered by the inspeC
tors, and every county has had more
or less direct inspection work. The
board considered the present inspec
ton force competent one; that il
is improving, as the men have ha;
more experience.
The inspection reports for tn,
year 1900 show total of G5 arrest.
made, of which number there wer,
SO convictions obtained. and II case.
are still pending says the report
Among these l. are some cases q
great Importance in the live stock in
terests, as they have been the sourc,
OF much aggravation and loss for sew
eral years past, and we are hopeful
OF securing convictions Among tn,
convictions were two men for de
fraudlng the state under the vol
bounty law in Dawson and Custe
counties, which were also of muc]
Importance to the state in general
In addition one of the arrests mad
during the year for cattle stealth
was case where the party brok
jail through the carelessness q. III
officer who had him in custody. La,
er, one of our inspectors located hir
in an adjoining state and he wa
brought back and again placed i
Jail, but again escaped and is still a
large. Almost all of our regular il
spectors are also deputized by tn
sheriff of their respective countie
and render invaluable services to tn
county and state authorities in tn
enforcement of the general laws.
Among the duties of the inspe
tors in the inspection of the hides {
stock killed on the railroads With
the state, report which is filed wit
the secretary of this board and motto
sent to the individual owners to e.
able them to recover the value
their stock killed from the railroa
companies. During the year 1900
total of 513 hides were so inspecte