Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-11-14
CHECK FOR OVER ELEVEN THOU.
SAND RECEIVED YESTERDAY
FROM MILWAUKEE.
BIG ONES HOLDING BACK
Larger Number Of Heaviest Taxpayers
Wait Until Time Limit Is Up Be.
fore Liquidating-One-Fif OF To.
tai Number of Receipts Have Been
Issued Up to Date.

Up to noon today, 1850 tax receipts
have been issued by Treasurer Robin
son and his efficient deputy, Rufus
Poland. This ~ somewhat in excess
OF the number issued up to this time
last year. The total amount received
Is not known for the reason that the
treasurer has been too busy taking la
money and writing receipts to foot 1t
UP.
One Big One Received.
The total amount was given q de-
cided boost yesterday when the
checks of the Chicago, Milwaukee ~
Puget Sound Railroad company were
received They total $11,378.62. This
Is the first OF the railroad checks To
be received Most OF the big taxpay-
ers, as well as a very larger percent-
age of those who do not pay 80 much.
usually wait until the last week or
ten days before the expiration OF the
time limit before paying up. There
are quite q number who are In busi-
mess before the district court and
many of these are killing two birds
with one stone by liquidating with
Treasurer Robinson during their en-
forced visit to the county seat.
Col Thomas Cruise, of Helena, own
cr of the N-Bar and other ranch prop
erty, with cattle, sheep and horses,
leads the list Of individual taxpayers
this year, the amount being $6,S3O6O,
Others whose taxes exceed $500 are:
Abel Bros, $73s.52; Allen Robfnsona
S64sS3; r. p. Anderson, $5SS.S5; g.
NJ. Belden, $7iS.32 Box Elder Land
Co, $7998S; w. II. Brown, $706.77,
Citizens Electric Co, $1,Ol9.63; Cook
Reynolds Co, $2,076.84; Crowley Bros.
$4O2.30; Anna E. Crowley, $527.3O.
Buffalo Creek Sheep Co, $90049; G.
p. Burnett, s538.50; Burnett Bros.
S971.32; George and Frank Day.
, $5S7.S7; Empire investment Co..
$753.50; Vim. Ettien, $536.s3; Evers
Bros, $6S9.05 Fergus Land 4 Lives
stock Co, $3,743.O3, Fergus County
! Sneep Co., $92744; VIM. Fergus &c
Sons, $1,810.14; True Gildersleeye.
. $95669, Gold Reef Mining Co, $784,65;
William Gordon, $72l.51; Andrew
. Green, $5355G; r. S. Hamilton,
:, S6s1.82, J. G. Hauck, S531.79; w. l.
,, Hughes, $5G4.53; William Jackson &.
:. Sons, $575.42; Judith Basin Land Co.,
= $754.2O; Judith Basin Milling CO..
!, $S88.15; Judith Hardware Co, $l,'
: g85.O1; Judith Mercantile Il Cattle Co.,
$S,23O.69; James Kelliher & Son.
$59811; Montana Lumber Co. GeWis,
town only, $78G.38; Montana Ranch
CO., $1,437.28; Moore Hardware & I'm,
plement Co, $53213; Moore Mercan'
tile Co, $73O19; Il. M. Clausen, ST.,
| O7267; N. M. McCauley estate, ST.
l 09O; C. Il. McClave, $537.46; Ben Nc
: Donald, $599.02; J. p. McQuaid
y564.24; New Mines Sapphire Syndt
. cate, $929.29; Pat Nihill, $5l3.91; Her,
nan Often, $l,119.38; Phillips Land &
Livestock Co, $74349; Samuel Phil,
Hips, $1.1O1.47; Power Mercantile Co,
$3,661.78; Rocky Mountain Bell
$685.; John Rowley, $73668: B. E.
5 Stack, $616.37; Stanford Mercantile
] iCo, $1,22994; Frank Stephens.
= $922.O3; Frank Strouf, $l,065.29; M.
p. Tiegen, $1,234.19; /. F, Tyson.
) $558.94; J. D. Waite, $2,732.96; F. r.
!. Warren, $l,28997; Western Farm
\ Land Co, $586.8O; Walter Winnett,
3 lS1.25317; M l.. Woodman, $1,387.28;
C Barnes-King, $1,194.S3; Kendall Gold
l Mining Co, S614.5O; Il. c. Sweitzer,
2 s58425; J. B. Long & CO., $767.07.
Long Investment Co., $4,82893; King
: Bros, $1,25O69; Land Development
Co., $1,O443S; Phil Laux, $839.60:
Lepper & Carl, $2,57458; Charles Leh-
: man & Co, $1,485.41; LewistOwn Fur.
niture Co., $649.74; LewistOwn Coal,
Light & Gas Co., $820,54; Montana
Hardware Co., $2,2S9.33.
The Banks.
Bank OF Fergus County (real and
personals, $7,6S9.11; First National
(real and personally, $6,9O3.O9: Empire
Bank (real and personaI, $3,25033:
Lewistown State Bank, $1,28437:
First National Eank OF Moore, $667.64
Urge cheadle's Appointment.
/ According to the Miles CITY 1nde-