The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-11-01

Thomas Butler
Candidate For Reelection AS
COUNTY: TREASURER
He Has Made. Coco.
A few facts concerning the Treasures Office, during the
twenty months of Tom Buffers administration, IN regard 10
the collection Of delinquent taxes. The following is copy
Of Annual Statement for 1910:
DELINQUENT TAXES BY YEARS
Suspense Account wears previous to 1902 ST. .2s36 81
Delinquent taxes for 1907 ...*....*.... 45!Z2o
Delinquent taxes for l90s....... ...:......... 6,943ao
DELINQUENT taxes for 1905. 2,992.S7
DELINQUENT taxes for 1910. ....... ...... 55,5906 IS
Total .... ..... $40, 1887
Being taxes due and payable, but remaining uncollecteo
previous to Tom Buffers administration.
Annual Statement Of Tom Butler, Made Nov. 50, III.
Submitted to County Commissioners and State Examiner
Suspense Account (years previous to 1907 S6y7264
Delinquent taxes for 1907 ....**..:..:. &@.45
Delinquent taxes for 1905. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,$si:09
Delinquent taxes for 1909 .....::.. ...:.. 2saNbz
Delinquent taxes for 1910 .......""..; 4*Sl2'43
Deincuent taxes for 191l.... 28s i.
s3s, 5s42e
Collection of delinquent taxes since Nov, 1911. 15,262.S7
Net delinquent taxes Oct. l, l912........ $23, 321 AZ
1t will be noticed by comparing the two statements, by
years that in the case Of each year the an4Q4ptof delinquency
has been reduced materially, even to the suspense account,
which was reduced by collection from 81, 1884 to $6,675:64
being almost cut in two.
The above statement includes the collection Of taxes for
the years from 1902 to 1911, inclusive. and list of some OF
the collections are here given below, taken from the figures
of the State Examiner, which were published in the Yellow
stone Journal August 80, 1911:
1903 Taxes On 5 parcels LAND assessed UNKNOWN"
1904 Taxes on II parcels land assessed 'UNkNOWN"
1905 Taxes on 4 parcels land assessed 'UNkNOWN"
1906 Taxes on 9 parcels lana assessed 'UNkNOWN"
1907 Taxes on 20 parcels land assessed "UNkNOWN"
1908 Taxes on 20 parcels land assessed 'UNkN0WN"
1909 Taxes On Il parcels land assessed UNKNOWN"
As a result of Ton. Buffers efficient administration there
is no 'UNKNOWN' real estate tax list.
The following extract is taken from the report Of the
recent Grand Jury:
There has hean some complaint about the collection of
delinquent taxes, handed to the jury, ''' hut after
carefully investigating the matter, we fnd that the present
incubent (TOM PUTLER) is to be commanded for his GOOD
WORK IN THAT DIRECTION"
In the Daily Star of October 2, the following appeared;
r. F. Pinney Of Spokane, WASH, special agent and
adjuster for the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland,
which company furnished the bond of Thomas Butler as
County Treasurer, in the sum Of $3.50. 000 QQ, is i in the city
aad has just finished checking the Office for the work of the
past yeaF: Mr.. PiaRey states that he has found the books
in excellent condition: and wishes to state that they compare
with those of any Office which he came in contact,
which fQvers tbs states of Washington, Oregon, Wyoming
and ~lfbnt8Ra: Should MIR. Butler be re-eleeted be says his
Company will write the bond in his behalf without any hes:
itaney whatever: ~-.-.
wsated-A gaea grl. Good t:s. ft ,..A.:.4>