The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-22
COUNTY COMkIRS.
MEET AS BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

| EQUALIZATION
Many Farmers Appear and File No
tices of Protest Of Land Classifica-
ton Make Afidavits to the Eff
feet. That LockwooHs Land Classi-
fcation Is Not Correct.
lLAND CLASSIFICATION A FAKE
| The Board of County Commission
iers met at 200 o'clock, Monday, July
18th, pursuant to call and as provided
by law in special session as the
Board Of Equalization, Commission
ers Tyler, Matkin and Ibsen were
| present.
/ Besides hearing protests against
assessments, the Board attended to
othr routine business.
The following are the minutes of
the Board of Equalization from which
it appears that a large number Of
farmers appeared and protested their
assessment under the land classifca-
ton as prepared by L. V. Lockwood,
from which it appears that there are
numerous cases Of error and from
which it appears more and more that
the land classification is fraud and
a joke out of which will grow innum
cradle law suits:
Minutes of the Equalization Board
At 2 o'clock p. M, Monday, July
18th, 1921, the Board of County Com
Imissioners met according to law as a
Board of Equalization; all meubers
and the Clerk present.
At this time Rudolph Steinberg, as
agent for his sister Aida Steinberg,
Frank Hoffelt, Ernest Steffen, Peter
B. Glein, Geo. Smith, (2) George
4 Smith, as agent for Karen Smith,
Richard Mann, Gyda Sophia Thomp-
| son, administrator Of the estate Of
/ A. T. Thompson (2l w. f Triplett,
lJens n. Tango, L. ?. Triplett, a. B-
Klevgaard, Julia Olson, F. B. Loss
ing, as agent for Selma LOSING, his
wife, John n Thoreson, Albert Lee,
10. j. Bentsen, H. Triplett, Martin
Schoen, Mrs. Arthur CharlesWorth.
Arthur Charlesworth ~ Jonas Erick-
son, (2) Edwin S. Bell, Victor DOLL,
Karl J. Karlson, Chas. Q. Bell. Fred
Lundberg, L. S. Smith, Marc M. DAN
j, ielson, Ernest F. Lipscomb, John
i Theisen, and Pierre Muller filed affi-
Idavits praying for a reduction in as
sessments as outlined therein.
After due consideration of the
foregoing afidavits, on motion, the
Clerk was ordered to make the fol-
: lowing changes;
Assessment of A. 7. Thompson Es-
tate was ordered reduced in the sum
of $4,000 for the reason that the
land in question contains BIB acres
: instead of 320 acres as assessed.
Assessment of Marc M. Danlelson
was ordered reduced in the sum OF
$4,000 for the reason that his house
was damaged by fire previous. to
March 7th, 1921, and was not taken
into consideration when the assess-
, ment was made.
/ The remainder of the foregoing af1l-
1 davits were laid over for further con-
lsideration. ~
On motion, the. following ccrrec-
! items were ordered to be made on the
assessment roll in accordance with
the recommendations of the County
: Assessor:
The assessment of A. f. iseises VA
7 ordered cancelled in the sum of $197(
= for the reason that ne had not OBJ.
: tanned Final Certificate by March TIN
1921. County book z, page 22e, line
31,.
: ,fhe assessment Of Jo!1n B. Marte;
: was ordered cancelled in the sum OF
$26, soc. for the reason that this IS a
, trust patent held by a minor. County
Book 2, page 1T, line 81.
. The assessment of Johns. Collier
: eeiwas ordered reduced in the sum $425,
: on improvements, for the reason that
! SAID assessment was er.one0tsly made
: las the same were removed prior to
7 March 7th, 1921, and were otherwise
assessed in the county ,City Book
Page %. Line 33).
FL The assessment of r. ". Tyler, was
ordered reduced in the sum $1,000 on
! casll.. for the reason that he was
otherwise assessed on Bank Stock.
: (City Book Page 255, line 23l.
Al ) o'clock p. M, on motion BoarG
10: Eruaiization rece ,se.l until o.
Icces a M, Tuesday, July 18th. 1921.
At 8 o'clock a. II Tuesday, July
18th, 1921, the Board of Equaliza-
tion met pursuant, to recess taken;
all members and the Clerk present.
s. |. L. Shippee, Tore Toreson, S E..
Paul, as agent for, Levi " Paul and
Is p. Paul, as agent for Grace Paul,
! filed afidavits praying for a reduc-
ton in assessments rs outlined
therein; these affIdavits were said ov-
Ter for further consideration.
At 10 o'clock a. NJ, on motion,
Board of Equalization recessed until
2 o'clock r. NJ, Monday, July 25th.
1921.
Il minutes not read and approgedc
| Mrs. Harry Koike has been con-.
fined to her bed for the past ten days
with serious attack Of typhoid few
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