The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-08
whether Mr.. Edwards was on the tax

whether Mr.. Edwards was on the tax
roll or not. =
The next name was the Irvin-King
Livestock company. They were
listed for grazing right for 1850.
head Of sheep and ), the tax roll
showed that they were assessed on
400 head and this was considered
very good. This was only $50 head
short Of what he was supposed to be
paying grazing privileges on and that
shortage was eighteen times as many
as the whole number assessed to Ray
Pepper, the local farmer mentioned
q while ago. But Mr.. Farmer, the
witness, said that the stockmen do
not always have just exactly the
number they are paying grazing fees
on. He. says. they usually have a
great many more, but they hardly
ever fall short He says the asso-
citation has a range rider, and that
this range rider counts the stock as
they enter upon the range and some
Of the stockmen try to get more
stock in than they paid grazing fees
on.
The next account was that of
Geisler brothers Of Menan, Idaho.
They pay grazing fee on 100 cattle
and are assessed seventy.
The next account was that Of Ira
Hogan Of Grace, Idaho, paying graz
ing fees on $40 cattle and was not
on the list at all.
The next account was, that of w.
H. Larkin of Grace, Idaho, paying on
$50 cattle, and Mr., Farmer said that
that was just about the number. that
he had had each year since 1916. An
examination Of the rob showed that
he was not on the list at all. (This
is another one of the accounts which
the editor Of The Republican brought
to the attention of the Republican
Lounty Central committee last
March and to the attention OF the
tax commission at another session |
and was proved by ]. d. Murphy,
range rider for the association, that
Larkin had 900 Head of cattle on the
range for the season of.1919 and the
assessment roll did not show that he |
was assessed at ally At this time
the commissioners got to looking
over the maps again and talking
about where the different stockmen
live and where they keep their herds
and how they turn them in from the
Bear river country by way of Cranes
fiat and spread them out over Bing-
ham county for the summer. All
reference was made to w. H. Larkin,
speaking of him as Bill Larkin and
Old Bill, and someone remarked that
perhaps Bill had real estate in this
county and that his herd might be
assessed on the real estate record.
That question was addressed to As
SCISSOR Malcolm and he responded,
saying that he knew Bill had no real
estate in this county, was not on the
real estate roll at all, and remarked,
"Ohy yes, know Bill we'll, know he
is not on" 4.
The next account in Mr.. Farmers
ledger was that of J. L. Larson of
Idaho alls. he was on the asses
sor's roll tor 1850 sheep for three
months and that corresponds with
Mr.. Farmers account. The assessor,
Mr.. Malcolm, stated that Mr.. Larson
was always very conscientious about
reporting all of his stock. Mr..
Farmer said that he was good man
to deal with in the association and
was considered very reliable.
F. J. Muir of Wayan, Idaho was
paying grazing fees for 1000 sheep
and was not assessed at all.
j. G.. Dram & Co. of Idaho Falls
are paying grazing privilege for
$500 sheep and they were found on
the tax roll for that number for
three months.
The estate of J. s. Phillips route l,
Idaho Falls made application for a |
grazing privilege for 1900 sheep to
be transferred to the range in this
county, but Mr.. Farmer was not sure
that he actually made the transfer;
that information could be obtained |
from the range rider. His name was
not on the assessment roll.
Pond Brothers and Barthlone had |
a right for, 500 cattle and were not |
on the assessment roll, their post |
office is Thatcher, Idaho. .'s
BY the time .1e board had got to-
this point in the work the clock in
Dictated that. it was fifteen minutes
after. twelve and that was the
editors dinnertime, SO he left. The
conversation had indicated that Mr..
Farmer was in hurry to get back to
the. bank and the board expressed
willingness to continue the setting I
until they finished with him so he
could return. When the editor re-
turned at 1 O'Clock they had finished
and gone. )
The information brought out in
the foregoing paragraph of this arti-
Gle will call to the mind Of the read
ers Of our paper some sessions that
were held last March and April with
the Republican County Central COM
mittee in the court room at which
time the editor of The Republican
brought out a part of this informa-
ton, and at later sessions of the
county tax commission the witness
]. D. Murphy sat with the commits
sion and stated that he had been the
range rider for the grazing associa-
ton for the year 1919. II
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