Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-16
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
A material increase In revenue to the
state during the month of August, 1927,
as compared to the same month In 1925
as shown in figures compiled In the
Office of the state treasurer. Receipts
for the month just passed reached
1s,395.S2, while In August a year ago
the total income reached but $751;
361.30, making an increase OF $321,-
O35.52 this year over last.
The increase in August this year over
the same month In 1926 is due to revenue
from the three-cent gasoline tax and
motor vehicle registration. according to
Hans De Young. cashier in the state
tr%easurer's office.
Disbursements In August reached S1,-
721 1909, as against $707, 022. ID in the
same month a year ago. Investments
during the mon just passed amounted
to s850,000. the general fund was en-
riched by 1888, 900; 1858. 900 was paid out
on state highway work to cover contracts
let by the state highway commission: the
Sc Montana counties received approx
mately 500. 900 as prorated from the mo-
or vehicle licensing department n the
fish and game department received APP
proximately $4,000.
Suit has been brought in Lewis M
Clark county by the Anaconda Copper
Mining company against David Hilger
and the other water right owners in
Prickly Pear creek to secure q decree con-
firming the appropriation by the plaintiff
OF 800 miners niche of water in the
stream named.
The complaint stated that May 10,
1891, as the result of a suit brought then.
the water rights on the creek had been
determined and a~djudicated, and that the
present appropriation of 300 inches was
subject to those rights.
1t was added hat the water was to
be used at East Helena for cooling pipes
and furnaces and geenrally for cooling
any smelling process or other mechanical
purposes. The place OF the a%ppropria-
ton will be at the American Smelling
and Refining company's lake.
The prayer OF the complaint is as fol-
lows: Wherefore petitioner prays for an
order M decree of the court allowing
the appropriation sought hereby. subject
to all prior rights, as adjudicaed. and
subject to the terms Of said prior decree,
and further prays for such other and
further relief as to the court ~inequity
and good conscience may seem proper"
State Purchasing Agent J. E. Murphy
has awarded contracts on approximately
| sic, 600 worth of canned goods and dried
fruit for the various state institutions
AOl IAe SoiiliuS year. Lie OIucIS iIGul
the seven schools included approximately
1852 cases of canned goods and 76,858
pounds OF dried fruit, according to MIR.
Murphy, and If shipped in solid carload
lots would necessitate five cars.
Figures received at the office of the
Montana Automobile association from
Glacier park show a substantial increase
in tourist travel at the park over 1926.
Up to August 81, the total number Of
visitors registered were 1888, against
30,872 for 1926 during the same period.
This years record shows that 1851
came by railroad and 25, ISL used other
means of transportation.
More than a thousand more automo-
biles entered the park this year than in
1925, the registrations showing $3.50 for
1927 and 5,685 for last year.