The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-16
(By Our Helena CORRESPONDENTS

Nby Our helena correspondent
Should a check for $57.68 be de-
strOyed because 1t is locked in the
Gus with its owner, who is quaran-
tined for scarlet fever? Lawyers of
KaliSpen think so, but the State In
dustrial Accident board thinks not.
A woman in Kalispell, whose husband
was killed some years ago, has been re-
ceiv1ng monthly compensation from the
state accident board. Her check for July
was mailed n before she a an oppor-
tuniy to cash it, she with her two chill
dren were quarantined for scarlet fever.
She called her lawyers by telephone and
asked them to cash the check for she
needed the money. This they refused on
the grounds that 1t would spread the
disease.
The lawyers then wrote the state board
asking for a new check made payable
to them with the understanding that the
old check would be destroyed. The Indus
rial Accident board took another view
point and went to the state board Of
health to find out just how much danger
would be incurred by cashing a check
from a -quarantined house.
After a conference with health officials,
the KalispeIl men were informed that
the check be removed from the
house in a small box after it had been
fumigated by a formaldehyde candle or
allowed to sit in the sun for two days.
An interesting decision was recently
rendered by Judge W.. H. Poorman OF
Lewis and Clark district court on a de-
murrer submitted in the civil suit
brought by John Tomcheck against Johr
B.. Sanford, Mrs. Bertha M. Evans, Mrs
Margaret E. Scott and D. w. Scott. The
decision sustained demurrers filed by Mrs
Evans and Mrs. Scott, and dismissed b
case as to them. The court held that
since the complaint could not be amend.
ed to sustain a cause Of action, the dis,
missal was inevitable.
The legislature passed a law amending
: the law governing directors liabilities
n the supreme court held in anothe
case that causes Of action on the direc
> tors liability section that had arisen be
fore the amendment was enacted Wer
, wiped out because no saving clause wa
I appended to the amendment.
: Collection from the three-cent tax O.
/ gasoline during the month Of Angus
q reached $15,044.68, as compared to $156,
1886 n the month Of Julv, an increas
Of $2S,576.72, according to figures com
piled in the offices of the state board c
k equalization. The total tax collection b
the state board reached s$196, 021.68 fC
the month just passed, while n July til
receipts reached 1922, 976.18, the decreas
being due to a material drop in oil an
q coal taxes, which were payable in Jul
the first month of the quarter.
"a ICAu1luo " COLISuLnGIS Oh RdSOllQe use
IN other than transportation on Nor
p tana highways was $22, 564.77 in Angus
as against $12,050.S1 in July, the increa.
!, being accounted for by the extensive III
- OF farm tractors during the month
u August.
Revenue derived from the three-cel
4 gasoline tax is placed in the state higl
- way fund for construction and maint
'e nance Of Montana highways.
Collections by the state board duril
IN August from the various taxable iteu
N follow:
r Gasoline, $185, O44.6s; oil. s6,641.4
r coal, 81, 1893 AZ; cement, $47.9O; inheri
ance, $1,548.o7; metal mines, 81; corpor
ar ton, $535.81; car line, S4O6.35, MAKING
total Of S196, O21.6 6
j. Gasoline in the month Of July broug
s. in $156, 465.9 90; oil, $29, $685. Az; coal, So
49O.76; cement, $139.85; inheritant
$218.59; metal mines, 90; corporate
be S7,4S7-20, and car line, $116.23.
N, "
During the month Of August, R.
If Dun g. Co. reported IL commercial ia
adj ures in Montana with liabilities Of 81
d. 492. They reported 10 in July with Il
to bilities of $50, 016, and IL in August, 10
he with liabilities Of $89, $50. For a til
it looked as though August was going
on be the banner month in regard to ia
ures but near the close of the month O
assignment with liabilities of $40
Ar wrecked the previous good record as I
other 10 failures a liabilities Of /
M $4,000.
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