The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-01-08

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the proceeds to go to st. Agnes
Catholic church. Bridge honors
We're won by Mrs. Caroline Corne-
lilo and Stanley Primozich, high;
Miss Esther Smith and Mr.. Viers,
low. Whist scores went to Mrs.
Mary Johnson and Leslie Lyons,
high; Mrs. Paul Glotch and John
Stampfel, low.
Word was received in Red
Lodge last week of the death on
the day before Christmas of Cur
It's Blakeway, 15-year-old son of
the Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Blakeway,
former residents of Absarokee
where Mr.. Blakeway was pastor
of the Congregational church. They
have many friends in Red Lodge.
The young boys death occurred in
a Chicago hospital, following an
operation for appendicitis. Their
home was in Brinfield, Illinois.
Miss Dorothy Durant was host
ess at two tables of bridge at
her home Friday evening in honor
of her sister, Jessie. Mary Massa
received high honors and Ed Mas
sa low. Refreshments were SER
we'd.
/ Mrs. w. S. Potts departed Mon
day for her home in Kelvin, Mon
tana after spending the holidays
at the home of her sister, Mrs. G..
E. Thompson. Mr.. Potts spent
| Christmas at the Thompson home
here but his business compelled
him to return home earlier.
| Red Lodge formally celebrated
the arrival of the New Year with
an attitude of good Fellowship fore
most in their minds. Watch par
ties, bridge and dancing parties,
both public and private, attested
the spirit of friendly association.
Fraternalism was demonstrated in
the celebration by lodges, orders
and clubs. The city bid farewell
to 1880 under a round silver moon
with practically no snow on the
ground, amid blowing of whistles,
firing of guns and general noise
making.
The first two 1881 marriage Ii
censes issued in the Carbon county
district court in Red Lodge were
granted to Wyoming couples. The
first applicants were Alfred Ed
ward, 25, and liberia Fleming, ID,
both of Cody. Reuben Dietz, ri,
and Pauline Miller, 10, both of
Powell secured the second license
on Sunday. The last license is
sued during the old year was that
granted Toivo Homi Of Roberts
and Marie Webster of Red Lodge.
Ralph W. Hawley, q, of Powell,
Wyoming and Louise Jolley, IS, of
Lowell also secured license to wed
on the last day of 1880.
Steve Glotch was installed great
north moose of Midland Empire
Moose Legion No. 80 in Billings
Saturday night. Kayton Erznoz-
mix, also of Red Lodge, was in
stalled guiding moose. He is die
tator of the Moose Lodge in this
city. James N. Cantrell, former
mail clerk on the Red Lodge
ings passenger train, was installed
herder and also elected to repre-
sent Midland Empire legion at the
conclave of the Moose Legion
which will be held at Sarasota,
Florida late this month. At the
close of installation ceremonies
banquet was held at a Billings cafe.
| Carbon county has paid to the
Montana state treasury the sum Of
$18,748.03 as the result of the
states share of taxes collected.
The sum represents the first pay
ment of 1880 taxes which became
delinquent on December / last
year. The state general fund re-
ceives the largest share of the re-
ceipts from the Sc Montana coun-
ties. The remainder goes into the
bounty fund, livestock sanitary
board fund, livestock commission
fund, hail insurance fund, educa-
tional interest and sinking fund
and the common school equaliza-
ton fund. Silver Bow, Cascade
and Yellowstone counties made the
three largest contributions to the
state treasurey.
Income tax forms were ready
for the mails last Friday and al e
now being received by firms and
individuals, according to the state
collector of internal revenue. In
come tax rates will be governed by
the act of 1928 and computation of
taxes should be made on the basis
of the rates printed on the face of
the returns. The rates will be l u
percent on the first $4,000 of in
come above exemption, 8 percent
on taxable income between $4,000
and $4,000 and 5 percent above
$4,000, with graduated increases
for higher incomes. The corpora
ton tax will be IL percent. Fail