The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-01-31

as SCQeOueO 1Or ~ IOuuQS, OuC MI.
Twenty-Five hundred fans looked at,
AT THE
STATEHOUSE
Liquor Board Acts
planning to adopt a resolution pro-
hibiting any employe of the state liquor
stores from filing as candidate for
office unless he resigns first.
Montana Births in 1885
There were 10,046 births in Mon
tana in 1885 and 6,322 deaths, accord
ing to provisional figures released by
L. L. Benepe, deputy register Of vital
statistics for the state board of health.
Births averaged % daily and deaths 18.
Tax Receipts Increase
Chouteau county this year reu1itted
to the state $47, lis in taxes, as COM
pared with $29, ,456 last year. Big Horn
this year paid $20938 as against 3d..
0S0 ldSI year dllO COu13Jy 4CVu4A A4C0
$42, ,804 this year whereas last year the
was only $26, ,459.
Nav Act Or Not
Assuming that a county may avail
itself of the statute of limitations on
its outstanding bonds, it is not re-.
quired to do so, Attorney General
Nagle has ruled in answer to q re-
quest for an opinion from Frank H.
johnson. state superintendent of banks.
Highway Bonds Redeemed
The state redeemed $4,000 Of high
way debenture bonds in December, 1t
has been revealed at the office Of
the state auditor. It was the first re-
demption of such bonds since Febru::
ary, 1885. and leaves the balance of
debentures at $3,3O2 600.
Smallpox Case Fatal
There was one death from smallpox
in Montana in December, the first
years, according to L. L: Benepe, dep
uty register of vital statistics. The De-
cember total of deaths in Montana was
572, Mr.. Benepe said, 81 more than
for the same month in 1884. Sixty-four
deaths were attributable to communic-
able diseases.
Expenses Less, Receipts More
Receipts of the state department of
agriculture, labor and industry in
creased during the last half of 1885
and its expenditures were less, it is
shown in figures contained In the
report Of Commissioner A:
:. Bruce. The deparrtam1ent's pra1 income s5 Tor
compared to $41,767 for the same
period in 1884.
Fishermen Arrested
During the last few weeks game war
dens have arrested q large number Of
persons found fishing through the
Ice, each watching from five to 10
poles propped over small holes. Most of
The arrests were made along the Mis-
souri, river near Great Falls. The law
provides that fish must be taken
with rod in hand, which limits the
fisherman to the use of one pole.
Glacier Court Upheld
The Glacier county district court
has been upheld by the state supreme
Adel Elliott against the state industrial
accident board. The latter originally
denied Mrs. Elliott compensation on
the ground that at the time Of the
accident to her husband she was not
his wife. The district court reversed
the judgment and the board appealed.
Epidemics Still Raging
Last week there were 211 new cases
OF scarlet fever reported to the state
board Of health, according to DR.. B. K.
Kilbourne, epidemiologist. The reports
were from 80 localities. The increase
is attributed to the fact that the holi-
days. kept many nurses and health of
ficialS from making their regular re-
ports. There were "a new cases of
smallpox reported.
Livestock Corporation
The West Fork Stock Co. of Cam
eron, Madison county, is the first Mon
tana livestock corporation created by
"a group of livestock owners, to provide
joint grazing for herds of its members
market cattle, construct buildings
make assessments and adopt rules and
regulations Of conduct, to file articles
General Nagle ruled that the incor-
poration plans were legal.
Leather Sale Postponed
The proposed sale of $4,000 worth
Of leather manufactured under the di-
rection of the Montana relief commits
sion has been postponed indefinitely
by Governor Holt, following the sug-
gestion of Washington officials, to
whom protest was made. by the inde-
pendent tanneries of the country. The
tanneries claim that the leather tc
be sold in competition with private
firms took the status Of goods manu-
factured in state prison.
Truck Loading Rules
Beginning March Is, the maximum
truck load per inch width of the We.
hicles tire will be 400 instead of 80(
pounds as at present, it has been an.
neunced at the offices of the state
highway commission. The new regula.
tions will be effective for 30 days
only, and the change is made, accord.
ing to D. A. McKinnon, chief engineer
OF the highway commission, to pre-.
vent damage to oil surfacing of Mon.
taaa roads by heavy trucks In the