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EIGHTH DAY. july 81, 1887

EIGHTH DAY. July 81, 1887
The board met this day. all men,
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The application of George Sikora
requesting a reduction in the valua-
board.
The remainder of the day was
spent examining applications and con-
sulting the tax rolls.
There being no further business.
1897.
APPROVED:
d. A. KAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
HARRY E. cox. Clerk
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August 3. 1897. Hardin. Montana.
The board met this day in regular
session. all members being present.
including h county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ling were read and approved:
The board approved the following
monthly reports:
Sheriff's report of the iail boarders
for the month of July. 1887.
sherif's report of the criminal cases
for the month of july: 1887.
Sheriffs report of the fees and
other collections made during the
month of July. 1887.
Renort Of the clerk of the district
for the month of July. 1887.
Report of the county clerk show
inp fees and other collections made
during the month of july. 1887.
Report Of the county treasurer
month of july. 1897.
Drain District T.. H. Burke Appeared
before the board in behalf Of the
drainage district and requested said
board to provide a tax levy to pay
Drain District against Big Horn
County. Montana.
The application of c. Z. Newkirk
requesting a reduction in valuation of
property was received bv the board
and the board thereupon set the date
for hearing on the same for August
6. 1887. at 500 o'clock d. m.
The following county officials were
given permission to leave the state:
Harry E. Cox. clerk and recorder:
Charles r. S~tobaugh. county superin-
tendent OF schools. II George w.
Gustafson. county agent.
The board spent the remainder OF
the a ~transacting regular county
business.
There being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet August
4. 1887. in regular session..
APPROVED:
ID. A. kAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
= GOV 1,larly
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TENTH DAY. July 90. 1887
The board met this daN. all MEM
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The board spent the day studying
county budgets and consulting the
tax rolls.
There being no further business. the
board adjourned to meet July 30th.
1887.
APPROVED:
d. A. KAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
HARRY e. cox, Clerk
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ELEVENTH DAY. July 80. 1887

ELEVENTH DAY. july so. 1887
The board met this day. all men,
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The board instructed the clerk to
publish notice Of completion and date
of hearing on county budgets.
The application Of John w. Goer-
ing and E. l.. Jones requesting a re-
duction in the valuation Of property
was filed with the board.
The board instructed the county
clerk to send out a number of no.
tees to various taxpayers over the
county for a special hearing to be
held on SATURDAY.. August 7th, for the
purpose of discussing county levtes
and county budgets.
The board spent the remainder of
the day examining applications and
consulting the tax rolls.
There being no further business. the
board adjourned to meet July 81.
1887.
APPROVED:
D. A. RAMP. Chairman.
HARRY E. cox. Clerk
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FIFTEENTH DAY. Aug. 9. 1887

FIFTEENTH DAY. Aug. 9. 1897
n board met this law. all mem
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The board continued the hearings
on requests for an adjustment in the
D p]roeeeded With Sf Dr eaid Heartily mne board
The reuuest o adjustment in the
valuation of property of Fred Wvman
having been examined. h board
acres to 100 acres and increased the
grazing land from 40 to 60 acres.
Said lands are located in NEA Sec
ton 21. Township l North. Range 80
Fast.
|, E.. l.. Jones appeared before said
: board in regard to the request for I'm
adjustment in the valuation of lands
In Sections Is 20 90. and 80 in
lpon completion of said hearing the
board having given due consideration
reduced said valuation in accordance
with lands adjoining thereto.
The application of Lloyd Carper for
a ~ for an adjustment in the
valuation in the lands in sen SEA
Section ~. Township 2 North. Range
S3 East, was presented to the board
and John H. Pickard having ap-
peared as agent and upon completion
"a 49, AZ viz uoSSNA
all irrigated land to Is acres and the
remaining 25 acres to grazing land.
!. NJ. H: Tschirgi appeared before the
board. having been first duly sworn
in as agent for the Antler Land Com
panv. and the Y NJ. Heinrich estate,
and upon completion of said hearing,
the a did mak adjustments in
various sections. townships and
ranges in Big Horn County. Montana,
on said real estate wrongly classified.
Said adjustments having been ap-
proved by all parties concerned. the
board completed said hearing.
Mrs. Roy Byrnes appeared as agent
for Roy Byrnes requesting the re-
duction in the valuation in the prop.
erty in Section Is. Township l South
Range SO East. Upon completion OF
said hearing. the board reduced the
valuation on 81 acres If irrigated
land to rs acres and 6 and 17-1OC
acres on non-irrigated land was in:
creased to ~ and 17-100 acres.
Carl A. Rain having appeared be.
fore the board as agent for Louis Ac.
cola requesting a reduction in the
valuation of lands in various sections
in Township 2 North. Range "a East
upon completion Of said hearing. tn,
board reduced all agriculture land.
to grazing lands and reduced thu
valuation of improvements from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The board. having adopted the fl
nal budgets for the fiscal year 1887.
1898. spent the remainder of the daA
setting the following levies:
TAX LEVY FOR BIG HORN
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THIRD DAY. July Fl. 1897
The board met this day. all mem
bers being present, including the
county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The board spent the day examining
applications for reduction in valua-
ton of property and consulting the
tax rolls.
TIL re being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet July %.
1887.
APPROVED:
D. A. kAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
ID T. C0V rlorl-
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FIFTH DAY. july %. 1897

FIFTH DAY. july 20. 1887
The board met this dav. all men,
bers being present. including the
der,lty county clerk.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ine were read and approved.
The board continued to view count
budgets and examining the tax rolls.
There being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet July "A.
1887.
APPROVED:
n. A. KAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
WILLARD J.. SCOTT. Deputy Clerk
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SEVENTH DAY. JULY %. 1887
The board met this day. all mem
berS being present. including the
county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
inc were read and approved.
This being the day set bv law for
the adoption of preliminary budgets.
the board proceeded to adopt the
same. And after careful considera-
ton the adoption of all budgets were
preliminarily made.
Those calm" IN the board in re-
gard to school budgets We're: School
District 17H. Frank S. Morrison. E.
L. jacobson. and NJ. A. Thompson.
School District No. 20. Wyola-Keith
Culbertson and Mari F. kirscher.
There being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet July p.
1887.
APPROVED:
D. A. KAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
HARRY e. cox. Clerk
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SECOND DAY. July 90. 1887
The board met this day all men,
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The various county budgets were
presented to the board.
The application of J. d. Livvix re-
auestinE a reduction in the valuation
of property was filed with the board.
The board spent the remainder OF
the day examining the tax rolls. and
viewing county, budgets.
There being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet July 81.
1887.
APPROVED:
d. A. kAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
F. COX. Clerk
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TWELFTH DAY, July 81. 1887

TWELFTH DAY. July 81. 1887
The board met this day. all men,
bers being present. including the
county clerk.
The application of H. w. Bunston
requesting a reduction in the valua-
ton of property was received by the
board.
The board set the dates for hear
ing on the following application:
John w. Goering. August s. 1887.
200 o. m
The board spent the remainder OF
the dav examining applications and
consulting the tax rolls.
There being no further business
the board adorned to meet August
2. 1887.
APPROVED:
D. A. KAMP. Chairman.
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SIXTH DAY. july "a. 1887

SIXTH DAY. july "a. 1887
The board met this day. all men,
bers being present. including the
deputy county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The board spent the day eXamin-
ing county budgets and consulting the
tax rolls.
Their being no further business. the
board adjourned to meet July 26th.
1887. as a budget board.
APPROVED:
" d. A. KAMP. Chairman.
ATTEST:
WILLARD ]. SCOTT, Deputy Clerk
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Silk.Strinssd lnstrums.t
The koto. q Japanese musical instru.
ment has thirteen silk strings and .
range Of two and q half octaves,
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REGULAR
ThiHA non

DaV
Au"ust 4th. 1887. Hardin. Montana.
session. all members being presc.,
including the county clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read n approved.
h being the a set for the
hearing on all county budgets and
there being no protests. the board
placed n same on file for final
adoption August 9. 1897.
The board spent the remainder of
the day t~ransacting regular county
business. n viewing applications and
examining the tax rolls.
The board ordered themselves out
to view roads during the month of
The board ordered the following
claims drawn on their respective
GENERAL FUND
d. A. kamp. e diem -. 1901 90
B. H. McCarty, per diem ,.... n2.00
VIM: Lyndes. per diem and
= :. ROAD FUND
D. A. Kamp. viewing & mile
B. II. McCarty viewing 49,. 1866 o
VIM. Lynde. viewing and mile
There being no further business.
the board adjourned to meet August
s. 1887. as a board of equalization.
- d. A. lamp. Chairman.
HARRY e. COX. Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
of NEIL SUTHERLAND. De-

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of NEIL SUTHERLAND. De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given bv the un-
dersigned Administrator Of the Es-
tate Of Neil Sutherland. deceased. to
the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased. to
vouchers. within ten months after the
first publication of this notice. to the
said Administrator It SIG Electric
Building. Billings. in the County Of
Yellowstone. State of Montana. which
is the place for the transaction of
business Of said estate.
Dated August IS. 1897.
-. DONALD SUTHERLAND.
Administrator Of the Estate Of Neil
JOHNSTON. COLEMAN G. JAMESON,
Billings. Montana. Attorneys. for
Administrator
Pub. Aug. 20. 81. Sept. .. 10. 1887:
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HARRY E. cox. Clerk
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REGULAR SESSION
First Dav
ATTEST:

August 2. 1887. Hardin. Montana.
session. there being present the fol-
lowing members: D. A. Kamp, chair
man. B. H. McCartv and VIM. Lynde,
members. together with the county
clerk.
The minutes Of the previous meet
Ing were read and approved.
The following claims were exam.
med n aperoved. warrants having
previously been issued in payment OF
same:
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Hurry E. cox. Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
GUN S GUARD
CITY HALL IN
.DAYTONA BEACH

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla,
Jan. 2. (UP)-Machine guns
in the hands of policemen,
firemen, and garbage collec-
tors replaced clerks in the
city hall today as Mayor Irene
Armstrong, Florida's only woman
mayor, defended her office against
Gov. Dave Sholtz, who had ordered
her ouSted.
Mrs. Armstrong had disappeared
and SO had all the municipal rec
ords No policemen could be found
OH the streets All 81 of them were
busy guarding the mayor at her
secret place Of retreat the city hall,
and the city commissions rooms
over the fire station.
The crisis precipitated by Cover
nor Sholtz' mobilization of the ma
tional guard 10 force Mrs. Arm
strong and her commission to vacate
their office, and Mrs Armstrong; S
mobilization of all city employees,
was solved by Circuit Judge Herbert
Frederick who enjoined Gov. Sholtz
and the commanders of four COM
panions of militia.
All municipal business was suS-
pended today by order of Mayor
Armstrong.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

HELD CAUSE
= OF AIR CRASH

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. .WP) - A
Sudden hailstorm may have been
the cause of United airliner crash
which killed IL persons last Sunday
near here. it was revealed today by
Maj. Rudolph W. Schroeder, chief
of the division of investigation of
the bureau of commerce.
Preparing for the public hearing
Monday in the Union Air terminal
in Burbanw, Schroeder held a pri-
vate conference yesterday. Among
those questioned was w. j. Willett.
foreman of the Orcutt ranch, on
which the crash occurred near
Saugus.
Willett said be was in a ranch
house only half mile from the
wreck but heard nothing because of
the deafening drumming of hail on
the roof.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
SHOWDOWN IN
A u TO FIGHT
A N TICIPATED E

FLINT, Mich, Jan. 2. W,P)-Gen-
eral Motors corporation tonight
announced its intention to con-
tinue motor car production "as
long as we can" Automobile un-
ion leaders were gathering here
to prepare strategy for showdown
IN their attempts at collective bar
Raining with the worlds largest
builder of automobiles. II
THE statement. of G.M. poli&
was made at the corporation S De-
troit headquarters by William 81
Knuosen, executive vice presidentE
in a press conference. To. Knudt
cen have been addressed, snpmeri
Gus demands by the Unitsd Autor
mobile Workers of America for a
general conference to dincpss COLI
ective bargaining for the CORPORA
tion's So plants throf alt the
country.
Wen make as many cars as We
can as long as we can.N Knudsen
said. "By next week II the pres
ent strikes continue, there will
be $4,000 men out of work"
Tomorrow UAWA officials meet
here with. representatives from
local unions in 10 General Motors
cities, a.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Auto Tag Offices
MObbed: Crowd
Seeks New Plates


Imperial county residents mobbed
the California Highway patrol office
early Saturday morning in an at
tempt to be the first to obtain 1897
automobile license plates. More than
100 persons waited outside the office
in the court house basement.
The first 1887 license plate was
issued to DR. John @. Pace Of Cal
exico, county veterinarian.
Snappy organization characteriz-
ed the interior of the patrol office
where 1899 plates must be issued
within the month of January.
Patrolmen Lewis Mitchell, James
Holcomb and Roy Wells are lofficiat-
ing as rate, clerks Patrolmen Will
liam Mitchell is head cashier and Is
assisted by Miss Valma Scroga his.
Mrs. Ruth Johnston, and Mrs. ffa15}
Van Norman have charge of out
the-state licenses and Miss Lalii
Alice Alvey is onsgeheral office de-
tan;
Captain Frank Oswald is herdf'1e
the crowds in and outsof the offIck
and Patrolman Tillnlan Daley is en-
gine inspector. T *
In order to aplake room for the:
rush, Kenneth ost was relegated:
to the hallway With the depart-,
ment devoted to the Issuance ofapp-
orators license.
II the fees and taxes are not paid
before the edeadline declared by the
state, said Oswalt. the fee and tax
automatically will be doubled,&
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

prints were found on the quart
beer bottle which the .would=b be
bomber had filled with black blast
ing powder and attempted to- light
on HE steps. of Calle$ home. Police
Chi@ George. Sears said the prints
would be serit to the statesand fed-
erai buEeaVss of ideiltificatior5t al
.Sa acrasiie so ard. Washington
: SBl@ulio>F strada. Gales chauIfef
iHtthning from driving guests OF
'panes to their homes, saw the
man light a fuse stuck in the neck
of the bottle, Estrada ran ito the
bomb, pulled the fuse >from.it and
then chased the man who disap-
peared in Balboa Park, across the
street from Gales home.
We're doing everything poss-
ible to apprehend the man. Sears
said. 'but so far we have no the
ories as TO his identity He must
have b9sn an an,Rffur because the
powder twas 3sa IN such an
inexpe1t nlaas that lit could
have done no DAMAGE to the house
even y had oled
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

Republicans, seeing no opportun-
ity to offset democratic power in
the assembly, but secure in holding
a 25 to Is majority in the senate,
also planned caucus to organize
a platform and make preliminary
preparations to prevent, if possible,
the swing of liberal republications
to the democratic voting side.
Although comparatively few im-
portant subjects needed attention,
there was every indication that the
session would be almost as long
as the record breaking. tax-raising
meeting in 1885.
Important subjects to be consi-
dered by the lawmakers were un-
employment relief, possible tax
changes, state police. unification of
highways Capitalization of govern
ment, increased old age pensions,
legalization = of bookmaking and
lotteries to.increase the states rev.
enue. health insurance, Increasing
the speed limit. establishing a bum
blockade, = another drive to enact
a chain store tax and taxes on
natural resources
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

ut doesn't seem likely that any
of Gales enemies would have sent
such man from Mexico to make
an attempt on his life"
Sears tsaid federal authorities
have been notified of the case but
1t was not known if they would take
action since no federal statute
was involved
Gales also was unable to ex-
plain the attempted bombing but
said he did not believe it was
connected with Mexican politics. No
servants have been discharged re-
Gently from the Gales home who
might have made the attempt and
members of the family were un-
able to name anyone who might
be responsible.
Newton j. Vellarde and @. L.
Thopson, San Diego powder ex4
perts, examined the powder found
in the bottle and agreed the make
shift bomb could have done. little
damage, ts
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Victim Beaten Up
Without Warning

j. d. Eads was not only ind1s-
nant because three mon admins
tered him a severe beating alter
he gave them transportation Christ
mas night but he was deeply puz-
zled. He told Deputy Sheriffs Fred
Elliott and William Scofield that
they "beat him up for no reason
at ALL" W
His three assailants now are
inmates of the county Jail where
they face battery charges, They
are l.. Williams. AZ; Louie HICKS,
27. and John Ziegel, 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Promise of Film
Careers Ends in
Jail For Suspect

His profit on photograph sales,
clinched by promises to star east Ell
Centro children in motion pictures,
was not enough to pay $3.50 fine
assessed against him, so James Ross
Thomas, alias j. S. Ross, began Sat-
urday to serve IS days in the county
Jail
Thomas was arrested in the 200
block on He'll avenue late Friday
by Patrolman Floyd v. Ackley, after
Negro resident reported that he
was again active in selling So photo
graphs to Negro residents, using as
bait the promise thatshe would OBJ
tain for their children stellar parts
in a motion picture he said was be-
ing filmed in MeXicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Ex-Priisoner
Object Of
New Search
Trail Looms as Key
To Mattson Boy
kidnapping

SEATTLE, Jan 2. (UP)
Federal agents tonig h t
were believed to be follow
ing a "tip" of King county
officers that might lead to
the man who kidnapped l0-year-old
Charles Mattson six days ago.
Undersheriff Louise Forbes and
Matt Starwich, King county jail
er. questioned a former county Jail
prisoner who told of hearing an
other prisoner say he was heading
for bigger things"
Forbes and Starwich turned over
to FBI men a picture of the man
described by the ex-prisoner.
The name of DR.. William w.
Mattson, father of the kidnapped
boy, was mentioned by the man,
the former prisoner told the Of
ficerS.
Whereabouts of the man des-
cribed by the former prisoner was
not known to officers He had
been released from King county
Jail some time ago.
Following what they called their
hottest clue, Forbes and STAR
wich went to the Mattson home,
repeatedly to check the former
prisoners description of the man
with children of the Mattson fam
ily William, jr.. a brother, and
Muriel, a sister. were at the Matt
son home when Charles was kid
naped.
King county officers clarified the
status of the man whom they had
questioned earlier He was not
investigated as a suspect, they
said, but was being questioned in
connection with the other prisoner
he said talked of doing bigger
things"
The two county men turned fur
ther action over to G-Men in order
to avoid any conflict that might
result from more than one agency
working on a clue.
A classified advertisement be-
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

use every opportunity TO continue
strengthening the party as a pre-
lude to the gubernatorial and other
state office elections in 1888.
To begin with, their leaders hop
ed to achieve party harmony at a
caucus tomorrow and organize TO
elect William Moseley Jones, Los
Angeles liberal, speaker of the as
sembly. His election was consider
ed assured, and that meant the
bourbons would control the i'm
portant lower house committees as
well as the vote on controversial
bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

= lnes tetttlce WQfKer, VINO SAID ne
had Been IN Imperial county only
ltwoS weeks, was arrested by Cap.
tain Frank oswalt and PatroIman
James Holcornb, after they found
his automobile dented and dam
aged IN a manner declared TO be
Similar to what must have happen-
ed to the hit and run automobile
responsible for Carrillo's death.
The officers said they also fohnd
a witness to the accident.
Garlic and Alvarez were thrown
or dragged So feet from the scene
Of the impact.
The deaths Of Mrs. Fred Kirk
and her SON Glen Kiak. Of Yuma.
were attributed to an unavoidable
accident at coroners inquest Sat-
Rday afternoon. Mrs. Kirk and
were killed In crash east
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Reds Refuse
To Tolerate
Aggression.
Bitterness Aroused by
German Seizure of
Spanish Ship

MADRID, Jan. 2. (UP)-
Spanish loyalists in Madrid
today turned from the de-
fense of the capital city long
enough to assure the world
that the Spain government will
not tolerate German aggression
Germany's seizure of the loyalist
ship Soton aroused great deal
of bitterness in Spain.
A member of the Madrid de-
fsnse junta said to the United
Press:
Aggression will be met, We will
find some way of meeting this
German aggression.
I'VE foresaW such action from
the day the Palos German ship
sequestered by the SPANISH was
taken at Bilbao. think the Span
ish people will prove tough to
bluff. The people who have de-
Tended Madrid for two months are
not likely to give away before the
first Teuton gesture
Meanwhile two rebel bombers
attacked Abacete, city of $4,000 in
southeastern Spain today, killing
10 persons and wounding 80, an
announcement from the loyalist
government center at Valencia, said.
Many women and children were
apoOnO tbe co cIla1tipS the anpOllp-
cement said Crowds engaged in
monday shopping were caught in
the open streets.
The planes dropped a large num-
ber of small bombs, chiefly in the
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