75 Years Ago

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Items taken from weekly issues 75 years ago, from the Daniels County Leader, est. 1922 (continuation of the Scobey Sentinel, est. 1912) December 7, 1950

Tax Collections Higher Than Last Year– County Treasurer Cliff Hanson stated that about 75% of county tax collections have been in payment of the full 1950 levies; the remaining percentage by those who made the first half payment which was due November 30.

As of today total collections for the 1950 assessment totaled $265,787. The Great Northern Railway, the county’s biggest taxpayer have paid its first half payment of more than $30,000.

Second largest taxpayer is Citizens State Bank of Scobey; third largest is Montana Dakota Utilities; and Continental Land Co. is fourth largest.