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July 27, 1949
STATE OF MONTANA
Office of the State Examiner
HELENA
%
July 1, 1949
To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners
and the County Attorney of Yellowstone County,
Billings, Montana.
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit a report of the regular annual examination
the books, records and affairs of the County of Yellowstone, as mode by
A. J. Kalberg, Deputy State Examiner, said examination being made be
tween the 4th of April and 16th of May, 1949, and on the 6th and 7th days
of June, 1949.
Respectfully,
W. A. BROWN,
State Examiner.
i
County of Yellowstone
Statement as of March 31, 1949
RESOURCES:
Cash, County Portion _
T. and A. Portion
$ 379,298.01
.$ 1,628,977.07 $ 2,008,275.08
Petty Cash_
Taxes Receivable, County Portion
T. and A, Portion_
Lands Acquired by Tax Deeds, County Portion $ 4,113.81
T. and A. Portion ___$ 31,361.35 $
$
300.00
$ 80,745.81
$ 404,468.36 $
485,214.17
35,475.16
Tools and Machinery_
Less Depreciations _
Lands and Buildings _
S Less Depreciations
Furniture and Fixtures _
Less Depreciations
$ 383,144.06
$ 252,675.54 $
130,468.52
$ 687,741.43
S
$
687,741.43
.$ 125,546.42
$ 73,777.59 $
51,768.83
Roads
$ 889,649.33
Less Depreciations
$ 889,649.33
Bridges
.$ 619,931.00
$ 480.511.82 $
Less Depreciations
139,419.18
Total Assets
$ 4,428,311.70
LIABILITIES:
Warrants Outstanding_
Undistributed Funds:
1949 Motor Vehicle Taxes collected,
but not charged, County Portion _
Total County Liabilities _
Trust and Agency Orders Outstanding
1949 Motor Vehicle Taxes collected,
but not charged, T. and A. Portion
Reserves: County For U and E Taxes_
Trust and Agency _
Fair^Building Fund_
Fair Rehabilitation Fund_
Revenue Accumulations (Surplus) _
Total_
TREASURER'S OFFICE
CASH:
To Balance in Funds, last examination December 31, 1947_.$ 1 , 399 , 864.06
To Receipts from said date to March 31, 1949, inc.
$ 8,529.59
$ 49,379.18
$ 57,908.77
$ 857.92
$ 181,944.19
$ 3305.18
$ 1389,662.82 $ 1,593,168.00
$ 255,961.05
$ 39,885.98
$ 2,298,585.79
$ 4,42831170
Mr. A. Williams, Treasurer
$ 6477,727.64
$ 7,577,591.70
$ 5,569316.62
Total_
By Disbursements, same period_
Balance to be accounted for_
General Ledger Balance as p>er Statement.
$ 2,008375.08
_$ 2,008,275.08
RECONCILEMENT
_$ 19,471.04
Cash and Cash Items in Office_
THE MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK, Billings, Montana
Bank Balance_
$ 549,645.35
Less Outstanding Checks
1,712.62 $ 547,932.73
$
THE MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK, Billings, Montana
(Special Bond Account, School District No. 2)
i Bank Balance_
_$ 466,304.61
/
$ 466,304.61
BILLINGS STATE BANK, Billings, Montana
Bank Balance _
_$ 224,126.68
$ 224,126.68
SECURITY TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, Billings, Montana
Bank Balance_
_$ 410,864.07
$ 410,864.07
THE MONTANA NATIONAL BANK, Billings, Montana
Bank Balance
.$ 239,175.95
$ 239,175.95
THE YELLOWSTONE BANK, Laurel, Montana
_$ 75,000.00
Bank Balance_
$ 75,000.00
FARMERS STATE BANK, Worden, Montana
_ $
25,400.00
Bank Balance —
$ 25,400.00
\
_$ 2,008,275.08
Total as above
TRADE STIMULATOR STAMP ACCOUNT
On Hand
Sold Number 3-31-49
1359 $ 40.77
196.50
483.90
427.80
1,885.50
2,031.75
3,417.00
9,165.00
735.00
990.00
On Hand
Denomination 12-31-48
69.27
516.00
566.70
334.20
2,151.00
1324.00
2,883.00
5,640.00
765.00
1,500.00
Purchased
$ 309.00
1 , 200.00
2,850.00
7,800.00
20,250.00
11,137.50
8,850.00
23,250.00
750.00
750.00
$ 337.50
1,519.50
2,932.80
7,706.40
20315.50
10,329.75
8,316.00
19,725.00
780.00
1,260.00
$
$ .03
1310
.15
1613
30
713
.60
1257
1.50
903
2.25
1139
3.00
1222
7.50
49
15.00
30.00
33
$19,37332
$77,146.50
DRIVERS' «PERMITS
YEAR OF 1948
To 26,000 Permits received from State @ $1.50 _
By 25,634 Permits sold @ $1.50_$
42 Permits voided @ $1.50_
324 Permits unsold @ $1.50_
Total_
$73,422.45
$15,649.17
% 39,000.00
38,451.00
By
486.00
By
39,000.00
CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE: Mr. Earl Knight, Clerk & Recorder
FEES COLLECTED, January 1,1948, to March 31, 1949:
Recording and Filing Fees
Candidates Filing Fees
Total_
By County Treasurer's Receipts; _
AUDITOR
PETTY CASH FUND:
Cash on hand and in bank
Claims not reimbursed
Total Authorized_
$ 24,165.40
$ 525.50
24,690.90
$ 24,690.90
Mrs. Helen Delano
s
181.20
118.80
S
-$
300.00
General Ledger Balance as per Statement ..$
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949, incl.:
Fees _
Çines
300.00
Miss Katie Davies, Clerk
4 11305.25
.$ 1,125.00
/
4 12330.25
Total -
By County Treasurer's Receipts
4 1233035
LAUREL OUTLOOK
TRUST FUND;
To Balance in Fund, December 31, 1947 _
To Receipts from said date to March 31, 1949, inch_
Total_
By disbursements during same period
Balance in Fund, March 31, 1949_
County Treasurer's Balance_
Difference_
$ 24.877.35
46,163.77
$ 71,041.12
57.867.02
$ 13.174.10
13,338.04
163.94§
Total
$ 13,174.10
§Detail of Difference
WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
Number
DETAIL OF TRUST FUND
ACCOUNTS
Amount Case
-$ 20.00 civU No. 2872
- 98.94 Civi | No 12 227..
- 30.00 civil No . 11672 .
- 15.00 civil No. 22412.
CivU No. 23157_
CivU No. 22388 .
Probate No. 2391
Probate No. 2407
Probate No. 2697_
Probate No. 6047_
Probate No. 5700....
Probate No. 5903_
Probate No. 5352_
Probate No. 5268
Probate No. 6020_
Probate No. 2672_
Probate No. 6459_
Probate No. 23771._
Probate No. 6383 _
Probate No. 22969_
Probate No. 24337_
Probate No. 24339_
Criminal No. 4297_
3674
$
27.50
. 416
751.59
_ 1.695.55
3677
3678
3679
0834
200.00
11.00
122.57
2.00
.. 3.861.33
11.89
19.70
_ 138.00
85.13
.. 247.37
_ 745.07
_ 300.00
.. 300.00
_ 1.228.97
2,924.53
__ 127.68
170.00
101.12
$13,174.10
$163.94
SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949:
Mr. Albert Thomas, Sheriff
$ 1,550.50
1,550.50
Total
By County Treasurer's Receipts
I
$ 1,550.50
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE: Mr. W. A. Coombs, Administrator
To Balance in Administrator's Fund December 31, 1948 _$ 15,377.01
To Receipts from said date to March 31, 1949 .$ 41,35132 j
Total_
By disbursements during same period_
Balance in Fund, March 31, 1949 _
County Treasurer's Fund Balance_$
Difference_
56,728.33
14,697.15
$
$ 42,031.18
43,533.80
1,502.62§
S
Total
- $
42,031.18
»DETAH. OF BALANCE
§DETAIL OF DIFFERENCE
Warrant Number
Balance
$ 54.68
15437
Amount Estate
No. 848, John Olson Estate—$ 47.88 James Kress _
No. 849, John Olson Estate
No. 850, John Olson Estate_
No. 851, John Olson Estate_
No. 852, John Olson Estate
No. 853, John Olson Estate_
No. 854, John Olson Estate_
No. 873, Matt Albert Estate— 174.00 Choi Bing —
No. 871, James Walker Evans
Estate_
No. 856, Veme Orville Kepler
Estate_
No. 737, Austin R. McCullen
Estate_
No. 186, John Mulligan
Estate_
No. 37, James A. Powers
Estate_
No. 491, James A. Powers
47.88 Louis P. Gatch _
47.88 John Olson_
47.88 Peter Schneider
47.88 Nels Dahlquist _
47.88 Betty Williams _
47.88 William Johnson
.02
6.40
562.50
24734
7.00
19.25
11.92
Julia Pierce_
51.35 Theodore Rogers -
Robert Wilkinson
307.15 Amelia Jensen_
Matie S. Laidy
13,75 George Cyrill Rynaert
Ramon Castillo
13.78 Harvey Smith
Robert E. Shendel
217.87 Harry M. Veckman
C. E. Fisher _
3.24
11.10
31.60
69.78
37.56
315.36
5.85
75.00
. 1,789.97
16.35
57.94
Estate_
No. 493, James A. Powers
Estate_
No. 872, Louis Thompson
Estate_
No. .855, Vina Vaughn Estate
No. 863, Vina Vaughn Estate.
John McGinnes_
James Lynn
7.42 Daniel V. Walker .
' William H. Shively
311.50 Newell Van Tassel
37.00 Joseph E. Gigure _
22.50 James O'Brien_
Lee Hunter
Nellie C. Cook
Chas. L. Fuller
Wm. J. Farmer —
Noah Belcher_
George Knutson —
Fred A. Crowell (Crowley).
Thomas Walker Evans
Sadie Hines_
Oscar E. Jackson_
Karl Krag
Michael Kehoe -
Veme Orville Kepler
Merton Morgan_
Louis Newton Nicholson_
Edmund Nolan
William D. Pasco_
Edward Smith
Louis Thompson_
*Vina Vaughn
Frank Wagner_
Philip Wright_
20.00
78.58
116.27
56.40
8.00
30.25
25.54
4392.26
39.13
4347.14
2,025.10
6,560.75
580.20
27.00
_ 10,675.90
18.00
891.83
14.93
3349.67
111.36
38.71
3,570.00
1,500.00
86.77
167.23
6.09
47.62
81.40
$42,031.18
$1,502.62
'Overdraft.
Mr. George G. Belts, Custer
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949:
Fines and Forfeitures_
_ $
390.00
$
390.00
Total -
By County Treasurer's Receipts
By costs deducted
S
340.00
50.00
9
9
390.00
Mr. Emil Borberg
_$ 1339630
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949;
Fines and Forfeitures_
$ 13396.20
Total_
By County Treasurer's Receipts_
By costs deducted_
By Fish and Game Warden Receipts
$ 11,505.70
$ 855.50
915.00
s
13,276.20
20.00
Due Highway Patrol, Case No. 6061-$
Note: The costs of $855.50 were turned in as follows:
$111.50 to Justice Chapman of Laurel,
$744.00 to Yellowstone County General Fund.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949:
Fines and Forfeitures_
Mr. A- N. Bergen
_$ 19,768.65
Total_
By County Treasurer's Receipts_$
By costs deducted and turned in to
Yellowstone General Fund
By Fish and Game Warden Receipts_$
$ 19,768.65
18,768.12
5
705.53
285.00
$ 19,758.65
Due Highway Patrol—
Report Numbers 2970, 2971 _
Note: The $10.00 due Highway Patrol, shown above, was included in re
mittance to the County Treasurer on Report Number 4430 during
the examination.
4
10.00
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:
COLLECTIONS, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949;
Fines and Forfeitures_
Mr. W. V. D. Chapman
-$ 5,852.50
Total __
By County Treasurer's Receipts
By State Treasurer's Receipts
(Livestock Fine) __
By costs deducted__
By Fish and Game Warden Receipts_$
$
5,852.50
I 4347.10
Î
50.00
$ 1,090.40
16750
1 5355.00
Due Justice from Highway Patrol
J
2.50
Mr. Bert J. Bowman
223.50
223.50
CONSTABLE
To Fees collected, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949 _
By County Treasurer's Receipts, same period_
Ruth H. Allman
I
Mr. Wallace A. Bent
376.50
376.50
CONSTABLE
To Fees Collected, January 1, 1948, to March 31, 1940
By County Treasurer's Receipts, same period _
S
S
Mr. Howl'd C. Smith
CORONER'S OFFICE;
Personal Effects
Disposition
Deceased
Cash $34.02 and other personal
property
Cash $35.00
W. A. Coombs,
Public Admr.
W. A. Coombs,
Public Admr.
Frank Wagner
Clarence Barkley
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Lee Floyd Allman
Hamilton wrist watch, ring with
blue stone, Cash $6.01
John William
Cash $26.06, watch and wallet
Mrs. J. W.
Browning
Personal property
to Miss Sarah
Belle Gable,
Cash to Melvin
Hoincss, Atty.
Browning
Andrew Gable
,
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Cash $1,000.00. Hamilton watch
and five keys
' Cash $10.35, billfold and bus tick
j et to Denver, Colo.
Cash $3.75
1 John Lewis
Hoffman
Chas. M. Brewster
W. A. Coombs,
Public Admr.
W. A. Coombs,
PubUc Admr.
Cash $450.00, Frey waterproof
wrist watch with band, wallet
and personal papers
Cash $1.20, Gruen wrist watch
with strap, steel tape measure
Cash $48.89, clothing, wallet,
purse, knife, Waltham pocket
watch
Fred Crowell
W. A. Coombs,
Public Admr.
Carl Ernest
Norstrom
Meridith W.
Jackson
Pearl Norstrom
Settergren's Fun
eral Home
Archie A. Watts
Cash $18.47, wallet with papers,
car keys, 410 gauge shells
Cash $1.81, wallet, check book,
bank statement, comb, knife,
two pens, personal papers
Cash $1.55, purse, wallet, keys
and personal papers
Cash $4.51
Cash $94.85, billfold, personal pa
pers, car key, watch and chain,
pen and pencil, pocket knife
Cash $20.70, Elgin watch, key,
pocket knife
Daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Miller
Murray D.
Dempster
Wife, Alberta
Dempster
Brother, John
Bemhart
Helen Roy
Carl Bemhart
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Leonard Roy
Roy EL Gibson
Daughter, Mrs.
David H.
Johnston
Irving Carl Hintt
Mrs. Irving Hintt
Seventy-one other cases with no personal effects listed.
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PAGE SEVEN
Items of Local Interest
R. W. Bates returned Sunday
from a Billings hospital where
he had undergone surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl RowLison
and family of San Diego, Calif.,
visited several days at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight RowK
son. The two men are brothers
are also nephews of Charles
Gowen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Platz entertained with a family
picnic at their home in honor of
the California visitors.
Guests at the P. A. Johnston
home last week were Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Burch of Invale, Neb.,
who were on their way to the
coast on a vacation and business
trip. Mrs. Burch is a niece of
Mr. Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ebersviller
and family of Laurel were in
attendance at a family picnic at
Firemen's Point at Columbus,
Sunday, noting the birthday of
Mrs.. Ebersviller's father, Wil
liam Marvin. Other guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marvin and
family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Waller and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Marvin, Jr., and son, Betty
and Rudy Marvin and Mr. and
Mrs. William Marvin, all of Co
lumbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Scott and sons of Billings.
Two tables were in play when
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nolan were
hosts at their home to their
bridge club Saturday night. Scor
ing awards went to Mr. and
Mrs. Neil Baker and Mr. aftd
Mrs. Mayo Lawrenz.
Mrs. Phil Nolan was hostess
Tuesday to her bridge club and
Mrs. C. A. Cromwell, a guest.
Prizes were awarded Mrs. Duane
Maxon, Mrs. Charles Shelton and
Mrs. George McCormick.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Graff last week
werk were Mrs. M. F. Ammon
and son Jack of Lima, Ohio.
Mrs. Ammon and Mrs. Graff are
school-day friends.
Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Horning
and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Noel en
tertained at a picnic dinner Sun
day at Twin lakes in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Hill and
children of Butte. Fred Quinn
and sons of Laurel and Mr. and
Mrs. Merle Price and daughters
of Billings were also guests.
A group of Nazarene young
people returned from the Young
People's institute and convention
at Luccock park, Monday. At
tending the institute from Laurel
and vicinity were Loretta and
Donna Zoe Edgmond, Patricia
and Charles Mathis, Anna Resser,
Mary Low Wilcox, Berta Jean
Wilson, Charles Foley and Sam
and Mary Ann Scammon.

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