Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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September 1926 was like many other Septembers-kids were heading back to school, crops were being harvested, and political articles were common, with a general election just weeks away. Montana voters were asked to approve Good Roads Bill 31 for a one-cent increase in the gas tax to improve and maintain 4700 miles of roads. Shipping sheep kept the railroad here busy with 12 cars loaded and sent east on the evening of September 21st from the ranches of Emmett Douglas, Albert Burgoyne, Earl...
He was a Republican. A homesteader. Father. Lawyer. County Attorney. A well-respected district judge. He had an "unblemished judicial record." Senator Burton K. Wheeler described him as a "fine and honorable man." He lived in Forsyth. He was impeached. In 1918, the Montana Senate held a trial. It convicted him and disqualified him from ever holding public office again. Why? He defended freedom. Free Speech. Our Constitution. Really. This happened. In Montana. In Rosebud County. Do you know who I...
An Open Letter to Representative Mark Reinschmidt: Dear Mark, You were appointed to this position after our elected Representative, Marta Bertoglio, stepped down. Now you are standing for election by the people of HD 75. As one of your constituents, I need to know your positions on many subjects. You attended a meeting of Whitehall Indivisible last year when you were first appointed and basically stated that you were very new to this and did not have many answers to our questions, other than...
