The County Strong Box
Report of Treasurer E. P. Chandler for the Month of August
A monthly accounting of Fergus County's treasury shows roughly $87,000 on hand despite the slow season — a small window into how a Montana county managed its public funds a century ago.
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Fergus County Argus · September 12, 1905 · Page 1
1 min readAlthough this is the season of the year when the county's receipts are the lightest, its finances are still in fine shape, and the strong box holds treasure amounting to about $87,000.
Treasurer E. P. Chandler's report for August shows that at the end of the month, the following sums were in the various funds: General fund, $36,116.38; Contingent fund, $9,782.24; Sinking fund, $22,227.76; General school sinking, $7,334.99; District school sinking, $11,549.48; City of Lewistown, $13.06; District school library, $174.71; State fund, $635.92; State bounty, $71.85; Sheep inspection, $2.69; Sheep indemnity, $.55; State stock bounty, $6.27; [...] Total, $86,657.12.
The receipts during August amounted to [...]; $126.67 came from licenses; [...] from fees of county officers, and $2,643.17 from other sources.
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