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I recently was in Milton, Iowa where I looked for the grave of Mary Mills, which I believe to be kinfolk prior to 1920 and I was able to locate her grave, born in 1880 and died in 1932.

I had a very interesting journey and searched through the graveyard, one might have thought he was in the graveyard at Broadus, Ekalaka, Boyes or Alzada, certainly the Tri State Area.

My curiosity is if any folks who have roots to the Milton area came West in the last century, it amazes me that so many in the Milton graveyard have surnames which fit this area. If you have any connections, I would appreciate a conversation with you. My phone number is 427-5317.

This is a list of families represented on gravestones from 1850 to present in Milton, Iowa! Adams, Andrews, Archer, Baker, Bell, Brown, Black, Bradley, Barnes, Blair, Bull, Bickel, Burnett, Carr, Cook, Cooper, Day, Davis, Davidson, Daniels, Deal, Dye, Ellis, Franklin, Fix, Foster, Fuller, Garrett, Gibson, Grant, Gray, Groves, Gould, Hale, Hall, Howell, Higgins, Holt, Hellwig, Hill, Hyde, Jones, Kennedy, King, Kendrick, Lane, Lee, Mills, Meade, Martin, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Marshall, Norris, Nelson, O’Connor, Parish, Powell, Robinson, Roberts, Russell, Rowland, Ritz, Snodgrass, Schultz, Summers, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Strait, Schaffer, Smart, Shobe, Thomas, Tisdale, Thompson, Taylor, Vance, Watts, Wilson, Wolf, Wells, Walker, Wright, Williams, Wise, Yates.

We have cancelled or postponed our spring auction season, however, we plan to start up on May 23rd with our spring consignment in Broadus.

Call ahead for an update and plan to follow guidelines set forth by our governor.

HAVE A GREAT SEASON AND STAY HEALTHY,

Slug & Poppy Mills

COVID UPDATE

The Governor's three phase plan to reopen the state can be found at COVID19. MT.gov. Several Republican legislators, including myself, have been leaning hard on the executive to get this done, but we need to do more. I am going to continue to work for an approach with more local control. If you look at an infection map, southeastern Montana is without a single recorded case. It seems silly that Powder River and Gallatin counties, 400 miles apart, should have to be on the same schedule. Montana needs to get back to work!

The Governor has appointed a task force to advise him on how to spend the federal CARES act dollars coming to the state. My priorities for these funds are: 1) Stabilize healthcare delivery systems, making sure we have enough supplies and personnel in the event of a second wave. 2) Get as many small business open as soon as possible. 3) Fill any holes in the federal programs for agriculture. The last FSA program (MFP) benefited the midwest much more than the northern states.

It is likely state tax revenues will plummet due to the crisis, and we must start planning now so that we can balance the budget in the next session with no tax increases. Fortunately, the state entered 2020 in very solid financial shape, which will help.

Finally, there are those in DC and Helena who will try to use COVID as an excuse to limit your individual freedoms in the name of "public safety". As Franklin said: "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither". Be assured I will vigorously resist any such measures. Please contact me with any thoughts: [email protected].

Stay healthy,

Representative Eric Moore

HD 37

Dear Editor,

Over the years, the cost of ranch and farm insurance has been steadily increasing. Fewer insurance companies are choosing to do business in Montana, and our ranchers and farmers are paying the price.

Scott “Tux” Tuxbury is the only candidate in the race for Montana Auditor with the experience and qualifications to ensure our farmers and ranchers get a fair shake at fair insurance prices.

Tux might not run a big farm or ranch operation, but he’s spent more than 37 years listening to Montanans in those businesses. He knows the issues they are facing when it comes to their insurance.

I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Scott for years to resolve insurance issues for Montanans. He is a fair and honest man who cares about the price our farmers and ranchers are paying.

Montanans don’t need another out-of-state transplant politician running for office here. We need an experienced, principled and honest businessman who can and will help Montana farmers and ranchers get a handle on their insurance costs.

It’s time to put real experience to work in the Montana Auditor’s office. I hope you will stand with me and vote to support Scott “Tux” Tuxbury for Montana Auditor.

Cody Samuelson

Dear Editor,

I am writing to recommend a couple of men who were great Legislators and would now like to serve Montana in a different capacity.

One of these men is Senator Scott Sales. Scott is the only person in Montana history who was picked by his peers to serve as both Speaker of the House and President of the Senate. He served as President of the Senate for both sessions that I was in the Senate. One thing I can say from that experience is that Scott was one of the purest voters I’ve known, he was firm, yet he was fair to everyone. Scott understands the place of government and that government shouldn’t overburden its citizens. So, I would highly recommend Scott Sales as our next Secretary of State.

The other man, a “farm kid” from Eastern Montana, is Austin Knudsen. Austin was the youngest person to serve as Speaker of the House and he was effective enough that his peers elected him to be Speaker twice. Austin was also a great voter and understands governments place. Austin would serve us well as the next Montana Attorney General.

I would recommend you vote in the Republican Primary for Scott Sales for Montana Secretary of State and Austin Knudsen for Montana attorney General.

For Freedom,

Senator Steve Hinebauch

 

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