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BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 5 months AGO
by BERL TISKUS
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March 2023, and covers Ronan City Council, schools, ag and business. Berl grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and earned a degree in English education from MSU-Billings and a degree in elementary education from the University of Montana. Since moving to Polson three decades ago, she’s worked as a substitute teacher, a reporter for the Valley Journal and a secretary for Lake County Extension. Contact her at [email protected] or 406-883-4343. | December 25, 2024 11:00 PM

The Ronan Pioneer, Dec. 28, 1924

Flathead, Garden of the Rockies

As this is being written Wednesday, Dec. 19, our valley is fulfilling all that we claim for it. The sun is beaming down in a spring-like warmth, the birds are chirping along the sidewalks, and the grass is green and all nature is blooming as though this valley was transported from some tropical land and protected from the wintry winds by the natural boundary line of mountain and hill.

Only the warm Japan current comes up through the southwest and as the Christmas tide approaches, the Pioneer wants to express to all its friends in this valley the profound joy we feel of being privileged to live here in the shadow of these mountain peaks.

Basketball/Dance scheduled

On Friday evening, Dec. 28, there will be a basketball game between the Somers High School and the Ronan High School, which will be followed by a dance. The proceeds of this entertainment will go toward the library fund.

Income tax in a nutshell

WHO? – Single persons who had net income of $1,000 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more, and married couples who had income of $2,000 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more must file returns.

WHEN? – The filing period is from January 1 to March 15, 1924.

WHERE? – Collector of internal revenue for the district in which the person lives or has his principal place of business.

HOW? – Instructions on Form 1040A or Form 1040; also the law and regulations.

WHAT? – Four percent normal tax on the first $4,000 of net income in excess of the personal exemption and credits for dependents. Surtax from one percent to 50 percent on net incomes over $6,000 for the year 1923.



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