Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-24
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

First National Bank Of Miles City
vs.. +. II. Cowles, answer filed.
Jordan VS.. Talifero ct al. demurrer
withdrawn aud defendant Ta'iaf,ro
given ten days in which to file an
swer.
Jury excused until Friday, January
24th, at 10 a. m.
Court adjourned at ll:l5 until 2p.m
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
Court opened at p. m. The grand
jury helm, ca aled, sworn and exam.
ined by the court as to their compe.
tency, were found duly qualified and
being sworn In a. jurors were charged
by the cnurt and reiir in charge of
Ba'liff Geo. Ssvagn.
Bonds Of Coun'y Commissioners of
Custer County ordered pnydured in
court for examination and approval.
M. 1862, Town.r Savage ct al. Va.
Board Of County ,mmi,sioners OF
Custer County. Tb- case came up on
an appeal by Townsr Savage. John
Carter, r. c. Richmond, VIM. Courte-
nay, John Wright and X. f. Camp.
hell as taxpayers Of Custer county,
from an allowance by the Board of
County Commissioners of Custer
County of the bill OF one Z. s. Tyler
for $4,000, said amount purporting to
he claimed under contract made
with the Board of County Commits.
sioners by VIM. G. Hayden, deputy
public examiner of Oak Dta Territory.
| Account WIS filed with clerk of the
board Dec. 8, lsSs, and sudited and
allowed in full by the board on the
same dav. The appeal is taken by
the plaintiffs as taxpayers, on the
ground thut1e scrount is unjust to
The county and i illegal, not proper
claim and that the board had no au-
thoii'y 10 make the contract. a.. r.
Middleton appears for plaintiff and
J. W. StreveIl aud W. H. Ross for de-
PENDANTS. Plaintiffs introduce evil
dence under strenuous objection by
d PENDANTS, showing that Tylsr's bill
of S560.00 a. an expert accountant was
SLOWED Dec. 8, 1883, ss alleged by
plaintiffs and appellant; that the ap-
lellsnts were In lsss taxpayers In
Custer county, aud that as such tax
payers they are the same persona
named rs appellants, all Of which de.
PENDANTS admit. Appellants admit
that there was no want of good faith
on the part of the county commission
ere; that Tyler rendered the services
ramed, and that they were reasonably
worth the sum charged. After mo-
ton by r,spondents for JUDGMENT In
heir favor, and a further m'tion 10
strike out the notice Il appeal. arru-
ments were made by coun.el snd the
case submitted. Decision re-srved.
No. 1858, Billiard ". the y. P. r r.
Co., motion to change case TO U. ).
court denied.
Calendar for Fridsy, JonuaTy 2ith:
No. SIS. The Miles city Iripa ing and
Ditch Co. w. Jos. KeDtzler.
In the first case on the calendar that
the name Of John Fairfield appeared
ns attorney the court directed that the
clerk strike his name from that case
As attorney, and from oil Others In
which 1t similarly appeared. for the
reason, rs the court then explained,
that Mr.. fairfield was not q member
of the bar of the state Of
Montana as required by law before
prscticing in the courts Of the state, be
never having applied for admission st
the term Of the supreme court next
following his appearance In this court
In the course Of remarks by counsel
IN the Archdale case, 1t appeared that
Mr.. Archdale had paid Mr.. Fairfield
. considerable sum Of money to appear
for him and locx after bis interests in
the case; all Of which Mr.. Fairfield
neole, To do, having quit the state
without making any provision for M.
The court aleo had information fro1
reliable ,ources that In the cases of
two moor women Fairfield had No
} .s,yaa large fees and also left the
: country without attending to the bue-
iness OF these clients.
The conduct Of Mr.. Fairfield was
matter Of animad versiou, not only BY
the court, but by the ATTORNEYS PREF
. ami. one OF whom expressed the hope
: thsi hereafter the courts OF this stne
vou,d he more careful In permitting
unknown persons With unknown rec.
oris TO jeopArdise the interests OF hes'
giants by appearing N attorneys u
1 csnsss. From the remarks OF IL
ccnrt. N ID not probable that anything
q Of the sort viii ever be permitted 10
the court in this district.
As Mr.. Fairfield lately appear
v very prominently In the communtV
4 A az attorney. and gained . Isrxs
number OF adherents by bis coros.
manpers aud self s>aertsd abilities u
, h we'll for the community 70 snos
his true standing ss an attort ey 49,.
a i'm order that N be should return y
anv mart OF Montana our citizens mey
.,ils, ,,formsd "A 10 his chaFnc1eI.