The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-23
ROW ON A SEAT
Olivia Asks for a Dissolution of
the Renville Co. Seat
Injunction.
Thurber Is Discharged and Grant
Is on Trial for Forging
a Deed.

The special August term of court
for the purpose of trying criminal cas-
es was called by Judge Webber at
nine o'clock last Tuesday morning,and
the first case of interest to come up
up was the application of the Olivia
people to dissolve the injunction re-
straining the commissioners from
changing the county seat of Rem
vile county from Beaver Falls to
Olivia. The application was argued
at length by Attorney L. A. Smith. of
Montevideo, for the Olivia people, in
favor of dissolving the injunction, and
by John Lind, of New Ulm, and At
torneys Christensen and Boylan, of
Bird Island, against the dissolution
Of the injunction. After the argu-
ments had been made Judge Webber
announced that he would take the
matter under advisement, and attorn-
eys for both sides were given from
three to seven days to file brief.
At the opening of the argument At
torney Smith stated that he would
like to have things decided as soon as
possible, and limited that the opposi-
ton wanted to stave it off. John Lind
corrected the statement, saying that
decision was wanted quick, but Judge
Webber concluded to take his time
looking over the points of law, and
said that his decision would not be
given until after the special term of
court. Mr.. Smith then commenced
his argumentt tHe denied that 600 per-
sons had asked the Board to take
their names off the petition calling for
an election and said that the number
was only about 400. He cited decis-
ions and opinions to show that the
commissioners had proceeded regular
ly in everything, and that the circulat-
ing of the petitions before the FIVE
year limit had expired was legal, in
asmuch as they were circulated with
in 60 days from the time it expired.
Mr.. Lind then said that he would set
up and show that an election had not
been legally held resulting in Olivia's
favor. He contended that the FIVE
year limit was a statute of peace, in
tended to keep down the strife and
bad feelings arising from such a con-
test, and that the law was plain that
the five years must be up before any
proceedings could be commenced
whatever.
Mr.. Lind also contended that any
canvass made by the canvassing board
of Renville county in the matter of
this special election was not legal
canvass as it was not made in accord
ance with the election law of 1893,
which states that every vote cast at
any election at which this law is oper-
ative, must be returned, and notwith-
standing this, and the fact that there
were 4,O83 votes cast, the Board ig-
nored the requirements and only re-
turned in the neighborhood of $500
votes,a return that is false and untrue,
according to the law, and which must
make the election illegal. Mr.. Lind
was obliged to take the train for New
Ulm at II 20 and his arguments were
naturally short. Attorney Smith re-
piled to him, and Attorneys Boylan
and Christensen to Mr.. Smith.
At the opening of Tuesday after
noon's session County Attorney Pierce
had U. S. Grant arraigned on the
charge of forgery in the first degree,
the charge being that he disposed of
to the Citizens Bank as true forged
warranty deed, purporting to have
been given oy the john Black, of
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