The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10
POORMAN
PROMOTED
Fiathead County Robbed of a Newly
Elected County Attorney.
HAS A MUCH BETTER JOB
On the Supreme Court Commission
A Two Years Contract at $4,000
Per-Predicted That County Com
missioners Will Appoint Charles E.
Foote to Fin Unexpired Term.

MOntana's supreme court commits
sioners are: John B. Clayberg of
Helena, w. H. Poorman OF Kalispell
and Lew l.. Galloway of Virginia
City. The supreme court Saturday
afternoon made an order to this eff
feet. It came late in the afternoon
In fact. it was nearly o'clock VII n
the justices filed into the chamber
OF the commissioners, John B.
Clayberg is democrat. the other
two are republicans. All three are
well known in this state, where all
rank high among the members of the
bar. Herbert A. Van Horn of Bill
ings. who has served as stenograp her
in the office of George M. Hays, sec
rotary of state, was appointed steno-
grapher for the commission at a sal
airy of $500 a year. The appoint
ments were announced after the cal
endar for April had been given out
and a few orders setting back cases
by stipulation had been made. Chic
Justice Theodore Brantley read it. It
was then handed to William Curtis
ards, acted as clerk of the court, and
entered on the minutes.
Few were expecting the appoint
ments until Monday. A number had
come to the capitol early in the
morning in the hope of hearing them
announced But when court failed
to convene at 10 O'Clock these left,
thinking nothing would be lone until
Monday. AS soon as the news was
made public, however, it quickly
reached the city and was wired to
different points. A large number of
applications had come from all parts
of the state for the positions and
there was no lack of good material
to choose from. This and the fact
that the litigation which the commits
portant caused many congratulations
to be rendered all three of them on
the honor which they have received.
They will take Office April 1. The
order of appointment says:
Whereas. The legislature of the
state of Montana has passed an act
providing for the appointment by the
supreme court Of three commission
ers. to be known as commissioners
of the supreme court. to assist the
court in relieving the calendar of the
great number of cases now awaiting
consideration, and providing for cleri
cal assistance for said commission
and
Whereas. The said act provides
that said commissioners shall be ap
that said court shall, under the arl
thority of the act, also provide fo1
such clerical assistance as may BIZ
necessary.
1T is ordered that John b. Clay
, berg of Helena, Lew l.. Galloway o
Virginia City and w. II. Poorman o
Kalispell. be. and they are hereb.
respectively appointed commissioner
OF the supreme court to perform tn,
duties contemplated by the said act
and that the said commissioners shall
appear before this court on Wodnel
/ day. April I. 1908, to qualify and as
sumo the duties Of their office
1T is further ordered that pursuan
to said act, Herbert A. Van Horn G
Billings, be and he is hereby ar
pointed stenographer for said con
mission, and that his compensate
he fixed at the sum of 81 500 per al
mum, payable in monthly install
ments of $50 per month; and tha
said stenographer, Van Horn. sha
appear to qualify and assume the d,
ties of his office on Wednesday, Apr
|. 1908. at 10 o'clock a. M
Mr.. Poorman, the Kalispell men
Der of the commission came to Fla
head county from Livingston. Mont
less than two years ago. Last ia
= he was elected county attorney al
took office in January last; but up
X date has had no opportunity of di
! tinsuishing himself as an official.
/ is believed that c. +. Foote will |
t. appointed by the county commissio
II ers to fill out his uneXpired term ;
: attorney for state and county.
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