Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-08

and Fife LaFevre.
And thcreupou your Orator complains
and says:
That the value of the subject matter
Of this suit and Of the object sought to
be accomplished by this bill Of com
plant, to-wit: the right to the unin-
tcrrupted conduct and operation Of
your Orators business in the city Of
Livingston, Montana, and to. prevent
the unlawful interference with your
Orators said business exceeds, eNelus-
i've of interest and cost, the aJm OF
value Of two thousand dollarsl S2,OO0)
and is approximately of the value of
about twelve hundred dollars (Sl ,200)
per month. And that your Orator, as
hereinafter set forth, by reason of the
wrongs and unlawful and malicious
acts Of the respondents, has been pre-
vented from carrying on its said busi-
ness in the city Of Livingston, Mon
tana, since March IL, 1907, to its
damage in the aggregate sum Of five
thousand dollars $4,000.
Your Orator AYERS and shows that
the said boycott against your Orator
in the said city of Livingstn still con-
tinues; that by reason of the said un-
lawful acts of the respondents your
Orator S said business in the said city
of Livingston has been, since March
IA, 1907, and now is interrupted and
prevented; that before the commission
of the wrongful and unlawful acts by
the respondents as aforesaid. your Or
ator had large number of patrons and
customers and lucrative business in
the said city of Livingston, but by rea-
son of the said acts of the respondents
many of your Orators said patrons
and customers stopped using its tele-
phones and ceased doing business with
your Orator to its great damage and
injury; that the said respondents
threaten to and will continue to do
the said unlawful acts to the great and
irreparable damage and injury Of your
Orator and its said business. unless en-
joined and restrained by this Honor
able Court. That the said respondents
are insolvent, and your Orator has no
adequate remedy against them by ac-
tions at law, but can be protected and
relieved from the said acts only in a
court of equity.
Wherefore, your Orator prays:
|. That the said respondents and
each Of them, and their and each Of
their officers, agents, servants and en-
ployees, and all persons acting by,
through or under them be enjoned and
restrained from in any manner, direct
ly or indirectly interfering with or
obstructing the transaction of your
Orator. g business in the city of Living
ston, Montana, or from persuading
others to so interfere, or from in any
manner interfering with any person
who may desire to enter the employ
Of your Orator, either by threats, per-
sonal violence, abuse, intimidation or
any other means calculated or intended
to interfere with the said business Of
your Orator, or from entering or con
tinuing in the employ Of your Orator,
or to induce any person to leave the
employ Of your Orator in the said city
Of Livingston.
?. From boyeottug your Orator by
the circulation of banners, or 'he post.
ing up or distributing of haudbills or
circulars, containing opprobrious or in
furious cpithets against your Orator
or otherwise,
3. From interfering with, intimi-
dating boyctting, molcstng or threat
ing in any manner the patrons and
customers Of your Orator, or any other
person or persons, with ihc purpose Of
inducing them not 10 deal with cor do
business with your Orator.
Z. From giving directions or orders
to committees, associations, or other.
wise, for the performance Of any act
or threat hcrcinbcfore mentioned. or
from IN any manner impeding, OBJ
structing or interfering with the reg.
ular operations aud conduct Of the
business of your Orator; aud for such
other and further relief ms shall be
deemed meet and equitable.
.. And that on The fling Of this
bill of complaint, an order 10 show
cause bc issued why the aforesaid in.
junction in temporary form should not
issue.
May IL please your Honor to grant
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