The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1908-11-13
PLAlNNIEW
MIDDLE
Contest Papers Filed to Pre-
vrut Issuance of Bonds
Tor Court II aud ia ]
In Plaiuview.

b, X West Lnmnnd, IS \ Hll
gius. + l. Harrington and \
BRUNEI contestants, against T.
Graham. county attorney ot liai"
county, attacking the election held
on Oct 3 1875, to determine thr
question ot is>uug >6OOOO court
house boud- and $1,000 Jul nuud-
Tne dopumr. titd set, forth H
number OF election irregularities
NJ uHmc~ about rvo.thrrd- o' ths
cluzrn, of pr cInct NJ la, Illegal
y,trrs.
The allegations are various ani
sweeping
Flfsl the orders Of election and
the orders declaring tie results uf
the elections are attacked a, vague
an uncertain Th'n, the location
OF Puinyle. IS cited ss luacce,S
Iplr to thr greater portion OF the
county
u D, alleged that the county
Eat will ~pou pp moved from Puu
elew aud that the Pmnvlow pc"-
p., had sought to anchor the coau
IA seat 60 PAnyiew by burden
iup the county with heavy bond
issue aud masking a courthouse o.
the uew county seat impossible
II was alleged that values were
Inflated nj PIaluyiew aud thNt the
new courthouse WAS sought ip
help keep valuations a. high ud"
+ va, tuthet alleged that tlr
election was illegal for The ioIloT
ing reasons.
Because J VI Carter and Chas
Mcl1rmack. two of the 9th crs OF
SAID pretended election dlriug th"
time was beng held iu voting
precinct No. ! were outside the
place where election wa, urid,
mixing and mIugllug with yoters.
contrary 10 las
Because there was rl guard
rails or voting buoth, provided Hi
said voting places iu precinct \"
!. as required by law
That during The day wlule the
election wa, beiug held there Wa-
cougregated n great many people
living in aud around PialuyieN,
tdoes not state where cuugrrgatedl
vino 40 every Vay possible li,cuur
aged auy voter kuuNn % rr
against the bond issue. ect
That 22D prr>uus Who>e nance
appear on rXhibit ~ voted iot
the bond issue aud that nr thrr
Que OF said parties had paid q poll
tax u the state and county Tor tne
year 1857
That 2g2 persons whose names
appear oo exhlbit E. voted Tor
the bonds aud owed the CllN ot
Plauyies poll taxes for 1907
The contestants pray the court
for citation against Cuntestre~, aut
that On hearing the matter, com
plAined OF Dc loOked lutu aud tulN
investigated. that box 10 precinct
No. | be- opened and the awiul
Id lOts aud the result thereof Ne
clAred against issuance of ,aId
bonds. and u lt should appear from
the evidence that thr results ot the
election i dpunliul that election
be declared yoid, etc, aud TO-
such other rrlrf ~ contestants are
eutitled b.. lnDluding cost, etc.
the document contains the aih
davit OF Y ". Holmes aud VA
Ter Y Price Ia effect that theA
served r Graham, county attor
nry o. Hale county, with notice
of cout-st and a copy of conte,
ants statements
COnst.rusuon rcigned supreme
Thursday morning about thr
courthouse y hen, hAe a bOmb ln =
war camp. the peulion wSs found
OF hle ~ the clerks ohce It.
sweeping allegations laying At the
door og man, respected and wealth,
citizcns OF Prrcluct No the
charge of illegal voting. embrac-
ing accusations Of pilury. pau
p.fi,m. sli.mage, etc Cr.atrd =
~s.n-aii.n uf astuuishuHnt sht Do
gr,iuain c,,s.sri uiiu seisr ui
Indignation ald nrseutmrnt Iual