The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
BIG INTERESTS
ARE AT STAKE
FLORENCE OIL s REFINING co..
AND BOSTON LAND s CATTLE
co. PETITIONERS
Deed to the Properties We're to Be
Transferred to Abel Kidd, of
Chicago Next Tuesday

Suit was filed in the Fremont coun-
ty district court on Monday jointly by
the Florence Oil & Refining Company
and the Boston Land G Cattle Com
pany, representing the Gumaer inter-
ests, against the board of county coni-
missioners, T. B. Moore, county treas
urer: William F. Young; W. T. Lam
bert. Abel Kidd: S. G. Kelso; w. R.
Alfred and w. H. La Grange, asking
for an injunction restraining them
from deciding to the purchaser of the
certificates the delinquent tax lands
of A. E. eumaer of Florence. which
have been in default so far as the
owner is concerned for a period of
five years.
In accordance with the statutes
title to the property in question was
to have been conveyed by the county
treasurer to Abel Kidd of Chicago On
next Tuesday by reason OF his having
paid the taxes on it for five eonsecu-
tive years and the application for an
injunction is for the purpose of fore
stalIine any act of that kind. Tie
county treasurer's books show th,,t
the delinquent taxes of the Florence
OIL and Refining company and the
Boston Land and Cattle company fo-
1906 to 1910 inclusive. agregatei
$685.. which does not include inter-
est. fines or penalties. The total
amount of their delinquencies with
these added trimmings cannot easily
be ascertained. but is in excess Of
$4,000. which IS now due to Abel
Kidd, the purchaser of the tax certlf-
icates.
W T. Lambert of Denver and WI
liam F. Young of Pueblo appear in
the suit as the agents of Abel Kidd
and the county commissioners as par
ties in interest. Mr. Young is the sup
erintendent of the Union railroad sta
tion at Pueblo and Mr.. Kidd, his prin-
cipal is buyer of delinquent tax GER
tlfieates throughout the country.
The case has been set for hearing
before Judge wilkin next Wednesday
Petition for an Injunction is made
largely on technical grounds, and re-
cites. among other things why a re-
straining order should be issued, that
the advertisement ard sale of the
property in the first instance did NOT
comply with the letter of the law. In
conclusion the application for an in
junction says:
The plaintiff prays the court to
issue temporary restraining order
restraining the defendants, William
Young and w T. Lambert, from send
ing, or Withdrawing, from the state of
Colorado any and all certificates
pending the hearing of this cause;
that upon notice temporary injunc-
ton issue restraining the defendant,
r. B. Moore and his SUCCESSORS in Of
fee from executing any kind OF deed
or deeds conveying. or purporting to
convey. the lands in question TO the
said Abel Kidd. or any assignee of the
said Abel Kidd; that upon final hear
ing it be adjudged that the assign
ment of said certificates issue upon
the sale of 1908 for said delinquent
taxes for the years 1906 and 1907
against said lands above described, be
set aside and held for naught, and,
that upon payment Of said amount by
the plaintiffs into court for the benefit
OF defendants entitled thereto as shall
be determined by the court to be just
and equitable that said certificates be
re-assIgned TO the county OF Fremont
and cancelled by the said Abel Kidd
and that said taxes for 1906 and 1907