Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-26

thereby terminate the contract. and
the county would BE- left 70 its suit
10 regain possession OF lis land. and
II II increased in value the grantee
could al any time within the 20 years
exercise his option 10 purchase az
rs cents per acre and all he would
be out was S332.10 Interest twice
per year. which would not more than
pay for the use OF the hip acres
OF land during the ii7e he held 90
session under the contsuct
Again ! say. that II this h. an ey-
idence Of peculiar capacity a. a bus
mess man. / am TOO dense 70 under
stand Just how and when and wher.
Potter County got the benefit Of pa Do
remarkable business ability.
Referring TO that part OF NE artl-
Gle which seems 10 excuse nis part
in this affair by stating that he var
outyOted In the Commissioners Court
] can only say that % was no doubt
an item for news 10 a great mary
people 10 learn from HE article that
as many az three members o. the
Commissioners Court during either Of
Judge Mars -four terms. ever had the
temerity 10 oppose any policy which
he saw IN 20 adopt ana advocate
and besides, IL IS rather singular
that IN 80 important matter Judge
Mars did 40 see IN 10 exercise his
right 10 let the record disclose his
opposition
The question az 10 whether the
land vas worth more thau u cents
at the time 10 sold b. one of fact
upon which he and ! are moi agreed
and the truth Of which ~ no. discios-
"a By any record but 20 b. az least
persuasive thar the contract by which
be sold the land az 70 cents per
acre bears date the 25th o. July.
1898. while the records OF Lubbock
County. a copy OF which ! have % nv
possession discloses that on 'he Z7th
day OF the same month Mr. Terrell
sold bis claim in the land to q O.
Slaughter AZ one Dollar per acre
Referring nov 20 that part OF hi-
statement relative 20 the making o.
the final deed no these lands viii
say that after Judge Mars went oar
Of office, the then County Judge and
Commissioners Court refused "a
acknowledge the validity of the claim
of Terrell or Slaughter 20 tnes'
lands and employed two Trims OF az
torneys from among the most reput-
able az this bar 10 Investigate the
records with view 20 bringing a
suit In behalf OF the county 10 can
eel the contract Of July 20. 1895
above referred TO These attorneys
/ did investigate the records and made
their reports In writing to the Com
missioners' Court. The effect OF thes.
reports. which | have in my posses
sion. was that IN the opinion OF the
attorneys the option given Farrell IN
. 1897 by Judge Mars and his cOur'
was without consideration and void
and that In revokins the contract OF
( July -. 1888. Judge Mars far -
ceeded the authority uneer which 10
/ assumed 10 act. but that hy reason
of the fact that during all the slX oI
seven years intervening since the con.
tract was made. the comm issioncr,
court presided over by Judge Mars
had seen 90 20 accept the Interest
payments and had also accepted I'd
part of the principal 20 becom, due
the county was cstoppcd 20 deny rn,
validity of the contract. as court o'
equity would not after so Ions time
permit the county 10 deny the author
ity OF their agent Judge Mars After
these reports were made th. Cons
missioners' Court revoked their order
. rofusiug 20 accept 'ho balance Of the
purchase money and directed th,
County Judge 20 make the deed rall.
I'd Tor in the contract OF uN 80.
IS9S
As 20 the way The different dock
cts have been handled 'sinc, be- calls
on the lawyers. jurors and .iuganfs
Co testify as 20 the truth'u.ues, OF
his statement. ! am willinl 90 abide
by the Judgment of Tho lawyers iur.
ors and litigants residing JOB This
county during his administration as
. 20 which one of us 30 .as been The
hardest Co get 10 bat Ny record
along that line is TOO Well known
+ for me 10 answer this further than Ga
sas that leave BE- 20 the attorneys
/ the class OF people most directly in-
tercsted a. 10 whether hav,
/ niuched from trying any character %
fcase. forced the election ot ,ps.Ia
Judges ON account OF my assence
tried 90 straddlo ,hc renee ar an,
proposition. or unnecessarily post
poned the disposition Of any .ase
lu regard 90 the county farm.
Nant 10 say thai this question NOR,
directly involves The business Iudg
ment of each individual member o
.fa, commissioner court fhlu uos
.auy other which we have Seen dis
..ussIng iu these articles This llnfi
has FroWn fr1 m apupuiaf.0H of d..
500 boz 1900 to l-.t2i boz iH." Th.
responsibility de,olging ou .#. .ulr
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