Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
news OF THE
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Bank Lost Stallion Case,

Bank Lost Stallion Case.
All OF Friday and a part Of Saturday
were taken up in the trial Of the case
brought by the Idaho Trust Il Savings
Co., bank OF Boise, Idaho, against N.
b. Pettibone, +. Breckenridge, DIR. X. j.
Alcorn and led Edwards, an action
brought to collect one OF series Of
notes that were given by the defen-
dants during the year 1905 to the Palo
Alto Stock Co., firm OF Iowa impor-
tiers who make a business Of dispOsing
OF stations to ranchers and small breed
ers.
1t seems during the year 1905 a re-
preventative OF the stallion importing
firm visited the Sites section, among
other places in Idaho county, agd made
sale OF high grade French Coach
horse to the above named parties who
gave three joint notes OF $1,000 each,
payable in two, three aud four years,
and when the horse arrived, in place OF
being piece OF horse flesh bred in the
purple and with enough style to occupy
show rig, it was stretching point to
give the animal the place OF honor on
the town dray. In fact the horse was
frost and to any unprejudiced obser-
yer it was evident the contract had not
been lived up to. The notes were dis
| Of tn ha l.
1916 and this company thus was
brought into the case and was the plain.
tiff.
Action was brought to collect the
first note and the case had been on the
calendar for some time, having been
continued from term to term but was
brought to trial this week. A number
OF witnesses were introduced by the
defense and dispositions by the plaintiff
and the case was thoroughly tried. TO
an observer OF the proceedings it was
evident that the plaintiff had little if
any ground upon which to recover and
the jury was out but short time when
1T brought in verdict for the defen-
dants. Had the bank won in this case
1t would have collected the two remain
ing notes and as one OF the defendants
is out OF the country and the other
bankrupt, the burden would have fallen
heavily upon Mr.. Pettibone.
1t is said that the horse was not
worth six-bits and the finding Of the
jury met with the satisfaction of those
who are familiar with this case in par
tlcular and stallion sales companies in
general.
The defendants were represented by
Attys. Griffith, Hattabaugh, Scales and
DeHaven and .arrayed against them was
such eminent talent as Attys. George
Tannahill OF Lewiston and A. s. Hardy
of this city.
Another stallion case of a similar ma
ture and in which number of Salmon
river stockmen are involved, is ON the
docket but it may be that a settlement
out of court will be made.
Farmers are Wise to the Game,
Idaho county has ceased to be a fer
tile field for the gentlemen who make a
Speciality OF supplying more or less
scrub sires to the breeders and no doubt
in the future farmers and ranchers will
be blessed with less frequent visits by
oily tongued individuals who have a
fair horse to sell at fancy price. The
day OF long prices 1or ordinary sires is
passing in this section and the breeder
or group of farmers who desire some
thing extra in horseflesh appreciate the
advantage of dealing with the owner Of |
the horse himself, or visiting the impor-
ting centers and buying in q competi-
tive market. That the first price asked |
Is not the lowest price is NO longer
theory but AN admitted fact and when
it comes to the purchase of a stallion
the $4,000 horse Of today can quite
often be bought for $1,000 tomorrow.