Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-05-21

Under the laws Of this state man can go court bring
defendant in defend less captrap charge ana
when he gets done and is skinned the taxpayers pay the DILL
One or two instances have occurred at this term OF court
which how the taxpayer against this proposition
When case started the plaintiff files $40 fee with the
clerk the entrance of the upon the docket Inc
defendant who forced defend the action So for
filing of his papers in answer to the complaint.
If the parties the suit responsible the costs to the
county when the assessed to and paid by the
defeated party If the defeated party for the costs cannot pay
them the county is forced to foot the bill
It argued that if the county did not these costs
where defeated gan cannot the man could not
seek justice equity court 1t this point that sue
cessu contention has been waged against change in the
whereby defeated parties to litigation should be forced to
put up bonds with the OF their action
But the present law certainly works out hardship to the pay
of the freight.
There one case on the district calendar which in
wolves $3.50 between two at Hope This has been
appealed from justice court The county will be put to the
expense of seeing that usce is done between these two
men, other words the county must for the pleasure
these gentlemen will take in fighting out their petty quar-
rel in No law confines jurisdiction in these minor suits
to the probate justice When their Fighting blood is
up the taxpayer is forced to the bill for nelghbors
quarrel
Jurisdiction in petty might be confined by law to
competent jurisdiction the probate court for instance
and there might be plan evolved whereby useless ga
ton saueched inception by the parties to it being fore
ed to sort of to the county for the costs
voved Maybe the plaintiff who cannot pay the costs at the
close of his unsuccessful and needless at law would be
compelled by the state work out his costs the
who cannot pay court fine is forced to submit to Jail
sentence ends justice might be reached and stop put
to forcing the for the settlement Of litigation
which has had foundation for its inception
Review.
The subserven editor of the reaconary down the
street suffering from another attack of
and unless strict political quarantine is enforced against
that gentleman shortly he will succeed in undong the nicely
laid plans of certain Idaho county politicians who busy
publicly smiling patronizngy the progressve with
much enthusiasm they privately them Disgruntled
dspeased with dsparng choerc buheaded friend down
the street the defeat of the progresve of this county be-
of the fact that the Free Press fair enough to
its columns story of the meeting held here by those
who have decided that the republican party longer party
for the common people.
Injury Of the feeling of brother editor farthest
from thoughts the giving of the of the meeting and
other affairs of the progresves of this county To fair
minded person would appear that party which shows such
strength in the first of its birth cast within 10 votes
the number the republicans poed in Idaho county is of
Importance and the of its acts meetings. etc. of su
cent public to justify the giving of space to the
Notwithstanding the havoc work in the ranks of either
of the old parties and while the political organ down the street
may be opposed to ong fair with the reading public there