The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-15
.BJAKD To SELECT
NEW CHANCELLOR
MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION SUMMONED TO
MEET IN HELENA.
HANDS DOWN FOUR OPINIONS
Supreme Court upholds Appellants In
Blackburn Estate Case-HoIds Yer
bal Agreement to Pay Debt Con-
tracted by Another is VOID.

/ Helen;
= Members of the state board of educ;
|. ton were summoned to meet in Helen
[ for an important conference. 1t is ger
0 orally understood that before the boar
adjourns a chancellor will have bee
chosen. At any rate an earnest ell
T fort is to be made to choose one. TIL
committee, to which was assigned tn
task of selecting candidate for pres
entation to the board has canvasse,
the claims of various candidates, al
we'll as other educators who are no
active applicants.
For perhaps two months the CORE
spondence and at times personal in
terviews have been in progress, an(
it was stated on good authority tha
Prof. Edward Elliott of the University
of Wisconsin was likely to become
chancellor if he would accept. None
of the members of the committee
would admit, however, that any ar
rangement had been entered into with
Professor Elliott. The latter, it was
said, had taken an offer under advise
ment, but had not yet announced what
he would do. So far as can be ascer.
tanned at this time the situation re-
mains as it was ten days ago.
Nevertheless it is pretty evident that
action is contemplated, for the call
has been issued for the board to meet.
The membership includes Governor
Stewart, Superintendent of Public In
| ctr II Douao
al Poindexter, w. H. Nye of Billings, c..
H. Hall of Missoula, ]. Bruce Kremer
of Butte, Joseph c. Smith of Dillon, s.
d. Largent of Great Falls, Leo H.
Faust of Libby, w. S. Hartman of
Bozeman, and Superintendent of
Schools John H. Dietrich of Helena.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The supreme court handed down
four opinions, one being in the
estate of Gideon E. Blackburn. The
district court in Silver Bow made an
order fixing the clear value of the es.
tate at $9,960.30 The court had pre-
viously made an order for family
allowance Of s3,975, which was includ-
ed in the value of the estate, reduc-
ing it below the $500 limit for the
collection of an inheritance tax. Har.
riet A. Blackburn and Frank H.
Cooney appealed from the order fix
ing the value of the estate at $1,000,
and the supreme court, in an opinion
by Associate Justice Sanner, upholds
the contention of the appellants, hold
ing that moneys paid out of an estate
for family allowance do not pass by
the inheritance laws of this state.
They are special charges against
the estate, created by special statutes,
in the interest of public policy" says
the court.
In another opinion, also written by
Judge Sanner, the district court of this
county is reversed in the suit of c.
H. Fortman against John Leggerini. |
Fortman sued to recover for goods he
had sold two men on a verbal guar
antee by Leggerini that if they did not
pay he would. They did not pay,
and Leggerini refused and suit was
brought. The district court held in |
favor of Fortman and Leggerini ap-
pCdlCus liz OdPl ChC COuIL uGlI ludL
1T is settled law in this state that
whenever one person introduces an
other to merchant as a prospective
customer and agrees to pay for such
goods as the customer may purchase,
IN case the latter does not, the agree
ment is collateral, and if not in writ
ng, is void.
In an opinion by Chief Justice
3rantly the appeal of the city OF Butte
against an order of the court taxing
costs in a suit against Nellie Mckay
s dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
t is held such orders are not ap.
,licable, but must be reviewed, il at !
III, upon an appeal from the judgment.
The court affirmed the judgment of
he district court of Custer county in
he suit of the First National hank of
Niles City against the Commercial
state bank of the same city. The
over court found for the defendant
;ixth New Oil Company.
Oil and gas companies continue to
lie articles of incorporation at the
ecretary of states Office. The sixth |
eported when the Lorraine Oil and
las company Of Billings gave notice
its intention to begin business. The
apital stock is named at $4,000 and !
worcestershire. OF this amount $500
as been subscribed. The directors
, serve the first three months are M.
and ]. l.. Afford of Billings
nd W. S. Hilyer of Tulsa, Okla.
X X X
and Office Busy.
Because of the heavy increage in
usiness at the Helena land office
uring the past few months, the gen.
raj land Office at Washington has
lthorized the employment OF two
dditional clerks who have started
ork under Register Joseph Binnard
i'd Receiver rank Steele. One clerk
i'll remain permanently while the 9TH
/. will remain until such time as the
1siness of the Office has been brought |
D to date. For several years the
cal Office has been behind in its
ork.