The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-26
IN AND AROUND THE
COUNTY COURT HOUSE.

The regular session of the district
court for Phillips county closed last
Thursday, the civil actions having
all been continued for the time being
although there is rumor of special
session being called by Judge Utter
some time in November when an
outside Judge will be called in to
try number of cases in which the
presiding judge has been disquali-
fed.
The attention of the court for the
greater part of the session was oc-
pied by the Walter James murder
case, great many witnesses being
called and the case attracted no end
OF attention all over Northern Mont
ana. The jury returned verdict of
acquittal Thursday morning, and
thedefendant was given his liberty.
He had been out on bonds for some
time previous to the trial
In the case of the State of Mont
ana VS.. Eli Mcintyre. The defend
ant asked permission to change his
plea of mot Guilty" to one of
guilty which was granted and the
court sentenced the defendant to a
minimum Of one year and a maxi
mum term of two years at hard
labor in the state prison at Deer
Lodge. This case was larceny case
and Mcintyre has been in Jail for
some time.
The case Of the state of Montana
VS.. Walter Sizer, was tried by jury
who found him mot guilty, as
charged in theindictment and he was
released. Sizer is the fellow who
was accused fstealing cattle belong
ing to the Coburn Cattle company
and Jake Myers.
in the case OF the state VS.. Thos.
Delano. the defendant was found
guilty as charged, by jury. and
sentenced to two and one-half years
in prison 10y the rresiling Judge.
Delano is the man who stole the
shoes from Judge Davidson's store
at Wagner. Both Delano and McIn-
tyre were taken to Deer Lodge the
last OF the week by Deputy Sheriff
Harvey Heming and Special Guard
PiersOn.
County Treasurer Dabney and his
chief deputy, Cecil Grace. have been
about the busiest persons in the
AA~A IAi
week Oh account Of the large number
who are coming in to pay their year
ly taxes. Receipts for three weeks
in October ending Tuesday, Oct. IA,
amounted to $4.25O.71, as COM
pared with s2,s7S.O1 for the same
period of last year.
The office of the county clerk and
recorder is not falling behind it's
ususal brisk record as the fees alone
for the first three weeks of this
month have been more than those
reported in other counties of the
state nearly three times the size of
the baby county of Phillips
In the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court work on making up the
monthly reports of jurors and wit
nesses fees has taken up the time of
Clerk Porter and his deputy, be-
sides the filing of the numerous doc
uments that are brought in daily
for filing.
During the past week the official
registration list for the coming gem
eral election has all been prepared
in this office and sent to the county
printer who in turn has printed and
dellVered same to the office and
clerks are now engaged in sending
the lists to the respective voting pre-
cincts. The copy of the official bal
lot has also been gotten out this
week and is now in the hands of the
printer.
Over at the sheriff's office consid-
cradle work has been done looking
after civil matters and attending to
the usual routine Of work in this de-
partment. Jim Abrams officiated as
jailor few days during the absence
of Deputy Heming, and Jim says this
is the first time he was ever in jail
in his life. Under Sheriff Nelson
has been kept in the office most Of
the time the past week on account of
Sheriff Shaw being absent in other
parts Of the county on official bust
ness.