The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
Injunction Filed Against Classification Cratt

md in this way the farmers of Sher-
Ian county will be making law for the
entire state.
One peculiar and interesting angle
Of this case is the fact that County
Auditor O'Grady has refused to audit
the claim amounting to over S2,5Oo
already presented to her against the
county for work already done, and
she has protected the interest of the
taxpayers against this ridiculous
waste of the peoples money by DIS
approving the same and Lockwood &
Blakeslee have filed suit through
their attorney, Howard M. Lewis
against the county for the collection
of the same, and County Attorney
Gunther, also by virtue OF his ofhcer
must defend the county against this
claim. Or the county attorneys Of
fee must in one action defend the
contract and in another must oppose
it. The County Attorney has no
choice in this matter but must be gov
erned by the law. However this is
one of the. tangles Of this case and
will add a great deal of interest to
the litigation. Attorney Howard M.
Lewis, however, will probably take
the big part in the defense of the
classification contract, leaving the
County Attorneys hands united to
defend the county against the suit of
the classification contractors for pay
nent for the work already done.
The case has been brought in the
: name of Clair Stoner of Outlook and
will be financed by the farmers.
It is reported that this case IS at
tracing interest all over the state,
for if the classification is stopped IN
this county it will be stopped In ev-
ery county where the cost will eX-
t ceed the sum of $4,000, and this nice
e Juicy plum will be picked out of the
/ teeth of many happy classification
/ contractors.
, The cost to each land holder in
st Sheridan county, holding $40 acres
;e of land will be $6.4O. This on the top
of already high taxes. And it Is
l. claimed that the county commission
IN ers, had they been looking after the
II interest of the taxpayers OF this
lg county could have put this work II
j. the hands Of the County Surveyor an'
rs the County Assessor and the Worl
t. could probably have been done 10
$4,000 at the most, as the assessor
he could have secured the data for thu
te classification while they were assess
ing. and the County Surveyor coul
no have made the necessary plats as
IN part of his duties as county surveyo
ev but no such judgment or act OF IL
he telligence could have been expecte
,ed from the commissioners who handle
m this little steal, and who even let Tn
al contract without the both of such
he thing as bids, and where bids a
his not asked for in cases of this XII
there is uually a reaosn with ca
tue ital R. The county commissions
to sidestep bids on these juicy contrac
in by long established habit.
the In orderfto secure the means
of fighting this last fragrant steal
in the peoples money, it is necessa
of to call again upon the farmer a
,ck- taxpayers for a subscription.
tied In order to stop this thievery /
and torneys must be hired and paid.
ter The farmers are calling on all "
dol feel that they can afford to spend
tion dollars to save six, and to send tl
won dollar to the Classification FIJI
the Fund, care of the Producers Ne
the 1t is necessary to raise $3.50 at or
d it Two hundred and fifty people Sc
the ;nr one dollar each will do 1t. |
will the following coupon and send
o,,r+ oether with YOUR check. Do 1t n