The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-08

lected for and on behalf of the coan
ty but did find three different receIp
books from which he iss1e1 receipt
fo. money received. We nave heel
informed that he has collected tn
sum of sixty dollars for and on be
ha'f of Valley county from tn
Mountain States Telephone and Tele
! graph Company, which was due sal,
county as rebate upon money pal,
by it, but we are unable to find tina
| he has ever paid said sum of sixt,
/ dollars into the treasury or made ac
counting thereof. The conduct of tn,
county auditor as hereinbefore speci
fed is not only illegal, but seriousl!
;nterferes with the Office of the coun
ty treasurer and the proper dis
charge of the duties of said officer
and subjects the county treasurer tt
liability upon his bond, and in in
stances in which he would be help
less and without blame. We recon-
mend that unless the county auditor
at once conforms to the law govern
ing his office and complies Herewith
charges should be preferred against
him ousting him from office.
9. On an investigation of the
county treasurer's office we find the
same efficiently administered anc
recommend that the said treasurer be
permitted to appoint deputy. We
find that heretofore the treasurer has
had deputy but for personal reasons
the county commissioners have re-
fused the present incumbent the as
sistance of deputy.
10. The other county offices OF
Valley county were investigated by
the Grand Jury and found to be
properly and efficiently administered
by the officers in charge thereof.
II. A particular matter regarding
the conduct of one H. H Beebe, de-
putty sheriff, has been brought TO the
attention of the grand jury, and from
such reports and evidence as was
given to the grand jury, they consid-
er the matter serious and important
enough to make a particular report
thereon. 1t was impossible for us to
obtain evidence of such nature as
warranted return of true bill
against said H. II. Beebe, but we are
satisfied that he wilfully and prom
iscously charges exorbitant and IL
legal fees for services rendered. Evil
dence was presented before the
grand jury in which he is said to
have stated that he never renders
services for less than ten dollars. Fe
does not attempt to charge mileage
I'll, %ho L.
f." The payment of mileage, but
charges what he believes to be- COM
pensation to him for services rem
dered.
IL. A particular matter was
brought to the attention of the grand
jury upon which it feels that a spe-
cial report should be made. The fact
are that during the year 1913 Harry
j. Adams was drafted into military
service of the United States and
served his country in war. Prior to
the service he had given the
Pioneer State Bank Of Glentana a
mortgage in the sum of Lightweight
and 25-100 dollars upon crop he had
growing, and further he had borrowed
the sum of two hundred ffty-nine
and $500 dollars from the State
Council of Defense for the purpose
Of purchasing seed grain. Harry J.
Adams was the only support of his
mother, Margaret Adams, who at all
times was and is a frail and sickly
woman. The crop which Harry ].
Adams had planted was harvested
through the management of his moth
er, Margaret Adams. and was
threshed and stored in building up
on said land. From the best evil
dence We are able to obtain. the crop
consisted of one hundred bushels of
oats and not less than two hundred
forty bushels of wheat. Notwith-
the fact that Harry J.
Adams was in the military service.
Aid Notwithstanding the fact the
legislature of Montana in extraordin-
nary session during the year 1915.
passed al; act for the purpose of pre-
tecting the men of Montana who
night be serving their country in
war and offering their lives for their
and to prohibit the fore
,losure of mortgages during their
term Of military service which they
night have given prior to the oas>are
{ said act. and to preven. me taking
,f property under clause i'll any
mortgage covering such property.
the said mortgage is given
! right to sell the same, the said Pho
leer State Bank. through the instru-
mentality of w. r. Jarvis, vice-presi-
lent of the said bank. and in cou-
anction with and by the assistance
# Peter Peterson. who was then
member of the County Council of
Defense of Valley county, and sworn
o protect the men who were serving
,ur country in war. and under the
Erection of III. H. Beebe, in his ca
,acitv as deputy sheriff. went in and
'pon the premises of Harry j. Adams
or the purchase of the seed from
thich the wheat and oats in question
vas grown The value of the wheat
nd oats was considerably greater
han the amount of mortgage of the
'ioneer State Bank and the claim
rhich the state had against said
wheat. and that if the transaction
ad been handled pursuant to law.
considerable balance would have re-
nained which belongs to Harry J.