The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-04-08
Six Taxpayers Get Cold Feet.

Six Taxpayers Get Cold Feet.
Carl M. Sholin ct al VS.. County Of
Mile Laos ct al. Dismissed March q
by Judge Nye; no appearance by the
plaintiffs.
The above tells in few words the
ending of the famous printing case
wherein six taxpayers, namely Carl
M. Sholin, Andrew Thilquist, Joe N.
Nelson, Oscar G. Thilquist, P. p.
Kjaglien and August Anderson sought
to enjoin the publication of the Of
fetal county printing by seven papers
in the county so that it could be print
ed in the league paper alone.
| So hopeless was their case now that
they did not even appear, but previous
ly it was so urgent that temporary
restraining order was asked until the
case could be heard on it's merits and
the district court was petitioned. A
special hearing was held before Judge
Roeser at Princeton on February Z,
when numerous witnesses were OK
| amlned, but the court denied the re-
straining order, stating: Final de-
|;cision as to whether such action of
the board should be restrained will be
made when the case is tried upon it's
| merits, and at this time the court
should not exercise any restraint I'M
11ess it is absolutely necessary to pre-
serve the matters in status quo or un-
less it conclusively appears that the
action Of the board will be held illegal
at the final hearing. The burden of
the proof rests upon the plaintiffs to
make such showing as will satisfy
the court that such is the case. I do
not feel the burden Of proof has been
met by the plaintiffs"
The loud bowls of the socialist .edi-
tor evidently proved boomerang, as
he stated that "the entire case will be
aired at the spring term of court in
this county in March," The airing
evidently put quietus on the whole
proceedings as Judge Nye tried to get
Attorney Thomas " Sullivan, who is
the attorney of record in the case and
now is the nonpartisan candidate for
attorney general, to appear in court to
prosecute the action he had brought,
but he stated that he would have to
consult with his law partner, James
Manahan. The result was that he did
not appear and now the report is that
Sullivan knew he would get licked, so
asked $500 to come
"Public interest has been greatly
stirred" said the league paper, be-
cause Of the expense to the county of
publishing the official printing in
seven papers of the county at the one
legal rate instead of one paper at
about half rate. But the leaders in
that one paper did not hesitate to bring
extra expense to the county by asking
for a restraining order, causing spe-
cial session of court.
1t is merely another OF the league
tactics, making tempest III
teapot. The hearing disclosed f that
two Of the commissioners who voted
in favor Of the one paper, and against
seven papers at one rate, were stock
holders of that paper. Commissioner
Eckdall presented their bid, and re-
ports state that he also had another
in his pocket containing higher rate.
Their ranting about expense is merely
a sham in order, to get the printing
for themselves.
Instead of the commissioners being
charged with malfeasance in office, as
the socialist editor stated, it was
clearly the two commissioners who
were evading the law in voting to
award a contract to a company in
which they were stockholders.
The pendulum Of public opinion may
swing again. -Milaca Tribune, April l.