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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
Joe *DoIin Wins Mandamus Case
Surprising Order Issued Directing County Auditor to Audit
Padded Claim.
MRS. O'GRADY THEN DlSAPPROVES ENTIRE CLAua,

The latest Dolin mandamus case
against the County Auditor, praying
Judge Conner to call Mrs. O'Grady
into court and order her to audit one
of his "phoney" claims, which is
padded and illegal and which from
all appearances is .. fraudulent and
perjured, came up for hearing last
Monday afternoon. Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Cudhie appeared feebly
for the county auditor and Babcock
& Ellery appeared for Mr.. Dolin.
Mrs. O'Grady went on the witness
stand in her own behalf and explain
ed to the court that the reason that
the claim had not been audited was
because that Mr. Dolin had failed and
neglected and refused to bring her
proofs Of publications in order that
she could measure up the publica-
tiuns and commissioners proceedings
in order to determine whether he had
billed tho county honestly or other
wise. She has requested him
to produce the proofs again and
again, and that upon the furnishing
Of the proofs desired she was ready
and willing to audit the claims I'M
mediatciy.
There were some rag chewing
among eminent council. and then the
Judge found for Mr.. Dolin, much to
the surprise Of everybody, for no
one could understand how Mr.. Dolin
could ask Tor u mandates from the
court when it was evident that he was
entirely at fault himself. However,
the Judge found that the auditor has
the power Of Subpoena and that when
a person filing a claim refuses to
produce the evidence necessary to
audit bis own claim the auditor is
bound to assist him to COLLECT his
ireaey ~ff.sat.E aff.e setsss ss.ty yittasnEinsp
hi.a before her as court and order
ing him to produce the required cvi-
dcnce in spit of himself. Mrs. O'Grady
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
'M0SSMAN WINS
IMPORTANT CASE

In a test case in Federal court last
week, Major Mossan obtained a ver-
dict OF 'p1050.0O in favor of the Fort
Peek Indians against the estate Of
John Nc CNahon, Of ise,l5jone, says the
Poplar Standard.
The case WA; entitled =. D. Moss
man, 1or the Font Peck Indians, VS..
the cSt>,.c Of John McMahon and had
- do vii, unpaid grazing fees for
catt'" md Eos~c& that MAJOR Moss
nan alleges IcMahon G@5, on the
rcsa .vaton during the years of 1917
and lol&. Major Mossman alleges
that ttcM;llon ran Il large number Of
horses md cattle or the reservation
and nlntIe no ehclt whatever to pay
y grazing fee. The defense claimed
that it did not know that q grazing
fee vas required by the government.
After hearing the evidence Judge
Bourquin instructed the jury to bring
in a verdict for Major Mossman and
the Fort Peck Indians. Assistant
United States Attorney w. w. Pat
terson appeared for Major Mossman,
while c. !. Ellcry, Of the firm Of
Babcock e. Ellery, Of Plcntywood,
represented l.. N. Nelson, who is adj
ministrator Of the Mcmahon estate.
The case juGt closed is declared to
be Of tho greatest Importance mas
much as Major Moss1nan considers it
in the light OF Z test case upon which
to hast Cher actions Of similar
nature. In al! it is understood he will
institute some sixteen caaes against
people Who have run cattln and sheep
on the reservation and failed to pay
a grazing fee. -.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
DOOL,EY MAY GET
NEW SCHOOL BUILD
ING THIS YEAR
1T MASS MEETING HELD A
WEEK AGO THURSDAY NIGHT
TT WAS DEClHED To BOND
AND ESTABLiEH hIGA SCHOOL

Doolf% Sun: Al a mass r,ceting
held lssr3 night 1t the school house,
some twenty-five Taxpayers end pro-
perty .c,.!l:rs, discussed the matter
Of lcbur;iirG g this district for Us, 300
fol' the purpose Of buildia~ d new
sc}7on' hoIsc md establishing: a high
school hcTc. 4 straw. vote YVES taken
and only two dissenting votes were
cat. Two committees veTc arnoint-
ed to investigate the ..d'5-iSahi:ity of
going ahead with the bombing, one on
building, consisting of Fl. Hunter and
Dr. c. Sells and the others on fin
ances, consisting of G. E. EpIer end
P. G. Neville. l. is expected that
another meeting will be held in the
near future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
PARTY
n ;. GIVEN MEDICINE ]! \ i.
LAKE COUPLE
Mr.. and Mrs. p. e. johnson Heaored
BY the Citizens Of Medicine Lake.

NF. ana MfDs r. II. johnson HQR0feQ
BY the Citizens Of Medicine Lake.
Mrs. ?. E. Johsnon was the honofed
guest of about forty ladies Of this
city who assembled at the Lake Ho.
tel Tuesday evening, the occasion ,be-
ing farewell party and an expires,
sion Of their high regard and friend
ship, ana gave her beautiful present
as a token of remembrance. Music
and games comprised the evenings
entertainment. A delicious lunch was
served. '
Thursday about fifty of the male
citizens of this city assembled at the
Lake Hotel to give a farewell recep-
ton to P. <. johnson. That the en-
tertainment was little above the av-
erage entertainments o. this kind, ow-
ing to long and familiar acquaintance
with the guest. =. -, .s,
H. Sparkling made q very arpropri-
ate speech for the OCCASION, ard with
anecdotes, reminiscepoces and story
telling, jollifc@tion rei&ncGl.
A delicious lunch was served, with
Powers, Gregg, Poe and Un1breit as
walters. Elr. johnson was presented
with a suitable present as (. token Of
friendship ard remembrance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson are among
the pioneers Of the old town o.: Medi-
cine Lake, the gentleman having kbeen'
ore of our leading merchants in the
mercantile business for ten years..
They expect to leave here next
Tuesday for Miles City where MfB,
johnson will visit ~ sister, while Mr.
E3ohAsc1, MI looE.ft,-ther fols a lsstlocnS
tion along with SOME he as at pres
ent in view.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson are among
the most respected people il this com
munity and their departure will be
regretted but they carry with them
tn highest regards and best wishes of
al!-Medicine Lake Wave.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

had figured that when Mr.. Dolin
wanted the money bad enough to-
bring the proofs that she would then
audit the claims, but the court does
not think that is the proper way.
In cases of this kind It is usuaI
for the court to allow reasonable time
to appeal from any decision it might
make, but in these cases Of Mr.
Dolin's the court acts with celsrity
and the next day or Tuesday, Mrs.
OGrady was served with an order
commanding her to audit the
"phoney" claim of Mr.. Dolin, In
which he is trying to get away with
more Of the. peoples money, before
ten o'clock Wednesday morning.
Mrs: O'Grady y, being unable to Sc
cure the proofs Of publication in or
der to know how much Of the bill
was honest and how much was fraud,
thereupon, audited the claim, by dis
approving the entire amount, which
will give Mr.. DoIin Il chance to take
the matter again to court and prove
before Il jury how much of his claim
he Should collect. At that time it
may be that an effort will be made
10 secure the services, Of another
judge.
A great many Taxpayers devoutly
hope so.
This case pleaseSA several of the
farmers in a way, however, because
it was found that there are instances
where mandamus will lie. 1t will lie
to make the auditor audit Joe Do
Inns fake and pcrjured claims with
out proof Of publication, although it
will not lie to compel the county
commissioners to tie their settlement
made with the Montana Il Dakota
Elevator Company, wiicl, company is,
short 1rs its 'accounss atitl1s the sctl !;
in the sum of over $21 900, accortlfnfs
to the report Of expert accountants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

by whatsoever rames the parties reuy
be called th2.cin, that the same may
be reviewed and formally ncar! a.
10 O'Clock \. II. of said day by Oui'
Supreme Court, and that our Su-
preyne Court may cause to be done
thereupon what it may appear of
right ought to be done, and in the
meantime we command and require
The said District Court of the State
OF Montana, in and for Sheridan
County, and the Honorable c. E.
Conner, Judge thereof, to dcsist from
further proceedings in the matter so
reviewed.
HONORABLE THEODORE BEANT-
LEY, Chief Justice Of our Supreme
Court, at Helena, this 5th day Of
April, 1920.
By the Court:
J. T. CARROLL,
Clerk O. the Supreme Court Of the
State Of Montana.
Supreme Ccurv
Seal Attached..,
County AtthR1ey Gunther and At
torney GenersyFord will appear for
Mrs. O'Grady,s and Attorney Fl. NJ.
Lewis will aph&hr for c. f. coryeli
and the Court.#f
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
LIVELY SCHlloL
ELECTION ! I 1 / SATURDAY 81
Two New Members nf the Board Of
= Trustees Elected After An Excit-
ing Campaigns :vsry pdy Voted.

The person about 4ho street last
Saturday Ind, forgoten that Satur-
day was school q ecipn day, but lie
was early aware 4lkat something un-
usual was taking sptate. for he soon
observed that !hefelwas u lot of
quiet coming and ssoins, and every
body, seemed to be pylssyrooting about
for "a while then cars commenced to
run up the street toward the school
house. If he had forgotton that
there was a school ssnlcction that day,
someone soon quieMy reminded him
Of the fact and wllis3serc:l in his car,
and finally lie llurriss away towards
the school house. fossVote. Some pcu-
plAwere swarsning out Of their
homes like ants frpuAa disturbed bill
anaAturiying toWaHs the voting
place. BY the end G the day there
was great ex1itenAA. abroad. When
the p6as were cloSAabout LEO votes
had aeen cs,Stt, lHdHXs than has hucn
cast at school eleptishs combined for
the last five yeafs.fs.1 he canvass Of
the votes dssclossAAhat l.. i. On
stad, and l.. Il. Et,SThatl been elected
on tho seholi hoard M s,le2 'ed George
w. holster md Mk#t., G. Xc;,'Ier, by
the following votH xseol~> W. Fol
ster, 81; Mrs. L..E,.zeidle,, g; l.. e.
Rue, 81; L.. J, Onssaa Is.
The. proposition f8r t." additional
tax levy for The sssauppoc CT the
schools carried by skSsvoto Of 81 for
the additional levy t1sSs;;5 against.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
= nnlklI IfA1ls;l,M;Re
zbUIe Y " i Il ts.NG
The Butcher. the Baker, the Candle
stick Maker, All Wen; to Sea in a
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
or McIrcr G. Cohagcn, Architects :;
Billings, Montana.
BY THE EDITOR

4. Y. McIver, the architect who
wrote the above lctte1, seems to be
anxious TO have the High School
tui!tiing erected a. pe2 the contracts
let contiitional'.y, although, hi firm
!la+ alHe;nllT been paid for The p'a1s
nd srnc;!i ationG. This anxiety g..
his part would seem tx Indicate, a.
hag ;.ire&G.t tat n The accusations ia
some quarters, that tbcIr vas collI~
sion betY;ccn the af@itcc.s :,!' the
contractors.
At any rate lhe3t has never been
so much uncertainty and Instability
in the material and labor market as
at the present time. Consequently
contractors have to allow arnp2c mar
gin in their bids in order 10 meet
these conditions. While We don't say
that prices are going to be reduced
in the next two years, they will un-
doubtedly becor1c stabilized, 80 that
contractors Will know within 4 rcas~
enable amount "h;lt they alsa bidding
on. At the present time they are up
in the air.. The don't know what
their material will cost, nor what
thei. labor will cost.
We do not believe it would be wise
for the voters of this school district
to vote an additional 20 mills special
levy this year in view of these facts.
-Culbertson Searchlight.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
'PLENTYW00D CITY
ELECTION QUIET
NO CANDIDATES FILED FOR OF-
FICE-STICKER CAMPAIGN RE-
SUITED.

The Plentywood city election,
Monday, April 5th, was i very quiet
affair. In fact the different offices
went begging and the fact q: I'M cleo
ton was almost entirely forgotten IN
til the election hounds got busy cleo
ton day and stickers wcce gotten out
for candidates in both wards and he
fore the day was lone considerable
excitement was arou sad and the vct-
ers given several hours Of entertain
ment.
Stickcrs were printed for Louis
Helm and Rev. Fridley in Ward two
and for L. J. Onstad and C. r. Cory
ell in Ward one as candidates for al
tlermen, and Louis Helm and c.. E.
Coryell were clet ted, the vote stand
inc: as follows: Louis Helm, 35; Rev.
Fridley, IS: l.. j. Onstad, II; c. +.
Coryell, 81.
There vas no Mayor elected at
this election as Mayor was elected
last spring.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
BISMARCK TURNING
To "SOCIAIISM1n

The citizens OF bismarck who have
consistently opposed state ownership
of public utilities are singing q dif-
ferent tune They are inclined "a
believe that public ownership is not
SO bad in some instances. You sea
that great servant of the common-s
wealth, Alex Mckenzie, owns Tia
Bismarck water plant and the SER
vice is abominable. So even th6sa
citizens who denounce the terrible
Nonpaltisans are petitioning flSe
city commission to buy out McKen1ia
or build q new water plant. iiTTSs,ss Ss's
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
LbEE;Il:2sT'20l1 IJN-
DE;(!,I!E)'ED ABOUT
NEW II. 5, bUll. DING,
Letter From Architect Urging That
New Building Ee Erected at Once.
March %, 1870. :
Mrs Geo X. Dick,
Chairman of the School Board,
Culhertson, Montana.

Maf&n ~, l31V.
Mrs. Geo. X, Dick,
Chairman of the School Board,
no.t cn1hsrtso"' n1bsr.ss. Montana
We have been advised Of Some op-
position to the transfer of the gen
e,a1 fund for the building fund. We
are writing at this ti,e to advise yon
Of the condition of the material and
labor market, as they have been
brought to our attention in the past
week Materials of all kinds have
had steady inward trend and in
stead of Il quieting effect, have b.
come more unstable.
Maple f.oorin% has advanced thir~
ty dollars per thousand, dimension
lumber has h2d u plorortionate ra;cc.
Steel and rough AMI finished hard
ware in addition to the raise they
have t;>kcn, have been Wilh!raAA
from the market and jobbcr" make
their prices nov, subject u -h;pIin:
datc ard freight conditions ~ tho
ti',lc the manufacturer can I'll the
order.
From our view. point v:c r-sa "cc
no Iet up in tho rlice condi!'ocs ant,
The adn'inistration in Washington
regulates our exports by an e,nbl2tc3
or BY some other means. :.
In vic,y Of these condition, wc ho-
lieve that it would be very foolish
for your district to postpone III
building. We venture to So that il
the bids we're ops,1etl now tn, .tTa3
t1uc would cost Eve thousand dollars
more row than it did March 10th
We ask that some publicity be given
to the. itc,Hs mentioned above and we
sincerely hope you can see your way
clear to go ahead.
Yours very truly,
A. V. McIVER,
or McIrcr 6; Cohagcn, Architects,
Billing, Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
4 .h!NTJ-CiGARETTE Law VOID

Bl1l LAnger, VINO Spent tn0Usands
Of dollars in a weak attempt to en-
force the anti-cigarette law, hired orr
5000 prcacher-dctcctive to ferret
o1t yiolators and put scores of deal
erE i, Jail has suddenly discovered
t'latt the Law is no good. He has Civ
"a o-t an opinion holding that If
dealers simply act as agents for the
co1;u1nets and order cigarettes from,
points outside of The state no viola
tion Of the law occurs. This is tho
same game the bootleggers and other
arouad the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
stuff in North Dakota.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
DOOLEl' MERCHANT WILL
MOVE INTO Roam BUILDING

D0oleV Sun: Goo. lelbach has rent
cd the former Ghcridan Cuse build
ing~ whici> he Will have re,nodeled
and fitted for il,s meat market and
grocery store. hi. Leibach has or
dercd an exceptionally good refrig-
orator which he expects in several
months. When he occupies his new
quarters he also expects to enlarge
his grocery stock to take care Of
his increasing patronage. Mr.. Lei
bach expects to occapy his new quar-
teTs ip1ji 10Th
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gems Gron-
void, Thursday, April Sth, early in
the morning, a seven pound and q
half boy. The mother and baby arc
doing nicely. This is Mr.. and Mrs.
Gronvold's fourth child, but one
would think that the little boy is the
first.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
N. D. TAXES LOWER
FOR FARMERS WHO /
WORK THEIR LAND
JOHN HAFFNER OF RICHLAND
COUNTY PAYS LESS FOR 1919
THAN FOR 1918,

Fargo, N. D.-North Dakota farm
ers who work their own farms on the
average pay less taxes this year than
last, according to John Haffner,
prominent Rich!and county farmer,
who was in Fargo recently.
Mr.. Haffner called at the editorial
rooms of the Courier News and
brought with him his tax receipts for
1918 and 1910 to prove by the official
records that he knew what he was
talking about.
! Here are the tax figures for the
,tW!Gs years as taken from Mr.. Hal
nAns receipts: -.
S 1918 Real and Personal Taxes
Real estate taxes --.....-..... 'fl5720
Personal property taxes. M.S2
- Total ....-..-...-................,. ,.$252.02
1919 Real and Personal Taxes
Real estate taxes $26S.4S
Deduct hail insurance 5000 43.45
Leaves net real estate tax s225.O3
Personal property tax 1850. 25.03
Total ,-................ ..$250.0G
HatTner 'chuclzlcs when he conten,-
plates his tax receipts. The real es-
tate taxes arc on 24O acres in section
Is, township 1873 and range So in
Richland county. The personal: pro-
perty tax for both years is on the
improvements, livestock, machinery,
etc., on this land. Mr.. Haffner de-
clares that the amount of ."rersonal
prorerty in 1a1a was net |ess but
rather more than in 1918. Still when
he adds his real and personal taxes
together he finds that he was taxed
just $19G less in 1919 than in 1918.
fer only {. fraction Of what it cost him
the year before.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

LOST sTRAYED OR STOLEN
Gray geiding, weight 1850, branded s.
quarter circle U, On thigh, also
heart brand en- thigh. Notify Grant
Stoner, Outlook, for reward. 52-tf.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

ut Manifes Appearing That District Court Has Exceeded It's
Authority Records Must Be Certified to Supreme Court
and Judge Conner Ordered to Desst From Further Activities
n the Natter

t \ -,
Chief Justice BrAntley, of the Su-
preme Court of the State Of Montana,
has issued a Writ Of Certiorari, to
the Twentieth Judici9 District and
to Judge c. E.. Gomez, Judge thereof,
directing him to transmit the records
in the case entitled, I'm the Matter
Of the Claim of G. E. Coryell, Appli-
can't" to the Supreme Court for re-
view by that body, because as the
Chief Justice says, III MANIFEST
kY APPEARS TO US By THE PE-
TlTlON AND AFFIDAVIT OF B. X.
O'GkADY, ONE OF THE PARTIES
IMMEDIATELY INTERESTED,
~ THAT "A. CERTAIN ACTION OR
PROCEEDlNG PENDING BEFORE
YOU, YOU, EXERCISING JUDI
ClAL FUNCTIONS, HAVE En-
CEEDED YOUR JURISDICTION,
AND THAT THERE. Is NO AP-
PEAL OR PLAIN, SPEEDY OR
ADARpAIE REMEDY, AND IL
APPEARING FROM SAID PETl-
TIONssSsAND AFEIDAVlTf:S THAT
THE WRIT THEREIN PRAYED
FUR SHOULD BE ISSUED" ~
The return date t~of the, Writ was
set Tor Saturday, the Ifth day OF
The Writ Of Review was: petitioned
Auditor b. X. O'Grady, IN the Cory
ell case, wherein Mr.. Coryell has
been Insisting on iiling claims against
Z the county for actual expense iii driv-
i ing his big Buick car hither and
thlther over the county IN the su1n
Of 10 cents per mile, and alleging to
the amusement OF. all that it actual
ly cost hlm Tie; sum Oh 20 cents per
mile 70 ual his car, and winch claim
Mrs. vstxrael MsalD ,3sd for what al!
:reasonaple and experienced auto driy-
ers testify Is sum more than sutfl-
cient to cover AL costs OF driving q
buck or any other kind OF a car
that Is, lO CENTS Pee mile, but Mr.
ChIyeu not Sa.lshed With TINS gen.
ebuS ny ance; az as sActsl expense,
!. - ON -t A
NOvLlA AID UNH EASD Of PRO-
CkDU RE, asking Judge Conner to
audit his claim rov.r the head OF
County Auditor O'Grady, Wncn II
seemed he was more than willing to
do.
Then, County Attorney Gunther IN
an e44ort to assist MIS-. O'Grady IN
her gallant ettoft to protect the tax
payers against TINS transparency steal,
in making the best plea that has ev-
er been made by anyone connected
with the county attorneys Office Pc
fore Judge Lonlcr, tried to show that
gentleman that he could not proceed
n this novel aid unprecedented man
ner, but to no avail, declaring that
such :. decision, seen1ngly violated
all heard OF rules CT law anu proce-
dure aid siioU'u rot stan't unchal-
leng4d 10 tn@ -Jrt'lcr und9lng OF the
ta~taye!s, a::d p<i2ned the So
prcAtc count 0s cas- conMonWcaltA
TO nst@-Ne4ir "s !:ei1Ut1 OF justice f:no
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

Rodger Burke, editor of the Sco-
bey Sentinel, is in the county capitol
on business today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
GOLDEN VALLEY DELINQUENT
C,illtn Aolloxx co,,pf,r IN Il \ "a

Gals we've delinquent in furnishing
ballot ard election supplies to q num-
Der Of the rural precincts with the
results that they were not able to
hold elections, according to reports
reaching Bismarck.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-19
RATHER READ THAN RIDE
Kansas Spends Biggest Amount On
Eduation Ia Rural Districts.

Of the total funds spent annual
~ Ia Kansas for educational pnr-
poses. the greatest amount FOR any
single class Of schools goes 20 sup
port the rural district schools. Thus
Il Is evident that although outrank-
Ell as an educational institution By
all other public schools, still the dis
trict school thoroughly maintains
It's position as the foundation stone
on which our educational system Is
established
Tax reports from the i0J counties
in the state compiled at the office Of
the state tax commission show that
the total outlay for the current year
MS shown by the 1919 tax figures,
Sor the district schools is $s,39T,3i5.
A. compared with this outlay, the