The producers news., 1920-08-06
WILL NOW TRY TO
REMOVE AUDITOR
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OHlCes auU SeAt W SVVutS ASVoIuSy
Gunther about the first Of July fo!
him to sign and file against the Board
of County Commissioners, with the
instructions for him to do the same;
and which papers have not yet been
the orders Of Attorney General Ford,
ridden the law. They have done all
are protected now from every source
county attorney will not act against
and control the assistant county at.
torney and they have no fear Of the
court Of the Twentieth Judicial Dis
trict.
The board passed the following Re-
solutions:
Commissioner Matkin moved the
adoption of the following Resolution
WHEREAS, J. J. Gunthpr, Count v
f'Attorney of Sheridan County, Mon.
tana, has heretofore been requested
by this Board to commence an action
on behalf Of Sheridan County, Mon.
tana, against the former County Au-
ditor, b. X. O'Grady, for the purpose
of obtaining possession Of all the re-
cords, books, papers. desks, typewrit-
er, filing cabinets, and ether office
equipment belonging to said Sheridan
County, Montana, and therefore, and
until recently used in the office Of the
County Auditor Of Sheridan County,
Montana, which said records, hooks.
papers and ofEce equipment and sup
plies the said Is. II. O'Grady has ever
since on or about the 18th day Of
July, 1920. unlawfu.ly and wrongfully
/ had and retained in her possession,
and does now unlawfully and wrong.
fully retain in her possession to the
exclusion of the rightfui ownership
and possession of said Sheridan CouM-
ty, Montana. although demand has
heretofore been made upon her by
this Board for the surrender of the
possession Of said books, records, pa
pers, Office supplies and equipment to
said Sheridan County, Montana; and
WHEREAS, said county attorney
has refused to commence said action; !;
and
WHEREAS, it appears to this
Board after due consideration that it
is necessary 10 the proper adminis-
tratiOn of the county government If
Sheridan County that said action be
commenced against said Il. X. O'Grady
for the purpose Of obtaining possess
sion of said equipment and Office sup
plies for said county; and
| WHEREAS, by reason Of the re-
fusal of the said County Attorney I"
commence and conduct said action, il
is, in the opinion Of the Board, after
due consideration, necessary that spe-
cial counsel he employed for the
purpose of instituting and conduct
4 NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE.
| SOLVED. that Messrs. Babcock 4
Ellery, Of Plentywood, Montana, he
retained and employed and they are
hereby retained and employed to in
stitute and conduct for and on behalf
of said Sheridan County the action
hereinbefore referred to, and in con-
nection with said action to in all
things represers this board and said
Sheridan County.
Said motion was seconded by Com
missioner TimmOns and was thereup-
on put to a vote, which resulted a.
follows:
Commissioner Matkin voted YES.
Commissioner Tyler voted NO.
Commissioner TimmOns voted YES.
It seems that the plans now, as
formulated by Mr.. Cudhie, is to get
possession of the office room of Mrs.
O'Grady, thinking thereby to have
possession of the office. So they have
turned the County Auditors old Of
flee room over to A. A. Major and
have ordered Mrs. O'Grady out of
the room, and they have designated
the office room formerly used by
County Agent Anderson as the Coun-
ty Auditors office and Mr.. Gavin IS
working in that office, calling himself
county auditor, though being county
auditor in "name only" as Bertha NJ.
| Clay would. say.
This>week will probably see action
that will settle the county auditor
question. Just what Rabcock & El-
lery will do if they take the job Of
fered by the county commissioners is
not known. Just how Sheridan coun-
ty, as municipality can bring an ac-
tion to remove Mrs. O'Grady from her
office is speculation. 1t would seem
that the next move is up to "Giggling"
Gavin or up to taxpayer or up to
Messrs. Timmons and Matkins person.
ally to go to court on a Quo War
ranto and determine just where they
stand. But it seems that these gen.
tlemen are afraid to 20 to court and
submit the issue.
+ Mrs. O'Grady and the farmers are
going to wait and give the above
gentlemen all of the rope they want
1t is not considered advisable now to
bring actions. But when the time is
ripe, actions for the recovery of ev-
cry dollar that has been paid out will
be instituted. and it is very likely that
the laugh will he with the farmers
when the grist is ground.
The mills of the Gods grind slow.
but they grind, you know and they
grind very, very fine, and also, its q
long lane that has no turn.
In further reference to the efforts
of the County Commissioners. it might
be well to add that County Attorney
Gunther is reported to have thorough
~ hriefed the Starus Of the county
auditor dispute ami that he reports
that there is no chance of removing
Mrs. O'Grady, that she has not for
feited her office and is still the legal
county auditor
CARD OF THANKS