The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-22
CROWD WILL ATTEND COURT HEARING

| CROWD WILL A
,,,dav morning, the long
s.t ', and oftened threatened
~ : contempt of court against
- County Commissioners
:, " county, and Clerk & Re
~ = 'o'Grady, were placed in
Il 4 the sheriff by James
i u The W. law off &c of Howard
% .nd ND the "Order to Show
c;trat;ons" rui and @.Cepies Of
I'tdfui 'aaidavit in Proceedings
|hing n a Contempt of Court :,
mug & Lockwood, as plaintiff
or r we're served. by Deputy
~, w. Gronvold upon County
&c Olson, Clerk & Recorder
and Commissioners lbsen'
h ~ Matkins, citing them to
Fare the Hon. C. D. Borton,
the District Court, presiding
alter, at the court house at
d. Monday, July 25th, at II
chow cause why they should
,n;shed for contempt. The
las signed by Judge Borton,
uIy 18th, but were not pre-
! service until Monday for
son or other.
ID AFFIDAVIT AMENDED
;pinal affidavit in this case
II by Lockwood and filed in
Of Clerk of Court Peterson
[ee weeks ago, but rested
il the middle of last week.
ce Borton of the Seventeenth
District at Glasgow, called
PETERSON and informed him
Fould be in Plentywood the
Thursday, to take up the
the contempt. Judge Bor-
/. V. Lockwood came over
from Glasgow on the train,
in Plentywood on the ten
[ain and shortly afterwards
the court house, where Mr..
and his attorney, H. M.
peared in open court and
ne to amend the original af-
hich was granted and the
noon at 1::30 o'clock, when
s thereupon adjourned until
ded affidavit was filed and
bn dictated which was after
med by Judge Borton.
BY Attorney Lewis filed an
Affidavit by leave of court
ge Borton arrived, when no
! service on the original af-
ID been served, instead of
ing the original affidavit fl
llng a new one in it's stead
bat Of a quandary to observ-
ended affldavits is about two
"a pages longer than the or
has several additions there
ch it is alleged that County
Olson has in contempt of
IN violation of court orders,
register or deliver to Mr..
certain land classification
and that B. K. O'Grady has
very same thing, and that
Recorder O'Grady was heard
numerous persons that or
pocesses in this case ..'are a
ne affidavit further sets out
Deiendants and respondents
ana all Of them are guilty
and contemacious conduct in
the administration of the
as; That disregarding the
import, commands and man
ald Writ of Mandate and OF
amending the original Writ
y issued out of said Court
upon said respondents and
The said defendants and
nave willfully and con-
y refused to. deliver over
aus or to cause the same
sred to the relator; have re-
eaply with the demands of
|. Iar :! the delivery of said
y MN; have referred to
ano to said Order in con-
ii and n insulting language;
., 81 'ae SAID respondents and
.n' aa Knew that said Writ of
y H sad Order had been is
.a sr. ease, and knew the pur-
,s1.a ,Isnt thereof, having sub
is.;a .ia.of to petty. annoyances
h. treatment, inconsist-
e hss ,aea that any effort in
naa been. made to obey
eo,. mandates { and processes
bclse9 etc, to the end that
%r.sss e1sood, has not yet receiv-
n. a1.s y and money which
- - Court Of the State of
tSs issued an injunction
me-; payment of, and
! .aen no i. Mr. Lockwood evi-
10! Tna think much of.
TIE CASE
ine omsmseamlbered os lem that back
n l.s. u lsle. the legislature
= law, s'a, declared unconstitu-
sss;saa supreme Court, provided
ht,es.ion 81 eo',s.! of the lands in
cs@n';ssss cesan,'ss Of the state, and
aoa aer : the able and astute
ssh. .seorge Cudhie, then
a .snl s,a county attorney,
q saasslficaion contract
ese,sI y the highest bidder,
ee - - Engineers had asked
ano%;s.o oid. Mr.. Lockwood
'ae about Rlentywood :