The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-22
D0LDN GETS HIS
INJUNCTION
Case Moves Along Fast and Furious
Dolin's Showing Blank, But He
Gets His Writ.
MANY WITNESSES PRESENT
BUT NO ONE TESTIFIEs

Judge Leiper of Glendive arrived
in Plentywood, Thursday, April 21st,
coming via auto by Culbertson. where
he was joined by Judge Conner who
came with him to Plentywoo<i on his
way home from Poplar where he has
been holding court. Along with the
party came Joe Hooking of Glasgow,
now president of the Montana Edi-
torial Association, and dad Reed,
former editor of the Culbertson
Searchight, and who is now slated
to be the receiver Of the U. S. Land
office at Glasgow, at least, Editor
Reed admits it, anf at half past one,
the injunction case Of Dolin -~ss. the
County Commissioners of oAS--- ian
county was called.
1t will be remembered that this is
the case that Dolin brought to pre-
vent the Board of County Commis-
sioners from letting a new contract
pursuant to the call for bids which
that body had caused to be issued,
after it had passed resolution void
ing the county robbing printing con-
tract which Dolin had gotten from
Commissioners Matkins and Timrnons
last May, without bids for the full
price allowed by law and in some
cases much more.
There was crowd of witnesses
present to prove things on both sides.
Dolin had Hooking and dad" Reed
| for star witnesses, and the State had
| Burley Bowler of Scobey and had al
so subpoenaed w. w. Tousley, trav-
cling representative Of the Western
Newspaper Union and Editor Mar
! shall of Wolf Point to prove that
Dolin had violated his contract.
Attorney George Hurd of Great
Falls and Attorney Paul Babcock OF
Plentywood appeared for Dolin and
County Attorney Erickson, assisted by
Attorney Alfred T. Vollum and At.
torney S. E. Paul, both of Plenty.
wood, appeared for the Board Of
County Commissioners.
| Dolin by his attorneys moved tx
strike part of the Commissioner:
Answer and after argument, Judg'
iLeiper sustained the motion, Thi!
showed the way the wind was blow
ing, and what might be expected a
the motion to strike destroyed one en-
tire defense of the commissioners.
/ Then the case went to trial an
Dolin went on the stand and Attorne
Hurd cr0ss-examined D0lin test
fled that his name was Dolin an
;; that he owned the Pioneer Press, an
that he had a printing contract an
!, that the county commissioners wer
; attempting to void it and that
: would injure him some f that bod
t was allowed to do it and then th
) plaintiff rested, making absolutely n
{ showing at all. Vollum moved for
! dismissal of the case and Judge Le5l
+ er overruled the motion. .Hhen Fo
' lum, asked for recess and aftt
consultation with County Attorne
Erickson, came in and rested. TIL
was a surprise as it seemed that a
! concerned expected the defense to p'
on a lot Of evidence before the cou
] could have a chance to grant a pc
o manent injunction. There was Col
+ siderable confusion, and finally Jud{
Leiper recovered himself and INN
y diately granted Dolin his injunctio
f allowing until Friday morning ur1
o ten o'clock to prepare the injuncti<
and present it to the cour5 and get
signed.
None Of the array of witnesses 6
q chance to testify.
y This morning the injunction W;
signed and the Board of County Cor
missioners will not award he
: printing contract for some time
- least.
) Whether or not this case will !
to the supreme court is not yet d
cided.
v There was crowd out t. hear t
e case and the Court House was pac
> ed. Nearly everybody was ente
tained.