The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-01-14
Contest Decided IN Favor Of
Dd0kWa|eP and GPub6


/. favor Of. the plainlif1st IN the elec.::.
i ton contest, case 5 Oh Saturday,
morning 81 4 last week, and # same
u was filed here with Clerk OF Court
C. B. Stitt on Monday Of. this week.
8as In the Judgment the court gave the
contestant cand idates practically
everything they ;s asked Tor, was
willing TO consider the least irregu-.
slarity on the part OF the election on
4 boards in the country precincts,
4 but the biggest kind Of trregu1arl-2
5ties ON the, part Of the$county otliZi
GERS IN making their records 70 ~
the case after the h contest was
started, in kicking the n returned.
n ballots around the court house for
h ;twos months, of paying no attention
& to the law that requires that the
returned ballots be kept in a steel
4 box under lock and key We're given
absolutely no consideration by the
court. In other words in the eyes
.sof this court 1T would be Iext@sto
\ impossible Tor the farmer election
4 boards to do anything according to
4 law, while 1T is next to Impossible
J. for an ]. V. A. county official to DO
anything wrong. n :! s'
The evidence introduced as we'll
Il as. the arguments or the attorneys
were fully discussed in former BIS,
s..su.s OF The Tribune, and lit 3is need
{ less for us to say anything further
In regard tO what took place dur
i irr the trial hero. In order that
+ our readers might know on Just
\ what grounds certain votes We're
thrown out by the court we publish
& below the two judgments exactly
!: as. they were filed with Clerk OF
Court Stitt, which fully explains
ON what grounds the court based
his decision. 5< "a 4 !;
STATE OF NORTH OAK KOTA 555s q 4
COUNTY OF BURKE. SIS ss3
IN DISTRICT COURT
FIFTH JuDICIAL DISTRICT
I'd Drinkwater, 3. -: s.
S$ssss Versus.
Andrew Nelson II
Il Defendant and Contestee.
FINDINGS OF FAC 1T Isl ND ICON On
CLISIONs OF LA v.sssssssssss
The above senti tied matter shaF-s1 =
4 Ing duly come on. before ~ Il t!l1 tnis Y
court at the Court Rooms In the
Court I10iise In the City OF bow
Il bells in the County Of Burke ana
State at North Dakota, on ls Tues g
\ day. the 2Sth day of December q.
10. 1870, before the Hon. Charles 4
IN. Cooley. Judge of the District
Court Of the First Judicial Dis
itricts acting In said matter upon
due designation and appointment
thereto, without q jury. the plain
Stiff being present In person and
with his attorneys, Messrs. ngs
- Robbins and with his witnesses
and the defendant being present
In person aud with his attorneys,
Messra John c. Lowe and y. b.
@Goss, and testimony having been
snbmitted and the argument OF
I counsel having M been heard the
court, being fully advised In the
premises. does make the following.
FINDINGS OF FAc CT
That the County OF Burke is one
y Of the duly organized oullties Of
the state OF North Dakota, having
oijicers as prescribed by the laws |
:so9s said state and that In said
county Of Burke there was duly5i
! held. pursuant to- law, general
election tora the election of sltertn
sonS Tuesday The End day of Nov
Eember: 1, 10: u 8 20. 3 and that at
such election, there was elected SO
ssherif for said county for So term
sof twosYears BEG ginning$ on the hrst
4ldondAy inS January A. I'D. Is ~ 81:
.sgss sssI hat at said Selectio Ion The plain
stif I'D SDrfnkwater and the 4 efeni-
ant Andrew a lelson we're :candis issl
E dates for the said office Of sheriff
sofS said county and that on and
ssprior Ia the 81 s th day sof ovenls.
Nor ID. 10 3 o, canyassing.
Board 81 said eoHrtys ot \ Burke duly
met and on said q 9th day Of Nov
genlber - "a lly a lvassed Il the |
syotesS and RETURNS thereof for such ,l1El
election and Is slcl1 ,t & on
said day he, said canvass board
duly certitl tled and rettlTned sthatl
the laintit had ssIecef efyed 6s
#v0t ia and the fendant mad .sss|
scaived rs 4 votes Whereby I'M wass|
had been dill eleeted to said OIL
ssnade anpear: nat theN de efendantS|
Aces that trut nd In fact.
there were cast In the FOL lowing
named precinc Yot tes foI the
it and Ia fenq ant hereiaT
ohics he lectors thefe-
sof sas show res,
hereof been ma .by
flft, II
elson lNI
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