The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-06-02
Commissioners Met Monday, May 29th, to Sign
MING Contract With Dolin, But Upon Examination
County Attorney, Contract Was Found to Be Full of
Not Signed.


gard of County Commission
sseridan county met last Mon
29th, in special session, t
4 the printing contract wit
ss which his friend Jud Mat
IS 81 Board Of Sheridan County }
''s' IN on Tuesday of last weel
III pretense of being the low
u 1ut which after all pretens'
d had been torn from
M appears to be The higi
It is the universal opinion
nat the Board Of Count.
s|Oaers were well aware o,
III tines, but wanted to giv'
to Dolin, even after the,
M a lot of the county's meme!
u with Dolin, and in spite O.
{ that it had been proven il
81 Dolin does not make a pre-
living up to his contract, bu'
practice Of presenting fraud,
snls to the county, which the
|feners seem unanimously CIV.
u to pass, but County Attor:
son was there and threw g
I'd into the plan, so nicely
d to again rob and defrauo
county by and through the
a printing contract, by call
to a nice "Joker" Dolin
ID in his bid TO the Board OF
commissioners, when Mr.
we'd with a contract all pre-
the Board to sign, which
III. Dolin told the board had
AIRED by such legal experts
Norris and guaranteed to
kpayers of Sheridan county
plenty.
County Attorney Erick-
ed and, told Dolin that he
81 to have a contract founded
bid, and that there was GO
no outs or iokers, but that
be compelled to deliver by
~, or there would be a law
cry printing claim filed.
tement on the part Of the
Rrney seemed to upset the
Mr.. Dolin, especially Mr..
q lbsen, who broke away
complete control of Jud
pr space enough to order
hze County Attorney Erick-
cesd to draft a contract
% Mr.. Dolin's bid, with all
lnated, and gave Erickson
clock to draw the contract,
Mr.. Erickson was not fin
50 Messrs. Tyler and Ibsen
Erickson until the reg.u-
g, Monday, June 5th, to
contract. Mr.. Dolin then
der the collar and declared
euld not sign any contract
ney Erickson. and Vollu1n
and insisted that his con-
he had there with him
81 MT and proper.
THE JOKER
which Mr.. Doin submitted
d a week ago Monday was
by the board of county
ers' in order that none of
TED parties could see it,
apparent that this was a
nicely laid plan to deliver
contract again to Joe
Y part of the Board. The
hey were opened were put
INTO a strong box and
S. n q turned ever to Clerk of
PETERSON, instead of to
eofder O'Grady as the law
'd The request to consider
open meeting and calling
erent bidders to explain
s. s. No assist IN the discussion
was Y refused point blank
Tyler at the suggestion
s. Toner Aatkins, the strong
BOARD, who as a matter Of
u1es the entire board, and
th Re then discussed in Sc
tlle board had recessed
81 efnloon, n in the Judges
So rI eout4 mouse IN the
S,I Sierk Of Geust Peterson
Ulerk and Recorder Qsian
..o.a Midnight, trying to get
ase 70 face the public and
u contract again 70 Joe Do.
"a 'Ain s friend, when thew
-, to offend. a1r. Quinn
q 'l6n t6 70 ths faet that Do
II mad proven to be tho
q ,Es e the county. ever Rad,
th sne past two years Do
me me contract without lids
tbol 1uli statutory rates, and
-, ,nat faa he was not con-
sf The printing to the
sal sllng to contact and
u 'G;tnsE ;tdIE fraudulently on
lSen, and stated that it
al ipos to even consider Do
a,i as the county had kad
- sr1enee with Joe Dolin.
- 70 no conclusion dat
aay Is,'I. afternoon they again
ik OF Court Peterson's
q s,4er ssha the bid, being un-
d - ,,"iiled to talk over the
'ess IS, in the presence ST
8 bas ana taxpayers of the
Itd do1;, met to hear ard
Ne'i'eratlons, bat rather
ssa On Pa~A m