Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
Tighe Appointed
County Prosecutor

Considerable comment was indulged
in by our small town politicians when
the news was received of the resig-
nation of County Attorney Howard G.
Bennett, but so far no better reason
than that stated by Mr.. Bennett him.
self for the move has been advanced.
Mr.. Bennett handed in his resignation
to he board of county commissioners
late Friday afternoon, and he board
at once appointed Chief Deputy W. j.
Tighe to the position Mr. Tighe in
turn appointed Fred A. Ewald as
chief deputy and Julius J. Wuerth-
ner as deputy county attorney to
serve under the new regime.
Il am retiring to attend to my pri-
vate praeiee, said Mr.. Bennett. "and
for no other reason. believe condi-
tions in Great Falls are on the eve
of the greatest showing the city has
ever known, and | desire to devote my
time to the building up of my own
business. / have had experience with
both Mr.. Tighe and Mr. Ewald in of
flee, both having been deputies under
me during my time as county attor-
ney, and | can commend them as fear
less, as well as tireless and efficient
officials. and with Mr.. Wuerthner
added / am sure that the work of the
office will go ahead to the best inter
ests of the people of Cascade county.
Mr.. Tighe is one of the best officials
1T has ever been my pleasure to
meet and his appointment as county
attorney by the board Of county COM
missioners was a deserved compl-
ment to deserving official"
Mr.. Tighe, the new county attor-
ney, is well known in Belt, and his ap-
pointment meets with general ap-
proval here. and there is no question
but he will make good in the office.
He has served as chief deputy county
attorney under County Attorney Ben
net for three years and he has taken
an active part in the preparation and
trial of all the leading cases tried
during Mr.. Bennet's tenure of office.
He has been fearless in the prosecu-
tion of violators of the law and is a
strong advocate of the prohibition
law
When County Attorney BeHHet
made his appointment of deputies
there were no ex-service men to ap-
point, the service men having not yet
returned; when the service men re-
turned Mr., Tighe offered to resign
and give place to a service man but :
Mr.. Bennet felt that the duties of
the office were such that he needed
Mr.. Tighe who had then become fa-
milirar with the duties of the office. /
Mr.. Tighe states that he intends to I
strictly enforce the prohibition law
as well as other laws He saws from (
his experience m dealing with viola [
tions of that law, that constant, per-
sistent, real efforts to enforce the .
law, are less expensive and bring
about better results than sporadic at
tempts, yith long delays intervening
such attempts; He believes that by
the cooperative and systematic work
Of the sheriff's office and county at
torney's office the prohibition law
can be enforced
On Tuesday Mr.. Ewald declined to
accept the chief deputyship under Mr..
Tighe and expressed himself as not
in accord with the past and present
of the county attorneys
office, and intimates that Mr. Ben
nets eulogy in regard to his own
tEwald's) work in the office is "pure
bunk"
County Attorney Tighe states that
in the interest of economy that for
the present at least, he will not ap-
point any deputy to succeed Mr.
Ewald but will attempt to carry on :
the work Of the office with the assist
ance of Mr.. Wuerthner.