The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-11-24
ou Ar DECLARED COUNTY SEAT BY 81 VOTES

.,,s Mont. Nov. 22.-The county
Poplar. I0l,''R IN Roosevelt county took
Iat e0n,Es 0nn,,;Esn,atic characteristic last
q P[isl afternoon, November the
BttdaEE .Eoo a. the canvassing board Of
III, VIII g4'r comfy, consisting Of Coun-
Be;e,sls 5s;,,;s;oners Jack Patch, George
.sa oniial9 and County Treasurer W: L.
|sl5 ason 'rr sustained the petition of a
al.a' e. # taxpayers, of Roosevelt
lissr 4a N nraTing that certain pre-
lan1g3 / RBo[ RPBoo[se9Telt county be thrown
q ~ S.eause u Of alleged Irregularities,
! pSSa4 aa+;tion was fled by Attorney
n ,in p''-6 who on behalf of the petit
ssrs a%s-' challenged the returns from
asls' n'rec;ncts and objected to the
n est;;ae of the vote Of the challeng-
\ la.l.,E a.ae;octs, IT. and threw out precincts
" s7 9S and 3. The result Of the
Emo ~ out of the challenged pre-
i oslS " lrSsversed the, majority appear
II ~ IN the face of the returns of 1872
i " Wof Point to a majority Of 81
II Poplar.
<B,, grounds for the throwing out
h T. L. Inrecincts is that at the Wolf
#1t # Precinct, the advertised voting
H. was changed from a certain
#ijino to the Indian Agency Office,
IN the voting place at Cusker, was
&sreed from one building to anoth-
L o. was alse done IN a precinct at
#ErrlIe. Poplar claimed that this
#srging Of the location of the vot-
u 5secincts without. notice and. with
authority, absolutely voided the
Milton in the precinct where the al
ea irreguIarity took place.
II PYRIC ARGUMENT
|IgVof Point anticipating. evidently,
4 some legal monkey wrench would
4 thrown into her apparatus, was
lkYnt with counsel, the famous
kve Hurd Of. Great Falls being
sent for that city to watch the
yassing board, just to see how
igs dovetailed-anc he saw. Every
supposed that Poplar had hired
f1 early in the game, because of
#rds reputation for winning cases,
Old kind Of cases, in this neck of
III woods, especially from Havre east
@ he Dakota line; which is supposed
&e Hrd's own private preserve;
RBOdy thought that little detail
been attended to long ago, and
public astonishment was immense
the face was disclosed that Wolf
m had taken time by the foreYock
had hired Hurd long ago in an
patton of any mishaps to her hopes
lans and the said public just threw
is hands and bid Poplar good
b when it heard the news. Poplar
fabbergasted for a moment or
but recovered rapidly and i'm
lateIy hired George Bangs of
m Forks, N. D. Attorney Erick-
q Poplar appeared for Poplar for
6Et round and after, the challenge
ne above precincts the argument
ne pyric and volcanic. Hurd had
laE with him as he usually has, he
picked it out of the air and told
h& page to find the very latest
eq Of the supreme. court on that
ealar point, but Hurd was prac-
oeIoTe the canvassing board
ao5 before the. district court and
Eson seemed to hold the trump
Re usually has UP his sleeve, so
Qa not appear at his best. Hurd
used to trotting unless the 9TH
lo'ters are handicapped and that
Why Of his winning the derby
zen as he does.
ank Weinrich, the Mondak COM
s,'FE' missed for the first time in
~ an opportunity to serve on a
ssSlag board, People say Frank
Is Vsa attack Of cold feet. He
,si y 1one for a rest where it is
81 ~ y and quiet and let Willie lid
T., T. Nobody ever thought that
siloa a@u the jau9dice but he sure.
81 oss g,s.I now And maybe Frank
5@sI SIs'S, of maybe he is between
H. H. but When he stood be-
as,5 Wy water az bad as he hates
~ " n But when he stood be-
ssJ iS n rTIoplar friends on the one
H. ~ p,,if W9if Foint represented by
ps,. nuId on the othea, his health
1, g and ne stayed home with
~ q rest and some docaoling
I'm tgRN "a OUT OF BLUE SKY
s1d Dle T., turn Of events were sud
aSvs.op ~ report If The activities of
| preIt It'S5lg = board appearing in the
MIL Il; SSc?enty Independent lust
hlFfvD ~ 40 iplIONS.
reeia.i. ot 10 VOTE CANVASS
Plsae PS S J, % and 21, for Voting
Al NO not Designated in 3 and
baalse n Beng Indian Trading Post.
oiss issfa .. Of county commissioners ,1g,
III NY ~ . canvass the vote Of the
IN 'ul1ty Treasurer 1idland
seb place Of Commissioner
onsv Sfo e, is in South St. Paul.
ND kEf'ckscn Ef3:scn appeared on be-
i H. Aaklnson and made objec-
t5s,s ana 28, because the he cleo C.
sst' 'J J.l had teen held in n places
am, Wvsiighate'l, VIE a and precinct 81,
a5sr 59 n Aggency end trading n,st st
lcoat;un,S =, ), consrol. The board I
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