The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-08-30

The move by Poplar to dispute the
election and prevent the removal of
the county offices to Wolf Point,
after this city had won the election
by a vote of 2002 to 1910, was first
recognized by Judge Conner who is
sued a temporary restraining order
preventing the offices from being
moved. The, hearing on the tempo
rary injunction before Judge John
]. Greene and an appeal to the su-
preme court from his decision fol-
lowed. Judge Green was disquali-
fed from any further charge of the
case and Judge Horkan finally
named
Stenographer Designated
Court opened promptly at $3.50
and the judge had noted on the
records that since the official stem
ographer for this district was occu-
pied with other work E. A. Hall,
official stenographer of the 18th dis
trict, was designated as stenographer
of the case at issue.
For the plaintiff, George A. Bangs
of Grand Forks and H. F. McCon-
nell of Poplar appeared and for the
defendant, Wolf Point. Geo. E. Hurd
and Judge CIeve Hall, members Of
the Great Falls law firm of Norris,
Hurd, Rhoades & Hallett.
The court inquired Of plaintiffs
attorneys as to their contemplated
plan of procedure, saying that the
complaint included a great number
of allegations of different kinds and
that he hoped those allegations
would be taken up and disposed of
in the regular order in which they
appeared in the successive para
graphs of the amended complaint.
The court suggested that unless such |
regular order was followed the evil
dence at the completion would be a
mass of material that would require
months of the courts time to digest
and pass upon.
Requests Facility Method
In reply Mr.. Bangs admitted that
the evidence of a large number of
with esses whom he expected to call
would touch upon matters in numer-
ous and separate portions of the COM
plant, but said that he would do his
best to meet the courts suggestion.
This same point was brought up by
the court Immediately after the noon
recess when he reviewed portions OF
the complaint and asked that the
specific allegations be taken up first,
such specific allegations referring to
he qualifications of certain speci-
led electors with reference to their
and residence The court
stated that he could not see how the
.ase could be handled with facility
n any other way than with regard
or the order in which the allega
ions were made
The request of the court appeared
o disarrange Mr.. Bangs plans and
lie was granted a recess. that stretch
ID to about an hour and half. The
ourt reconvened at 3 40. Mr.. Bangs
lso consumed much time in argu-
nents both before noon and after {
Yards over fine points which he ap t
eared to consider essential to his y
ide of the case referring often to z
lleged precedents, encyclopedias
nd text books, but fortunately his r
eferences were not specific but f
rom memory d
The court requested that as soon
s he could Mr.. Bangs furnish the
ourt with memorandum Of the I
eferences. 1t was the plaintiffs c
me at bat and Mr.. Bangs occupied b
ne time of the court almost ex- a
Mr. Hurd, excepting for t.
ccasional objections, had nothing
} say and cross examined only one 6
the witnesses during the day
Witnesses Examined
Eleven persons were placed on
le stand during the day, most of n
lem county officials to testify con- Il
srning certain records. The first st
itness was DR.. ]. L. Atkinson, who S
, the beginning of this famous case, fl
gned the complaint on which Judge j
omer granted restraining order. N
| that complaint the doctor took a.
18th that he knew of his own knowl- F