The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-01-19

dan County, Montana, is vitality inter-
ested in the successful prosecution of
said actions; and it is to the best in
terest of Sheridan County, and its
people that such actions be diligently
prosecuted to a final completion, and
it further appears that the County
Attorney Of Sheridan County, Mon
tana, is disqualified from acting at the
trial of said actions, and that the
County Attorney Of Phillips County,
Montana, will be unable to properly
prosecute said actions successfully,
and that the ends Of Justice require
that special counsel be engaged to
prosecute said actions and that it is
to the best interests of Sheridan
/ County, Montana, that Alfred I. Vol
/ lum be engaged to assist the prOsecu-
ton of said actions at the trial there
of at the ensuing term of Court at
Malta, Montana, q
BE 1T RESOLVED that the said
Alfred T. Vollum, be, and he hereby
! is employed to assist in the prOsecu-
ton of said actions at the trial there
of at the ensuing term Of District
Court at Malta, Montana, commenc-
ing January Both, 1923.
Said motion for adoption was there
upon seconded by Commissioner lbsen
and carried, the vote resulting as fol-
lows:
Commissioner Ibsen: yes,
Commissioner Lundeen: yes, and
Commissioner Tyler: no, for the
reason that attorneys have been paid
enough without additional compensa-
ton.
At 5 o'clock P. NJ, on motion, the
Board recessed until 500 O'Clock
P. M.
At 500 o'clock P. NJ, the Board re-
sumed pursuant to recess taken
present Commissioners Tyler, Ibsen
, Lundeen and the Clerk.
Commissioner Ibsen moved tho
Z adoption of the following resolution:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, it appears that the
: following criminal actions were here
tofore instituted by the County Attor
! ney of Sheridan County, Montana il
2 the District Court of this County, to
: witt
The State of Montana VS.. J. D
I Matkin,
f The State Of Montana vs.. J. c
, Timmons,
E The State of Montana vs.. J. D
/. Matldns,
1 TimmOns,
e The State Of Montana VS.. c.
:, Beiseker,
The State Of Montana VS.. c. J
Beiseker, and said actions have here
r tofore by order of the District COur
|, of Sheridan County, Montana, bee
= transferred to Phillips County, Mon
tana, for trial and are now pendin
t in the District Court of Phillips Coun
{ ty, Montana, ready for trial and tn
:. same have been set down for trial g
S Malta, Montana, for a term of tn
L District Court thereat cOmmencin
: January Both, 1923.
z, WHEREAS, the actions referred
! are numbered 213 to 218 inclusive G
q the criminal actions of the DistriC
Court Of Phillips County, Montana.
e WHEREAS, it is to the benefici:
interest of the people of Sherida
: County, Montana, and to this count,
= that said actions be successful
l. prosecuted in the District Court f;
Malta, Montana, and it is to the be-
IS interest of Sheridan County, Montan
ii that special counsel be engaged
prosecute said actions to a final con
pletion and the County Attorney
Sheridan County, Montana, being di
q qualified from prosecuting said actor
fby reason Of their transfer to Phi
n lips County, Montana, and cannot su
cessfully prosecute the same withol
70 neglecting his ordinary duties ;
County Attorney in this County;
n NOW THEREFORE, 1t is resolve
that Wheeler & Baldwin of Butt