The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
Honest
JenS IbSen


AS promised last week, another ex-
ample of the deeds of Com. Jens Ib- |
sen, is submitted for rumination of |
those citizens and taxpayers of Sheri- |
dan County, who while admitting the |
lack of experience and utter stupidity !
OF Mr.. lbsen, and his general unftness
to administer the affairs of Sheridan !
County, still insists that "Jens is !
honest as the day is long,.
The laws of the state of Montana
provides that County Commissioners
must not be interested in contracts in
the following language.
Section 1906, Revised Codes of
Montana
''NO member of the board must
be interested, directly or Indirect
ly, in any property purchased for
the use of the county, nor in any
purchase or sale of property be-
longing to the, county, nor in any
contract made by the board or
other person on behalf of the
county, for the erection of public
buildings, the opening or inn
prOvement of roads, or the build
ing of bridges, or the purchasing
of supplies, or for any other
purpose"
Now the Producers News finds that
Com. Ibsen, being we'll aware of the
laws, and fully advised that it is un-
lawful for him to be interested in any
contract with the county did, for the
measly sum of $1,000, violate this
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pended indicates, did so wilfully, when
last June he put his own team and
himself to work on the road for the
county for fifteen hours at sixty
cents per hour, for which the affidavit
says he put in a claim against the
county for twenty hours.
AFFIDAVIT OF ALBERT FOLEY
County of Sheridan }
)ss.
State of Montana
/, Albert L. Foley, being first
duly sworn, depOse and say,
That am thirty-three years old,
that l have resided in Sheridan
County, in the vicinity of Ray
mOnd and DOOley for the past
fourteen years, and that l have
been acquainted with Jens Ibsen.
now County Commissioner of
Sheridan county for one year or
more; that the first day of June,
1922 l hired out to the said Jens
Ibsen, County Commissioner of
Sheridan county, to work on his
farm two miles south of DOOley;
that on or about June Both, and
July 1st, 1922, said Jens Ibsen in
-, koI
90 with him and haul rock into
the road and throw them along
side of the grade for the purpose of
widening the road on the DOOley
Raymond road, known as road
No. 199, and that pursuant to his
orders and instructions, took the
said team, the property of said
Jens Ibsen, and together with him
hauled the rock as per instruc-
tiOns and directions and that l
worked hauling rock into the
road as Ibsen's hired man and
! with Ibsen's team and along with
Ibsen, who most of the time drove
the team himself, less than fifteen
hours; that, thereafter, pursuant
to the instructions of Ibsen, l
! filed a claim with the Board of
County Commissioners for pay
> for the said work with said team,
! putting in claim for twenty
Z = hours, and that the claim was
audited and passed and a warrant
issued for the same in my name,
which / Immediately assigned to
Il Jens Ibsen, as he instructed with
out any consideration whatever,
: the same claim being filed against
: the county at the instruction and
for the benefit of Jens Ibsen, be-
E ing paid for my work at my reg
Il ular wage per day, as for other
z work performed for the said Jens
s. Ibsen; Ibsen told me that he
3 wanted me to put in the bill In
e nv name because it was against
$ the law for commissioner to put
e in a bill for work for his own
team and for himself on the road
in his own name and that it would
not look very good for him.
Further than this the afiant
saith not.
& Dated this 17th day of April,
A. d. 1928.
ALBERT L. FOLEY
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th, day of April, A. ID.
: 1928.
(SEAL)
Notary Public in and for the
State of Montana, residing at
PIentywOOd, Montana. My COM
mission expires Jan. Is, 1924.
Now, the certified copy of the clai
which Foley filed against the coun
lis printed, read it:
Sheridan County
To Albert Foley, DR..
Address PentywOOd, Montana.
June 80 and July LIST, r. COnst,
r. 119 / man and 2 horses 20
hrs. a so cents per ...----...S12.OO
OK. r. G. L.
Rd. COnst.
Dist. No. 2
cTATE OF MONTANA.