The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-06-26
Eating Pie With
Miss Deem" at
Shadow Social
Continued from last week.

IL L. OACillOIlS, NJI6dG NOIGuS41 SOeb-
ton agent at Homestead stated that
he was clerk of the school district at
the time Miss Deem was teaching
contract between the School Board
and Miss Grace Deem.
Miss Crone: @. Were you agent of
the Great Northern on March 9th?
A. Yes, ma'am.
Q. This is the date Miss Deem
was charged with having returned to
her duties, tardy. What time is that
train due in Homestead?
A. Isl A. M.
Q. Had the train been on time?
Could Miss Deem have gone from the
depot to the school house in time to
assume her duties at nine o'clock?
A. Yes, ma'am.
WINNIFRED ANDERSON. being
called, testified that she was a
teacher at Homestead at same time
Miss Deem was there and chat she
did not see anything in Miss DEEMS
conduct that would cast odiCm on
the school. Miss Anderson stated
that she attended several social func-
tions where Miss Deem was present
and found she always conducted hel-
self in a commendable and ladylike
manner.
At the close of Miss Auderscn's
testimony, Miss Crone asked If Pro
fessor Eorsiey was present. There
being no response, Miss Deem was
called aad went on the stand.
MISS DEEM TESTlFIES
Grace Deem, being first duly sworn
testified as follows.
Miss Creme: @. Referring to youl
contract, Miss Deem, the space fol
the dates are left blank in your con-
tract. Can you explain why?
A. AS | understood, the reason fol
not filling it in was the reason they
didn't know when school was goins
to start because some of the people
wanted their children to work in thu
I fall and they didn't know whethe
they were going to have high schOO
and at the time l got my contract
! they didn't know so they could no
fill it in.
} Miss Crone then handed Miss Deer
} the contract.
J Miss Crcne: Q. Are you familia
with this instrument now hand you
} Miss Deem: A. Yes, ma am.
} @. Will you explain just how 20
D happened to sign this instrument?
D A. Yes.
D @. You may.
0 A. l was in Homestead on Nor
0 day and Mr.. Babcock called me VI
0 I heard there was to be a hearin
6 today, and he called me up and
0 thought he was going to tell n
: something about the case, so l can
up to see him; and he asked me if
2 wanted to make settlement and he
8 been asking me right afong, and
z had made up my mind I wouldn't sc
tie until things were straight; !
n wanted me to beforehand. He sa
n he had check for $3.50 and if
+ would settle then, accept the che
/ and sign a resignation, the thil
\. would be done with. A week befo
t. this, l wouldn't have done it, but
,e the meantime, I had heard from n
p mother; she was sick, and I h
heard from my girl friend at VIZ
D. Point she had heard from her too, a
ri wanted me to come home. I knew I
mother had heart trouble ever sin
IN she had the flu and my first care W
to see after her, and Mr.. Babcock c
planned if I didn't accept the sett
d. ment, the first jury would not
until next fall and the school boa
wouldn't pay me any money unless
sued them for it and I could not S
them without appearing before
jury. He said I had already be
legally reinstated and they had
fused to pay me anything. He S;
they would do the same thing OF
again after this public hearing.
n could not understand why they sho,
" not pay me; why they should not
cept the County Superintendent
:. cision, but they didn't do it and Il