The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-26
MONTANA PLANS
NEW TYLEBOOK
PUBLICITY PUBLICATION WILL
HAVE DIFFERENT SCOPE
THAN OTHERS
Sureties on Bank Bond Not Liable
After County Once Rejected Them,
Supreme Court Holds; Divorced
Husband Appeals AlimOny Decree
MONTANA PLANS
Tnaw A. MI

MONTANA PLANS eco. e.
(FrOm Our Helena COrrespOndent.)
It is the plan of Barclay Craighead,
chief Of the division of industry and pub
licity in the state department of agricul-
ture, to make the Montana year book diff
ferent in its scope than previous editions
OF the annual, according to W. f. Casey,
office.
The year book will soon be ready for the
press, Mr.. Casey said. 1t will contain a
variety Of Information concerning the re-
sources of Montana and will touch on
phases which are considered in connection
With the states possibilities and OppOrtun-
Another annual publication to be issued
soon by the department is the farm and
livestock report. compiled comparatively by
United states bureau Of crop statistics,
chief.
8 8
Sureties upon a personal bond given to
the county treasurer Of MissOula county
to secure deposits Of county funds in the
American Bank & Trust cmpany Of Mis-
sOula, are not liable upon that bond for
the reason . that the bond had once been
rejected by the county commissioners and
the %sureties thereon had been so informed.
80 holds the supreme court in affirming
the judgment Of the district court Of Mis-
sOula county in favor Of the defendants in
a suit brought by MissOula county against
the bank, It's receiver, officers and sureties
Transcript on appeal in the Roosevelt
county divorce action Of George Wandel
against Effie Wandel has been filed in the
supreme court. Wandel had charged in his
complaint that ne was deserted by de-
PENDANT at Poplar, Dec. 8, 1921. In her
answer to the complaint Mrs. Wandel de-
MED the charge Of desertiOn, alleged that
Wandel had been guilty Of cruelty and
asked that she be granted the divorce and
a snare OF the common property. At the
] trial in the district rOuFf tho fmru found
for the defendant and a decree was entered
granting a divorce and ordering Wandel
to pay to her in full settlement of al
aIlmOny. ana property rights 5000 in month
J installments Of S25, commencing Oct. Is,
1925. From this decree Wandel appealed
to the supreme court.
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In response to the application Of Ray
mOnd Logan OF Daniels county for execu-
tive clemency, Gov. J. Z. Erickson has
granted a communication, subject to the
approval Of the state board of pardOns
Logan was convicted in the district court
OF Daniels county of grand larceny for the
theft Of a steer, and was sentenced to from
D to 10 years in prison. He was delivered
at the prison August Is, 1924. In his letter
Of communication the governor states that
the evidence upon which Logan was con.
yicted was largely circumstantial and thai
he appears to have been brought into tho
case through associations. Communication OF
sentence was recommended by G. =. Conner
who was the presiding judge, and COUNTY
Attorney John 5. Nyquist, supported by
petitions signed by scores Of Daniels cOun
ty residents. The governor recommend.
diminutiOn Of sentence to from four t
eight years under which he would HI
eligible for parole next August. Hearing
on the recommendation will be hell
8 March 1.
Suit has been instituted in the distric
court of Lewis and Clark county agains
8 the Malta Light and Power company, o
Malta, by the Helena Adjustment cOmpan.