Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-22
DEMURRER FILED
In TICK ACTION
STATE BOARD CLAIMS HAMILTON
PEOPLE MISTAKEN ABOUT
NEW LABORATORY
states Realty Law Attracts Attention
OF Outsiders, Commissioner Says;
Assah Juhray. Convicted in Butte. Is
Pardoned by Governor Erickson
(By Our Helena Correspondent

tby our Helena correspondent
Contending that q large number OF al
legations filed In the complaint by G.. A.
Gordon. Florence M. Hagens. w. j. Fitz-
gibbons. Bert c.. Lee, e. r. Hammond,
Ben E. Ogg and other property owners
in Hamilton. against further con-
struction work on the new state ento-
mology laboratory. are false, the state
board OF entomology, state board of ex-
aminers and Charles H. Elliott, throught
Atty. Gen. l.. A. Foot n Asst. Atty.
Gen. I. w. Choate, filed a demurrer with
the district court OF Ravalli county
The plaintiffs recently filed a petit
ton with the district court to cite Gov
ernor Erickson, William Power, secretary
of state and l., A. Foot attorney general,
as member OF the state board Of exami-
ners. together with Charles h. Elliott,
Missoula contractor for the new ento-
mology laboratory, and members Of the
state board OF entomology, IN court to
show cause why an injunction should
not be issued forbidding and restraining
further proceedings with the erection and
construction Of the tick laboratory.
The state board denies the allegations
that the laboratory is in the midst OF
the most dcnsely populated residence
district of the city Of Hamilton, but adj
mits that the site is ituated without the
city limits. The board declares there is
liz AaAA6CA VI cRlCatiAE tllC u Wy Al
ing 1t across the Bitter Root river to the
laboratory, the board holds. as the river
is no barrier to the spread Of the disease.
The laboratory will be tick proof.
Real estate officials Of several states
have written to the office of A. d
Thomas, deputy real estate commissioner
asking for information about the Mon
tana real estate law with a view Of
modelling q law for their respective
states on Montana's law. The real estate
law Of this state Is designed particularly
to safeguard the interests OF the real
estate owner and the prospective real
estate purchaser, as we'll as the licensed
real estate brokers and salesmen re-
quires that before n may legally en-
gage in he real estate business In Mon
tana he must first apply for a license
with the division OF publicity and real
estate.
THE realty investing public should be
careful to deal only with licensed real
estate brokers or salesmen," says Mr..
Thomas. Brokers should display In
in their offices and on their stationery
and advertisements the seal showing evil
dence that they are licensed by the state
OF Montana to do business. This will
assure all those who have dealings with
them that they have official right and
authority to conduct a real estate bust
ness and that anyone trusting them with
their realty affairs has full measure OF
protection from the state.
Every broker III salesman under
the Montana law is covered by a bond fol
the proper conduct Of his business and
the aggrieved party has recourse on the
surety In the event OF an unscrupulous
dealings or unfair transactions. The re-
suit OF the present law" MI. Thomas
says, has been to eliminate the unre-
liable broker and to build up an organic
alton of high caliber and dependable