Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-22

IF REASONABLE CARE EXERCISED HE
is NOT RESPONSIBLE TO
GUEST IN ACCIDENT
SI84.460 Realized by Farmers on Beavers
Caught In Last Season, Deputy Game
Warden Carney Reports; State Fees
Collected Indicate More Business
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena correspondent
TIT duty of a driver of an automobile
toward an invited guest is fulfilled II he
exercises reasonable and ordinary caro-
In the operation OF the car. that Is, that
he u not un~reasonably expose the
guest TO danger by increasing the hazard
incident to hat method of travel accord
ing to the opinion Of the Montana SUI
preme court, reversing the verdict OF the
Silver Bow district court which held
against the estate Of Warrington Rich
ards and gave a 81 1850 verdict to Joseph
Inc and Samuel Hornbeck.. The court
ordered the complaint dismissed.
Tit original 100000 action wa to re-
cover damages for the death Of Samuel
H~ornbeck, which occurred in an automo-
bile accident on the Butte-Anaconda
highway while he was the guest of War
rington Richards. In the car owned and
driven by Richards. Richards also was
killed. Four men were in the party, all
being experienced drivers. The court
holds that evidence e not show thai
Richards violated his duty to his guests
in speeding.
Charges of negligence was excessive
speed and careles~ driving. The survi-
vors testified that the car was being
driven about 40 miles an hour, that they
saw nothing wrong In the driving until
an instant before the car turned over,
apparently due to the san on the side
OF the road.
Tagging OF beaver pelts by the state
game warden Is about completed to
department from 1926-1927 catches .ac-
cording to Jack w. Carney. deputy state
game warden. THE average price really
ed for beaver skins Is e20,' said Mr..
Carney, (which makes e184,460 received
by farmers Of Montana this last season
from beaver sales alone. Permits to
trap beavers are issued only to farmers
who can show that the animals are de-
stroying property.
This years catch is slightly below
the previous season when 1855 hides
] were tagged through this department.
The law requires that all hides must be
tagged with an official state department
seal before being shipped to fur houses
or furriers.
I'm the last two seasons 1876 beavers
were taken from the streams Of Mon
tana and at this rate the fur bearing
animal swill oon be wiped out in this
state" said Mr.. Carney.
Renewed activity in Montana's indus
trial and commercial lines is reflected in
statistics contained in the semi-annual
statement OF Secretary Of State William
Powers completed at the state house.
Figures OF fees collected for the six
mOntns January ! and June
80, 1927. show a total OF s41 ole. The
total for the corresponding period in
animals will soon be wiped GU in this
1925 was 39.239. Included in the
amounts collected. as tabulated by Chief
Deputy Clifford l.. Walker are the fol-
lowing fees:
Domestic corporations s23, 806; foreign
corporations $10,501; notarial commits
sions s $500: Qualifications and certified
| cnntPG A4QQ. raifrOQd fickaf aQnnfst H.
cense GIT; official bonds $3.50; warrants
and acquisitions $15: trade marks $122;
commissions on deeds SIS n miscellan-
eous $197.
Miss Nellie Baker OF Butte, and Mrs.
Ethel B. Bartlett of Helena, have been
~reappointed by Governor Erickson as
members Of the public school teachers
retirement salary fund board. They were
previously appointed by Miss May
Trumper, state superintendent Of schools
and the last legislature provided for ap-