The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-07-06
FUCKERS CAMPAIGN METH,
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In January 1924 the county
commissioners, managers of the
county's business, were confront
ed by this situation. Four banks
within the county had closed
within a few months and the
county money, deposited in those
closed banks totaled approx
mately $4,000. In round mum
bers there were $4,000 in the
First National at Poplar, $4,000
in the Security State of Wolf
Point, $4,000 in the Stockmen's
National at Poplar and $4,000 in
the Culbertson State Bank. These
county deposits and the bonds Sc
curing them were matters that
had been out of the hands of the
board then in control as it was
business done before their
terms. s s.~rttLE
= At that time L. A. Brown was
county attorney and he had been
seized by a serious illness and
taken to a hospital, an illness so
serious that he never recovered
from it. Was it or was it not
good business on the part of the
board to take immediate and de-
cisive steps for the protection
and recovery, so far as possible,
of the county funds. The board
felt that it was their business so
to do. They employed what they
believed to be a competent firm
of lawyers at Glasgow, to-wlt:
Hurley and Kline. These attor-
neys prosecuted the suits grow
ing out of this situation vigorous
ly. The extent of the legal work
required is fully related in their
own language over their sigma
ture in this issue. AS g. result of
their services, approximately S4O,-
900 of the county's money was re-
covered. OF that in the wolf
Point bank, all but $40 was col
OF that in the Culbertson
bank, nearly $4,000 has been col
Iected and the balance will be
forthcoming shortly. In spite OF
he fact that the bond was worth
ess, S13, 800 of the money in the
First National at Poplar was col
lected and SO, 500 or $4,000 will
yet be collected when certain
property is liquidated. Altogeth-
Or Hurry and Kline collected for
he county about $4,000. For this
;eryice and in fulfillment of the !
.ontract made in accordance with
resolution passed on Jan. q,
1924. there has been a total of f
bout $1,000 in costs and fees i
aid. The heavy expense of the
arious cases is explained in the
etter referred to from Hurry & +
line. 1t was paid at various +
from the time they were re- v
aimed until recently. "
About one year after Hurry & .
zine were IELdlllC0 III NACOC
asses. Hugh N. Marion assumed
he duties of county attorney. :
Ever snce that time he has per !.
ormed the duties of the office
aithfully and well, with the as
istance Of his deputy A. NJ. Foor, :
nd has consistently declined to
outside counsel although
confronted by difficult cases in
10Th district and supreme courts.
Now m one J. E. Rucker,
.andidate for county attorney and '
publishes to the public that
1880 has been paid to outside
in behalf of the county {
or services that you elected the
present attorney to perform.
Vow what do you voters ana fair :
minded citizens think of that for |
airness? Does it appear to you I
hat there is anything underhand :
ID about that sort of campaign '
ng9 His opponent is not the
present county attorney, but his |
statements published in the pa
Ders of the county, if taken in the
a they are intended, could not
fail to reflect on the deputy
attorney, who is Mr.. Ruck-
er's opponent in this campaign.
After thinking it all over, do you
anything to criticize in the
course followed by the county
commissioners, or do you see
where any blame attaches to the
attorneys office, after
read the facts as set forth
above and in the statement OF
Hurry & Kline?
Mr.. Rucker boasts that he has
searched the records on this
question, so if he is possessed Of a
.egal and judicial and fair mind,
t is difficult to see why he would
'ush into print with an argument
80 patiently unfair, misleading
md undetermined.