Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-28
PaulSOn
Sues Taylor
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where he was sticking type, to the
office of S. f. Paul to sign the pa
pers, he said he was surprised to find
out the papers were made out trans
ferring the property to him. He pro-
tested saying: "Why l haven't bought
any paper, l haven't made any pay
ment." Then according to Paulson's
testimony, Taylor said: 81 paid that
$780," Then Taylor explained that
for certain reasons he wanted his
own name kept out of the deal and
that the matter had to be handled
that way, that it would only be for a
short time, and that he would form a
stock company, incorporate and take
the paper over in the name of the
| company. Paulson said that he told
| Taylor that if he would pay him
(Paulson) wages, that he would be
| willing to undertake the job of run
ming the paper. He expected to get
| what he had been getting while work
ing on the Producers News, which
was $50 a week, or about $125 a
month. This would have amounted
to $4,000 for two years. But the
Roosevelt County Independent did not
prosper financially, the stock compa-
ny was not formed, and Paulson was
unable to take enough out of the bus
mess for a meager living for himself
,-J xytfn Co hn yurOf0 a nI1mhQr Of
letters to Mr.. Taylor presenting the
| situation to him, and once in "a while
| Taylor would send him some money
and a few others of the Non-parti-
sans Clipped in from time to time.
The day book of the paper was intro
duced as evidence to show that dur
ing the two years he had received
S717.O3 in cash, and that in making
claim against Taylor he had allowed
SIS a month for the rent Of one room
in the print shop which was occupied
by himself and Mrs. Paulson.
A Loyal Employee
Mr.. Paulson hung on as long as he
could but the stock selling campaign
never materialized. He said that he
had felt that Mr.. Taylor himself was
hard up and that he was willing to
stay by him as long as possible.
Testimony introduced to show that
at the time the paper was moved to
Wolf Point from Poplar an attach
ment had been put on the plant by
Geo. Cook for $3.50, six months rent
and Taylor came down from Plenty.
wood and paid $145 and borrowed S.
from Paul Pauison to pay the bal
ance. Jack Dwyer, ]. 0. Slette anc
Erick Noun were witness called in
regard to this point.
Expensive Venture
Paulson came to Wolf, Point witt
the Independent in October, 1924 but
the management was placed in the
hands of Truxton Talbot, whose sal
airy was $50 a week, while Mr.. Paul
son was paid 500 a week. An editor
ial in the Producers News was intro
duced to show that during the l.
weeks the Roosevelt County indie
pendent was in existence in VOL
Point it lost $1,000, whereas the bal
ance asked by Mr.. Paulson for wag
esover a period of two years was on
! ly a little more than $1,000.
The Defense
In attempting to prove that no con
tract, verbal or otherwise, existed be
tween himself and Paul Paulsol
: prior to the time the Roosevelt Coun
ty Independent came to Wolf Point
Mr.. Taylor testified that Paul Paul
son and he had talked wei the mat
ter of getting a paper in Roosevelt
county, and Mr.. Paulson had sal
that if the Non-partisan league di
get a paper that he wanted the jo
of being editor. He said that Paul
son had wanted to buy a paper blu
that he had not done so, and that h
had objected first to signing the not
with Mr.. Paulson, but that later h
/ had decided to sign the note and di
so. When asked whether he ha
> signed the note on the back as en-
! dorser or on the face under that O
Mr.. Paulson, he couldn't remember
His memory was very hazy on sever
al points, but he never at any tim
t had any doubt in regard to the mat
{ ter Of having no understanding wit
Mr.. Paulson on the matter of wages
The only time Mr.. Paulson was in hi
+ employ, he said, was during TIL
month Mr.. Paulson worked at Wo|
Point. He said that prior to this
. time Mr.. Paulson had never aske
for wages.