Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-09-08
ILLEGAL ATTEMPT To
CANCEL PRINTING
CONTRACT Is VOID
JUDGE ST0NG REPORTS HIS
FINDINGS AFTER CON
SIDERING CASE

SlDER1NG CASE
Ey reasan of Judge Stong's de-
cision in the county printing case,
the Plentywoed Herald i to centin.
u as the official newspaper Of SHEER
idan county. The Judges ecision
was received from Billing IN Fri
day and permanently restraints the
Eoars CT County Commissioners
from its attempted illegal action in
awarding the contract to Joe Dolin
and his Medicine Lake Wave.
The official decision is a sad blow
TO Commissioners French and Han
sen, who attempted to pay a few
political debts by unlawfnlly CANCEL
ing the Herald's contract and hand
ing it to Joe Dolin.. Hansen, our
thick-headed Communist commits
sIoner, thought the Producers News
should be given the contract. while
French hel out FIR the Medicine
Lake Wave. Commissioner Anker
saw no reason for cancellation. and
held that the contract could not be
legally cancelled, which belief was
substantiated by the Attorney Gen
eral and the County Attorney, and
now is affirmed by the Court.
But the other two commissioners
could not stand to zee the county
ave money on its printing claims,
SC they got their head y togeth-
er, cancelled the contract, and aw-
arded it to the Wave. OF course ii
was understood that the Producers
News was to share in the printing
with the Wave. Hansen had suddenly
taken a liking to ice DoIin. and
Frank French had turned Red just
as quick as that However before
either paper had had a chance to 10
any printing, Charles Grant inter
vened as a taxpayer and asked the
court for an order restraining the
commissioners from carrying out
their illegal action.
Judge Paul signed the temporary
injunction and set August % as the
date for the hearing. Judge Stong
OF Billings was calle5 in to hear the
Attorney Howard Nj. Lewis
was retained by the plaintiff.
Attorneys Babcock and Greer
We're engaged by Commissioners
French and Hansen at the {
of the taxpayers, and their first ms
ton at the hearing was the qua III,
which motion was denied BY the
court. Then, by agreement If the
parties, it was stipulated that the
case be heard on its merits and the
Court renter its final Judgment iii
the natter Evf14er1-u was ~snfh9rnffttpzf
in behalf Of the plaintiff and defend
ants and both parties rested. The
matter was then taken under advise
ment by the Court 50 as to permit
both parties to file briefs. and the
having been filed, the Judge
made his findings which in part are
a. follows.
That the Board fof County Com
m%issloners) was wJaheut authority
in Law to cancel Che contract with
the Plentywood Herald. ~Incorporat-
and were without authority in
Law TO enter into the contract which
they puiportea to enter into with
the Medicine Lake Wave. That the
defendants will proceed under the
Medicine Lake Wave contract and
net under the contract with the
brentwood Herald, Incorporated,
restrained by this Court.
That continuance Ct such action
BY the defendants in ~cancelling the
contract with the Plentywood Herald
Incorporated, and proceeding under
contract with the Medicine Lake
Wave as far as obtaining county
printing and supplies, may and will
extended litigation and ex
,ense to the said Sheridan County
md its taxpayers, and the Court
slnds that the Plaintiff il entitled
q bring this action, and that this
solrt should exercise its equity pow
RS IN restraining the defendants.
BY reason CT the foregoing Find
rigs of Fact, the Court makes the
.ollowing as its CONCLUSIONS
)F LAW:
THAT the said printing contract
the said Sheridan County
Montana, and the said P~lentyweod
Incorporated, is valid and
between the said Plenty
wood Herald, Incorporated, ana the
aid defendant, Sheridan County,
through its Board of County Com
nissioners. as to the cancellation Of
aid contract, is void, and that the
etion Of the Board Of County Com
n~issioners of said Sheridan County
entering into the said printing
ontract with the Medicine Lake
Wave is void, and said contract is
Continued on Last papel