The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-18

under the law were required t
fee, instead of the $500 de
manded by the Montana Lii
quor Control Board.
After stating the law and the fact
on which the opinion written by Jus
tice Angstman and concurred in b,
the court, the justice elaborated upol
the reasons for his opinion in wha
may come to be regarded as a literar.
gem even though destined to b.
buried between the covers of a lega
tome without any suggestion of popu
lar appeal.
Believing that this part Of the opin
ion has definite educational as vel
as entertainment value, we print it IL
full below:
In addition to the stipulated facts
we are at liberty to take judicial no
tice of the geography of Montana
Investigation discloses that Rocker is
on the map. 1t occupies an enviable
position 1t is near the junction OF
the Dillon highway (U. S. Highway
No. 81, where it intersects with the
main thoroughfare between Butte and
Anaconda. The Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific Railway and the Oregon Short
Line Railroad pass through it. 1t has
made rapid strides toward becoming
an important railroad center. To the
south is situated the Beaverhead Val
ley, traversed and beautified by the
Beaverhead river. This valley has
long been famous. 1t is adjacent to
the Big Hole country, noted for it's
livestock industry. Believe it or not,
much of the products of this produc-
tive area, as they enter the channels
OF trade, pass through the town of
Rocker. The entire output of the
Anaconda smelter, as it is placed in
interstate commerce, passes through
Rocker. 1t stands as Montana's Rock
of Gibraltar witnessing, as it passes
by, vast amount of commerce des-
tined for remote parts of the world.
Is Rocker town? The answer must
be in the affirmative
Wc pass Iutu " ln6du0Ifll lie
only may of Montana available to us
fails to reveal it's name. But this fact
is not conclusive. 1t was once con-
tended that Duluth, Minnesota, was
inconsequential because of the diff
Guilty of finding it on the map. ].
Proctor Knott, Kentucky congress
man, in humble apology for not being
able to locate it on the map, in 1871,
said of it: / was confident it existed
somewhere, and that it's discovery
would constitute the GROWING glory
of the present century, if not of all
modern times. l knew it was bound
to exist in the very nature of things;
that the symmetry and perfection of
our planetary system would be incom-
plete without it; that the elements of
nature would long since have
resolved themselves back into original
chaos, if there had been such HIATUS
in creation as would have resulted
from leaving out Duluth In fact, sir,
was overwhelmed with the convic-
ton that Duluth not only existed
but that, wherever it was,
it was a great and glorious place. |
was convinced that the greatest Gala
nifty that ever befell the benighted
nations of the ancient world was in
heir having passed away without
of the actual existence of
Duluth, that their tabled Atlantis,
never seen save by the hallowed Wis
on of inspired poesy, was, in fact, but
another name for Duluth; that the |
golden orchard of the Hesperides was
out poetical synonym for the beer
gardens in the vicinity of Duluth All
his and more could be said of Mead
srville. In determining whether it is
/ town consideration should be given |
o the noble souls who live in the |
place as well as to those who formerly |
lived there and have passed to their |
'eward. Those who live there are
irm in the belief that they are resi-
Tents of Meaderville To say to them
hat they do not live in town, but |
-ather in the city of Butte, would be
Is productive of violent protests as if |
| Japanese bomb were exploded in
heir midst. 1t hardly is necessary
o discuss the question whether Mead
sryille is town, except for the bene-
it of those who have never been
here. There you will find more night
hubs and beer parlors per square foot
han in any other place in Montana.
No other place of which we are aware
will dish, out a greater variety of food
lnder the title "ravioli." Let no one
Ioubt that Meaderville is a town.
What about Centerville? 1t too
las not had its name placed on the
nap But this is temporary fault
My. Just give it time. AS it's name
IMPLIES, it is centrally located Like
Knott said of Duluth, it is SO exactly
n the centre of the visible universe
hat the sky comes down at precisely
he same distance all around it. From
is vantage point can be seen at a
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