The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-08

Lot ! of Block 10, Highland
Park Addition to the Town
(now City of Hardin, Montana.
WITNESS my hand and the
Seal of said Court this 30th
day Of April, 1947.
(SEAL) r. P. ROSS, Clerk
Dan w. Maddox, Hardin, Mon
tana, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Pub. May l, 9; 49, a. 1917
NOTICE OF SEIZURE No. 953.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES IN AND
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MON
TANA BILLINGS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Libelant,
One 1947 Model Ford V8 Sta
ton Wagon Automobile, Motor
Number 20 327, bearing Mont
ana 1947 License Number o.
T1307, together with its tools,
parts, accessories and appurt-
enances (Seized from Ralph
Meledrez, Ermelindo Escobedo
and Leo EScobedo), Libelees.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
that a libel of information has
been filed by libelant in the
above-entitled Court and cause:
That by order of Court there
has been seized on land and
in the Indian Country, on the
Northeast Quarter of the South
east Quarter of Section 8,
Township 2 South, Range 33
East, Montana Principal Meri-
dian, in the County of Big
Horn, being the Land on the
right side Of the road, and the
North Half of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 2, Township z
South, Range 80 East, Montana
Principal Meridian, in tn e
County of Big Horn, being the
land on the left side of the
road, at a point on the county
road about 80 miles from the
city of Hardin, in the County
of Big Horn, within the bound
aries of the Crow Indian Reser-
walton, in the State and Dist
riot of Montana, and within
the Jurisdiction of this Court,
the following described proper
ty to-wit: One 1947 Model Ford
V8 Station Wagon Automobile,
Motor Number 20 327, bearing
Montana 1947 License Number
22-T1307, together with it's tools,
parts, accessories and appurt-
enances. That libelant prays in
said libel of information that
said property be condemned and
forfeited to the United States
of America upon the following
ground: That on or about the
18th day of April, 1947, and
previous to the seizure above
described, Ralph Melendrez,
Ermelindo Escobedo and Leo
Escobedo had, then and there,
Wilfully, Wrongfully and un-
lawfully introduced and con-
veyed into said Crow Indian
Reservation, which said In
dian Reservation was at all
times herein mentioned, ever
since has been, and now is III
dian country, a quantity OF
certain vinous and intoxicat-
ing liquor, to-wit: wine, a more
particular description OF said
vlnous and Intoxicating liquor
being to your informant un
known, by means of said auto
mobile and motor vehicle, and
at said time and place the
said Ralph Melendrez, Ernie
Undo ESCobedo and Leo EScO-
bedo were then and there i'll
the possession of said VinouS
and intoxicating liquor in said
automobile and motor vehicle,
which was then and there, and
| had been heretofore, used III
introducing and conveying SAID
vinous and intoxicating liquor,
as aforesaid, into said Indian
country, where the introduc-
ton thereof is, and was, at ali
of the times herein mentioned,
prohibited by treaty and Fed
eral statute and contrary 10
the form, force and effect OF
the statute in such case made
and provided and against the
peace and dignity of the
United States of America.
NOTICE IS FURTHER CIV
EN- that by order of Court all
libelees herein named and all
persons having or claiming am
interest in said motor vehicle
and automobile seized, or hav-
ing anything to say why the
Sc me should not be condemned
and forfeited, appear and lie
their answers, claims and de-
lenses to such libel Of in
formation, setting forth their
interests in or claims to sll,.
property libcled, with the Clci,-
of the abovc-named Count (;
Great Falls, Montana, Oh o.
before the 10th day of Jun =
1947, the same being The tirc
and place fixed for the return
date hereOn.
DATED this 4th day OF Ma.
1e47
GEORGE A. WRIGHI
United States Marshall. in ana
for the District of Montana.
By DEAN o. WOOD,
Deputy Martial.
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