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Show A GENERALDENIAL. Leonard Hardy Eftuns Fire and Danisi that A, L. Williams was Elected to fill an Unexpired Tenni EE MAY WALK U NEXT YEAR Judge Zine to Call the Law and Motiof Calendar Next Monday Some of the Is mas Upon It, The defendant in the caso of tin People ex rel Walter Murphy vs. Leon' ard (1. Hardy tiled his answer to th complaint this afternoon, and through, his attorney, Arthur Brown, denies thai said Williams was on Aug. 1, 1?'J1, or at any other time elected to the ollice of collector in and for the county of Sale Lako; denies that ho was elected for in unexpired term commencing June 1, 181)1, and ending June 1, ltt!3; denies that there was any unexpired term ami denies tout any legal election was hold in August, ltflli, for the otlice of county collector for any term whatever. Furlner answering, defendant denies that Elijah Sells did duly issue or do-, liver to the said A. L. Williams a certi licate of his election; denies that ha ever did issue or deliver or had any right to issue or deliver to said William J any certilicute of election for tho nil' expired term; denies that on September 4th Arthur L. Thomas did duly or othr erwise commission tho said A. L. Williams Will-iams as collector; denies that the sa'nt Williams did tako and subscribe thoj oath as such collector for the unexpired term; denies that he ever gave any" bond whatsoever in any penalty aicoIi lector for the unexpired term or that he' gave bonds as required by the law ai? collector for any term. . This answer is followed by a de-i murrer to the complaint, which allcgef that said complaint does not state fact sufficient to constitute a cause of ae' tion. Second That the said complaint shows atlirmatively that the defendant,, Leonard (1. Hardy, is lawfully holding the otlice of collector. Third That tho said complaint shows affirmatively that the said A. LJ Williams is not entitled to the otlice of county collector; that his election there for was illegal, aud that under uo cir circumstances is be entitled to enter', intn lh nnaunsiinn it niw! nfTW'A nrinr' to the tirat day of June, 192. Tho argument on the demurrer wilf probably take place some time neif week. Law and Motloni, Judge Zane will usher in the Septem ber term of tho district court with peremptory call of the law and motion-calendar motion-calendar that contains 208 bookings on Monday morning and settings will follow. fol-low. The calendar opens with three UniteoV States cases, the defendants in the first, two being Horace Campbell, William L. Pickard and Hyrum C. Shurtletl'. The first action is to recover $li)00.H and interest not to exceed $1000 for failure to carry out a contract for the delivery of mails in Montana. Iu the second the United St.uen demands judgment in the sum of llo,3s8.0Jl for' failure on part of defendants to fulfil contract for the carrying of mails be-tween be-tween points iu Washington and Ore1 gon. Aftvr a L'oatmliitrftai. The third case on the law and moi non caiennar is teat or tne unueit States vs. Ida Jones, formerly postmistress postmis-tress at Manti, the action being" to recover judgment against tha defendant and her bondsmen in the sum of J251.38 which is said to have been nppropriateil by the postmistress through false re turns and excessivo commissions he. tween Sept. o0, MM and April 1, Court Nulrs. Clerk McMillan has ported a hint to attorneys to roturn all court files to his office this week that no delays may ba occasioned by tho absence of documents. docu-ments. Clerk Bache is busy getting hf recordi in readiness for the supreme, pourt which conveuus at 10 o'clock tomorrow to-morrow morning. Judges Blackburn and Minor are expected to arrive this evening. |