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Show SUIT FOR A GALLOWS. Remarkable Action Filed in a Montana Mon-tana Town. Loylatown, Mont. A remarkable civil action haB Just been Instituted by County Attorney Ares against Tubbs Bros., contractors. It grows out of tho snio of tho old county Jail, which was, bought In by tho contract ore for $10,000. 'According to thel understanding, thoy wero to havo all of tho old timbor In tho Jail yard, and, so they carried away tho gallows. This week tho shorlft of Meagher county applied to Sheriff Slater for tho use of tho gallows for tho oxccu Hon of II. H. Motzger. It was then discovered that tho gallows wns missing. miss-ing. Tubbs Bros, assert they believed thoy had bought tho gallows. Tho oounty commissioners dispute this and will bring an nctlonHo compel the contractors to return tho gallows or to pay Its value. |