EMCICSON-DOWNING
LAWSUIT IM COUKT.
Court convened in Palmer last Tues
to try a suit started by Erickson
in which he charged that Pawning,
who is a homesteader near Palmer,
had razed a fence which protected
a‘ f~’ 'Id of cabbage in which both
were interested. Downing permitted
livestock to trample and destroy
the crop and while there was some
doubt about the value of the crop,
it was stated that Ericks on had
recir-ved ) 350 for part of the crop
that had been harvested.
U.3. Commi sc oner .".Valter Huntley
presided, District Attorney Hocl
TVen bloom prosecuted the case and
Mr. Downing acted, as PJ.s own lawyer
A jrry was called at the request of
Downing, the result of the trial
v/as that Downing was found guilty,
and was sentenced to six months
imprisonment, but the sentence was
suspended,provideing the defendant
uses good behavior.
Kerry Sears end wife were witness
es else Ignor Sandvick, among
those known to the writer, v;ho ser
ved on the ,iury, were; Harold Thumc
Mrs. Frank -oinn, Mrs. Loborg, Ifir.S:
Mrs. Mr11 Johansen, Harry De Lane,
Henry La Rose and other residents.
CC"DEM Lu-.lID WITHDRAWAL IN ALASKA.
Thu Fourth Divisional Democrats
Cur^omned the principle and practic
of withdrawing or reserving public
Ian's by the Government in Alaska.
The 20 mile strip along the Highway
was mentioned, also 'natural recour
ces. even the Deno'cr'ats .of Alaska
are becoming alarmed at the practic
of certain Government Agencys in
their land grabbing policies, for
any or,no reason ut all.
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FAIKBANICS LlQUOK
LIC£MC£ D£N]£D. ■
. The application of Thelma Gregor
for a 1944 liquor dispenser/ lic
ence; wa3 denied by Judge matt at
Fairbanks, recently, although it
contained over names of people
who claimed to live within the 2
mile limit- Only 1.425 nam s were
required but after a protest had
been made and a hearing'held, in
which the protesters stated that
over 1,000 of the signatur s wore
faulty, the Court ruled it out.
It was charged that Ladd hield
Soldiers signed it as well as n n
rcsidents, some were transient work
l rrs,a few miners and some signed
i.two and. even three times.
By the time the names were thour
j oughly examined, only 3C5 names
remained that were unquest.' ■ ned;
The petition was made up of many
pages,some with a heading and some
without, some were clipped at the
top and some, of the sibners were
t - Id that they wore entitl ' d, to
sign as it was prepared f r non
residents also. One mans sinature
was questioned as he had b ^n very
active against a similar petition,
the year before and there as some
proof of names being signed by
unknown persons and pussiably*that
some signatures were from other
petitions.
Judge Pratt condemned the manner
ein which the petition was circulated
and the methods used,- and ruled that
where controversy ensued about the
legality of the signatures, that the
burden of proof rested with the
party who sponsered the petition.
eLater he drew up a form to head the
petitions and requested that it be
used so that the signers would know
what they were being aslied to do.