SERVICE NOTES FOE JULY. 



These notes contain instructions and necessary information to forest 

 officers, and will therefore be carefully read and kept on file for 

 reference. 



LAW. 



OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 



Law Cases in District 1 



United States v. W. C. Day : Property trespass, criminal, Jefferson 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of $17.94, value of prop- 

 erty stolen. .- 



United States v. Eli Dobrata : Fire trespass, criminal, Missoula Na- 

 tional Forest. Arrested and arraigned January 26, 1915, entering plea 

 of not guilty. June 18, 1915, withdrew plea and entered plea of guilty. 

 Fined $20 and costs, amounting to $60.43 ; total, $80.43. 



United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co. : Suit to cancel rail- 

 road's patent, Gallatin National Forest. Indemnity selection lands in 

 Gallatin National Forest. Complaint filed by United States attorney 

 June, 1915. 



United States v. A. C. B. Pardoe : Property trespass, criminal, Flat- 

 head National Forest. Complaint filed under State law. Defendant 

 sentenced to serve 60 days in county jail at Kalispell, Mont. 



United States v. Romney, Sanderson, et al. : Property trespass, crim- 

 inal, Absaroka National Forest. Theft of Government property from 

 ranger station. Case presented to Federal grand jury at Helena June 

 17, 1915. Jury failed to return a true bill. 



Law Cases in District 3 



United States v. Cyrus Marsteller : Grazing trespass, Coronado Na- 

 tional Forest. Judgment, June 22, for $50 and costs $10.05 ; satisfied. 



United States v. William Fourr : Occupancy trespass, Chiricahua Na- 

 tional Forest. Decree May 18 directing removal of fence and awarding 

 United States $54.22 damages and costs. 



United States v. Jose Mendosa : Timber trespass, Crook National 

 Forest. June 16, defendant fined $25 ; paid. 



United States v. Wm. P. Sproull : Grazing trespass, Tonto National 

 Forest. Complaint asking injunction and damages filed. Order entered 

 June 21, requiring defendant to show cause why temporary injunction 

 should not issue. 



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