SERVICE NOTES FOR JULY. 



These notes contain instructions and necessary information to forest 

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

 reference. 



SERVICE ORDER 48. 



Incorporation of Branch of Operation Into Office of the Forester 



The Branch of Operation is by this order incorporated into the 

 Office of the Forester. All Operation letters in the nature of instruc- 

 tions will be signed by the Forester or Acting Forester. Other letters 

 Mf the character ordinarily signed by the chief of Branch will be signed 

 by the Acting Forester. Routine correspondence by other members of 

 the office will be signed over their own official titles. The present sub- 

 ject designations in correspondence will be retained. 



LAW. 



OFFICE OF THK SOLICITOR. 



Law Cases in District 1 



State of Montana r. Dr. E. M. Bates : Fire trespass, criminal, Kootenai 

 National Forest. Case dismissed under order district judge, who held 

 ihat the new Montana fire law repealed the old law which was in effect 

 at the time of the Bates trespass. Case closed April 6, 1918. 



State of Montana r. Henry Crippen and Ed Hughes: Fire trespass, 

 Criminal, Kootenai National Forest. Case closed upon suggestion of 

 < -ounty attorney, who stated that he did not consider the information at 

 hand sufficient to warrant prosecution. 



United States v. John Inabnit : Grazing trespass, civil, Beaverhead 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of $98.10, value of forage 

 consumed. 



United States v. Nelson Story, jr. : Grazing trespass, civil, Gallatin 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of $16.28, value of forage 

 consumed. 



United States v. William Zosel et al. : Grazing trespass, civil, Helena 

 National Forest. Case set to be heard at Helena, June 17. Before case 

 was called for hearing Zosel agreed to comply with the wishes of the 

 Forest Service. 



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