SERVICE NOTES FOR JANUARY. 



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. Alfred Burns : The defendant, a sheep herder, was 

 prosecuted criminally for trespassing on the Boartooth National Forest 

 with a band of sheep. On November 22 he entered a plea of guilty, 

 and on November 24 he was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. 

 He was unable to pay the fine and was committed to jail for 30 days. 



United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co. : This is 

 a suit in equity to enforce specific performance of an agreement to 

 execute a stipulation required by the Secretary as a condition to the 

 approval of the railroad's right of way across the St. Joe National For- 

 est. At the May, 1913, term of the United States District Court, held 

 at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a decree was rendered enforcing specific per- 

 formance and awarding damages to the United States. At the Novem- 

 ber term of the same court the defendant perfected its appeal and the 

 case is now pending before the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth 

 Circuit, at San Francisco. 

 Law Cases in District 2 



November 22, 1913, William Mitchell and Joseph Schmidt were ar- 

 rested by the supervisor of the Harney National Forest for stealing 

 Government property, and upon hearing before the United States com- 

 missioner were remanded to jail in default of bail to await the action 

 of the grand jury. 



On November 14, 1913, Leslie Hendershot and W. A. Postlethwaite 

 were arrested by the supervisor of the Harney National Forest for 

 stealing Government property, and upon hearing before the United 

 States commissioner were remanded to jail in default of $500 bond to 

 await the action of the grand jury. 



United States r. Pahasa Mining Co. et al. : The bill filed by the 

 United States in the District Court of South Dakota, seeking to enjoin 



(87) 



