1972-06-30 Char-Koosta News

              Pow-Wow, ? Appeal for Montana Power
Rodeo Rolling
Washington D. C—T he U. S.
Supreme Court Monday refused to review a lower court decision against Montana Power, thus opening the possibility of speedy payment of a power rate adjustment.
The decision, handed down earlier this year by the U.S. Court of Appeals, established a retroactive rate increase on the utilities lease on Kerr dam from $238,375 to $950,000. Montana Power appealed to the nation's
Published By The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Dixon, Montana 59831
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Volume 2. Number 4.
Arlee—The Arlee Pow-Wow is already underway but the main events will take place next week.
Featured this year is an all-Indian Rodeo. The rodeo, which starts the afternoon of July 4, will headline Indian Rodeo Cowboy Association in rough stock, roping and bulldogging events. Rodeo admission will be $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children.
The rodeo will follow a parade and the start of the Indian Dance Championships on July 4. The dance championships, which will start in the morning, has always been among the chief
attractions of the Pow-Wow.     Helena-The    state's    case acquitted Wheeler on the smokes So it was when, in 1921, Anne against Joe Wheeler's sale of charge-   However- the state's Hawkins  attended  the  Arlee untaxed cigarettes is alive but high court dismissed the aPPeal Pow-Wow. This is her account of not very weu m Helena by Missoula County Attorney
the dancing given to the Box The Montana supreme Court Robert Deschamps without Elder Valley Press in 1926. It is Mond refUsed to accent PreJudice- • meaning they left the first of a two part narrative .   . ,   onen the door to Dossiblv hearine
of Chief Charlo and his ordeal in J™**-   »»«•   M.ssouh. Z^TalZtl the Bitterrot Valley. County Justice of the Peace J. G.
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high bench on a writ of review.
The decision not to accept the appeal means the Court of Appeals mandate will be handed over to the Federal Power Commission for action against Montana Power.
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Wheeler Acquital Holds In State Supreme Court
But
Malatare Wins Arlee Vacancy Election
The justices refused to hear the case at this time saying that Deschamps had not taken his appeal through the proper lower courts.
Deschamps claims that lLamoreaux, a Souix tribal member, had shown prejudice in favor of Wheeler in his trial proceedures and by writing a
Arlee—John E. Malatare, a 45- defeated by Grenier 148 to 101.  pre-trial acquital statement. He year old gas station owner from Also   polling   higher   than also maintains that Lamoreaux Arlee, was elected to the Con- Malatare in the November Arlee had Deen legally disqualified federated Salish and Kootenai vote were Everett Fyant with from ^e case Tribal Council Saturday. 130 votes and Tom  "Satch"    Lamoreaux's     attorney,
Malatare, who polled 86 votes McDonald with 115 ballots. Ronald McDonald, argued the out of 400 cast, beat six op- (The Char-Koosta apologizes appeai on wheeler's case "flies ponents including smokeshop to Everett Fyant for the press in me face of the concept of proprietor Joe Wheeler and error in the last issue which traditional Salish Chief, Tony incorrectly listed him on the Charlo. The balloting was held candidate slate as Edward to fill the vacancy in the council Fyant.)
left by the death of freshman The voter turnout in Satur-Arlee Councilman Hugh day's balloting was extremely "Jumbo" Grenier April 7. light. Only 400 total votes were Malarate, a former Com- cast compared with 714 cast in mitteeman for Optional With- the Arlee district race in drawal, ran against Grenier, November. The total eligible and five others in the November voters on the reservation in general  elections.     He  was 1,314.
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Missoula—The day after the Supreme Court refused to take jursidiction over Justice of the Peace J. G. Lamoreaux (in a trial which had acquited Joe Wheeler of sale of untaxed cigarettes), Missoula County filed an appeal with the District Court asking for an opinion on jurisdiction.
The action, filed Tuesday, asks the Missoula District Court to "determine whether or not the state has jurisdiction" on untaxed cigarette sales on the Flathead Reservation.
The new action focuses on Justice of the Peace John Moon's refusal to hear the case because of lack of jurisdiction. The County Attorney's office says that if the District Court does decide the state has jursidiction in reservation untaxed cigarette sales, the case will be handed back to Justice Court.
Tribe, Pierre  Appeal
Helena—Attorneys for the tribe Gardner Brownlee found the have filed an appeal with the state did have authority to Montana Supreme Court to process a rather complicated overturn a District Court judgement against Pierre. The decision earlier this month proceeding involved the against Isaac Richard Pierre, possession of a 1965 half-ton In a Poison District Court pickup truck in leiu of a $250 decision June 7, Judge E. (Continued On Page 2)