Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
4 DISTRICT COURT.
Several Cases Disposed of and
Business Being Pushed
Ahead Rapidly.
Colonel Sanders on Admission
"Lute" on the Theoretically
Sealed Business.
Runaway-Miles City's Reputa-
ton in the East-Army
Promotions.
DISTRICT COURT,
Charles Il. Pollard, Presiding Judge.

DISTRICT COURT.
Charles L. Pollard, Presiding Judge.
SPRING TERM-sEcoND DAY.
At 10 o'clock court was called to
order and the clerk proceeded to read
the minutes of the preceding days
business.
Some time was taken up by the
lawyers making motions, when the
case of lola Lilly vs.G co. +. Brill was
called. but some of the attorneys not
being prepared the case was set for the
first thing to-day. These cases are
ejectment suits against parties for oc-
cupying land on ground claimed by
lola Lilly, relict Of John Chinnick,
but embraced in the Northern Pacific
railroad land grant, and sold by the
railroad company to the parties against
whom suit is now being made for
ejectment.
The case of Beaman vs.. Beaman, for
divorce, was then called, and there
being no response, and moreover the
case having been on the docket for
three years, the judge dismissed the
case.
In the case of Geo. B. Silverberg VS..
Chas B. Powers, judgment was entered
by default.
Huntington VS.. Weeelon was de-
faulted and judgment entered.
The case of Charles Brown vs.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. is set
for trial to-day.
The case of Henry Bender VS.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co., Is set
for to-day.
The trial jurors were then called and
sworn, and only three were excused
for cause. and after being ordered to be
In court this morning at $3.50 o'clock,
were discharged for the day.
The United States trial jury was
then empanelled, after which the
court adjouI ned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court convened and the case OF
Louis Greenwood VS.. C. b. Lebcher
was called and after hearing both sides
by the attorneys it was taken under
advisement.
The case of William Dimond VS.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. was
then called and after the evidence be-
ing in was taken under advisement
after which court adjourned to meet
again at $50 o'clock this morning.
NOTES.
Judge Sanders appeared in court
yesterday and was cordially greeted by
the Judge and members of the bar.
Sheriff King, Of billings, put in al
appearance. and with the Billings
delegation transacted little business
RULES OF COURT.
/. The civil docket twill be called
on the second day of each term, fol
rules and defaults. when causes will be
assigned for trial and will be assigned
to such days as the parties may fix by
agreement. When no agreement is
made and either party desires to have
the cause assigned the court will desig-
nate the day to which IL will be as.
signed. II neither party asks that the
trial be fixed for a particular day, II
will remain on the docket among the
unassigned causes, and all causes as
signed shall have preference over nm.
assigned causes.
III. In civil and criminal cases
the attorneys on each side of said
causes shall write out and hand to the
court instructions covering the entire
questions involved in said cause, upon
trial. And said instructions shall be
given to the court at o time not later
than when the argument begins, oil
within such time as the court In its
discretion may direct.
III. To avoid . useless waste oI
time objections to the sdmissibility Of
Of testimony will be decided without
argument, upon q statement Of the
grounds OF objections unless and argu'
ment is desired by the court.
w. Smoking will not be permitted
in the court room during the session
of the court. 81 Ara
v. When the evidence IL conclud.
ed II either party desires to submit
special findings TO the jury such
special findings shall be reduced TO
writing and delivered to the court be-
fore the commencement Of the argu-
ment and shall be subject to the in
spection Of the other party.
vi. When q case h tried by the