The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-04-26
At Ulysses, Kansas, County Clerk Geo.
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| W. GdI y dAIt oOuuty COMMISSIONERS -
Q. Sullivan, G. L. Green and F. L. Len
hart, j. D. Harbor, o. A. Robinson an(
George Dougherty have been arrested
for swindling the county. A bounty il
offered by the county for wolf scalps
and it is charged that the four citizens
last mentioned conspired with the
county clerk and commissioners. One
of them would present a bag of scalps
and get his bounty. The bag would be
put where it could be stolen and agair
be presented. This was repeated unit
the county was swindled out of $4,000
representing quarter Of million
scalps.
Floods along the lower Mississippi
river are doing immense damage tc
property, and interfering with railroad
traffic at several points A Bayou Sara
special says seven crevasses are reported
| today between this place and Waterloo.
| This makes nine on the Pointe Coupee
front. Devastation in that southwest
ern point will be terrible. Rains con-
tinue. Last night it poured down in
torrents, causing freshet in the bayou
and rise of five inches in the town.
This additional rise caused more dam
age to goods in stores. The opening of
the cravasses, however, let considerable
water out this evening and it fell twelve
inches in town. The railroad trestle
has been washed away and the only
communication with the main line now
is by boat
District Court.
The following cases were disposed of
in the district court since our last re-
port.
W. J. Lawson vs. Geo. B. Hayden ct
al. Appeal dismissed for want Of prose
cution and papers returned to Justices
court.
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co. vs..
Hans c. Reed. Case dismissed at plain
tiffs' cost and attachment ordered dis
solved
Clarence H. Matter VS.. Jeanette A.
Matter. Decree of divorce granted.
The state of Montana VS.. Alexander
Jacobson; indicted and convicted of
drawing and using deadly weapon un-
lawfully" Sentenced to pay fine of
$50, Sthe costs of prosecution, taxed at
S77.45, and that he be further punished
by Imprisonment in the county jail for a
period of thirty days.
State of Montana VS.. Sampson Jones;
indicted and convicted of carrying con
cealed, deadly weapon" Sentenced
to pay fine of S75, costs Of $500, and
that he be confined in the county Jail
until such fine and costs be paid.
National Park Bank VS.. Anders B.
Lind ct al. Defendants withdraw their
demurrer and ruled to answer on or be-
fore April Goth.
Walter r. Goodall VS.. Solomon Heren.
This case was heard by L. A. Luce as
judge pro tempore, Judge Henry being
for sitting in the case.
Defendants motion for judgment on the |
pleadings sustained and twenty days al
lowed plaintiff in which to amend COM
plant and defendant allowed twenty
days thereafter in which to file answer
thereto.
Knute Knuteson VS.. The Conductors
Mining and Milling Co. of Montana.
This case was heard by Z. G. Day as
Judge pro tempore, Judge Henry being
Defendants amended
demurrer to plaintiffs complaint sus-
tanned and plaintiff allowed to amend
on or before June 1G, 1890.
George H. Wright VS. Board of County
Commissioners of Park County. Judg-
nent for plaintiff for S6775 and costs of
suit taxed at 5000.
Briggs g. Ellis Co. VS.. William Palmer
It al General verdict and findings of
he jury for plaintiff adopted by the
court and decree ordered drawn accord
ngly.
Thomas Barry vs.. Board of County
Of Park County. Judg-
nent for defendants.
In the matter of the alleged contempt
# court of Harry L. Glenn. Ordered
hat said Harry T.. Glenn be discharged.
Harry Gassert VS.. NJ. NJ. Black ct al
Plaintiffs demurrer to defendants an
;wer sustained and defendants allowed
hirty days in which to file amended an
'wer, and plaintiff allowed to reply or
lemur on or before the 10th day of June,
800.
State of Montana VS.. Adam Wise.
Continued for term, and ordered that
witnesses be excused from further at
5endance and their bonds released.
William Cunningham vs.. Patrick
)'Meara ct ux. Time extended to file
answer on or before May 10, 1890.
S. l.. Holiday ct al. VS.. D. P. Rankin
It al. Time extended until June 10th,
800, to defendants, Joseph Brscoe,
4lorein Compiler, George Y. Smith, Nor
ison Wilson and Kasouth Wilson, in
which to answer or demur to plaintiffs
complaint as amended, and defendant
Daniel Maxey given leave to re-file de-
nurrer, and motion to strike out to
,laintiff's complaint as amended, and
ase ordered continued for term.
William Brown VS.. w. W. Neyenhui-
en-. Dismissed by agreement at cost
f plaintiff.
Adjourned for the term sine die.