The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

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Louis and other cities Ia search OF heirs OF /
dscenssd. but failed 10 find any. Final re- !
po : OF administrator confirmed by probate
court on Got. 10. 1888. and In the decree Of
confirmation the probate judge. In the alb
senoe Of amy heirs being known. appoints
tho administrator the agent Of the heirs OF
tho deceased, and .eltruRta to his care and
custody MI the personal property In his
hands h~ereinbsforo enumerated, upon HIS.
filing Z good and sufficient pond for $500.
which does not appear TO have been given.
The administrator has in his hands $14.W
In cAsh and all OF the personal property 40.
80 ibed. Upon a demand being made for
the production OF the personal property IL
was surrendered TO the county attorney
with the exception Of the small diamond
ring, valued q we and one ring. ruby and
diamond. which have disappeared. The
property surrendered IL now In tho pos.
session OF the clerk OF the district coutt.
II would aeem that the jewslry Ind been
in tho possession OF the administrator
since Oct. 10. 1883, and ( ON admissions
by members of his family.
Bsnjnmin Ack oyd estate. LISTERS is
sued and oath taken May 20, 1887. Inven-
tory shows personal property consisting OF
gold watch. imitation gold watch, pistols.
rings, horse. cabins. etc. $3.50; third inter
White Lead lode, $2.62O; note Of Richa d
Thomas. $l.096. 20; total, $4.15b.7 20. June
8. 1887, the adminlstrator applied for and
obtained an O der to sell the personal prop
erty.. Claims 70 $193. 25 were nled and al
lowed. The administrator filed two &C
counts. first and Anal, showing in.substance
az follows: Received from sale OF personal
proierty $439. "a, note OF Thomas 81, 096, 70.
total x1.636. 81; disbursements 81. 537. "a.
An item OF $94.60 and the itom 81, O96. 70.
the Thomas mole. appear to have been de-
livered to ons Chauncsy Hubbard. whose
receipt therefor 10 p operly filed. but there
estate to show who this man Hubbard Was
or by what authority he was entitled to re-
ceive the above. Az far Az shown he had no
a%uthorit wnateve and the delivery by the
admin trator was unwarrantod.
The itllninist rAtor shows a sale Of the
psrsonai estate Of the deceased generally.
but does not show TO whom sold. He also
shows that he retained under his control
the mining prope ty of tho estate valued at
$1,000. May II. 1883, by decree Of the pro-
bate 60 lrt the administrator was finally dis.
charged. The decree recitin1 that he had
turned over all property OF the estate to all
pa ties entitled thereto. but there is moth
ing appearing either by receipt or other
wise that he made any distribution OF the
real estate Ginning claims) among the
parties entitled thereto.
Az arpears from the files and records in
this case the administratOr still has in his
hands an imitation gold watch valued at
$35 aud tn &c fsvolvers valued at x15 be.
longing to the estate. and without any au-
thority delivered TO one Chauncsy Hubbard
cash amountina to $34.6O the Ihomaa
note for $1,096. 70 and apers belonging to
the estate, and has failed to show any dis
position of thu mining claims v lued at
$2,G2O. The administrator produced a re-
cslpt for 1874 80 from the treasurer of LOWS
AMI Clarke county. a2,
William Ludtkc estate. Letters issued
May II. 1888. Inventory shows moneys be-
longing to deceased $3.50, half interest in a
lunch counte at jacob Il Wicks' saloon on
Main street 500. half interest in an agree
ment TO convey lots ID. IA, 10. 16, block 60,
Broadwater addition $7OO. The admins
traitor in his Anal report says that by rea-
son of the failure OF deceased to make Jay
ment Of certain installments due on this
to explain AZ to the 800 appraisement,
whether it was a valuation on money
actually taid on the agreement, or merely
one-half Of the consideration speoihed in
the agreement, or a one-half interest in
the ground itsslf, 0 n the theo , that the
title TO the same had rssted on the deceased.
For the PURPOSES of this statement based
upon the inventory and appraisement IL
is evident that the deceased had
an interest valued at $4,000; that the total
valuation OF the estate az appraised was
81, LEO. 1t does not appear that uny dis
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lunch counter, and that nothing was lone
with reference to the interest in the agree
mont to convey. Orde . we're made in June
and July, 1883, to sell the personal and real
estate. Due notice of sale was also given aa
required by Law but here the matter ends.
position was made of either. and the same
" u~naccountsd for.
In his final report the administrators ao-
oounts merely for $3.50 which came into his
hands in the form of a certificate of de-
post. The following claims were allowed
and fled: Cha les Lehman $213. 55, Charles
Latsch $ll0. John Rogers $500. 10; total.
1926. %.
N. Morrison estate. Letters issued Sept.
IS, 1887. No inventory and apprsisement
fled, but administrator shows in his petit
ton for letters that the estate consists of
cash 1866. bounty certificate $40. two
ponies, silver watch and camp Quits. no
R.ther with 20 sonal property.
John Anderson estate. Letters issued
Sept. IS, 1887. Inventory shows money,
~, satchsl, watch and razor sc. Is. total
$50. Is. Claims pt esented for SOL, but
nothing to show that they were ever paid.
Receipts subsequently presented reduce the
unaccountsd balance to $148.O "a.
CralRy estate. Letters issued June 10,
1883. No inventory or appraissment was
ever filed. The estate consisted of So, 600
IN the First National bank of Helena and q
balance in the hands of the guardian OF
$500. June 10. 1888. M. Reinig, forms,
guardian OF deceased. turned over to the
administrator So. 100. Claims cut this
down to 81, 1874. %. which has been in the
hands of the administrator since June -.
1888. He says he loaned the money to hi.
wife and could not now produce the same,
but rendered a note due i'll one year at s
per cent. payable to j. w. kinsley, trus-
tee, and endorsed by Kinsley. TO tho pres,
ont public administrator, and an assign,
ment OF a mortgage given to secure tn.
note.
Easom Bartlett estate, insane. Letter,
issued Aug. IL. 1889. Inventory shows wv
ne4 and lot two. section six, township zen
north of range three west. 1916 acres a,
$50, $2,392.50. The guardian has contracted
debts III this estate to tho amount of 81, pc
and the court directed him to borrow
$762.65 to pay indshtadness existing Nav
%. 1891. also a further order directing the
making of a new note for $500. rs TO pay in
forest on other note and other indebt dnesI
contracted since repo I Of MAY %, 1891
The ptinclpal items OF charge against this
nection with an attempt to sell the property
OF the estate. 1t appears from the recor 4
that one Bartlett, q brother of the ward.
appeared and protested against any sale OF
the property by the guardian for the pur-
pose OF raising money to pay expenses OF
r1dsening 1t Ut apuea ing that a portion OF
the roperty had been sold Tor taxes and that
the guardian instituted suit to recover the
sane) he being il.ing and ready to advances
the necessary amounts Tor the pur ose,
with a .leW to ho.dlnv the propcrty Intact