The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-07
ABSOLUTELY PURE

that 10 was mot 4 party Ia the several suits
In which the judgments were obtained and
was not bound by them. Judge Knowles
affirmed the report Of ths mater IN all
which was for services as . bookksspev.
He held that ths court has Jurisdiction.
section 707 gives 4 right which . eourt OF
equity will enforce. While = state cannot
pass laws TO confer Jurisdiction ON the fed
eral court. yet when the state gives . right
The law 10 NOS unconstitutional. the law
gives rights TO railroad companies
organized in shis state. that are
not given 10 persons. When . railrond
corporation 10 organized under that law and
executes a mortgage, it 10 executed subject
whe purchases bonds does so with full
knowledge OF the Law under which they
we're issued. and takes them subject to the
provisions of that law, A railroad may
mortgage future acquired property. may
mortgage It's road before II 10 built. A yer
SON purchasing bonds knows that labor
must be performed and material furnished
to complete the road and keep 1t In opera
ton. and knows shat the Law gives such
claims preference over his bonds. and he
takes them subject thereto. The law is not
in conflict with the constitution Of Mon
tana. IL was passed by the tor itoEial leg
~islaturs and the inhibition on passing sps-
$3.50 A"w0 "DkAsOO SAhJ w
passed by tho state legislature. The
bondholders were not excluded by the
judgments obtained by the Judgment
claimants but could go back OF them and
inquire whether or not they were obtained
for work or material. The master could
were obtained for, and whore . note had
been given for material. and 4 judgment
obtained OF the sale. he could ascertain il
the nots was given for work or material.
Owing to the fact that al the claims were
held BY Helena people. and that the ease
of peculiar local interest. The aggregate
of tbs judgment claims amount. with in
terest, to about S15. 900. Walsh & Newman
represent the following claimants: VIM.
Muta. $sS5.58; Wm. Rogers claim.
assigned 10 Muth; $l1l.ss; also claim.
F. j. stesver, 1881: WIN. Canon, SIS. 10;
B. AcGillie. $2l3.9 90; Alex Patton, $26l. 50;
Fred ZusinR. $174.4O: r. Grum, $48.6O;
9. @. Gibson. $18s. "a; T. T. Palmer. ga. 10;
Geo. Green. $1S8. "a; VIM. Lsmnix. 1861 8
T. Zusine, $9l. 10; John Oakland, $40. 20;
2. kerby. STA Pat Ga'len. $s6: IS; Chris
O'Neii. S171. 40; John Ksefe. s5O6.7 10; Alex
Erwin, $4,000; p. Il. Montague. $40. Is;
VIM. Mckee, $780, 40; Otto Bartels, $57. Is;
VIM. O. lambert. $1S3. 45.
The same firm also represented the fol-
lowing individual claimants: johnson q
Mccarthy. $5l6. 80; E. W. Bach, 1878. g.;
VIM. A.. KiEkham. $21O.3 5; Fred
NJ. Duagar. Sl29.35; Ajax. Patton.
S217.b 80; Geo. Morris, $l34; Geo. |
Luye. $227.5 30; d. Kirly, SPA 80. b. J.
MeGillio, $167.25: H. Midland, 1854. Al; J. |
Il. Shively. $3.50. s.; ,. Byrns. $175. IS; |
Chris. CahiIl, $174.55; VIM. G. Humbsrt.
$70S. 80; F. Teutenbera Of a.. $137. 80; II.
NJ. Parchen. $51.O5 Helena Steam H. g.. s.
Co.. $62.2 %; Helena Steam H.. q 8. Co.,
$41. A; A. r. Mckenzie, $165. Is; stsdman
Foundry g. Machine Co., $685. 5; Wilmer
Bros. $57. 80.
Leslie a. Craven represent Gilohrist Bros.
& Edgar for So. 200 and James y. Dunn for
$3.50. There are a few other small claims
BY other attorneys.