The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-31
DOWN In DEER LODGE
Peter Walton Brings Suit Against N.
]. and Annie Commit.
SOME PROBATE MATTERS
The County Commissioners VIII
Meet In Special Session Jan. q
and Discuss the Bonding
Question-Other News.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Dec. 30.-Peter Walton.
through his attorney, Edward Scharni-
kow. commenced a suit in the district
court against NJ. ]. Conniff. Annie Con-
niff and Peter Locquet. and alleges In
the complaint that on the 18th day OF
June. 1894. at Deer Lodge, county of Deer
Lodge. the said defendant. NJ. ]. Conniff.
made his certain promissory Lo,e to
plaintiff in the sum of $500. bearing inter
est at the rate of Ia per cent per month,
and that no part OF the sum has ever
been paid. 1t further -ecites that the said
defendants. to secure the payment CT the
said principal and sum and the interest
thereon. as mentioned in said promissory
note. did at the same time and place exc
cute under their hands and deliver to the
said Peter Walton a certain mortgage
bearing date on that day and conditioned
for the payment of the said sum of $500
and interest; that the defendant, Peter
Locquet, claims some interest in said
premises, which interest or claims are
subseqent to and subject to the lien of
plaintiffs mortgage: that the sum of SIS
is a reasonable sum as attorneys fee for
the foreclosure of said mortgage. He
therefore prays judgment against the de-
PENDANT for the principal, interest and at
torney's fee and costs of suit, and for a
decree from the court authorizing the
sale of the premises affected by the mort
gage.
In the estate of James Elphinson. de-
ceased. the petition Of Ellen Elphinson
for letters testamentary came up for
hearing last Saturday. After hearing the
proofs the court ordered that the instru-
ment filed ON Dec. 6. purporting to be the
last will and testament of James Elphin-
son, deceased. be admitted to probate as
his last will and testament. The petition
er. Ellen Elphinson, was appointed exec
drix of said will without bonds and let
ters were ordered issued to her upon her
taking the oath required by law.
In the estate of Joaquin Abascal, de-
ceased. the petition of j. Ross Clark was
read, in which the petitioner claimed to
be the owner of lots 10 and IL In block "a,
townsite of Butte. and praying that the
administrator of the estate be required
and authorized to execute to him a deed
for the same. The court ordered that
Saturday, the 9Th day of January, 1896, at
10 a. m, be fixed for the date of said
hearing and that the clerk give proper
notice of the same.
The order to show cause on sale of real
estate in the estate of George w. Porter.
deceased, was continued until Tuesday,
Dec 81. 1895, at 10 o'clock a. m.
On application of Alex. Brown, admins
traitor of the estate of Fannie Kennon,
deceased. an order was made appointing
yelling Napton, ]. z. Van Gundy and
Levi Davis appraisers of the estate, and,
also directing that publication OF hotiee
to creditors be made
The board OF county commissioners will
meet in special session on Monday, Jan.
6. The object OF their meeting is to take
the necessary steps toward bonding the
county for the payment Of all outstanding
road warrants. There is no longer a gem
eral road fund, as the new laws provide
that the money collected by the special
and general road levy must be credited
by the treasurer to the respective road
districts. Under this construction of the
law the commissioners find that they can
not apply any of the moneys on hand to
the payment of outstanding road war
rants, which amount to about $4,000.