The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-23
SUIT TO QUIET TITLE
News Of Yesterday in the Metropolis
of the North.
A ROUNDHOUsE AT CLANCY
1t Is Probable That Place VIII Be a
Freight Division on the Mon !
tana Central Confidence
Sharks-Oueer Business.

pany has lnstltuteu suit dSdihSe Soh'o
B. Roberts to quiet title to the south
half Of section SO. township Il NORTH
range 8 east, the land In question be-
ing a portion of the school section re-
Gently awarded Paris Gibson ct al by |
Secretary Hoke Smith of the interior |
department. The complaint in sub |
stance alleges that in 1886 Paris Glib |
son. James w. Matkin, Herbert o. |
Chowen. Delos H. Chowen, George ID. |
Buddington, Coarts NJ. Webster, Ar
thur Z. Dickerman and Phil GIBSON,
filed on the land as a placer claim, and
in 1889 were permitted to enter H. .
James w. Matkin, prior to his deaen,
sold his interest in the claim to the
other claimants, who sold their interest
to Paris Gibson. Nov. II, 1895, the
United States granted Paris Gibson a
mineral certificate to the land. MI.
Gibson decided the land to the plaintiff,
Jasper Tullock, heir of James w. NH
kin. who then decided an eighth OF one
land to James w. Roberts, with intent
TO cast a cloud upon plaintiffs title,
knowing that Mitkin had sold his IN
terest in the claim and died unpos-
sessed of any interest In the claim.
The plaintiff requests that dt be ad-
judged that Roberts had no title to the
land, and that he and all persons
claiming under, by or through him be
stopped from so claiming.
M. s. Parker, well-known civil
engineer of this city, has been given
contract by the Great Northern people,
to construct, as early as possible, a
round house at Clancy, a station be-
tween Helena and Butte. The building
win have IL stalls and repair shops.
The round house will be built Of stone,
similar to that used In the First Ma
tional bank block of this city. The
stone will be obtained from Mayor
Websters quarry near this city. and
the first shipments were made to-day.
Fifty men will he employed in the work
of construction. 1t is generally thought
by railroad men that Clancy will be
made a freight division between Great
Fails and Butte, thus saving the neces-
sity of changing train crews at Helena.
Nels Peterson, an innocent Norwe-
gian farm hand of Sun River valley,
has just returned from a meteor-like
trip to st. Paul Nels has been a resi-
dent of Montana for several years, and
by hard work and frugal habits accu-
mulated little fortune. A short time
ago he started for the twin cities for
the purpose, 1t is said, of selecting
some fair-skinned, haxen-haired Nor
wegian lass to reign as queen of a mod
est home he had prepared in the valley
of the Sun. AIT st. Paul he found his
rose. She charmed him with her beau
ty and then innocently led him into a
gang of Philistines who promptly gath
cred in his hard-earned sheckels until
he awoke one morning to find his
fiaxen-haired rose absent, his new
friends" gone, his pocketbook empty
and his jewelry at the pawn shop.
They left his clothing and a valuable
fund of experience which he now pos
sesses. Nels Immediately left st. Paul
for Montana, travelling by easy stages,
until he is now here, where ne swears
in three languages to remain for all
time to come. Meantime a nicely ar
ranged cottage up Sun river is offered
for sale-on any terms demanded.
Harry Stanley and Frank Howard,
two confidence sharks arrested by De-
tective Germ for fraudulently securing
certificate of deposit of 5000 from
Nels Covel, and verdant Norwegian
with more money than sense, were be-
fore Judge Race to-day and were each
fined $50 or 40 days in jail. Unfortun-
ately Stanley was able to pay his fine
and freedom. while Howard was turned
over to the sheriff for confinement
Both men are smooth confidence men
who are not classed even as gamblers
their method being to either hold up
victims or rob them in any way thew
can. County Attorney Freeman won
distinction for himself to-day by Civ
ing these scoundrels a scientific roast
ing. Stanley will bump the town fol
Butte at once. and Howard will be
given tie pass and an energetic boost
for the capital city as soon as his term
expires. Meantime Covel promises
never to fash another roll as long as hs
inhales ozone.
There is Just at this time a good
deal of rash comment upon the off,
cial conduct of John Largent, while
that gentleman occupied the position
of city attorney. On June 20, 1894. Mr.
Largent, as city attorney, filed in the
district court a complaint in the suit OF
the city of Great Falls VS.. II. p. Rolfe
ct al. bondsmen OF p. ]. Elliott who
was elected CITY treasurer in 1s93 and
who was drowned in August of the
same year. The action was brought to
recover the amount Of Elliott's bond
with interest. attorney fees. cost OF
suit and the like. 1t being alleged that
Elliott had deposited city money
in the Merchants National bank
which suspended during the financial
panic OF that year. thus rendering the
city's money unavailable for use. The
money unavailable did not amount &c
$4,000. but City Attorney Largeni
thought II necessary to sue for the full
amount of the bond in order to protec
the city. The suit was delayed for ons
reason or anoher month after month
and no further action was taken unit
the last term of court. when 1t wa,
heralded to and fro that the case wa
ready for rial. but 1t was not tried
Finally with the consent of the pres
ent city attorney the council employed
Attorneys j. b. Leslie and Ransom
Cooper to assist in the prosecution o
the case.
After going into the case thorough,
the plaintiff applied for leave to amen,
the complaint and the motion was ar
gued. During the argument Messrs
Stephenson. Leslie and Cooper sal,
that they did not draw the complaint
having just appeared in the case. bu
they had discovered that. in the com
plant drawn by Lsrgent. the cit,
could really only recover $3.50. addin,
that IL they were not permitted &