The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-28

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Tor letters OF administration, to succeed
| Special Administrator James A. Talbot.
all the claimants having agreed upon Mr..
Leyson. Tho petition is as follows
The petition of Mr.. J. II. Leyson for
letters of administration read as follows (:
To the Honorable John j. Mediation,
judge of the district court of the second
| judicial district of the state of Montana,
IN and for the county of Silver Bow: The
petition OF John II. Leyson, a citizen aud
resident OF the city of Butte. Silver Bow
county. state of Montana, respectfully
| shows:
That Andrew j. Davis, deceased. died
on the 11th day of March, A. D., 1890. at
the city of Butte, county of Silver Bow,
state of Montana, and that said deceased,
at the time of his death, was a resident of
| said city, county and state. and that no
/ left an estate in said city and county
/ and state, consisting of real and personal
/ property. and that the value and charao-
ter thereof is as follows: Said property
consists OF national bank, mining and
| other stock, bonds, notes, mortgages and
| other securities, cash in bank. mines.
| mining claims and other real estate and
personal property; and leaving also prop
erty IN the states of Iowa and Massachu-
sets. tho whole thereof being of the value,
! of 100000. That said deceased left 4
| last will AMI testament which has been
duly proved, allowed and probated by the
order, certificate and decree of this court;
that all OF the executors named in-said
will are deceased: that Henry 4. Root,
L len =. Cornue. Elizabeth :. Ladd. Maria
| Cummings. Mary Louisa Dunbar. Harriet
Il. Sheffield, Henry A. Davis. Andrew L.
Davis, John +. DAVIS. Theah Jane Davis,
Edward a. Davis. George Wesley Davis,
Charles Granville Davis and Morris AL
lard Davis are the heirs at law and bene-
hciarIes in the estate of said deceased,
and that Andrew j. Davis, John T.. Davis
and Henry A. Root, being residents of the
state of Montana and interested III the es-
tate of said deceased. arc entitled to LETT
ters of administration upon said estate;
that all of the aforesaid parties have con-
cented in writing and requested the APP
pontment of your petitioner as admins
traitor of the estate of Andrew j. Davis,
deceased, with the will annexed, as will
appear by their request and consent IN
writing, herewith presented and filed.
That all the heirs at law and next of kin
of said decedent and their names. ages
and residence are as follows, to-wit:
Irwin Davis. age 81. city OF New York,
state of New York; Calam II. Davis, age
q, Sebastopol, Sanoml county, Califor-
MIA; both brothers of said decedent, Dina
Davis, age 81, Summers, Mass. Maria
Cummings, age 81. Springfield. Mass.
Harriet Wood, age 80, Springfield. Mass.
Elizabeth Bowdoiue, ago So, Springfield,
Mass; all sisters of the said deceased.
Ellen ). Corun, age 81, Croton Falls, New
York; Henry A. Root. age 40. Helena,
Mont. both children of Anna Root, who
was a sister of said decedent. Mary
Louisa Dunbar, age 81, Springfield, Mass.
Lizzie A. Smith. age AZ. San Francisco,
CAL. both children of Roxana Dunbar,
who was sister of said decedent Har-
ret Sheffield, age unknown, Northport,
New York; Henry A. Davis, age unknown,
Munson, Mass, both children of Asa Da-
Wis, deceased, who was n brother of said
lecedent. Elizabeth 5. Laid. age As,
Springfield, Mass, daughter of Sophronia
Firman, who was a sister of the said de-
cedent. Thea Jane DAVIS, age CO, Chi
cago, Ill, surviving wife OF John A. Davis, ]
deceased. who was a brother of said de-
cedent. Andrew j. Davis, age 32. resi-
dence Butte City, Mont; John L. Davis,
age 81. residence Butte City. Mont; Ed
warI Asa Davis, age 40, residence, Chi J
cago, ILL.,; Charles ID. Davis, age %, resi-
dence, Chicago, H.; George w. Davis,
age "a, residence Chicago. ILL.,; Morris A.
Davis. age 20, residence Chicago, Ill. +; all
children of John A. Davis, deceased, who !
was a brother of decedent.
That John A. Davis. the prepayment of
said will since filing his petition to pro-
bate said will has died and that John A.
Davis has been duly appointed and that
he is the duly qualified and acting admin
istrator OF the estate of John A.. Davis,
deceased, that the estate for and in which
letters of administration are hereby APP
piled, does not exceed the value of three
whereof your petitioner, under the statute
in such cases made and provided, is en-
titled to letters OF administration of SAID
estate, with the will annexed. Where
fore your petitioner prays that n day OF
court may be fixed for hearing this appli-
cation, that due notice thereof may be
given by the clerk of said court by posting
notices that upon said hearing and proof
by letters of administration of said estate
with will annexed may be issued to your
petitioner, and your petitioner will ever
pray.
Dated at Butte. Silver Bow county, state
of Montana, this 9th day of March. 1895.
John II. LEYsoN,
Petitioner.
Mr.. Leyson's petition was set for hearing
on Saturday, April 26, at which time let
tiers will probably be issued to him after
which Special Administrator Talbot will
file his final account and turn the estate
over to the new administrator, and upon
the latter filing the proper bond. The
settlement of the contests to-day does not
by any means end the possibility of
further litigation over the estate for no
provision in the division was made for
Erwin Davis. Calvin L. Davis. brothers of
the deceased, or for Mrs. Dina Davis.
Harriet Woods, and Elizabeth Bowdoine,
sisters, and Miss Lizzie A. Smith
niece of Judge Davis, and their
claims are still outstanding. Then there
is the noted Thomas jefferson Davis of
Iowa, the alleged illegitimate son, To say
nothing of the widow" and her three or
four daughters who recently turned up i'm
California. The new California claim
ants are represented by Attorney Charles
+. Hanlon of San Francisco, who has sent
notice of that fact to the court here. but
has taken no further steps yet. All these
claimants who are not included in the
settlement can still bring suit within one
year for tine revocation of the pro-
bate of the will. The compromise
does not affect the Sl0J0.0 600 bank
suit which is pending in the supreme
court. If the contestants should win that
suit, then the 81 coo, 00) will be distributed
upon the same basis as above set forth.
The proceedings today will probably SCI
tic the contest in Massachusetts also. A
certified copy of the proceedings will be
taken to the courts of that state and tho
property there secured for administration.