The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-03
REYNOLDS WANTS IT
He Sues to Recover Money in the
Sheriff's Hands.
OWED BY MADDUX & CLARK
The elimination of a Transfer of
Saloon Fixtures in Anaconda
-Mrs. Dubey's Case
Court Notes.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Feb. pa civil ac-
ton was commenced in the district
court to-day by ]. b. Reynolds of Ana
conda, through his attorney. II. X.
Whitehill. to recover of Sheriff Fitz-
patrick and Deputy Sheriff John Con-
ley, the sum of 1900. This amount
the plaintiff claims is the value of the
property taken by the defendants I'M
ssder q writ of attachment in the suit of
j. ". Collins & Co. against s. II. Mad
sdux and George NJ. Clark. Maddux
and Clark were running a saloon in the
Combination. in Anaconda, until the I'd
day of December when they were at
tached and closed up by the sheriff.
The complaint alleges that on the 23d
day of August. 1895, at Anaconda, s. H.
Maddux and George M. Clark, for
valuable consideration. did execute and
deliver to the plaintiff their promis-
sorry note. by the terms of which they
were to pay to the plaintiff the sum of
8. 300. with interest at the rate of per
cent per month until paid; that said
Maddux and Clark. to secure the pay
ment of said note. executed and de-
livered to the plaintiff a chattel mort
gage on the following described prop
erty: 10 tables, so chairs. two stoves.
800 poker chips, one iron safe. one cash
register, one ice chest, one bar. one
back bar, four tables, five pictures. two
lamps and two ice picks; that said
property at the time of the taking by
the sheriff was of the value Of 81, 800.
and that the promissory note and the
money due thereon has not been paid;
& that the defendants, John Fitzpatrick
or John Conley, as sheriff or otherwise.
did not pay to the plaintiff the amount
of the mortgage debt and when pay
ment was demanded by the plaintiff IT
was refused.
The injunction suit of Annie Du Bey
against the Willow Creek Fluming
company came up for hearing this
afternoon before Judge Brantiy. At
torneys J. r. Boarman and T. O'Leary
were on hand to look after the inter-
ests of the plaintiff and w. B. Rodgers
represented the fluming company.
Considerable testimony was introduced
by both sides and at the conclusion,
counsel for the defendant moved for
non-suit on the restraining order, which
was granted. and the temporary in
junction was ordered dissolved. The
court allowed the plaintiffs 20 days in
which to prepare and serve bill of ex-
ceptions and statement on appeal, no
tice of which was given.
In the suit of w. E. Yelverton against
IT. B. Mallory, which was tried before
the court about a week ago, the court
rendered a decision to-day in favor of
the plaintiff for $3.50.
Pursuant to call of President A. ].
BEETLES, the stockholders of the Fair
stake Mining & Milling company held
a special meeting in Deer Lodge this
afternoon and elected a new board of
directors and also ordered the removal
of the oompany's principal place of
business from Deer Lodge to Philips
burg. The new board of directors are
John r. Lucas, w. Z. Moore and John
G.. Morony.
Judge Brantly will open the March
term of the district court of Granite
county at Philipsburg next Monday.
John Mcmahon came down from Ana
conda this morning to pay his family
the usual weekly visit.