The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-18
As AN EXAMINING BOARD
Judge Smith Puts Questions to
Applicants.
0RS. SERIES AND GATTAN
Colonel Sanders Roests the State Beard
of Medical Examiners, Charging
II With Excluding Able
Professional Men.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. June 1I.-Judgc Smith. in ac-
cordance with the direction OF the SUI
preme court, to-day resolved his court
into an examining board for the pur-
pose OF determining whether or not DIR.
j. Series and Dr. Ferdinand Gattan of
Anaconda, who were denied certificates
from the state board OF medical exam
iners, are competent to practice medi-
cine within Montana. DR.. Series twice
failed tn pass examination by The
board. on the first decision he ap-
pealed Ia the district court from the
findings. alleging that the markings
were unjust and decision unfair. Judge
eral, dismissed the appeal, holding that
the district court was not competent 10
hear the case when question OF com
potency was involved. The supreme
court. Justice Buck dissenting. reversed
Judge Smiths ruling and directed him
tn proceed with the examination as he
saw tit. Judge Smith secured five ques-
tions, each on II subjects. relating 10
medicine aud surgery, which he pro-
posed To ask the applicant In the
meantime DR.. Gattan appealed and It
was decided To give both applicants the
same examination. In court to-day,
Col. w. +. Sanders. who represented
Gattan. objected to the questions, but
he was overruled. with one exception.
Colonel Sanders roasted the board of
medical examiners to Il turn. saying
that the aristocrats VINO composed IL
lad taken no examination but had
carefully planned To exclude better men
in the profession than themselves, DIR.
Chapple of Billings. who is secretary of
the board, and DR.. T. j. Murray Of
Butte, who is a member. happened into
the court room just as Colonel Sanders
was removing the boards epidermis.
The court approved the questions and
the applicants began writing. complet-
ing two branches. The examination pa
pers will he submitted To a committee
and on its markings judgment will he
rendered. This is the first proceeding
of the kind in Montana.
Harry ID. Moore. state land register,
returned THIS morning from BGzeinan.
He offered for sale and rent about 15.-
600 acres of state land in Gallatin
county. He sold in all $50 acres, from
which he realized the sum of $3.iiO. He
leased ABOUT bV,V'O acres. from Wnl'h
the state will receive $1,000 IN acre rent
Charles a. Clark proprietor of the
Montana Shoe company made an as
signment this afternoon To w. II.
Clark for the benefit Of his creditors
No list of assets ar Liabilities have yet
been filed. Claims Of creditors aggre-
gate sl6,0i1. Among the creditors is
the First National bank Of Butte. slioo
on note.
The contract for the three-story AMI
basement brick and stone annex to ST.
Nincent's academy, a Catholic institu-
tion Of this city, VAS let Tonight 10 u.
W. Fiskc of Helena for Ss,ial. There
Were six bidders. The bids did not IN
cludp plumbing ar heating plant.
Work will he begun right away and the
building will probably be completed
late next September. 81. Ntncenta IS
! the oldest academy in Montana.