The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-11

the property about two years ago 1t was
subject 10 a claim held by the First Ma
tional bank OF Helena of the amount
above stated. The purchasers operated
the mine for few months, but failed to
make a success of il. and also failed to
pay their help during the last few months.
The mortgage is now foreclosed and the
property passes under the control Of the
receiver of the bank. IL has been a profit
able mine and no doubt can be made 50
again. The property as a whole consists
of II claims, most of them patented, to-
gether with concentrator power, ma
chinery, buildings, etc.
Court Matters.
District court opened here on the Sd
with Judge Parker presiding. The work
of the term is delayed somewhat by the
Inability TO secure jury before about
the nth of the month. The delay is
caused by a provision of the law which
defers the making of list of taxpay-
ers for jury service until the second Mon
day of the month.
The cases thus far coming UP are J..
r. Grice VS.. Emma Grice. dismissed for
want of prosecutions; James Taught vs.
John Brannigan, dismissed at plaintiff s
cost: j. Terrell vs.. Hope Mining COM
pany, dismissed at plaintiff S cost. A. N.
Richards VS.. Hope Mining company, dis
missed at plaintiffs cost. q. Il. Chishom
VS.. Albert ID. Barnhardt. default of de-
ifIIddl. VII INTRODUCTION OF testimony Oh
the part of plaintiff which was in relation
to the organization of mining COM
pany and the sale of stock in same by
defendant, who failed to account for
same. Judgment was given for plaintiff
for the sum of $31 500 and costs. JEFF rscn
county VS.. Michael O'Donneli. In this case
defendant had refused to pay taxes on
certain moneys and suit was brought to
enforce same. default of the defendant
was entered and Judgment given fer
plaintiff for s622.n6 and costs. Gaffney
Mercantile company vs. Charles Hopkins.
Plaintiff stands on his complaint and de-
PENDANT RECEIVERS his costs expended in
the action. Charles Hopkins rs. Gatfney
Mercantile company Execution stayed
for 30 days. L. c. Trent d Co. VS.. Henry
J.. Sherlock. sheriff Motion by defendant
for a new trial denied.
Among the cases that will come up for
trial when a jury Is obtained IN that re-
lating to the alleged will of John -. ALI
port making Mrs. Caroline V. Kelley the
executrix of the estate without bonds.
and also making her the chief beneficiary.
The will, according To tho complaint filed,
viii be attacked fraudulent and a for
gerry. 1t is the one which will be recalled
as having come in a somewhat round
about way into the hands of James Tai
bott of Butte and filed here for probate
II is not yet known If the cases aga INST
Mrs. Kelley. charging perjury on her part
in her appearance before the court on ap-
pication to become administrators Of tho
estate before the said will was filed will
come mp at this term or not
Papers have been filed with the clerk of
the court attacking the validity and gen
uinencss of the claims of Ganeraux
against g. w. Conniek, the Basin mer-
chant, on which the assignment was
made. Also there are cases started by
wholesalers in the East to obtain possess
sion of goods now held by the sheriff
under the attachment ana being sod by
him. the claim being that Connck in the
purchase OF the goods misrepresented his
financial standing TO the commercial
agencies II III likely that the connick as
signmcnt will get into court in several
different shapes.