The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02
S|GKOR MAFFEFS SONG
His Little Boy Was Killed and
He Demands $5,O82.
OTHER SUITS STARTED
January Broke the Marriage License
Record, so Permits Being Issued to
Hitch Up in Teams-Clerk Clark
Makes His Monthly Report

Anton Maffei yesterday commenced
an action in the district court against
the Montana Union Railway company
for $5.OS2 damages for the death of his
4-year-old boy, who was killed by a
runaway car at Meaderville about four
months ago. The complaint in the case
alleges that on the 21st of last August
the plaintiff was the head of a family
and the father of Adorne Maffei, aged
Az years, who was then in good health
and under the care and custody of the
plaintiff, who was entitled to all the
services of the child until he should
arrive at the age of u years. On the
date mentioned the railway company
was operating piece of track lying
east of Meaderville and adjacent To "a
public highway leading from the VIII
1aSe To a public school building in that
vicinity, and upon which track the
company was running and allowing It's
engines and cars To stand as part Of
it's yard system. The piece of track
was constructed upon a grade so that
the cars left standing thereon, without
being sufficiently blocked. locked or
otherwise secured. would without any
propelling cause, run down the track.
ON the date mentioned, and for long
time prior to that time, defendant by
its yardmaster, servants and employees,
had notice and knowledge that children
living and being in the vicinity of the
track were in the habit Of crossing over
ii and passing along it. On the 21st of
last August two freight cars were al
lowed to stand on the grade Of the track
without being properly locked, braked
or otherwise secured, and the plaintiff s
child, in company with another child
was attracted to the vicinity of the
cars, and while they We're standing in
front of the cars, when, without any
ami,
started to move down the track and ran
over the plaintiffs child killing him
instantly. The complaint further al
legeS that the defendant had failed to
enclose the track SO as to prevent chill
dren from going on the track, knowing
that they were in the habit of going on
the track, yet making no efforts and
taking no precautions to protect their
lives and limbs. The plaintiffs child
went on the track without any notice or
knowledge on the fathers part, and
while in the pursuit of innocent and
childish amusement, and being attract
ed to the vicinity of the track and ears
without any fault on his part, was
killed. The plaintiff demands $1,000 as
general damages sustained by reason
of being deprived of the services of his
child during his minority, and for $50
expended in burial expenses. John w.
r. X. Leggat yesterday brought suit
against d. n. Upton and George ii.
Tong for $52470 due on note.
w. l.. Banning and A. j. Gauthier
brought an action against the Eureka
Chemical K Manufacturing company
for 81 ,095 claimed to be due for goods
sold to defendant. An attachment was
issued.
c. c. Clark, clerk of the court yes
terday made up his monthly statements
showing the following fees collected in
January; Petitions for letters S25; in
ventories and appraisements, $50; ac-
tons commenced 1920; appearances,
$65; judgments. $3.50: transcripts on
appeal, s5; copies and seals, $40; stem
ographer's fees, Sc; marriage licenses,
800: total. $60S.90.
January was the banner month for
marriage licenses. There We're 50
issued. the greatest number for any
month in the history of the county.