The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-02
ANACONDA news.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
William Kidd Sent Up for Three
Years.
CASES SET FOR HEARING
Jury for the Term Will Be on Hand
September 20, When the Real BUSH
ness of the Term Will Be
Taken Up.

There was a session of the district
court yesterday at which considerable
business was transacted. Yesterday was
the date for the beginning of the regu-
lar August term of court, but the issu-
ing Of a venire of Jurors was postponed
until September 26, and the calling OF
the calendar to September 90, at which
time the real business of the new term
will begin. In the meantime, there will
be short sessions of court. There will
be a session to-day for the hearing of
a couple of demurrers, and also on next
Monday.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
Kudlak. deceased, the application to
sell personal property was set for Au-
gust s at 10 a. m.
In the case of ]. A. Stromberg & Co.
vs. j. J.. Curl, judgment was ordered
entered in favor of the plaintiff to the
amount named in the complaint. The
action was brought to a small
sum for groceries and provisions sold
and delivered by Stromperg to the de-
PENDANT. who was then conducting a
grocery store.
In the case of Davidson Bros. & Co.
against Michael j. Murphy and John
Fitzpatrick, sheriff, u was set
for hearing to-day. The action is one to
recover certain stocks of groceries at
tached by the sheriff.
Like action was taken in the case
of Cooney Bros. against Michael j. Muir
ply and John Fitzpatrick, sheriff. The
suit is similar to that above mentioned.
The ease of Lucian Poulin against
Conrad Kohrs was set for September &c
at 10 a. M.
The case of w. B.. May against the
city of Anaconda was set for September
20. The action is brought to recover
$4,000 damages. claimed to ave been
sustained by the plaintiff driving into a
boulder on Pine street, alleged to have
been negligently left there by the city.
May claims to have suffered certain per-
manent injury.
The case of George Shook against the
city of Anaconda was set for trial Sep
TENDER %. This is al action to recover
damages in the sum of So. 900, alleged to
have been sustained by the plaintiff in
riding his bicycle into a washed out Gull
vert on Birch street. The plaintiff AL
leges that the city neglected to properly
protect the washed-out street by lights
and otherwise. and that he sustained in
1uries from which he will never fully
recover.
Inc case OF "elcn VS.. ANN was
continued for the term. The suit is one
eating ditch through some and in the
northern part of the county.
The cases of Nels ~Staffanson, Eph-
Tiam S~taffanson and Mary Holtz VS.. the
Anaconda Copper Mining company were
set for trial October 4, 3 and 6. The
actions are brought to recover dam
ages in the sums of 81, 900, 81. 900 and
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the plaintiffs by reason of the defend
ants polluting the waters of Warm
Springs and Dutchman creeks, by
dumping poisonous matter from the
smelters into them. The plaintiffs all
live on Dutchman creek, one of the out
lets of Warm Springs creek, and claim
the waters of that stream. certain
portions of which are owned by them,
have been rendered unfit for use by
reason of the alleged dumping of tail
ings into Warm Springs creek, men,
toned above
In the matter of the sta of Ken
ney Phelan, deceased. Attorney ID. II.
Kehoe of Butte appeared in court for
Thomas Phelan, who a previously APP
piled for letters of administration. but
whose application is opposed by public
administrator b. F. Brown, on the
ground that Thomas Phelan is not a
resident of the state. Thomas Phelan
claims that he is a resident Of the state.
The court set the matter for hearing on
August Is at l o'clock p. m.
Default was entered and judgment
ordered for the plaintiff in the case of
the State Savings bank of Butte against
j. r. Boarman. The suit was brought
TO recover on a 5000 promissory note.
In the matter of the application of the
A. o. II. to mortgage its property in
the sum of 81, 900 for the purpose of
making certain additions and improve
ments to its building, an alias summons
was ordered published setting Monday,
August s, at 10 a. m. for hearing the
petition.
In the case of Jane NJ. Burke against
Shea, defendants attorney
failed to appear to justify the sureties
within the time specified by the court,
and an order was made that the plain
tiff is entitled to have an execution is
sued.
The bond of r. de b. Smith. appoint
ed receiver in the ease of Peter Vim
cent against Gordon c. Vineyard. was
approved and the oath of office placed
file.
Martin Slattery and Morse McNulty.
of Ireland, were admitted to full
citizenship.
In the criminal line. William Kidd, a
man. who last week pleaded
guilty to a charge of burglary. was
yesterday sentenced to three years inn
.prisonment in the state p~enitentiary.
was accused of entering and rob-
bling the home of Mr.. and Mrs. McCar-