The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-22

settjement the anal account Of b ad-
miniStrator Of the estate Of Alfred
Boyer. deceased. but he had nothing to
show that h legal notice to creditors
bad been published. and was not sure
that . notice . been published. He
said, however. hat there were only q
few creditors anyway and asked hat
the account be settled and allowed. The
court, however. could not agree with
him and declined to consider the ac-
was produced. etc.
In the matter Of the estate OF Finlay
McNeill- deceased. letters Of administra-
ton were Issued to DR.. +. W. McCrim-
mon.
M. d. Lechey was discharged as ad-
ministrator Of the estate OF John T.
Cushing.
In the matter OF the estate Of w. f.
Jordan the return Of q sale OF real es-
tate was to have been heard. blu in the
absence of testimony h matter was
continued until Monday morning.
The property Of the Jordan estate
consists Of q half interest In the Scottish
Chief lode claim and a fourth each In
the Memorial and Lioness claims. all To-
Gated in Horse canyon The administra-
tor. recently sold It to the Montana Ore
IuICud6lu8 Coiilp0uy " $SS~. AN ~
was subsequently increased 10 per cent.
by r. NJ. Cobban m yesterday Carlos
Warfield raised IL to $471.95.
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of Ellen M. Smith were issued to
Henry NJ. Smith.
John Kaempfer, the man who was
shot and slightly wounded q few days
by lawyer o. NJ. Hall, yesterday
brought q suit in the district court
against Hall to settle the trouble which
resulted in the shooting. TIT complaint
in the case alleges that on the 9th OF
last month the plaintiff and defendant
entered into ar agreement by which the
defendant was to pay the plaintiff S4S5
upon the completion Of a building on
West Park street. The building was
completed on the 18th of May, but MOTH
ing has bean paid on the contract ex-
cept $50. A lien was placed on the prop
erty and a decree Of foreclosure IL asked
for and judgment for $4o5 and an at
torney's fee Of $3.50.
Andrew Schasser, charged with re-
ceiving stolen property, entered a plea
of not guilty yesterday. ]. r. Grice and
w. ]. Naughton were entered as attor-
neys for the defendant, Wines & Wines
having withdrawn their appearance.
Kate Thomas, colored, charged with
being implicated with O'Bannion In a
criminal assault. also pleaded not guilty
yesterday morning.
A small damage suit Of T.. c. jackson
against the Oregon Short Line railway
company was tried yesterday before a
Jury in Judge Lindsay's court. Jackson
claimed that a freight train killed a
horse belonging to him. near Feeley. on
May 10, 1897, and he sued for $3.50 and
interest. The jury was out about five
minutes and returned with a verdict for
Jackson for the amount sued for.
In the case Of the Butte Hardware
mpan against Mrs. Jessie c. Knox
| Judge Clancy yesterday ordered that the
default entered in the case on Friday
| be set aside. as II had been entered
through a mistake as to an agreement
that had been entered into by the parties
| to the suit.
Judge Lindsay yesterday set the fol-
lowing cases for trial: +. b. Themes,
receiver. VS.. w. H. Wheeler ct al, June
2; w A. Clark & Bro. W.. the Grand
Opera House Co., June 2; Peter Prud-
homme VS.. Dan Shelley. June 2; John
p. Reins VS.. Silas F. King, June 8: May
Neidenhofen. administrative, VS.. M. l.
1 Holland. June 3.
Patrick Sheehan yesterday brought
suit against w. H. Nichols for $402. so
claimed to be due him on a contract
for running a TUNE on the STANDARD
mine. The work was performed In July,
1894.
In the case Of the First National bank
against Joe Black and others a judgment
for So, 421. 20 and a decree Of foreclosure
| Of a mortgage on lot s. block 42, of the
Butte townsite, and the Tom Haney lode
was entered yesterday by Judge Lind
saw.