The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-05
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SPEAKING OF TRESTLES
Application for an Injunction Against
h Butte City Water Company
Litigation Arising Over the Build
ing OF a House-Court Notes.

Another sui for damages and in
junction was commenced in the district
court yesterday by the Butte a. Boston
Mining company against the Montana
Ore Purchasing company. The suit re-
lates to an ore bin and tramway built
and. operated by the defendant on the
Snohomish lode claim. The Butte &
Boston company alleges that 1t is the
owner of a half interest i'm the Snohom-
ish. and that i'm October. 1895, the de-
PENDANT. with a large force of men, en-
tered upon the west end of the claim
and erected a large ore bin and con-
structed a trestle and tramway leading
from the bin to the Rarus mine. which
is operated exclusively by the Defend
ant. The tramway and ore bin have
been in use ever since, and the Butte &
Boston claims to have been damaged
20 the extent Of $500. Last January
the M. o. y. built another
tramway and trestle on the Snohomish,
which has also damaged the II. & b.
company to the extent of $500. and the
court is asked for judgment to that
amount and for injunctions In both in.
stances to restrain the defendant from
continuing the alleged trespass. w. H..
Dewitt is attorney in the case.
On the application of the plaintiffs in
the suit OF James Lambe and John Nc
Rae against the Butte City Water COM
pany. Judge Clancy yesterday issued
an order on the company to appear in
court next Saturday morning and show
cause why a temporary injunction
should not be ssued to prevent the
company from running its fumes or
water ditch over and across the Red
Cloud and Iowa o d mining claims and
from further trespassing on the prop
arfX InnhA mazda an Affidavit that
the claims are valuable for mining pur-
poses and that the ledge on the claims
runs under the fumeo of the water com-
pany. and in order to work the claim IL
VIII he necessary to go to great ex-
pense to protect the fiume from dam
ages He says he delay i'm bringing the
case. which was brought a year or
more ago, To trial. has been a source of
irreparable injury to the plaintiffs. He
asked for an injunction or to ave the
case advanced on the calendar and
tried.
j. n. Gravelle yesterday commenced
suit against Thomas G. Taylor and
Thomas Rowan for s., 1854. %. claimed to
be due for liens the plaintiff had to pay
on Taylor's account. The complaint
alleges that on July 10. 1895. for a con
sideration of 81, 1850 Taylor entered into
n contract i'm writing with the plaintiff
to erect a house for the latter on East
Broadway and deliver IL free from all
liens and encumbrances. He rave a
s.. 900 bond for the faithful performance
of the contract. Will Thomas Rowan as
surety. The contractor did not pay
certain claims for material. however.
and the Schatzlein Paint company and
the Bitter Root Development company
brought suit against Gravelle to fore
close liens on the property and secured
judgment for S2.374.32. which Gravelle
had 10 pay. He still owed Taylor 81 .020
on his contract, which he applied on the
judgments. and now asks Judgment
against hin for the balance. 81. Asa. 32.
He also sues for 5000 as damages sus-
tanned by reason of the fact that the
house was not completed within the
time specified by the contract.
Robert Mcbride yesterday brought
suit against the st. Pau * Butte Min
ing company for SIZE claimed to be due
for services as attorney. An attach
ment was issued.