The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-01
CUT Off WITH DOLLAR
DR.. Harding's Children Don't Get
Much Under His Will.
ESTATE is WORTH $4,000
Bulk OF II Goes TO Louise T. Parrot, Com
monty known as LOUISE 7. Harding"
F1v Sons and One Daughter by
His First wife-Court News.

The will Of the late DR.. Wellington
Clark Harding was filed in the district
court yesterday for probate. and f. G.
Smith petitioned for letters testament
tary. The petition and the will disclose
an interesting family relationship of
the Hardings. The doctor had six chill
dren by a former wife. five sons and
one daughter. Three of the sons were
cut off in the will with 81 each. and
the other three children were given 5000
each. but the bulk of the estate. valued
at more than So. 900, was bequeathed to
Louise T. Parott. commonly known
and called Louise L. Harding" tine sur
viving consort of the decedent. The
petition gives the age of the decedent,
on the time OF his death, on the 10th of
the present month, as 81 years. At the
time of his death he was but Is years
older than his eldest son, Edward
Harding, whose age IL given as 80, and
was but % years older than the young
est of his six living children, Will
Harding, who is 80 years old. The will.
which was executed on the 22d of last
March. makes requests as follows: To
Edward Harding. a son, aged 81 years.
a resident OF Spokane, 81; to Alkaline
Harding, a daughter. aged 35, a resi-
dent of Portland, 5000: to De Witt G..
1tdTuinR, "a SOIL, dEeu 30, a resident OF
Melrose, 5000: to VIII Harding, a son,
aged 80. a resident of Forest City, Iowa,
5000; to Clarence Harding, a son. aged
Al, ~ereabou unknown, 81; to Had
ley Harding, a son, aged AZ. where
abouts unknown, 81; to Louise T.
Parott. aged 40 commonly known and
called Louise T. Harding. the residue
Of the estate. consisting wholly of per-
sonal property and secured notes of the
value of Sc, los, from which an annual
revenu of 1882 is derived. The will
names Mrs. Parott and f. G.. Smith as
executors without bonds. but the for
mer resigned her nomination and re-
quested the appointment of Mr..
Smith.
John b. McClernan yesterday filed in
court his report as referee in the case
OF James Davidson against Lulu r.
Largey n others. in which he sold
some mining property and divided the
proceeds mons the various owners
The total receipts were s51, 900, and the
expenses LIS. 25, leaving $40. 720. rs.
which was apportioned among the diff
ferent parties according TO their inter-
ests in the property, as follows: Es-
tate Of =. A. Largey. S14, 649. IS: w. ".
Lawler. successor Of Davidson, s14-
649.S5; state Savings bank, s14. $40. So:
Mary NJ. Barstow. s2.071. II: Mary NJ
Barstow, administrative, 81. 035. IS; es-
/ NaAt " bdlitl Va lilldl lEddN pllilNs
SAB 80; hurry ellis, $443. SO: John Gil
lis, $i43 SO; Mary Ann Gillis. SAB 49,;
Bellacamp Bell. $443. 90: Martha Kier-
stead. s443. SO. The referees receipt at
tached to the report shows that he has
been paid the 81, 900 fee allowed him by
the court.
william Wilson. stenographer in
Judge Clancy's court. was not on hand
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning when
court opened. and after waiting some
time for him. searchers were sent out
after him. lie was found I'm bed, and
when he finally reached court he eN-
planned that he had been under the i'm
preston hat there was no case for trial
yesterday. The Judge told him the ex-
cuse was not a good one, and fined him
$40.
Julia Bechtel yesterday brought suit
for divorce against John Bechtel on the
grounds OF cruelty. desertion and non
support. They were married at Chey-
enne, May 3. 1877. She say hat on
December %. 1897, the defendant struck
her. called her vile names and threat
ened to kill her. She says hat during
the last 10 years he has contributed
nothing to the support of herself and
two children, but has spent his earning
In saloons. More than a year age he
deserted her. and his present where
abouts are unknown.
The trial OF the case OF A. A. McMil-
Ian and others against H. l.. Frank
and others was resumed in Judge Lind
saws court yesterday morning, and
continued through the day without be-
ing concluded.
Have your clothes made at John
O'NeiII's, the boss tailor. Owsley block.
Don't fail TO attend the concert given