The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-14
Commissioners Refuse to Pay DR..
! MacNevin 5000.
FILED WITH THE CLERK
Joseph and Mary Annears Answer in
the Case OF Berthamet VS.. Holorook
ct al-United States Court
Z Adjourned.

aIOI tZ0U IQI btfNlCCS ~ "a
Murphy, whose arm was amputated as
a result of a terrible scalding 1t had
received. The auditor reduced the bill
10 $500 and turned it over to the coun-
ty commissioners for their considera-
fion. The bill was disallowed. the fol-
lowing paragraph from the mute of
the commissioners proceedings explains
the case: I'm the matter Of the bill
of DIR. MacNevin for services render
ed to Mrs. Murphy, presented for the
sum of $3.50 and being reduced by the
county auditor TO 5000 and allowed by
him in the latter amount, the question
of allowing the bill as reduced was
submitted with the result that Com
missioners Clark and Matthews voted
mo- and Terrell yes" Accordingly
the bill was disallowed.
Yesterday DIR. MacNevin appealed 10
the district court from the decision of
the board of commissioners in reject
ing and refusing to pay the claim ana
filed with the clerk of the court the
bill in question and other documents.
F. w. Bacon is the doctors attorney.
Joseph n Mary Annear have filed
with the clerk of the court their separ-
ate answer in the case of Edouard Ber-
thamet VS.. G.. S. Holbrook ct al. They
deny that plaintiff is the owner or that
he and his predecessors in interest are
seized in fee or possession of or emit
tied to the possession OF the described
portion of the surface ground of the
Atlantic lode claim. lot 20, block IL; de-
ny that the plaintiff is the owner and
entitled TO the north 25 feet of lot il
in block 5 of the city Of Walkerville;
also deny that the plaintiff or his
ranters are the owners of lot IS IN
hlooly A nf the op1a town Tho 6afpn6-
ants deny ZACH and every other allega-
ton of the complaint. For a further
and separate defense, Joseph Annear
says that he is the owner of the north
% feet of lot IL, block ), Walkerville,
and that he and his granters have been
in possession of Ii for more than 10
years under a claim of title founded
upon a written instrument. a convey
ance of the property. and likewise upon
a decree or judgment Of a competent
court rendered in favor Of the prede-
cessors in interest of defendant, and
further hat the cause of action stat
ed in the complaint Is barred by the
provisions of section 473 of the code of
civil procedure. The defendants pray
that they nay be adjudged to be the
owners of the property in litigation and
also pray for judgment for costs. s.
De Wolfe is attorney for the defend
ants.
A stipulation was filed by which IT
was agreed hat the defendant in the
case of Della Hanrahan VS.. the City OF
Butte may have up to and including
the first day of October in which to
prepare and serve a bill Of exceptions
and statement on motion for a new
trial.
Carl Romboul, a Belgian, and Thomas
p. Redmond and Henry Johnson of
Sweden declared their intention of be-
coming citizens of the United States. 1t
is believed that Romboul is the first
Belgian to make a similar declaration in
this court In years.
Appeal papers in the case of f. o.
Dugan and George Broderick, doing
business under the firm name of the
Butte Cash Meat company. VS.. Vandyne
Dc Co, were filed in the district court.
The action arises out of the suit of the
plaintiff to ecove on a claim of s107
alleged to be due for meats purchased.
The case was disposed Of in Justice
Laurandeau's court favorably to the
. plaintiff. w. B. Vandyne says that
there is no such firm as Vandyne & Co.
He admits that he bought meat Of the
plaintiff, but paid for 1t and owes the
concern nothing. He further answers
that Dugan and Broderick are doing
business under the fictitious name of
Butte ash Meat company" and that
they have failed TO file with the clerk
and recorder a certificate of such part
nership as they claim, and are therefore
not entitled to prosecute the action.
Judge Knowles adjourned the United
States court yesterday morning until
the 9th. Eight new citizens were made
and the following cases set or disposed
Of: Harriet Wood against the Washoe
Copper company, hearing on motion for
leave to file supplemental answer con
tinued to Sept. 81: Mrs. A. w. Elder VS..
the Great Northern Railway company,
setting of case Cancelled and trial sci
for Oct. Z; r. Rollins Morse VS.. the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company, set for
trial Oct. %: b. & b. VS.. NJ. o. p. Co.
setting Cancelled and ordered set fol
trial Oct. 13: Joseph Soss VS.. SchooI
District No. 1, setting Cancelled and or.
dered set for trial Sept. %: p. J. Nc.
Andrews VS.. the receivers of the o. s
L., setting Cancelled and set for tria
Oct. 10; Isador Freund VS.. Great North.
ern Railway company, setting Cancelled,
j. & M. VS.. Chill Ore Purchasing Co.
ordered passed: b. & b. VS.. Nj. o. p. Co.
ordered passed; H. A. Root VS.. f. s
Ladd and NJ. L. Dunbar, setting can,
celed and trial set for Oct. "a: b. & NJ
VS.. NJ. o. p. Co., ordered passed.
The commissioners made yesterday
Steamboat" day and audited a million
or more bills. There are more to b,
handled.
All Lai, charged with cutting Fred
erick Thomas bank from the knee Of
compliments drawers and appropriate
ing the funds to his own use. was yes
terday acquitted by the city magistrate
Of walkerville. All did not "sabe' tn
charge at all and the evidence was no
Suficiept m hold him as the cOmpIain,
ant could only prove that All had taker
the clothe from his room and the draw
ers were found on his clothesline with
hole where his roll ought to be. A thor
-ough search was made at the laundry
but nothing was found to convict him
Thomas still thinks All got his Sl10. blu
Others are of the opinion that someon'
NAV have beat him to the discarde,
bank or the clothes thrown into tn
r-ashtuh without its being discovers