The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-14
BUTTE NEWS.
MADE HER FINAL REPORT
Petition for Distribution in the
Ramsdell Estate.
ALL CLAIMS DISCHARGED
An Inventory of the Estate Filed-Sadie
Siegel Files Her Answer in the
Suit Brought by William
H. Bean.
ALL CLAIMS DISCHARGED

Josie l.. Talbot, administrative in the
estate of Clarissa Ramsdell, has filed
in the office of the clerk of the court
her final report and petition for dis
tribution. Appended to the petition is
an inventory of the estate, under date
of November 90, 1892, which is as fol-
lows:
Inventory and appraisement filed on
said date, $4,000.
Royalties received from the Rams
dell-Parrot mine and included in an
nual account filed June l, 1893, $1,59S.45.
Royalties included in annual ac-
count filed May 49, 1895, $4,000 Total,
$27,59S45.
Claims against the estate:
Advertising :. " $50
scented by promissory note. 4,151. 10
Claim w. A. Clark g. Bro. 18,117.59
Claim w. A. Clark & Bro. $4,000
Total $500. 80; :. :. p. 80. 80,
that the Ramsdell-Parrot quartz lode
was conveyed to James B. Haggin dur
ing the life of Joseph Ramsdell, first
administrator of the estate, who was
also one of the heirs; that James b.,
Haggin conveyed the property to the
it was conveyed by that company to
the Anaconda Copper Mining company,
the present owner.
1t is further shown by the admins
tratrix that there is no money or other
property belonging to the estate In
her hands, and that the costs OF the
administration that have not been paid
will be borne by the petitioner; that
no claim will be made by her for
commissions and that she will be per-
sonally responsible to the attorneys for
their fees: that all the claims against
the estate have been discharged by the
heirs from the sale of said lode claim
and royalties received from it. The
petitioner asks for the appointment
of a day for hearing the account and
report, that an order be made distrlb-
uting the Ramsdell-Parrot lode claim TO
the Anaconda Copper Mining company
and that the remainder of the estate
he distributed to the petitioner as ad-
ministratrix.
Judge Clancy set September 90 as the
date for hearing the petition.
The answer of Sadie sieget to the
complaint in which William H. Bean
sues her for a balance alleged to be due
for the erection of building, was hled
yesterday in the office of the clerk OF
the court. The defendant admits that
she entered into an agreement as al
the plaintiff commenced work on the
building in question and as stated in
the complaint, but denies that the
plaintiff completed the building on the
Sd of August, 1892 or at all; admits
paying the plaintiff SIS as stated in
the complaint, admits she, the defen-
dant, is the owner of the premises de-
scribed. and denies that $50 or any
other sum would be a reasonable attor-
ney's fee for the foreclosure of the
pretended mechanics lien referred to
in the complaint. Answering further
the defendant denies each and every al
legation of the complaint except as
herein specifically admitted, and de-
mands judgment for costs.
Judge Clancy yesterday received
news of the death of his sister, MRS,
Ellen Magorier, at Edna, Knox county,
Mo. The lady had been ailing for some
years, and her death was not unexpect-
ed Judge Clancy Is unable to go east
to attend the funeral, as it is impossi-
BILE for him to leave owing to the trial
of the Pennsylvania mining suit now
in progress.
Suit to quiet title to the Copper
Crown lode was begun yesterday by
Mat Backman and Warner Il. Janson
against Herman Horst, Plaintiffs
claim that since March 7, 1899, they
have owned and had possession of the
property, and derived their tltie from
having located the claim. 1t is al
legged that the defendant claims an in
terest unjustly under what is known
as the Francisco lode claim, and that
on June IA, 1899, application for patent
was made by the defendant. The
plaintiffs alege that the claim OF the
defendant to the premises, SO far as
it conflicts with the Copper crown
claim, is without right, and ask that
they be decreed the true and lawtui
owners of the Copper Grown ana the
defendants adjudged to have no right
or interest therein.
ATTORNEY Edwin Norris commenced
suit yesterday against James A. Muir,
ray to recover $3.50 for professional
services in preparing and prosecuting
two actions in the district court OF
Beaverhead county, in which the , Ge.
PENDANT sued one A. V. Clark. The
Indebtedness is alleged to have been
contracted between June 10, 1896, ana
September Is, 1896. The suits against
Clark, it is alleged, were dismissed at
the direction of the defendant, James
A.. Murray