The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-10
WILL FIGHT THE CASE
Louis Doesn't Want Victoria to
Get a Divorce.
GENERAL DENIAL ENTERED
say-Nevada Pierce Begins an
Action for Divorce--Fail-
ure to Support.

is suing him for divorce, proposes to
contest the suit. Yesterday he filed in
the district court an answer to the COM
plant and cross bill which indicates
his purpose to prevent the wife from
procuring a decree if possible. He ad-
mits that he is an able-bodied man and
capable of earning good wages, but
denies that he is able to support his
wife while she lives separately from
him, as his earnings are required for
the support of his minor children. of
whom there are three, who were left in
his care and custody by the plaintiff
when she deserted his bed and board.
general denial is entered to all the
allegations of the complaint. and al
leges that on Aug. 20, 1898, the plaintiff
without any cause or reason and with
out his will or consent, left him and
deserted his children and continues TO
i've apart from him. He asks that his
wife be denied decree and that he be
given Judgment for his costs.
Public Administrator ]. p. Collins
MED In the district court yesterday
petition for letters of administration of
the estate of Montana Pfaff, deceased,
consisting of an undivided fiye-six-
teenths interest in and to lots and
IA, block 8; lot 6, block 9, and lots S and
IA, in block IA, Moves & Uptons Rail-
road addition No. 2 to Butte. The pc
titioner sets up that the property is
worth $500, and that the title is held by
William Coleman of Deer Lodge as
trustee. The date for hearing the petit
ton was set by Judge Lindsay for Oct.
at 2 p. m.
Public Administrator Collins also filed
petition for letters to administer the
estate of Andrew j. DeLashmutt He
represents that DeLashmutt died dur
ing August, 1885, in FREDERICK county,
Maryland, leaving an estate in Silver
Bow county which consisted of lots Il
and %, in block 2 Montrose addition,
which is valued at $1,000. The deceased
left will, dated April 81, 1878, in which
his wife was named as executrix and
sole devisee, She has now asked the
petitioner to have the will probated for
the reason that there are no heirs in
this state. The petition will be heard
Oct. z, at 2 p. m.
An action was filed in the district
court yesterday by John Floyd and A.
A. Mcmillan against John NJ Barker
ct ux. to enforce the carrying out of a
contract. The plaintiffs set up that on
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an option for the purchase of lot 10,
block 2, of Bernard's addition, at an
agreed price, which was $780, The
plaintiffs claim that on Sept. 6 they &C
cepted the property and rendered the
full sum of the agreed price to the de-
PENDANTS, but they refused to make the
transfer The plaintiffs asked that they
be compelled to do so and that they
the plaintiffs) be allowed damages in
the sum of $3.50.
Nevada Pierce has begun action for
divorce from her husband Joseph A.
Pierce. alleging failure to support The
plaintiff alleges she was married to the
defendant in the city of Butte on Sept.
"a, 1894, and the issue has been two
children, aged 4 and 2 years; that the
defendant for two years has neglected
her and her children and failed to pro-
vide for their support, though an able
bodied man with the ability to do so.
She has been compelled to live on the
charity of friends and relatives and she
now asks for a decree of divorce and
the custody of the children.
Judge Clancy yesterday granted a pc
ton of j. A. Rhoads for the appoint
ment of a custodian or keeper for the
property of the Silver Bow Jockey club,
meaning the buildings and fence at
Ranchero park. Rhoads some days ago
sued out an attachment against the
jockey club for money remaining I'M
paid for the construction of the build
ings and fence. In his petition for a
custodian he represented that the in
fiammable property upon which he de-
ponds was liable to be wholly lost to
him unless properly guarded.
County Attorney Connolly yesterday
filed in Judge Clancy's court an infor-
nation for burglary against Joe Hol-
man, Henry Perkins and Vincent
Rooney. The defendants are the three
young men accused Of robbing the store
of ]. L. Carroll at 1875 West Park street
on the night Of Aug. g..
An order was made by Judge Clancy
in the estate of Stanislas E. Hirbour
authorizing Delphis ]. Giard, the adj
to do the representing on a
quarter interest of the Venus lode, the
cost not to exceed $35, and to repair
buildings on lot a. block 25, Butte, at
no greater expense than $50.
$40 sets teeth, SO. DIR. Wix.