The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-25
BUTTE News.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
VS.. F. Aug. Heinze.
THE PARNELL LODE SUIT
A Claim Alleged to a Seven -Twelfths
Interest in the Property-W. W.
Trigg's Suit Against the
Oregon Short Line.

The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany yesterday commenced an action
in the district court against F. August
Heinze to get possession of seven
twelfths interest in the Parnell lode
claim and to enjoin the defendant from
refusing the plaintiff the right to joint
ly occupy and possess the property and
it's ore bodies, and from in any way
interfering with the plaintiff extract
ing jointly with him any ores or min
erals therefrom and that the defend
ant be perpetually enjoined from ex-
tracing ore unless he allow the plain
tiff jointly with him to extract and
dispose of the same. 1t is alleged that
the plaintiff is the owner of seven
twelfths interest and that the defend
ant has taken exclusive possession of
the property and elected the plaintiff.
The latter became the owner of a half
interest on July 81, 1899, and on Sep
TENDER became the owner of and was
entitled to the immediate possession Of
an additional twelfth interest. On
August 10 the plaintiff gave notice
to the defendant of it's ownership and
demanded a proportionate share of all
the ore extracted and offered to pay
it's share Of the actual costs of min
ing, but the defendant refused the Of
fer.
1t is understood that the suit is
defensive measure on the part Of the
Anaconda company against the Heinze
interests, Heinze, according to articles
in the Helena Independent and Port
land oregonian. evidently written in
his interests, having declared war
against the Anaconda company. A
short time ago Heinze inaugurated his
war by proceedings in court in the Fair
mount claim with the evident purpose
of getting into the Anaconda and ST.
Lawrence properties in this way if he
possibly could, and if possible obtain
ing means Of closing up the Anaconda
properties through legal proceedings.
The Parnell suit instituted yesterday
is test case on the law passed by
the last legislature relative to co-own-
ers in mines.
w. w. Trigg yesterday commenced
suit against the Oregon Short Line
railroad company for $500 damages,
and in his complaint he alleges that he
is the owner of a half section of land
in the southern part of the county, and
that on September l last the defendant
took unlawful possession of a portion
of 1t, and has since withheld it to the
plaintiffs damage in the sum of $1,000,
FIe also asks for $500 to compensate him
for the profits and rent of the land.
. The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company yesterday commenced a suit
against the Butte General Electric
company for s1S050 as damages caused
by the burning out of number Of tel
ephone instruments caused by the neg
ligence of the electric company on No
vember II, 1885, in taking down some
of it's poles on Main street and allow
ing it's wires to come in contact with /
the telephone wires.
A suit for divorce was commenced |
yesterday by Edward #. Colby against |
Alice Colby on the ground of desertion. !
They were married in Butte ON Febru-
airy II, 1894. and on October Is, 1893, |
the defendant left the plaintiff and has
since refused to live with him, although |
he has been ready and willing to sup
port her.
Joanna Bradshaw brought suit |
against John NJ Bradshaw for divorce |
on the ground of non-support. They |
We're married in Missoua November 8, |
1889.
Judge Lindsay yesterday made an |
order to show cause on the creditors
of the estate of Stephen Hughes. de-
ceased. why the property of the es-
tate should not be sold.