The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-13
FILED WITH THE CLERK
A Deed Conveying to T. M. Hodg-
ems an Interest in the L. e. r.
ITS ANNUAL STATEMENT
In the Kenyon-Connell Commercial Com
pany's Annual Report Is Enumer-
ated List of the 81 Powder
Explosion Suits.

A deed was filed in the office of the
clerk and recorder yesterday transfer
ring to T. NJ. Hodgens an undivided
seven-fifteenth interest in the l.. E. r.
lode The parties named in the deed as
making the transfer are Abraham
Buol and wife, Simon Hauswirth and
wife, Robert Hauswirth and Herman
Hauswirth and wife. The purchase
price was $4,000. 1t is understood Mr..
Hodgens represents other interests, who
will soon begin active operations in
working the property.
The annual statement of the Kenyon
Connell Commercial company was filed
in the Office of the clerk and recorder
yesterday. The statement shows a
capitalization of s25O,OOO, divided into
$500 shares of a par value of $100 EACH
The proportion of the capital stock
shown to be actually paid in is $154,37.,,
of which s75,9S5.93 was paid in in cash
at the par value of the stock and
SIS, 389.07 of the stock was issued for the
purchase of merchandise and other
property, the stock going at the par
value for the actual value of the prop
erty purchased. The existing indebted
ness of the company independent of
pany, which are not recognized in the
statement as valid claims, is 79,161.59.
Appended to the statement is a list OF
the suits referred to. They are the suits
filed in the district court against the
company for damages the various plain
tiffs or their kin are alleged to have
sustained by reason of the big explo-
sion. There are q of these suits, in
which the amounts prayed for aggre-
| gated 1917, $780, The list of these suits
Is given as follows:
Amount
Plaintiff and date. prayed for.
Minnie E. Cameron, April 4,
1888 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $20,0UU W
Ida Z. Ash, April 4, 1896. ...... 900 90
William r, Orr, April 4, 1885,. 10000 %
j. II. Steinborn, April A, 1895. :. $4,000 %
1895 ...................... 5000 90
1895 ..................... &c, 900 90
o. Louisa Tracey, April 4, 1895. 10000 %
| John Doerr, guardian, April 4,
1895 10 900 90
| Christina Michaud, April 4,
1895 .................. 10000 90
Nellie Fifer, April Is, 1895. ..... 10000 90
Mary Leothan, April Is, 1885,. 10000 %
Arthur j. Swife, April Is,
1895 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000 90
Thomas Mcdonald, April 80,
1895 observation-disclosures. 5000 90
Mary Sloan, administrative,
May II, 1896. .................. 10000 90
Anna Hale, Administrative,
June /, 1895. .................. 10000 90
| Bridget Burns, June /, 1895 w &c, 600 90
| George Burns, June 1, 1S95..... $4,000 90
| Betsy Norling, administrators,
| . June !, 1895. ..-............... 10000 90
| Elizabeth Fudge, June l, 1885,. 10000 90
Mary Sloan, administrators.
June l.. 1895 .................. 10000 90
| Joseph Volker, June %, 1885,. 17,512 so
| The report concludes with the state
ment that the Kenyon-Connell Com
| mercial company denies all liability by
| reason of these actions and does and
| will contest them. The company also
| denies that these actions represent in
| debtedness existing, due or owing or to
become so, and valves none of its rights
| by reason of the cases being includ I'd
| in the statement.
The report is signed by M. j. Council
as president, and NJ. J. Connell, A. H.
| Wethey, w. r. Kenyon and ]. E. Gay
lord as directors.
The MERGED Gold Mining company, by
Frank Klepetko. chairman, and James
| H. Vivian, secretary, filed with the clerk
| and recorder yesterday a notice of in
crease of stock from 100, 900 shares at a
| par value of SIS share to $50, 900 shares
| at par value of SIS share. Action
| to increase the stock Is shown to have
been taken at a meeting held June 90,
1899.