The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11
In THE DISTRICT. COURT
Marsh and Cannon Placer Own
ership.
ANOTHER SUIT is FILED
Defendant Claims the Ground as q
Homestead Entry-son Sued by
Father to Get Possession
of a House.

Another suit over the ownership of
the Marsh and Cannon placer, upon
portion of which the property of the
| Parrot smelter is situated. has been
brought in the district court by Charles
| W. Cannon and Joseph V. Long, who
| now claim to be the owners of the
ground. The land comprises about 45is
acres. Besides sueing for possession,
Cannon and Long demand $4,000 as
| damages. The defendants named in
the suit are Enoch Johns, Butte Ath-
letic club, Butte Natator1um company,
Butte Wheelmen's association, Valinda
Jones. Michael Woodbridge, David New
ms, Albert Shepard, Charles X. Jen-
kins, James Reynolds, John Jacobs,
| - Larson, Evan A. Evans, Thee
| Marceau, William NJ. Burg, John La
Rue James J. Eager, William Rees,
| Silvan Hughes, William Lass, William
Witt, Frederick Kehlenbeck, Susie
| Caldwell. John H. Flanagan, John
Hogel, Samuel johnson, Anton Mar
ceau, Elenor jenkins, Mary Jane Fraz-
Ter. Amanda briggs, Joseph Steamant,
Peter Larson, Mike Maguns, Lincoln
| Fielding, Davidson, Mary
Brink, Andrew Bartell Sam Crook,
Margaret Barrett, William Barrett,
Mary Barrett, Mat Backman, Jean
Osier, H. N. Mckay, T. S. Mckay,
Ignatz Guadig, Margaret Barnes, Will
lam Laurie, Sarah Pollock, Brig Pol
| lock, William P. Bentley, T. D. Kelley,
Louis Du Pois, Franciska Petelin,
Joseph Petelin and Charles S. Jones.
The defendant, Enoch Johns, claims
| the ground as homestead entry and
| also by purchase from the Northern
Pacific as agricultural land The other
| defendants are residents on the land
| under purchase from Johns. The
| plaintiffs claim title under a placer
| patent issued to George F. Marsh and
Henry w. Cannon on Feb. 10. 1898. The
| patent is contested on the ground that
| it was obtained by fraud
A civil action of an uncommon nature
was commenced in the district court
! yesterday by James larry of Butte
| who sues the administrator of his dead
wife's estate and his 14-year-old son,
| William larry, to get possession of a
| house and lot designated in the COM
plant as the east 80 feet of lot 49,
block IS, of the city of Butte. Tarry
relates in his complaint that his wife,
Sarah larry, died on May "a, 1896, and
that c. S. Jackman was, on the 29th
of last month, appointed administrator
of her estate. On July Is, 1881, before
his marriage, larry purchased with
his own funds the property in ques-
ton, and continued to hold it until
May %, 1885. About the latter date, he
says, he was about to embark in
hazardous business enterprise, and
agreed with his wife that he would
convey the property to her in trust,
and 1t was to be reconveyed to him
upon his demand The deed was exc
cuted June 8, 1885, and the plaintiff and
his wife continued to occupy the prop
erty until the time of her DEATH but
Dl3lntjf a nd
| a reconVeyance of the property until
the day on which his wife died. when
a deed was prepared, but by reason of
her fatal illness she was unable to
sign it, larry says there are no claims
against his wife's estate, and he has
incurred no debts himself that have
not been paid. He asks that a guar
dian ad Item be appointed for his
14-year-old boy to defend the suit. and
that the court decree that the boy has
no right, title or interest in the prop
erty. and that the administrator be
commanded to convey the property to
the plaintiff.
V. Paltrovich yesterday commenced
suit against NJ. Roth for dissolu-
ton of partnership and accounting. In
his complaint he says that on the 18th
of last June they formed a partnership
for the purpose of selling books and
pamphlets in Butte. The plaintiff paid
in 81, 600 in cash and the defendant was
to devote his time and services, and
each was to receive $25 a week from
the profits of the business. They We're
to share equally in the losses and
profits. Last Wednesday, it is alleged
the defendant took exclusive possession
of the partnership business and re-
moved a large amount of stock from
their place of business and converted
it to his own use. Paltrovich says his
partner ignores him entirely, and unless
the court comes to his relief he will
lose his interest in the firms assets.
Judge Clancy yesterday appointed
Samuel Mulville, W. p. Naugten and
M. L. Holland commissioners to ap-
praise right of way for a water pipe
line right of way from Butte to
point on the Big Hole river, near
Maiden Rock, for which suit was re-
Gently brought by Eugene Carroll
against Mary Ann Ward and number
Of others. In the same suit an amended
complaint was filed yesterday making
several changes in the descriptions of
property and substituting for the de-
PENDANT, Eudora Shaughnessy, the
names of Eudora Bancroft and Mary
Shaughnessy.
Marie Rayoune brought suit against |
Fred Kronnick, Nick Hughes and F. B. |
Avery for s2l4.11. In her complaint she
nish labor and material and build |
house for her in the Welcome Stranger |
addition for $1,000. He gave her 5000 |
bond with Hughes and Avery as sure |
ties, to secure her against liens, and |
as she had to pay s21411 to prevent |
foreclosures for labor and material, |
she wants that sum from Kronnick's |
bondsmen.
p. Collins, special administrator of
the estate of A. c. White, deceased, |
filed his final account in court yester- !
day, showing that before he turned the |
estate over to the executor he had re- |
ceived $164.S5 in cash and paid out |
$3.50. He asks to be allowed $1S7.25, |
as preferred claim against the estate, |
for the payment of commission and an |
attorneys fee. |
William Harkins was yesterday add |
ed as defendant in the injunction |
suit brought by Charles W. Cannon |