The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-24
IN BUTTHS TWO COURTS
The Validity of Sumwalt's Loca-
ton of Missouri Girl Denied.
LIQUOR BILL ACTION
Cecilia Maddern Brings Suit for Divorce
on the. Ground of Desertion-Judge
Lindsay Has a Big Saturday Cal
endar-Before Judge Clancy.

The defendants in the mining suit of
Samuel D. Sumwalt against John R.
Bordeaux, Owen Thornton and Richard
McBreen filed their answer in the dis
trict court yesterday. denying ..4e val
idity Of the PLAINTIFFS location of the
Missouri Girl and Rear Stake lode
claims. The defendants own the Bor
deaux and the Bordeaux extension, To-
Gated near the Big Butte, and have APP
piled for a patent. Sumwalt adversed
their petition and alleged that their
ground was in conflict with portions of
it's two claims. The Washoe Copper
company yesterday brought another
suit against Margaret Holland for pos
session of a piece of ground occupied
by her on the Oden lode.
An appeal case, the trial of which
promised to be of some interest, was
dismissed in Judge Lindsay's court yes
terday when it was called up, because
there was no appearance for the plant
iff, But 10 minutes later his attorney
showed up and asked to have the case
reinstated, which the court declined 70
do except on a proper motion ana
showing. The case was one in which
John Dunstan, a Meaderville saloon
keeper, sued Charles May for $50 due
on a liquor bill The bill was contract
| ed while the law of 1897, which provided
| that no action could be maintained in
court on a retail liquor account was in
| force, and the defendants attorney,
| John N. Kirk, was prepared to fight the
case under that law, claiming that the
| ial, pJyn
| as valid a debt as any other, did not
| apply to accounts contracted under the
| old law. Another defense was that May
4 was a minor when the liquor was sold
| to him.
Cecilia Madden yesterday brought
| suit against William T. Madden for dl-
vorce on the ground of desertion. They
We're married in Helena on Feb IL,
1895. and lived together until June ~,
| 1898, when the defendant got up ana
| left Mrs. Madden asks for the Gus
tody of their two children
Judge Lindsay has such large Sat
urdav's calendar that he will be COM
nelled to hold court all day. The mat
ters set for hearing are as follows:
| State eX rel S. J. Reynolds VS.. Il. j.
Iiaurandeau, j. P, argument on motlon
| to strike; state eX rel. 5. j. Reynolds VS..
E. J. Laurandean, j. p, argument on
motion to strike; ]. w. Winters ct al.
| VS. Ericka Olson ct AL, demurrer; Ennis
Bell ct al. VS. Donald Campbell, de-
INJURED; Lena Mueller VS.. George
| Renkes, motion to strike; Martin TURK
VS.. Tim Harrington ct al. demurrer
Levi Price VS., George H. Woody, mo-
| tion to dismiss appeal Estates: Lar
gey minors, petition for letters; Mat
I thew Doyle, order to show cause;
George O'Brien, minor, petition Tor ,et
tiers: Thea Jane Davis, motion to alloW
certain claims; Michaei MOAN settie-
| ment of account and order to show
cause; Jerry Toomey, settlement OF ac-
count: John D. Airport, petition for pro
| bate of will; Lee Freudenstein, petition
| for probate of will: NJ. ?. Flynn, Settle-
ment of account; P. A. Largely, petltlon
for partial distribution; Frank SWeltser,
| petition to set aside and objections; A.
]. Davis, motion to modify ana ameho
| proposed amendments to bill of excep-
lions. B., A. & P. Railway company VS..
| Ophir Mining company ct al, petition
of Johann Peterson; Fred Whiteside VS..
| Miner Publishing company ct al, mo-
ton to strike and demurrer; Monica
| Frey Callahan VS.. Emmett Callahan, mo-
ton for order to compel defendant 10
produce child; Lena Ella Herne VS..
| Philip Herne, motion for allmony;
application for removal; in regard ap-
plication of the Silver Bow Gold and
| Precious Stone Mining company, APP
plication for dissolution. Charles Col
bert ct al VS.. John Schneider ct al, mo-
ton for judgment; Mrs Celia David
son vs. James Dougherty, motion tc
/ dismiss appeal; Ludwig Streicher ct al
VS.. James A. Murray, settlement of bill
of ex objections; Ludwig Streicher ct
al VS. James A. Murray, settlement OF
bill of ex objections; Boston & Mcntana
Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining
company VS.. William H. Young ct al,
demurrers; Butte & Boston CONSOLIDATE
ed Mining company VS.. Montana Ore
Purchasing company ct al, demurrer;
Boston & Montana Consolidated copper
and Silver Mining company vs.. Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company ct al.
demurrer.
The following matters are set fol
this morning: The state of Montana
VS.. Theodore Lawrence. demurrer; the
state of Montana VS.. Llewellyn s
Hatch, citation: Charles Smith VS.. FREQ
F. Sterling, demurrer; James Duffy VS.
Haggerty, Hennessy and Marcus DAILY
demurrer; the state Of Montana eX rel
Edward Brethermer VS.. Patrick H. Re-
gan sheriff, application for mandamus
A J. Walker brought suit yesterday
against Isabella Longstrof for 1869 AND
to foreclose a lien on lot 5, black 2, Of
the Moonlight addition, and an attor
neys fee of $500 is also. asked for.