The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11
THEY LOST THE PAPERS
Attorneys Have Been Searching
for Six Years.
IN THE HUGHES ESTATE
Documents Were Being Transferred From
Missoula = Text OF the Petition
. for Pardon in Favor OF
Sam Nixon

The will of Stephen Hughes, who died
in Butte in January, 1892, together with
the court records in connection with
proceedings to probate the will in Mis-
soula county, where Hughes had for
merly lived, were lost over six years
ago when they We're transferred 10
Butte for the purpose of having the
estate in this. county administered upon.
The attorneys have been searching for
them ever since, but they have finally
given it up, and yesterday copies of
the will and all records, as far as they
could be gathered, were filed in court.
Hughes left an estate, consisting chiefly
of mining property in the Camp creek
and Summit valley districts, valued at
$4,000 to $4,000. which he divided. by
will, equally among his widow and six
children.
H. The petition to Governor Smith for a
pardon for Sam Nixon which was sent
to Helena yesterday, and the signers to
it, are as follows:
Butte, Mont, Sept. II, 1S99.-To His
Excellency Robert 3. Smith, Governor:
We, the undersigned citizens of Silver
Bow county respectfully request and
petition your excellency to pardon s.
NJ. Nixon, a citizen Of Silver Bow
county
Mr. Nixon was convicted in the dis
trict court Of Silver Bow county, Of
libel, and his punishment fixed at three
months in the county Jail. The libel
was published in the midst of a heated
election campaign against the candi-
date for office in 1897.
Mr.. Nixon is a good citizen and well
disposed toward the good order of So
ciety. and we do not think the ends
of justice will be harmed by his pardon,
thus saving him the humiliation of a
Jail sentence.
Clinton G. Clark, James F. Wilkins,
John G. Brummitt Hrebert II. Farlin,
Will Hardcastle, William l. Lippincott,
B. S. Thresher, John G. Holland, w. F.
Canning, p. J. Witty, i. P. Bowman,
r. M. Campbell, Charles G. Farrell,
William p. Clark, P. H. Regain, Ed
fen, John W. Cotter, J. E. Moran, Fl. L.
Burke. W. H. Sheeran, A. r. O'Neill.
M. B. Simmons, G.. r. Kelly. Henry
Aware, =. A. Nichols. G. G. Rhodes, J.
G. Hammer, Elias Seigal, r. n. Sdley,
Edward Mathews, NJ ]. Sheehan, J. T..
Wines, J. M. REYNOLDS, George Paseoe,
W. w. Chiefly, w. H. Merriman, J. r.
Silver, Bart l.. Shay, Fl. G. Carney,
J. D. Hodgins, T. w. Holmes, F. Train
or, J. M. Dixon, T. S. Shropshire, John
g. Evans, Q. J.. Chapman, N. A. Nc
Donald, L. M. Hess, D. NJ. Newbro, w.
A. Smith, 7. Matlingly, B. E. Calkins S.
a. Merritt, John G. Ferrill, M. c. Riley
Joseph H. Case, W. c. Bachelor, I. G.
Bachelor, c. H. Coy, John r. Bordeaux,
A. S. Cfisty, G. G. Powell, w. C. Lewis,
John O'Rourke, DR.. J. S. Hammond T..
II. Rennish, D. Dorais, Charles r. Lo-
mas, S. Robert Fair, p. ]. Brophy, Mar
co J. Medin, James T. Finlen, Frank S.
Scott, Dan Tewey, w. Gallck, ]. H.
Mccarthy, J. p. Callan, y. G. Upton,
H. o. Weller, John N. Kirk, Louis
Leinaman, Fl. Mcdonald, William
Thompson, Ed l.. Mayo, Joseph Fl. Har-
per, John Gillie, James H. Lynch, c. w.
nolds, Thomas r. Courtney, c. w. New
ton. John A. Cannon, Hayes Cannon,
W. J. Kennedy, E. D. Elderkin, r. X.
Leggat, John Noyes, George Haldorn,
$. II. Almon, Thomas Richards, J. c.
Martin, c. D. French, James A. CAVITY,
J. A. Oppenheimer, Pat Mullins, DR..
Joseph Weyerhorst, D. w. Tilton, Jo-
seph Richards. c. B. Hoskins, J. l..
Carroll, John A. Ljubibratich, S. T. Sol
venson, K. j. McRae, J. g: steinburg,
Fl. l.. Klock, G. S. Smith, W. Gemmell,
William Bliss, J. H. McQuenny, John
+. Forbis. Fayette Harrington, Harry
Cunningham, Lee Mantle Charles r,
Leonard, 2. M. Manchester, Alex ].
Johnston, ]. w. Gilligan, Charles Lang
lois. M. M. Miller, David Meik,ejohr,
Charles Madison. w. H. Hail. r. M.
Davidson. j.. d. Ellis, Joseph " Long,
]. J. Haggerty. w. McC. White, j. i.
Dawson. J. $. Wathey, Thompson
Campbell, T. r. Kinds, j. Rosenthall,
r. A. Kunkel, w. D. Bartlett, Roy S.
Alley, s. ". Kemper, Tim Harrington,
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