The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
HIS WIDOW IS IGNORED
Henry Clay Stebbins Bequeaths
His Estate to His Daughter.
FILED THEIR ANSWERS
Defendants in Badger State Lode Case
Deny Allegations in Complaint.
Counter Claim Denied in an
Action to Recover Rent.

The will of the late Henry Clay steb-
bins of Melrose was filed for probate in
the district court yesterday. The widow
of the deceased is entirely ignored in
the will and all the property is left to
a married daughter.
Stebbins evidently had some fear of
being buried alive and the first provis-
ion of his will expressed a wish that
the certainty of death be established
before he is buried. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Il desire and direct that my body
may be preserved sufficiently long to
be absolutely certain that death has
occurred, and then that it be buried
decently. but without ostentation or ex-
travagance.'
All the real and personal property is
bequeathed to Nellie J. Radclff daugh-
ter Of deceased. William Bowe and Lu-
Gina BoWe are named as executors OF
the will, and they yesterday petitioned
the court for it's probate and for let
tiers testamentary. The estate consists
of some personal property and the Ella
b.. Belcher, Maud s, Yda, Melrose,
Palat,ne. Palas, Itata, unpatented min
ing claims in Soap gulch. valued at
$1,000, and upon which there is mort
gage of $500.
| In the suit Of the Boston & Montana
Mining company against William II.
| Young Hezekiah Roudebush, James e.
| Dickey and James X. Heslet, a suit TO
| quiet the Companys title to the Bad
ger State lode claim, separate answers
were filed in court yesterday by the de-
| PENDANTS. Reudebush and Heslet. In
its complaint the plaintiff company
claims to be the exclusive owner of the
property through purchase of an in
terest from Calvin Pike for $6,225 and
| from Dickey, Young and Roudebush of
three-fourths interest for SIS, $50. The
answering defendants admit the latter
purchase, but deny the purchase from
Pike and claim that Roudebush Is still
| the owner of a half of a fourth interest
of all that part of the Badger State
| lying west of the west side Of the dis
covery shaft, embracing $50 feet run
ming west and 300 feet on each side of
the claim. The interest of the defend
| ant Heslet was acquired by attachment
and a judgment against Roudebush for
$13 693.31.
In the suit of George A. Cobban and
| s. c. f. Cobban against j. P. Hen
| bricks. an action to recover for rent
on the Albemarle house in which the
| defendant put in a counter bill for
| 81, 600 damages because of the unten-
antable condition of the house, repli-
| tiffs making a general denial of the de-
| PENDANTS allegations. They deny that
| the house was unfit to live in or that
! the heating plant was defective and gu
of repair Even If it was, they allege,
the defendant is not relieved of liability
for the rent, because by the terms of
| the lease he took the house in the con-
dition it was at the time and the plain
| tiffs were under no obligations to make
| any changes or repairs.
Mary Crenshaw has commenced suit
| for divorce against William Crenshaw
| on the ground of non-support and de-
| sertion. She says in her complaint that
| they were married at Billings on Dec.
| 8, 1894 and that for more than a year
| the defendant has contributed nothing
| to her support, though able to do so,
| and she has been compelled to live on
the charity of friends and relatives.
| The plaintiff asks for the custody OF
3-year-old girl.
Judge Clancy will hold his regular
motion day session to-day, the trial of
the Pennsylvania mining case having
| been continued until Monday.
A suit for divorce on the ground of
deserton was brought yesterday by
| Francis X. Groswiler against Veronka
Groswiler. The plaintiff says in bis
complaint lHdt lllty "eiC ilhiiiCo IL
Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. IL, 1881, and
| lived together for 13 days, and that
on Nov. rs the defendant deserted him.
He has lived in Montana is years and
now thinks it time to get divorce.
An action for divorce on the grounds
! of cruelty and drunkenness was
| brought by Maria Ann Todd against
Mark Todd. She says they were mar
ried at Bismarck S. D., Sept 1S, 1887,
| and that on the 18th of last May in
| this city and again last Wednesday the
defendant beat and bruised her She
also says he is addicted to habitual
| drunkenness.
The NJ. ]. Cornell company brought
suit against w. F. Mellick for $14s.s2
! and s17S.49 due on two separate notes.
An attorneys fee Of per cent. is
asked for.
| The will of the late Thomas Stees
was filed for probate yesterday by
| Michael f. Riley, j. ]. York and
Charles Shoemaker, who are named as
executors. The entire estate, which
consists of some property in Anaconda
| and Butte. and is valued at only Sl,S55.
| is left to the widow of the deceased.
California Cafe Is the best place to
| eat in Butte,