The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-06
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Contests Over the Vigilante and
Little Spring Claims.
THE GROUND WAS JUMPED
That Is the Allegation Made by the Plain
tiffs-A Suit for Foreclosure Of
Observation-Disclosures on
the Calendar.

A suit in a contest over the Vigilante
and Little Spring lode claims was yester-
day brought in the district court bv Rob
ert n. Rand. Michael Boran, Edward
Stone and John Hopkins against Louis
kaufman. The plaintiffs are the locators
have been in possession Of it since Jan. ].
1898. The ground was jumped they claim,
by the defendant on the It'll of last De-
cember, and he called his claim the Little
Spring. The plaintiffs ask the court to
decree their title to the ground to be
good and also demand 500 damages from
the defendant.
Elsie Renkes brought a suit against A.
NJ. Langley and Isabella l.angstaff for
Sc, OGS. 80, and to foreclOSe Two mortgages
on property designated lot j. block of
the Moonlight addition. The complaint in
the case alleges that on Jan. r. 1885, the
defendants gave the plaintiff three notes
for $1,000 payable in five years and two
other notes of 800 and $500 each payable
at an earlier date. The notes are secured
by mortgage and a provision of the note
is that if there is a default in the pay
ment of the interest the whole notes be-
come due. There was Il default and there
is due on the notes as principal and in
terest A,519. 80, for which amount. together
with an attorneys fee of 500. Judgment
is asked for. Suit is also brought by
Mrs. Renkes for 81 ,4S9. ~ due on two notes
executed in favor of A. +. Rcek and by
him assigned to the plaintiff. In the lat
ter cause of action an attorneys fee of
5000 is asked.
In the suit of Mary Crangle against J.
l.. Leslie and George E. Crangie a motion
was filed in court yesterday by the plaint-
if to strike out L.esles answer as being
sham and frivolous and for judgment on
pleadings.
In the suit of Felix Bellengcr. admins
traitor of the estate of Henry Pilon, de-
ceased. against the Boston & Montana
company. an action to recover on an in
surance policy, a motion for Judgment on
the pleadngs was filed yesterday. An
agreed statement of the facts in the case
had been submitted 10 the court and in
wolves solely a question of law as to
whether the company is liable on the in
surance policy when Pilon was killed on
a railroad, and not while at work for
the company
In the damage suit of Nellie Nallen
against Con Hayes a motion was filed in
court yesterday by the plaintiff to strike
out the defendants answer. .ar
The following matters are on Judge
I.indsays calendar for hearing to-day:
Butte & Boston Consolidated Mining COM
pany VS.. Montana Ore purchasing COM
pany ct al, order to show cause: estate of
Frank Sweitzer, petition of kittie SweitZer
and j. P. Collins; estate of James Tuohy,
order to show cause; estate Sweitzer min
ors. petition of Helena Lutey and Nellie
Sweitzer; estate Nellie Y. Johnston petit
ton for probate of will; estate of Ed
ward Johnston, minor, petition for letters
estate Arthur Johns, return of citation:
estate Johns minors, return of citation;
estate Mary Sewall, petition for probate
OF will; estate Hannah Waller, settlement
of account and distributions; estate Mi
chael Nolan. settlement of account: cs-
tate John r. Castle minor, petition for
letters: Catherine NeZZon VS.. DemetriO
Nezzoni. PLAINTIFF proofs: Margaret Rob-
inson vs. Ellen Walker, motion to rc-tax
costs.
The matters on Judge Ckncy's calendar
for hearing this morning are as follows:
The State of Montana vs. Morris Perelson.
for receiving stolen prOperty;, the late of
Montana VS.. John Ledford.6 assault, sec
ond degree; James Forester and John
Maginnis VS.. Boston & Montana Console
dated Copper and Silver Mining COM
pany, hearing on default; r. N. Rand vs..
Henry I<ipp ct al. motion for new trial ;
John Cannon ct al VS.. Thomas Howson,
demurrer to complaint: Edward Hickey
ct al. VS.. Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany ct al, demurrer of defendants;
James E. Campbell vs.. Anna Campbell,
plaintiffs proofs on default; August
Fischer VS.. Henry i[ipp ct al, demurrer
of Katie kipp: l.. c. Pearson VS.. John Fe-
dercei and William NJ. Hill, motion to
adopt and for judgment.
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