The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
BUTTE NEWS.
UNITED STATES COURT
The February Term Reconvened
by Judge Knowles.
THE GRAND JURY CALLED
1t Will Meet Next Tuesday-Important
Cases That Will Come Up for Trial
at This Term-The Gushing
Receivership Case.
THE GRAND JURY CALLED

Judge Knowles reconvened the Feb
ruary term of the United States court
yesterday morning with a horde of law
yerS in attendance. During the day
quite a number of the cases pending
came up in one way or another. Among
the important ones being the receiver
ship of the American Development &
Mining company, one of the original
suits of the Boston & Montana compa-
ny against the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing company and the Bartlett bankrupt
cy case. The court will get down to
business in earnest to-day and begin
the trial of causes. The first case to
be tried is the suit of Joseph Beifield
against NJ. Gansberger, trustee in the
Samuel Altman bankrupt case, involv-
ing the ownership of certain goods in
Altman's possession at the time of his
failure. The grand jury was called to
meet on Tuesday next.
The most important matter to come
up during the day was the receivership
case of Livingston Gushing against the
American Mining & Developing compa-
ny, which came up on a motion to in
tervene was made on behalf of w. A.
Sldih q bIO., lHe hoHld1ld HARDWARE
company, the Kennedy Furniture COM
pany, P. J. Brophy G. Co. and Louis S.
Cohn. A motion to continue the hear
ing to to-day was granted. The import
ant phase of the case was the filing of a
petition by Receiver F. w. Bacorn,
asking to be authorized to operate the
Golden Sunlight properties of the COM
pany located near Whitehall. In his
petition Receiver Bacorn set forth that
hi artR ha icrl,f !,
not been considered available for the
production of any profit, but that some
time since he let a number of leases
the work done under which has re-
vealed the existence of ore hitherto
unknown. Receiver Bacorn states that
he believes the properties cannot be
worked ait small profit, and that he
believes the order he now asks for is
for the best interests of the company.
The receiver states he does not ask to
be allowed to incur further indebted
ness or to issue further receivers GER
tificates.
Receiver Bacorn also filed his report
of the operations of"the Gibbonsvlle,
Idaho, properties of the company for
the month of January.
The report shows that bullion to the
value of S9,O39.57 was produced and
1850 tons of concentrates of the esti-
mate value of 81. 92441, making the total
production of 13,963.9S. The costs of
operating expenses were $13S72.61.
Counsel argued a motion to remand
to the district court in the case of Lee
w. Foster VS.. c. H. Palmer ct al, in
volvng an interest in the Wild Bill
mining claim in this district. AT the
conclusion of the argument, the case
was taken under advisement
Monitor Mining company was set for
March and the name of w. E. Carroll
entered as associate counsel.
The case of the Boston & Montana
company VS.. J. F. Forbis, receiver, ct
al, for partition of the Mcnamara es-
tate, came up on a hearing of a motion
to apportfon time for taking testimony,
the time being set for to-day.
Argument on demurrer in one of the
original suits of the Boston & Mon
tana company against the Montana Ore
Purchasing company was set for hear
ing yesterday, but owing to the recent
decision of the circuit court of ap-
peals holding this court had no juris-
diction, the case was continued.
The case of Henry w. King VS.. Mrs
M. A. Bartlett, sdelight in the Bart
lett bankruptcy case, was up for hear
ing on restraining order. A temporary
order restraining Mrs. Bartlett from
making any disposition of $4,000 of the
$4,000 a burglar Is alleged to have sto-
en- from the Bartlett residence last
Sunday evening, was made at Helena a
day or so prior to the alleged burglary
and 'the money being supposed to have