Fergus County argus., 1900-03-28
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
A Great Amount Of Business Transacted
in an fndea,or to Clear the Docket.


Saturday afternoon and evening were
busy hours in court, nearly every attorney
disposed OF, or some order made in, before
Judge DuBose left the bench OF this scoupty.
The result was much work for the clerk.
Cases not heard OF in years were brought
to the front and rapidly passed upon.
In our report OF the formal proceedings
last week we enormously stated that de.
cree OF divorce had been granted to e. X.
Cunningham against Mary Cunningham,
The names should have been reversed. the
wife obtaining the divorce on grounds oI
desertion aud non.support and given the
custody OF the two minor children.
Other proceedings since our last report,
and aside from the Howell murder trial,
reported elsewhere. were as follows:
Admitted to citizenship: Mary Biglen OF
Ireland; Alex Mccormack of Canada; Ru.
doll Schmutz Of Switzerland; Alex NunIder.
stine Of Canada, Fred Rueeg Of Switzerland.
Estate ot Daniel b. Tyler; final account
Of executor approved aud executor dis
charged,
Estate Of Charles NJ. Rogers; final ne
count OF administrator allowed and admin.
istrator discharged.
Montana Hardware Go. VS.. School Dis
triet No. /, for goods furnished; judgment
for plaintiff for S3,IsG7G and 81 80 costs;
trustees OF district ordered to make tax
levy to cover.
Bank of Fergus County vs. School Dis.
trict No. /. for moneysad vauced; Judgment
granted plaintiff for 81 ,G9G53 and S7.50
costs; trustees of district ordered to make
tax levy to cover,
Estate Of +. +. Mowry; first account Of
executor approved.
Ida Butler vs.. Louis : Butler; default
of defendant entered aud divorce granted
plaintiff.
+. L. Wright ct al vs.. Royal y. Matthews;
motion for new trial overruled
A. Il. Ledoux ct al, vs.. Royal Il, Mat.
thews; motion for new trial oyerruled.
j. l.. Crowder vs.. John Lemau; continued
by agreement.
Dnmas Taillon W.. j. l.. Mrars et AL, dam.
ages; 81 900 claimed, jury awarded plaintiff
S2TJ thirty days additional time granted
defendant in which to file motion for new
trial.
State vs. James Eli Fisher; change oi
venue granted and case ordered transferred
to Choteau county.
State vs.. James r. Calder; change Of
venue granted and case ordered tranIerred
to Choteau county.
Estate Of George Cunningham; annual
acrount Of guardian allowed and settled.
Estate of John Sullivan final account OF
administrators settled and distribution or.
dered
Estate OF William Hall; Christina Hall
appointed administrators.
! Estate Of Stella NJ. Tavenner; annual
account OF administrators allowed aud
settled.
Estate Of Ira Knapp; account Of admin
istratrix approved aud settled.
Thomas Burke W.. X. f. Hamilton; thirty
days additional time granted in which to
file motion for new trial.
+. T. Wright vs.. W. g. Norman; demur
er o { defendant withdrawn by consent anC
defendant given until May 1st to answer.
Nathalie Belnnger vs.. Royal Il Matthews
demurrer of defendant withdrawn and d,
fendant given until May 1st to answer.
Estate Of Ethel Glenn Gilkerson; repor
OF guardian settled and allowed.
Estate of Mary May Taylor; adminstra
tor discharged.
j. II. Charters vs. T. Diah Clark; resal,
Of property ordered.
Estate of Ezra Spragg: distribution or
dsred and administrator discharged.
Bertrand & Hopkins w. Frank Lamb
default Of defendant entered and iudgmen
granted in sum OF S102 20.
Lewis Knerr vs.. Julius Bain default o
defendant entered and Judgment granted
plaintiff.
Following trial jury drawn orJune term
Theodore Gray, Philbrook; VIM. McDnfi
ID. :. Motheral, f.. A. Foster, J. III Elijah
Ed Mcdonnell, o. W. Ellis, w. Il. Jones
Le~istown; Eugene Howe. $. :. Harper
j. +. Batdorf, Cottonwood; Thomas Gar
lick. Peter Mcconnell. A. Horrland. Deer
field; Il. +. Hamilton, John VI. Campbell
William SHELTON, Jr, +. \. hamilton, Stan
ford; james Wilson, Flatwillow; J. 5. Mills
C. W. Myers, Maiden; VI, Messner, Ed Grae
ber. J. ; Huntoon, Utica: George i. Bach
man, Mrsselshell; W. A. Hedges, Yale
William Craig. Irene: c. H. Ever, Judith
;. J Harding, Fort Maginnis; ". IL Peck