Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-18
HIGH SCHOOL !
LAW |Nv.*.|D
MUST MAKE APPOINTMENTS AS
NEW LAW REQUIRES.
HELENA FEDERAL BUILDING
BIDS OPENED AT WASHINGTON
IN JUNE-HEINZE HELD IN
MINNIE HEALEY CASE,
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Helena, April 1S.--The attorney gen.
eral has followed up a former opinion |
that the new law in regard to county high |
school trustees requires the Immediate
appointment of new boards, by render
ing another opinion that the old law is
unconstitutional, and therefore the for
mer boards never legally held office. The
constitution limits the terms of these
officers appointed by county officials t.
two years, While the old law made the
terms of one third Of the trustees, three
years each.
Bids for the erection of the new fed
eral building in Helena will be opened
by the supervising architec. of the treas
ury at Washington on June g. Drawings
and specifications will be received by
Postmaster A. j. Fisk this week, and the
advertisement is now being published.
The supreme court is hearing the ar
gument on the appeal of the Butte Hard
ware company VS.. II. l.. Frank ct al. in
a suit to obtain title to real estat,
against which it had Judgment before
patent was obtained and before the title
had passed to the present owners. The
point is whether the patent destroys the
lien.
The appeal of the Montana Central
Railway company from judgment OF
81 900 in favor of Patrick Sweeney, as
| damages for trespass in diverting the
| channel of the Belt river across the Mel
lie L. quartz claim at Neihart, is being
| argued today.
| The Fisher Creek Mining company to-
day filed amended articles of ncorpora-
ton, taken under the laws ot Iowa,
changing the capital stock to $1,000 o0p
| in 81 shares, of which $75o,000 is sub
scribed and $2500C0 is in treasury stock.
The company's statement shows that of
it's capital $43 1868. so is paid in cash; $50,
900 in the original purchase of claims,
$256, ,O3O2O in estimated increased value
Of the property by reason Of the erection
and operation of 10 stamp mill and
developn ent CT the mines, wi the in
creased quantity of ora in sight. It's as
sets are 10 claims, mill, tramway and
building, $35O,OOO; cash and supplies,
$500. Liabilities are: Balance unpaid
on original purchase price. to be paid by
net earnings, $3S, 900; bills payable, Sj,i 10.
George RerIien. manager. of Libby. is
appoia eG agent Cor Montana.
The Central Building Association Of
Anaconda was Incorporated by John r.
Toole, j. II. Durston and r. w. Peck
| over to manage the Durston building,
| Anaconda The capital is S65,O00, in 1870
shares of $500 each, all subscribed. The
majority is held by Durston
After forcing himself into the suit of
| Miles Finen against Devlin ct al, to
quiet title to the Minnie Healey mine, by
a petition in intervention filed in the
| United States district court last Octo-
| Der, r. A. Heinze yesterday made an un-
| successful attempt to pull out When
he first interviewed, Finen opposed but
his withdrawal was opposed with equal
| vigor and more success. Judge Knowles
denied the motion and set a hearing for
! April %. Finlen then moved for an in
NJ thE district court of SilvAr Bow
| county, which involves precisely the
same issues the mine is shut down
! and filing with water and he wants 1t
| taken care of. Decision was reserved
| Petitions We're filed in the federal
| court regarding the bankruptcy petition
| of ROalSWick brothers of Great Falls
| charging them with fraud in conceaiing
| debts and obtaining credit after they
| were bankrupt The charges are made
| by the Rich Shoe company Of Milwau-
| kee. from whom the ROalsWicks receiv-
! ed goods to the value of s. 600 in Febru-
| ary, and Hamburger brothers. shoe man
| ufacturers. of Cincinnati. who made a
| shipment of 1927 about the same time
| They want the goods in question set
| aside for their benefit.