The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-02
DISTRICT COURT ADJouRNs.

DISTRICT COURT ADJouRNs.
Busy session-suit Begun Against J.
H. Conrad & Co.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The case of Lillian NORM. charged
with incorrigibility, vas the first mat
ter called up by the district court
yesterday, but the girl did not show
up. and it being learned that she had
left town, the court postponed the
hearing until the first day of the
next term of court. The NORM girl
was permitted to go to her home to
remain Thursday night, and it is
thought her mother spirited her out
of the city. County Attorney Hath
horn, who complained against the
girl, says he will be perfectly salts
fed if she remains away from the
city.
o. F. Goddard, attorney for w. x.
Sudduth, by consent of the attorney
for John w. Newton, was granted
60 days time in which to prepare
and file a motion for a new trial IN
the damage case of Sudduth VS.. New
ton. This is the cas- decided IN the
district court Thursday, when a YER
dict was returned for Mr.. Newton.
The case of the Briggs-Ellis COM
pany VS.. Fred Tews, forcible entry
and detainer, had the attention of
i the court for the greater part of the
day, the jury going out at about 1880
) p. m. At $50 the jury brought in a
t verdict finding for the plaintiff.
+ This is the second time that a
Judgment has been rendered against
! Tews, the first case being that of G.
o. Gruwell.
In. it's complaint against Tews, the
Briggs-Ellis company charges that 1t
was in the ~peaceable and undisputed
possession and occupation, and en-
titled t othe possession and occupa'
ton of all that certain piece or par
e eel OF %unsurveyed lands in the coun
ty of Yellowstone, known as the
y Gruwell ranch and which, when the
United States government survey is
n extended over the same, will be al
II of that portion of section one in town
ship three north of range 81 east
OIL which lies north of the Yellowstone
n river, together with the dwelling
a. house and other improvements stu
at ated thereon; that on or about thu
liz fourth day of January, 1901, during
lie the temporary absence of the plain
* tiff, the defendant unlawfully ant
wrongfully entered upon the prem
ut Uses and took possession of the same
Ia and without the knowledge or cor
sent of the plaintiff; that ON tn
sixteenth day of January, 1901, plaiI
re tiff demanded in writing of the d.
ne PENDANT that he deliver up and su7
is. render to the plaintiff the possessio
m of the premises, but the defendaI
is refused to do so and has since refu'
OF ed to do SO.
ch The plaintiff asked for judgmer
ny for the possession and for the sum {
ct $50 damages.
80 From Sundays Daily Gazette.
~ The summer term OF the distri'
court adjourned yesterday after q
:. interesting and busy session of abo1
two weeks duration. The last de
was occupied with probate matters
The first account and report OF Ms
tie Chapple, guardian Of the esta
of Constance Chapple, Henry
Chapple and John Chapple, minor
- was allowed and approved, and II
80 sum of SIS pc I month allowed
the guardian out of the rents al
profits of the estate for the malnte
- ance and education of the minors.
In the matter of the g~uardiansh
OF Lydia Mildred Durbin, a mine
the guardian of the estate, Agnes
Soule, made a report showing the
80 ceipts and disbursements. and al
a statement of the assets. The gu
81; dian also reported as to having SC
all of the horses owned by hers
and the minor at $50 per head.
. A suit was begun yesterday by t
~ filing of papers in an action by t
~, First National bank Of Billir
against j. H. Conrad and S. G. IN
=, ter, co%-partners, doing business
der the firm name of J. H. Conrad
Co., bankers. The defendants in
action were formerly engaged in
banking business in Red Lodge.
gus In its complaint the First Natio'
in hank states that on the 18th day