The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
IT WAS MOTION DAY
PROBATE MATTERS COME BEFORE
. JUDGE McCLERNAN TODAY.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
fetters of Administration Issued in
the Estate of Ole Berg, One of the
Pullman Fire Victims-Other
Proceedings.

In Judge McClerran's court this
morning probate maltecs had the floor.
this being motion day in department
number three. A considerable quantity
of routine business was transacted. and
orders made in number of estates of
deceased persons and similar matters.
. One of the estates in the court in
which an order vas entered was that of
Ole C. Berg, the cook who lost his life in
the Pullman house fire in this city The
death of Berg and another man in the
lodging house death trap at O'Clock in
the morning in last July will be recalled
by many people.
A fire took place in the saloon III the
Pullman house, and smoke smothered
Berg and his fellow unfortunate. who
roomed enc above the other on different
floors directly over the saloon. They
We're carried out of the building dead
on the backs of firemen and laid in the
street until taken away by the under
takers wagons.
In the court this morning Paul Ozane
was granted letters of administration
upon the estate of the dead cook His
petition alleged that the estate consist
ed Of cash and credits not exceeding $oOO.
He and Anton Peterson gave testimony
as to the estate Of Berg, the latter exhi-
biting document from Berg's relatives
in Norway appointing him to take
charge of the latter's affairs.
Mrs. Berg. the mother of the deceased,
who lives in Norway, is alleged to be
the only near relative of the deceased.
The bond of Ozane was fixed at Sl,i60.
In the department of the district court
presided over by Judge McClernan, a
guardian. pendente lite, was appointed
by the court for Patrick H. Burke upon
the petition of the latter. The petition
alleged that Burke was run over by
car Of the Northern Pacific express COM
rany and much injured, and asked thar
the guardian be appointed FOR the pur-
pose of bringing a damage suit against
the express company in Burke's behalf.
In the estate of NJ. c. McLoon, deceas-
ell, the court set the 18th of Octoberf or
the hearing and settlement of the adj
Ilinistator's account.
The following civil cases were set for
trial by Judge McClernan this morning:
Elizabeth NJ. E. Lowan against John A.
Shelton, c. w. VIM against Fred Cow
an, j. A. Oppenhsimer against p H Re-
can We're all set for October LIST. D. H.
Sherman against the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing Company was set for October 2.
John Klapki against John Thornton, ct
al, was set for October ?. G. H Morri-
s5n against D H McDougal. Butte Hotel
company against NJ l.. Todd Edith
Fuller against Northern Pacific Express
company. We're set for October Sd. ]. A.
Smith against J. r. Sullivan, Mrs. II.
M. Dale against the city Of Butte, ct al,
P. A. Julien against the county commits
eioners. John Jackman against j. A. Nc
Grulian We're set for October 4th.
Carl Mayer against George Landers
was dismissed as settled and G. 3. Rob-
ins against ]. c. Noval was set for Oc-
tober 5th
A petition for letters Of administration
in the estate of NJ. F. Kenny. deceased
was heard by Judge McClernan and an
order granting the petition entered.
Judge McClernan this morning issued
an order appointing the mother Of Pat
rick Shea, adnMnistratrix Of his estate,
without bonds. Undeveloped mining
claims constitute the estate.
Judge McClernan this morning heard
the petition of John II. Miles to be ap-
pointed guardian of the estate and per-
son of John H. Miles, Jr, and issued an
order granting the same. John H. Miles
Jr., who is 30 years old, took the stand
and testified that he was the owner Of a
houses near the pe,ulator mine, worth
$1,000 His interest was $1,000. The bond
OF the uncle was fixed at $4,000. Young
Miles asked the appointment of his
uncle.
In the estate of Lemuel Williams, ct
al. minors, Mary Williams. the older
sister, was appointed guardian by Judge
McCicrnan. The estate consists of $500
In cash. and the guardians bond was
fixed at 500.
In the estate of Tim Shaehan, deceas-
ed, Judge McClerran issued an order
granting the widow an allowance out of
the estate, of $50 m 1nthly. The widow
testified that she has seven children and
that her only income is $11 a month rent
al from the Iasement of her house.
Sheehan's estate is worth about $1,7OO.
In the estate of Joseph Blawett, de-
ceased, the widow was granted letters Of
administration by Judge McClernan. The
estate consists of $500 in cash and a
house worth $3.50. No bonds were requir-
ell.
]. H. Williams and Ben Annear were
granted letters of guardianship of the
person and estate of Mrs. Grace Nanki-
vel, widow of VIM. Nankivel. Their
bond was fixed at $500 The woman is
in the Warm Springs insane asylum.
In the matter of the petition of the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South for leave to mortgage the
church property the hearing on the petit
ton was held lefore Judge McClernan
this morning. The court granted the Pc
ttion. c. W. Kempar. enc of the trus-
tees. said TIL 1T the amount the church
wants to mortgage for is IS 900 and that
the church debt is $1,000 incurred in
erecting the church building