Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-07-18
DECREE ISSUED TODAY
Judge Frank Henry Hands Down Written
Decision in Red Lodge Greek
Water Right Suit.
SETTLED FOR ALL TIME
It Has Cost the Ranchers Lot Of Money
and Much Time Full Text
Of Findings.

In the district court this morning
Judge Frank Henry handed down
written decree in the Red Lodge creek
water right case, tried without jury at a
previous term and taken under consid-
Grafton. The cause is entitled George j
jackson ct all, versus Herman Kuhl ct
al, and had for its parties thereto az
plaintiffs and defendants fiftyeight OF
the ranchers living along the creek men
toned. The evidence ia the case con
sumed several weeks in being related
and made very voluminous documents
but out Of the vast mass Of testimony
the court, after months Of careful an
alysis, reached conclusion and rem
dered a decree impartially adjudicating
the rights Of all persons interested. This
decree IS published in full and finds that
the parties to the action are entitled TO
the use Of the waters Of West Red Lodge
creek, and it's tributaries, appropriated
at the times and in the quantities re-
spectively as follows:
| George j. jackson appropriated lob
inches July l, 1895.
r. e. Duel, III inches May 15 1894.
Pat walsh appropriated 132 inches
May Is, 1894.
George B. Stevenson appropriated la2
inches May 15, 1894.
James Hyem appropriated l3O inches
May Is, 1894.
Alex Caldwell appropriated 155 inches
Nov. 8, 1898.
Kate Caldwell appropriated 130 inches
Nov. 8, 1888. 80
Henry Chapman appropriated 80
Inches May 1, 1897.
Andy Chapman appropriated 40
inches April 26, 1894.
Sam Cunningham appropriated 102
inches June 1, 1897.
T. j. Clark appropriated l25 inches
July IS, 1894.
William Weast appropriated 130inchet
July 19, 1893.
p. Z. Dunn appropriated 100 inches
June 10, 1896.
j. w. Hutton appropriated 140 inches
July 1, 1897.
Mary Highly appropriated 100 inches
June 10, 1886.
Jacob burst appropriated 148 inche.
June 10, 1886.
+. w. Finch appropriated 100 inche!
! June 10, 1886.
n Tony Early appropriated 90 inches
July 1, 1888; 35 inches july l, 1895.
I.W. Walters appropriated IS inche
July /, 1895.
j A. I'll. Davis appropriated ITO inche
May, 1888.
Herman kuhl appropriated 125 inche
: July 3, 1889.
William Dell appropriated 125 inche
July 3, 1893.
II. r. Bebee appropriated 125 inche
July 3, 1888.
i. John Saari appropriated l25 inche
July 3, 1893.
Neil Rogeness appropriated 10O inche
q April 20, 1895.
t. George Lay appropriated 81 inche
a June ., 1898.
Joseph Simpkins appropriated 8
y inches J une Is, 1893.
i George Russell appropriated 20 incht
1t May L. 1901.
II John Massaw appropriated 60 inche
:. June 90, 1886.
= j. E. Lane appropriated go incht
y. June 20, 1886.
v, Charles Boggio appropriated 25 inche
m June 20, 1897: 65 inches June 20, 1899.
:, Mike Hogan appropriated $50 incht
- June, 1887, from Hogan creek; l5O incht
K June, 1891, from Red Lodge creek.
e. Mamie Hogan appropriated 15O incht
n June, 1891.
Sam Youngstrom appropriated II
y inches June 6, 1897
* Frank Strider appropriated $50 incht
al June 6, 1897.
NJ Charles Dell appropriated 125 incht
~ July 13, 1884; 30 inches April 90, 1895.
~ Thomas Stewart appropriated II
it, inches April %, 1895.
i'd William Breck appropriated 100 incht
IN June Is, 1898.
G. r. Bum appropriated 20 inch'
~ from Barlow creek July 81, 1886;
ne inches June 20, 1886.
n, II. Il. Newkirk appropriated lOGinch'
IS April 25, 1893.
Jacob Weast appropriated III inch'
July g. 1897.
Mary Weast appropriated Is inch'
July 6, 1897.
A. L. Slichter appropriated l40 inch'
o. out of Hogan creek June 10, 1893.
James Burnett appropriated l3l inch
June 6, 1897.
de Sven Holmes appropriated 80 inch
to June Is, 1897
n. Gunder Holmes, no appropriation.
i. Sam Indreland appropriated J.
no inches July 6, 1897.
,e- Fred Hanneman appropriated II
lie inches Aug. 90, 1897.
nv Frank Kelly appropriated 100 inch
-, ~ July 10, 1901.
I'M e. G. Russell appropriated 125 inch
ay June %, 1894.
to Sabina Murray appropriated l20incn
he June %, 1894.
~ ~ Katie Murray appropriated LOG inch
40 June @, 1894.
ne Joseph Harrison appropriated
,e- inches from Hogan creek June 10, l8a