The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-15
DISTRICT COURT

Before Judge Overfield in cham bers on Thursday a hearing was held in the lien cases against Hen ming. former layman on the Wild Goose association of Engineer creek. and the owners of the ground all of the cases having been consolidated on appeal and carried 10 the district court.
 The case was before the court on the matter of washing up the dump on the ground. there being part of an unwashed dump on the claim and halfwashed tailing pile to be put through the boxes.
 At the conclusion of the hearing Judge Oyerfield held that the lienors. most of whom have claims for wages, might be permitted to go ahead and wash up the dump if any of them care to risk getting the ups. Of course the pay for such wages being part of the expenses of of the case, will be paid before the cleanup is set aside to await the final action in the case. This work is to be done under the supervision of an oyerseer whom the court ~ill appoint
 w. F. Whitely, is plaintiff in an action against John Lappi, the Fair banks creek operator, brought to col feet on two assigned accounts. Fol lowing the filing of the complaint an attachment was served Cn the de- fendants lease on ? below of Fair banks creek and upon the dump on the ground.
 The complaint sets forth that on November 13, 1911, the defendant owed the Fairbanks meat market the sum of sS915, which account was assigned to Whitely.
 Also that on May 1, 1911. the de fendant owed Waechter Bros. X Gardner the sum cf s67O.06 for meats. This account also was as- signed to Whitely
 In the case of Smith vs. Steamer White Seal, the decision in which judgment of the lower court was affirmed by the circuit court of ap- peals recently. final settlement was reached on Wednesday by the interested parties.
 Judge Overfield on Saturday grant ed the application of John Barrack in the case of the T. V Ky. vs. the WashingtOn-Alaska bank for the sur render cf his note of S250. the note being made on the showing that there was no consideration therefor. Barrack X Co. signed the note as surety for Raeder X Taggart on April 10, 1910. and the note was given to secure the payment of wood on Little Eldorado creek supposed to be owned by the Fairbanks Bank ing company. The testimony show ed that the wood had either been burned or taken away by another at that time. hence there was no consideration for the note.
 nf ~ Vedin and Martin S. Gedaher was dismissed cn Saturday at plaintiffs cost.
 The hearing on the application for renewal of a liquor license of Dave Petree was on Saturday set by the court for April 20.
 The demurrer of the plaintiff to the complaint in intervention in the Olnes case of Fred Koda vs. Joyce X Ferguson. McGillivray intervenor, was oVerruled on Saturday.
 On Saturday the motion by the de- fendant to set aside, and the motion to quash service of summons in J. F. Karshner vs. F. G. Manley were ordered stricken from the files.
 In the case of the II. s. vs. Louis klopsch, the order for the process and service of summons at govern ment expense was on Saturday en- tered in the docket
 In behalf of F. G. Moves, receiver of the Washington-Alaska bank, Ira D. Orton, the attorney, on Saturday afternoon instituted suit in the dis trict court against 39 stockholders of the defunct bank Judgment in various sums totaling s33,720 is ask ed. It is charged in the complaint that the stockholders received, eith- CT in cash or in credit on the books of the bank, various sums in the form of a dividend declared April 12, 1910. This dividend is held by the receiver to have been wrCngfully declared, and it is alleged by him that the stockholders are therefore responsible to the creditors of the 0afupct hank for cbo tho.