Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-22
.SLAVS DEMAND DAMAGES FROM
 \. 4. r. CO.
RUSSION COLONISTS SAY THAT TRACT OWNERS DID NOT FULFILL CON- TRACT MADE HERE SEV- ERAL YEARS AGO.
(From Thursdays Dailyl

judgments in the aggregate of S3S,- i 2SS, were filed in the Superior court yesterday afternoon against the Has sayampa Alfalfa Farms Company, the plaintiff in each case being one of the Russians who several years ago formed party which intended to set tie on the lands owned by the defend- ant corporation
 The complaints, which arc identical, set forth the fact that the Russians had been brought here from some point in California in the fall of 1915, the II. \. F. organization having contracted to lease them the land for q term of three years and finally sell 1t to them after sufficient amount of crops had been raised to pay for she real estate. The plaintiffs allegc in their complaints that the company failed to deliver them sufficient water with which to irrigatc their holdings, thus causing the crops to burn up and render the farmers unable to raise anything with which they could purchase the land. Each complainant Is asking for a judgment in the sum of S1,752. The plaintiffs are the fol- lowing-namcd: Pavlo Novikoff, Jim Popoff. Erney Kurbatoff, Alexey Ev- seof. Moses Treguboff, Ivan Kobziff. lgnatz Schubin, Alexey Kontoff, Eacili Kotoff. Vacilli Kashiraki, Ubaser Ne Kodziff, Petre Rudamat kin, Yon Kashirski. Petro tvseoff, Ivan Kashiraki, Fin Evscof. Egor Popof, Stephen Evseof and EOn Popoff. They are represented by At torney r. $. Clark.
 The contract which the Russian colonists drew up with the II. A. F.. organization was dated November To-. 1915. It provided that the tenants were to give the company onc-tifth of the total crops during the first and second years and one-fourth during the third year. After that, the land was to be sold to them at the rate of Sl0O per acre. the Russians to be given a reasonable number Of years in which to pay for it from the sale of their crops. The company agreed to bring the party from National City, Calii.. to Jerome Junction, near the tract, free of charge, and also to bring oyer from Russia all of the livestock. household goods, etc.. which the settlers would need. It also agreed to furnish plenty of water ,o irrigatc the holdings of the Rus Sians. The complaints, however. state that the company did not complete its main canal to the tract until in the summer of l9l6, after 1t was too late to save the crops which had already been put in. The damages in each case are asked for the purpose or covering the costs of the planting of the crops which the RUssians put out. and the amounts which the sale of the crops would have nctted had the crops been permitted to come to ma turity.
 Most of the Russians arc now liv- ing in the Slav colony near Glendale. Ariz.. having left the II. A. F. tract jess than a year after landing there. The owners of the tract arc princi- pally Indiana men, among them being United States Senator Jim Watson and Van Camp. the porl, and bean magnate of Indianapolis, and Jacob Finkelstein, Fred Smith and John Barbazette, all of Tcrrc Hautc.
 Settled By Stipulation
 The action brought by the estate of the late Louis Vidaurri against the United Verde Copper Company was settled by stipulation yesterday, the company conicSsing judgment in the sum of S5.500. Nidaurri was killed in the workings of the defendant cor poration at Jerome several months ago. and the estate had entered suit for an amount considerably larger than the sum received in settlement.
 Judgment is Entered
 Y. Schutz and T. r. Shea were yes tcrday given judgment by the court in the sum of S5S4 against T. ]. Perry and F.. A. Paine, the judgment being given to cover a note which had been given by the defendants to the plain tiffs on November 9, l9i6, and which was never paid.
 Would Be An Administrator
 Ward H. Wheeler yesterday filed petition asking that letters of admin istration be issued him in the matter of the estate of the late George Hughes. who died at Wickcnburg on May l2. 1918. The petition states that there are no known heirs of the de- ceased, and that the latter held prop crtv to the probable value of S7G0 at the time of his demise The petition will be heard by the court on May 24th.
 Two Suits Filed
 ]. Bloombcrg yesterday filed suit against (. NJ. Rodgers, asking for a ] judgment in the sum of S2SS.T5 and costs. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff delivered certain goods to the defendant between the dates of March 24, 1915 and October Is, 1910, |. for which he did not receive pay mcnt. s. Stcrnberg has filed suit : against James, George F. and M. F. | Farrage of Cottonwood. asking for a judgment amounting to Sl l,OSl. The . complaint states that the three de fendauts executed note on Novem- Der 2. 1917. for the sum of $2,OSl. . They are said to have paid Sl,0OO on the note, leaving as a balance due the amount sued for
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