Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-10
VERDE K. FILES SUIT AGAINST
 SIX ROADS
COPPER COMPANY SEEKS TO COLLECT PAY FOR
 LOSS OCCASIONED BY
 FAILURE OF V. T. & S.
 LINE TO SHIP ITS ORE.
From Wednesdays Daily !

1 per company yesterday filed suit against six railroad companies opcr- ating in this State in an effort to col ! lect damages in the sum of Sl00295, the plaintiff alleging that this sum is | due them from the carriers by req son of the latters' failure to ship a carload of ore which had been de- livered to one of the defendants in July, 19l6. The roads made defend ants in yesterdays action are the Verde Tunnel & Shelter Railroad company, The Atchison, Topeka x Santa Fe, the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix, the Arizona Eastern, the Southern Pacific and the Fl Paso & Southwestern.
 The plaintiff alleges that on July l4, 1916, shipment of ore weigh ing 79,500 pounds was delivered to the V. T. & s. at the Douglas spur in this county, the ore to be sent to the Copper Queen at Douglas For reasons which the complaint do not set forth, the carrier refused 10 ship the ore although a bill of lading had been issued for it. The ore was val ued at S63.45 per ton. The shipment finally got on its way long time after it had been turned over to the road, but when the car reached the Southwestern tracks. the shipment had dwindled until 1t weighed only 4S, ,6S0 pounds, a loss of more than | l5 tons. The Extension alleges that the smelter returns were cut down because of the loss of the ore and also that they were compelled to pay i freight on the missing Is tons, the whole damage amounting to Sl,oO2.95 for which judgment is sought.
 Had a Peevish Disposition.
 The disposition of Mrs. Louis II. Ford was no sweet thing if the ale gations in the complaint of her hus band are to be believed. William ]. Ford of Jerome yesterday instituted proceedings looking toward a di- vorce, alleging that his wife had made things hot for him for several years by reason of her sharp tongue and her inclination 10 nag. They were married at Nevada City, Cal, in December. 1915, and from that date until June 9, 1917. resided in Tono- pah, Nevada, when they separated, Louise is said to have scolded and nagged her mate until he was fin ally driven away from home to es- cape the rapid-fire verbal assaults The wife is said to have refused to cook for her husband. and not only that but she also insisted that they remove to California. which was more than the plaintiff could stand, and the suit was put under way.
 Suit On Note.
 Joseph Doherty yesterday filed suit against J. E. Pawley to collect the sum of S525 which the plaintiff alleges is due him on a note which was signed and delivered to him by the defendant in July, 1913. Interest and attorneys fees bring the debt to the amount mentioned, although the original note was for the sum of S2oS.S5.
 Nap Waldemeyer started action yesterday against M \. Andrews and the Loma Verde Copper Com pany, alleging that the defendants owe him the sum of Sl,lll.65 for ser vices and labor performed up until about June /, 1918.
 The action of Paul Loncar against the Monte Cristo Mining Co. was started in the Superior Court yes terday morning, and at the close of the session in the evening, all of the I testimony of the plaintiff had been submitted. This mornings session will be given over to the defendants | testimony, and it is likely that the case will be concluded by this even ing. The action of Mrs. Lillian Ed wards vs. the Mountain States Tele- phone & Telegraph Company is slat- cd for trial on Thursday morning.
 Probate Matters
 George Kingdom yesterday filed petition asking that the court ap- point him as administrator of the es- state of the late William J. King don. The petition stated that the deceased left personal property to the value of $10,O0O, and that the only heirs are the parents, Mir. and Mrs. William Kingdom, living in England, and two sisters and three brothers. The matter will come up for consideration of Judge Sweeney on July l2th.
 In the matter of the estate of the late Francisco Soqui, R. B. Wester- welt yesterday filed a petition ask ing that the widow, Mrs. Andrea Soqui be named as administrative The petition will be heard in court on July l2th. Soqui died on May 3Oth.
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