Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-06
GIVEN AGAINST OLD
 J. Y. CON.
LOCAL FIRM RECOVERS PAY FOR BILL OF GOODS DELIVERED TO COMPANY ORGANIZED AT JEROME IN EARLY BOOM DAYS.
(From Fridays Daii-.)

hS shSlNiOh VI Otd OiAAhNN Verde Consolidated Mining Company was rattled in the Superior court yesterday morning, at which time the memories of the old mining organ ization, born under conditions which smacked of high finance and wild eating, were raked afresh when the Arizona Mine Supply Company of Prescott was given judgment against the corporation for the sum Of S5249l, nobody appearing to con test the issuance of the courts order. The Prescott firm had sued to collect the aforementioned amount for a bill of supplies which was sold to the mine company during the days when the latter was making pretense at operating, and for which the plaintiff alleged 1t was never paid.
 The United Verde Consolidated was one of the first companies to be organized in the early days of the Jerome copper boom, one of its sponsors having been s. D. Balen- tine, who later left the state under cloud on account of an alleged crooked mining transaction.
 Bootleggers Enter Pleas
 Matt O'Learry, charged by the State with Introducing intoxicants, yesterday was arraigned before Judge Sweeney and entered plea of guilty. He waived the extra per iod of time which is usually allowed to intervene between the date of ar raignment and sentence, and was given a fine of Sl0O and sentenced to % days in the county jail. The jail term was suspended, however, upon the prisoners promise to re- frain from the booze importation trade in the future.
 Henry Minuse, also charged with bootlegging, entered a plea of not guilty when he faced Judge Sweeney yesterday. He will have his trial on March 5th.
 Wants Divorces
 Mrs. Kate Pipkins, who was mar ried to Dan Pipkins in 1914, yester- day filed suit asking for divorce from her husband, alleging that the latter has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, failure to pro vide and making false charges against the plaintiff regarding her moral conduct Attorney J. E. Rus sell is representing the plaintiff.
 Jane Shepherd has filed suit ask ing for divorce from B. G. Shep- herd. She alleges in her complaint that the defendant has deserted her and failed to contribute anything toward her support They were mar, ried in Jerome in November, l9l6. Plaintiff asks for the restoration oi her maiden name of O'Mara.
 1 Two Ask For Judgments 1 C. F. and A. R. Kunz and J. X. Messinger, doing business at Wick enburg under the firm name of kunz Brothers & Mcssinger,, yesterday en- tered suit against the Arizona Molly bdenum Company, asking a judgment for the sum of S202 and costs, alleg- ing that in June, 1917, the mine firm contracted with the plaintiffs for the purchase of bill of goods and also for some personal services from the nnmbers of the plaintiff organization. | The goods and services are said to have been paid for and the judgment is asked for the purpose of covering the amount due The defendant cor poration owns property in the Blue Tanks district.
 Roland w. Ainswortil yesterday filed suit against John Carver, seek ing to recover S760 and costs, this amount being due the plaintiff, ac- cording to the complaint, for board, lodging and nursing services fur nished the defendant between Octo- Der, 1916, and February l, 1918.
 Probate Matters
 The Commercial Trust and Saw, ines Bank, administrator of the es- tate of the late Richard E. O'Grady, yesterday filed its final accounting and petition for distribution of the estate. The holdings are valued at | S2.O67.45, a claim against the United Verde Copper Company for the accl' dental death of the deceased having been settled for the sum of S2,OOO, this amount being now in the hands of the administrator. There are three heirs, mother and sister living in South Dakota, and one brother liv- ing in Montana. Norris & Norris arc representing the administrator.
 Mrs. Clara Newconlb of Jerome. sister of the late Lucille King. yes terday filed a petition praying for ap- pointment as administrative of the estate of the deceased. The petition will have the attention of the court on March 18th. Mrs. King died on December 18th, and ar the time ot her demise was possessed of real cs' tate which afforded an annual income of Sl 200, most of the property being situated in Miami and Cottonwood She left no will. There are four heirs. her father, two sisters and one