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Show FOR PERSONAL JKIES. John Larsen'sSuit Against the Mingo Company. HE CLAIMS TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND THOU-SAND DOLLARS DAMAGES. Criminal Negligence on the Defendant's Defen-dant's Part Alleged. NEW ACTIONS COMMENCED IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. I A Verdict For the Defendant Rendered Ren-dered in the Case of Aaron Keyser vs. Thomas Matthews The Inm-axe Inm-axe Kuit of the Eureka Hill vs. The Iluliiou-Ileck Iteinie Heard by ICeferee Merritt Court Xotes. The trial of the case of John A. Larsen vs. the Mingo Smelting company was resumed In the Third district court this morning, Powers & Hilcs and D. N. Straup appearing Tor the plaintiff, and W. H. Dickson and W. C. Hall for the defendant. It seems that dc December 20, 1600, the plaintiff, who was in the smploy of the defendant, had his leg broken and received other serious iujuries through a fall of the elevator, in which he was workincr. It is alleged that the accident was directly due to carelessness on the Dart of the defendant in allowing the elevator to get out of order and become unsafe. Larson sues to recover damages in the sum of $25,000. The case will go to the jury late this afternoon. EUREKA H1I.L VS. BULLION-BECK. The case of the Eureka Hill vs. The Bullion-Beck et al., is being heard before Colo-1H-1 Mfrritt as referee today, the suit is brought to recover something like 50,000, Tr ore alleged to have been extracted by the defendants fro.u the Silver (iem claim. SWOPE VS. FUANKLVN. A. L Swope todity nrought suit against O. K. Franklvn and IHrryA. Smith. Iu his con.plaiut the plaintiff alleges that on Octo-lr Octo-lr '47 isst, the defendants received for his .ise -1.50, and that tuciy refuse to turn it nvt-r to him. He asks judgment for the nuount. S. S. Markham is the plairititfs attorney. ALLIANCE VS. AM t;iH. The AHUnee Mininar copipany this afternoon after-noon drought suit againat Uie Anchor Mining Min-ing company to recover k!i0, alio ire J to be due ft.r water furnished the defendant under a soutract. Powers & Ililes are the plalnrlff's attor-nys. attor-nys. TO FOUECLOSE A MOHIOitif. P. W. Madsen has !! oii")it suit atsinst Charles E. Aiken and G. . UoIujcs tu foreclose fore-close a mortgage for $I().0hi. COL'KT NiTi;s. The inquisitors will reuuiu work tomorrow. tomor-row. Ama Hague has brought suit against L. F. Kullak to recover I'-JoS alleged to be due on a promissory note. The case of Bonesteele vs. Constable Brown et al., in which the plaintiff sued to recover $10 JO damages for an alleged illegal seizure of thy plaintiffs suloou on Franklin avenue, whs yesterday decided in favor of the defendant. defend-ant. B. Bachman. jr., has obtained judgment against C. 8. Wilkes aad A. M. Wood for $170.75. Iu the case of Aaron Keyser vs. Thomas W. .Matthews, which was tried on Tuesday, the jury this morning returned a verdict for the defendant. 1 he hearing ou the demurrer in the case of Joseph Krantz vs. the Kio Grande Western has !een set for Friday. Ths appeal of J. O. Watson vs. Charles Buusom has been dismissed. The order to show cause in the case of Jesse J. Murphy vs. Priseilla Murphy has been dismissed. Tl.e case of Virginia Carrigan vs. J. W. Carrigan was dismissed this morning. The First National bank of Winnemucca, Nevada, today brought suit against the Kex Mining company to recover $2000 alleged to be due on promissory notes. Commissioner Mover has given judgmeut for the plaintiff for $118.50, in the case of John Butttrr v. Henry Denhalter and Frank Hoffman. Probrte Court. In the matter of the estate of Frank Gal-rlelsou Gal-rlelsou petition for discharge of administration administra-tion was heard; order was made settling the accouuts and discharging the administrator, Joseph H. Erickson. Petition for probate of will in the estate of Alexander McVarlane was heard; testimony of Charles H. Hardy and Alex McFarlane, jr., reduced to writinir and filed; order made admitting will to probate. Mary M. Walton was appointed executrix on filing a 400 bond and subscribing to the necessary oath. In the estate of Frank Crocker, the subject of attorney's fees for a second hearing being co'itinued from October 25, judgment was entered for attorney's fees ia favor of 8. McOovall for $458.25. Estate of 'lhoinas Yardly, jr., was continued con-tinued till November 15 to hear petition for letters of administration. In the matter of the estate of Matthew Condon, hearing of petition for probating will came up. Testimony of Robert G. Wilson Wil-son and Morris Lyons reduced to writing. John II. Driscoll was appointed executor without bonds. Hearing of petition for revoking letters of administration on the estate of Frank Crocker was continued till tomorrow at 11 o'clock. In the estate of BriantStringham ; petition for removal of administrator and appointment appoint-ment of new one was heard and continued till Thursday. Petition of Susan B. citring-bacj citring-bacj for removal dismissed and administrator administra-tor ordered to appear and make statement of facts. The case of Nills Peterson estate was con-tin con-tin iod till tomorrow. Molsen Olsen Jensen estate case was continued con-tinued till Thursday, Nov. 1, when petitioc tor probating will is to be heard. |