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Show SMELTING COMPANY SUED Actions for Damages Alleged to Be Due to Smelter Smoke. Charles M. Hansen has filed two damage dam-age suits in the Third District court, one against tho United States Smelting company com-pany and tho other against tho Bingham Consolidated Mining company. In both cases Hansen seeks to recover tho sum of $1703 for damages alleged to havo been sustained to tho crops on his proportv at East Jordan during the years 1003, 1004 and 1905 from tho poisonous gases contained con-tained In the smoko from tho smelting plants of tho defendant companies. He also njleges that his health has been very much Impaired by Inhaling these gases, and ho sues for $500 In each case on these grounds. |