Show new timber suit the government has brought suit against the union pacific R dirtad and the BK big hole lumber company for cutting ties on government land the lumber company is composed of W A clarke 8 ross blaike laike SA estes esles and F R miles and the amount which Is sued tor for Is the timber is charged to have bava been cut between july alst 1st ia and january andary lat lands adjacent to the he big bia hole river and amount amounted pd to railroad ties as charged la in the complaint it is understood that the railroad company had bad a permit from the government to cut ties for its road off government land and it was waa under this permit that the lumber company was working which would seem to 10 be an effective defense to the action it is also reported that the hume company at divide has also neen heen sued for cutting and furnishing ties to the union pacific which road as in the other ca case se is made a party to the suit suite butte miner march 28 |