Show JOHNSON WILL WIL III CONTEST OPENS OPENS' II I I Study of Mining Stocks is First Step in the Con Con- C. C A. A ULREY IS APPOINTED Special Administrator Named V Until Case Adjusted is Finally Finaly The Tho To first step wa was taken yesterday in the Johnson will wIl contest When hen Horace Horace Hor Hor- ace aco M. M Johnson appeared before JudG Judge I Ho-I Armstrong and asked that the will i ot of othis othis his father R. R R M. M I. I Johnson bo be admitted V to probate Johnson died at the Halls HalU Hals hotel some time ago ngo leaving a n will dated in 1903 which bequeathed his his his' property to three throe grandchildren A to- to executed In 1906 has also alo been ben I tiled filed fed with wih a petition that it be probated probated pro pro- bated with wih the will The Tho codicil Jen leaves Jens s I of a estate to Miss Misa Elizabeth Elizabeth Elzabeth Elza- Elza Eliza Eliza- beth F. F McCormick a a. trained nurse who attended Johnson In his 18 last ill ill ill- 1 ness Ju Judge o Armstrong heard some evidence evi ovi- dence as to the tho value of the mining I property possessed by Johnson and it I Iwas was shown that tho the estate included I shares of ot Dewey mining stock C. C A. A Ulrey president of or the U Dewey W y company was appointed special administrator admin of the estate pending tho the final settlement and tho the hearing was continued continued con con- to March larch Z- Z 24 Dent Den on For Sole Sale Tho The Dewey mining property is close to tho the Nevada Novada line lne In tn Utah and nd it was shown yesterday that during the tho last ten years of Johnsons Johnson's life he lie heas was as dis- dis ed by tho the litigation involving the company and affecting his stock stoel It I I Iwas was said sid that the day before he died he ho proposed to sell ell his holdings for and that was to have havo been paid yesterday The money was waa not paid however owing to the death I of or Johnson Attorney J. J M. M 1 Hamilton Hamiton who also J owned shares of or Dewey Dewcy stock was exam examined ned by Attorney Alexander Howat representing Miss McCormick I who filed fed tho the petition cross cross for the probate probate pro pro- bate of the codicil with the will 1 The rho I examination of or Hamilton was made to I ascertain the present value of ot the tho stock Mr Howat I asked the tho witness winess if h he share would sell sel his stock stoc for tor CO 50 CO cents a a ton tori I would certainly replied Ham Hamil Hamilton ii- ii i- i Would you OU take forty for It It You bet I 1 would was the answer How Howat at kept at the witness until the stock was quoted In court at 10 cents a share and then Hamilton told the attorney he didn't know 0 t. t whether he would sell sel for tor that or not but that he ho would talk business out of court if It Howat wanted to buy |