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Show JUDGE fUNT DECLARES PATENT NULL AND VOID Helena. April S. In the case of the United StateR .against the Northern Pacific railway, the Rocky Fork Coal company and the Northwestern Improvement Im-provement company, in which are involved in-volved 1.110.54 acres of coal lands In Caibon county, Judge Hunt of the United States circuit court. -has rendered ren-dered a decieion that the patent to the lands in question is null and void.' The decree recites that since the patent was Issued In August 1903. It has been. null and vold-at all times. Tho defendant is ordered to surrender tho patent to the clork of the court for cancellation. The defendant Is further fur-ther commanded to. refrain from as-sorting as-sorting any claim or right to the land. The complainant Is authorized to recover re-cover the costs. |