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Manhattan Bank Closes Doors Rocky Mountain American: The Home State bank of Manhattan did not open its doors as usual last Monday morning and the state banking department has been in charge checking up the affairs of the institution preparatory to the appointment of a receiver.
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TERM COURT OPENS THIS WEEK (Continued from Page ickson, thot, W. W. Reeder, H. D. 1) N. P. A. M. Scheytt, E. D. FrederWerner, Evans, Chas. Waterman, Hoadley, Railey J. V. McMurtrym, Barney John and G. A. King. Attorney James F. O'Connor, Livingston, of and Attorney Hubert of Bozeman, are representing Bath Ringling, man while Attorney W. S. Mr. and C. E. of HartBiering Bozeman, excited trial has and throughout more than ordinary already sessions the state, and the interest pected at the court house daily tors. to be well attended by are exwas The original setting of the spectatling for June 19, but upon the case case, out it of court of the Roy Harrison setwas postponed until today. Protest Attorney's Fee A civil suit, brought by the the istrators and heirs of the adminlate John E. Woodworth estate who of cently able died in California, leaving re. as in property in that state, valuGallatin, Madison, Sanders as well against Beaverhead counties in Montana, and man, Attorney Warren W. Goodthe of Bozeman, on the ground by fee of $6,000 charged the that cessive the Bozeman attorney was estate the and all out of proportion exof work involved in the settlement to in the affairs of the estate. resulted a verdict in favor of the local torney court being handed down in district at. Self, on Monday by Judge James of Hamilton, who was sitting F on who the bench in place of Judge had not yet returned to Bozeman. Law. Edgar P. Reid, county attorney Madison county, appeared for of Woolworth estate. Those Bozeman the lawyers fee who testified that the $6,000 demanded by their fellow 0 torney. Mr. Goodman, was not at- all excessive S. or exhorbitant, included at ris, Hartman. Walter Aitken, H. S. W n r Pease. Frank M. Gray and George Far D. 0 Other Court Matters e Fred R. Baker, of the Sedan S try, from was granted an absolute divorce counhis wife, Hattie Becker, d Sinkler, whom he was alleged to have nee d d married "on a dare" in Townsend October 15, 1922. The charge of de8 sertion was preferred by Becker, d counter-charge for non-support, n brought by Mrs. Becker against n been husband, several weeks ago, having her e, Mrs. withdrawn by mutual consent Sinkler was a divorcee with d of and small children when she took the tw has consented to the ceremony which dar been referred to as having bee * performed in haste while the partici pants regretted at leisure. * A petition for the appointing * * receiver for the Home State bank of Manhattan. which closed its a * * May 24, 1924, on order of Bank door Ex * to aminer L. Q. Skelton. was presente * the court Monday by County A * torney the Peterson. It is expected tha * the court will appoint a receiver * the defunct institution by the first fo * week. It is also thought * than likely that Judge Law will mor * decide next week on the date for als th * hanging of Seth Orrin Danner. con * victed murderer who is confined the death cell in the county jail. Three Sent to Deer Lodge Three men, all residents of other ED states, were taken before Judge La to yesterday, and after pleading guilt not the charges of burglary, were as enced to terms in the state penite sen eed tiary. They will be taken to the De ged Jim Lodge institution tonight by Sheri rkSmith and Deputy Sheriff Rosc ent C. Holland. nce Two of the men are Jack and W liam Wayne, aged 20 and 18 ugh respectively, who were traveli yea ead without and funds eastward from Spoka with at who burglarized a private gara hile West End and stole therefrom ould automobile battery and some too yde after robbing the yards of the Ke eata yon-Noble Lumber company in th city, of a quantity of gasoline, ove ain, coat and other articles of lesser value ents The half-brothers were arrested and IdeBillings at the instance of Spec Agent James F. Keown, of the Nort ting ern Pacific. The boys were each ser enced to serve indeterminate ter of from one to three years. The other self-