IN TEE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN AND FOR THF DISTRICT OF NEVADA . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , -vs- C-125 . WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT, a cor- poration, JOHN A.BEEMER, ANTELOPE VALLEY LA1ND & CATTLE COMPANY, a corporation , ARTHUR PITTS, WILLIE PITTS, H . F . POWELL, MRS . ELIZABETH CHICHESTER, B . H . CHICHESTER JAMES POWELL, MRS . ELIZA McKAY, MRS . SARAH CARNEY, VIGIL CONNELL, HUNNEWILL LAND & LIVESTOCK COMPANY, a corporation, JAMES Mc KAY, FRANK SIMPSON, TRUCKEE RIVER GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a corporation, H . W. SETTLEMEYER, A SETTLEMEYER, F . SCHACHT , THOAAS BERRY, JOE ALLARD, SAM FALES, HENR Y RUBE, EDDIE RUBE, JOE SORERINE, A. DELLAMONICA, MODESTO DFLLAMONICA, FRAM YPARRAAHIRRE, MRS . MINNIE PIMENTAL, MONO LAND & LIVESTOCK COMPANY, a corporat A . S . BRYANT, LORENE WEDERTZ, A . W . BRANDON MRS . M . V . SINNAMON, C . E . DAY, FRANK W . CHICHESTER, DAVID McKAY, MRS . BERTRAND SALLES, MRS . OLIVE STEWART, LOUIS E wJANIVINO ESTATE, JOSEPH SCANIVINO, R . C . TERRY, . FRED DUNN, FRANK YPARRAGUIRRE, HENRY -1- BAKER, R . S . BROOKS, D . J . BUTLER, A . JENSEN , PATRICK J . CONWAY, BATTISTA CREMETTI, A . CHARLEEOIS, LOUIS SARONI, MODESTO DELLAMONICA , 4 ! ' .ARIA DELLAMONICA, ROSIE DELLAMONICA, KATI E 5 DFT,T,AMONICA, ULISEE DELLAMONICA, COMPSTON & 5 HACQUET, A . H . BARLOW, CLARA MASTERSON , 7 HARRIET ESTES, HUNNEWIL L LAND & LIVESTOC K 8 COMPANY, a corporation, J . I . FEENEY, MRS . 9 A:1AEDA FENILI, JOHN F . FRED.rEICKS, FOX DITC H 10 COMPANY, a corporation, C . 94 GALLAGHER, J . E . 11 GALLAGHER, J . B . GALLAGHER, T . F . GALLAGHER , 12 J . C . GALLAGHER, ED . HORNLEBEN, A . SCOSSA, A . 13 SCIARINI, WU . SCHACHT, C . W . HYATT, FLORA 14 NICHOLAS, F . H . KNFMFYEF, H . H . STECK, F . 15 ROBINSON, CARLO SCATII'IA, CHARLES ALTMAN , 16 PUESEL ESTATE, H . C . GUILD, KATE SMITH GAGE , 1 7 JOHN B . GALLAGHER, W. F . FREEMAN, JOE FABER, 1 8 ANDY JOHNSON, MARY GALLAGHER, PERAllO BROTHERS 1 9 P . J . CONWAY, EDWARD FREDERICK WADE, ESTHER 2 0 SARA WADE, KATHERIN I . GALLAGHER, PETER 2 1 GALLAGHER, PAUL H. GALLAGHER, JOHN GALLAGHER, 22 FRED LAMMON, J . G . GIBBONS, A . W . GANDER, M . 23 J . GREEN, IRA FALLON, GREENWOOD DITCH COMPANY , 24 a corporation, G . SCATINA, W . A . PURSEL, 2 5 GEORGE FREIDHOFE, FRANK J . MATHEWS, JOSEPH 2 6 MATHEWS, W . H . SPP.AGG ESTATE, J . E . GALLAGHE 27 H . C . KENNA, C . A . BARRETT, GEORGE F . BATCH- 2 8 ELDER, FRANK HANSON, HENRY HANSON, EDWARD 29 K:NEMEYER, JOHN SHEHADY, P . DCIEINCI, JO E 30 SCURRINE, ELMER HANSON, G . F . ALLUM, MRS . 31 ADELINE HILBURN, PETER HENRICKS, CHARLES B . 32 JOHNSON, MENESIN & TONETTI, dATIE F . FRF"AMFL , :OBERT M . PRIC E nTTORNEY AT LA W NATIONAL BANK BLDG . RENO, NEVADA - 2- G. B . LOGAN, ANTONE MANHA, J . AROUSE, ANNETTA D . LEWIS, PETER HEITMAN, H . S . MORGAN, JAMES H. +VICHMAN, JOHN H . ,'a'ICT,&AN, MTCKEY DITC H COMPANY, a corporation, T . F . FITZPATRICK , GEORGE OSBORNE, MRS . EMMA OSBORNE, H. A . 6 LANCASTER, J . H . LANCASTER, WILLIAM SCOSSA , 7 JOE SCIRENIA, FRANK LUCA, MRS . MELAPXEY, PETE DOMINICO, JOHN PERAllO, WILLIAM CCATENA, LOUISE 9 McG(WAN, PLAY McGOWAN, E . AESCR LMAN, A .B . SILIA 10 CARLO BARBOGETATA, MAFONCHI BROTHERS, MABE L 11 PLUMMER, GEORGE PLUMMER, RAY McVICAR, NEIL Mc VICAR, CHAS . C . PERRY, GEORGE W . rREIDHOFF , 1 1 DANIEL WILTON PURSEL, HENRY ARTHUR, IRA FALLON , 14 N . F . BERTRAND, _MRS . SARAH JANE RAWLINS , 15 WILLIAi M . PENROSE, MRS, NELLIE NEILSON, REYNOLD 1'6 J . 9FNROSE, IRS . MARY E . YOUNG, AMBRO ROSACHI , THOS . ROSS, FRANK ROBINSON, W . F . READING, G . I. READING, GEORGE H . FULSTONE, W . H . ROACH, CECIL BURKHAM, PETER SAVANI, A . GRULLI, FRANK 20 W . SIMPSON, FRED FULSTONE, JOE FULSTONE, ARTHUR 21 'iIAIONCHI, MELIO MAIONCHI, L . D . SANTINI, LIZZI E 22 HERONYMOUS, J . C . SNYDER, JOEY] SNYDER, GUS 23 WILLIAMS, HENRY A . WILLIAMS, FLORENCE WILLIAMS, 24 MAMIE C . WILLIAMS, DORA WILLIAMS, SPRAGG ~C 25 WOODCOCK DITCH COMPANY, a corporation, C . C . 26 PERRY, M . F . BERTRAND, MRS . A . F . McIEOD, C . A . 27 McLEOD, J. B . GALLGHER, MRS . G . W . WEBSTER, 28 S . McCROSKEY, LETTIE SHELTON, F . S . COX, G. F . 29 WILLIS, G. L . NICHOLAS, JOHN LAM.FERSWEILER, M . 30 DELLAMONICA, GEORGE WELSH, L . SIMMONS, W . F . 31 CAMBRELL, FRANK BOWARD, JOHN SNYDERi/ C . E . 32 K:INGSLEY, H . I . HANSON, J . N . WELSH, J. G . ZOBERT M . PRIC E ATTORNEY AT LA W NATIONAL BANK BLDG. RENO . NEVADA 1 McGOWAN, ISAAC A . STROSNIDEF, F . O . STICKNEY, 2 ALICE L . _LLQ =.TIN, ANTONE GA1IAGNI, THE PLYMOUT H 3 CO IPAi2Y, a: corporation, NELLIE J . WHITEACRE, 4 ;:EITHA ANN JOHNSON, G . W. WILSON, J . Q . ILSON , W . McGOWAN, J . ad . WILSON, J . G . McGOWAN , MRS . LOUISE McGOWAN, EIgILIO AIAllI, HESTER TEST, SOPHIA E . LYNCH, JOHN McVICAR, F . B . ! MANN, 1ARGARET SCHOOLLY., JP. 1FS T . McKAY, JOHN F . YD RI.AGU IRE, FR ©.NK YPARRAGUIRRE, JOSEP H 10 YPARRAGUIRRE, GEORGE PARKER and JOHN DOE , 11 RICHARD DOE, SI.MEON POE, JANE DOE and SARAH ROE, whose true names are to the plaintiff 13 unknown, 14 Defendants . 1 5 16 D E C R EE 1 8 19 This suit was commenced on July 3, 1924 . The plaintiff 20 thereafter filed an amended complaint to which amended complain t 21 the several defendants filed their answers and cross complaints . 22 The parties to said suit were represented by attorney s 23 as follows : 24 The United States of America was represented originally 2 5 by George Springmeyer, United States attorney for the District of d 26 Nevada, and subsequently by his successor, H . H . Atkinson, United 2 7 States attorney for said District, and by Cole L . Harwood and 28 Ethelbert Ward, special attorneys for the plaintiff . 3C William M . Kearney represented the following defendants :) 30 Ernest Aeschlimann ; Emillio Aiazzi ; J . Arouze ; Mrs . 31 C . Baker, successor to Henry Baker ; Carlo Barbagelata ; W . L . 32 Blackwell; Dora Williams Borge ; August Bunkowski, successor t o OBERT M . PRIC E ,TTORNEY AT LA W NATIONAL BANK BLDG. RENO, NEVAD A 1 F . W . Simpson; Cecil Burkham, and Peter Savini, co-partner s 2 doing business under the firm name and style of Burkham & 3 Savini ; V . S . Connell ; Mrs . I . E . Conway and Mrs . A : G . 4 Sturgeon, Executrices of the Estate of Patrick J . Conway, De - 5 ceased ; Frank Cordrey ; Battista Cremetti ; F . Dill, C . Metzger 6 and B . F . Edwards, doing business as Dill, Metzger & Edwards ; 7 Fred Dunn ; Frank W . Estes, successor to Harriet Estes ; Bertha 8 M . Evans (sued as Bertha Simpson), successor to Frank Simpson ; 9 Joe Faber ; Ira Fallon ; Mrs . J . C . Farral; Mrs . Ernina Francis- 10 coni, successor to Amanda Fenili ; J . F . Fredricks ; Geo . W. 11 Friedhoff, sued as George Freidhoff ; Fred Fulston ; G . H . 12 Fulstone, sued as George H . Fulstone ; Mr . and Mrs . Wm . Gardiner ; 13 Mrs . Kate Gibbons, sued as J . G . Gibbons ; Dgo Giorgi and Guili o 14 Giorgi, co-partners doing business under the firm name of Giorg i 15 , Brothers, successors to D . J . Butler ; A . Glock, successor to 16 ! Mrs . Mary E . Young ; M . J . Green ; Greenwood Ditch Comp any, a 17 corporation; A. Grulli, Menina Grulli and Manuel Grulli (sue d 18 as A . Grulli) ; Thomas Hay; Peter Henricha ; Mrs . Adeline 19 Hilbun; James Hilbuni Chas . Hinds ; Joe Jaunsaras, John 20 Juansaras and Joe Asearraga (successors to F . W . Simpson) ; Joseph 21 Jeppesen, successor to J . P . Perazzo ; Hans C . Jesson, successo r 22 to Frank W. Simpson; Andrew Johnston ; Bertha Johnston ; Hattie 23 F . Kremmel; Anetta D . Lewis ; C . B . Logan ; Fred Lomori, sue d 24 as Fred Lamson, Antone Manha ; Alice Martin ; Clara Masterson ; 25 Guilio Menesini and Earnesto Tognetti, doing business under th e 26 firm name of Menesini & Tognetti (a partner-ship, sued as 27 Minesini & Tonitti) ; Mickey Ditch Company, a corporation ; Mrs . 2 8 Laura Dickinson Miller, a successor to Plymouth Company; J . G . 2 9 McGo • Louise McGowan, (Mrs . T . M .) ; W . R . McGowan ; John 30 Nagel, successor to Berth Ann Johnson; Ester S . W . Neilson; 3 1 Mrs . N . P . Neilson; A . M . Nesmith and Jennie Nesmith, his wife , 32 successors to Plymouth Company ; R . H. Okey; Geo . Parker ; Mrs . BERT M . PRIC E TTORNEY AT LA W VATIONAL BANK BLDG. ?ENO, NEVADA 1 Mary J . Parker, successor to J . O . Parker; Herbert Penrose , successor to Wm . Penrose ; Reynold Penrose ; Wm . A . Penrose ; C . 3 C . Perry ; Mrs . Anna B . Philatro ; George Plummer, Jr . ; F . Poll , successor to Mrs . Lizzie Hironymous ; Arthur Pursel, (successo r to Morris Pursel) ; H . M . Pursel ; Wilton Pursel, successor t o 6 Morris Pursel ; Mrs . Sarah Jane Rallens ; W . H . Roach ; Ambr o 7 Rosaschi ; Amos Santina, successor to L . D . Santina ; Carlo 8 Scatena ; Joe Sceirine ; H. W. Schacht ; A . B . Silva, sued as A . 9 i B . Silia ; Frank W . Simp son; Spragg & Woodcock Ditch Company, a 10 corporation ; F . O . Stickney; I . A . Strosnider ; I . A . and Fred 11 Strosnider ; A . D . Sturgeon and Maude Sturgeon, successors t o 12 , P . J . Conway and H . F . Swasey and S . W . Gregory ; A. Tamagni , 13 sued as Antone Gamagni ; Mrs . Lydia Trankle ; A . J . Van Fleet , 14 ! successor to A . H . Barlow and Wm . Penrose Estate ; Fred Wade , 15 sued as Edward Frederick Wade ; Walker River Irrigation District , to a corporation ; Florence Williams Walmsley, sued as Florenc e 17 Williams ; Mamie Williams Walmsley ; L . L . Wederts; Henry 18 Williams ; George F . Willis, administrator of the Estate of Heste r 19 Wise, deceased ; George W . Wilson ; J . I . Wilson, sued as J . Q . 20 l Wilson; William G . Wise, successor to H . W. (Wm .) Schacht; J . 21 D . Yeager, J . W . Wilson . 22 George L . Sanford represented the following defendants : 23 Leon Auchoberry (successor to H .