The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-12
District Court Is in Session.


DStTlCt Court Is in Session.
Court Convened Monday for Deasmbr Term
Judge A. Z. Mayhem arrived Mon.
day and convened the Grand jury in
regular session. He was accompan
led by A. G. Libby. OF Spokane, court
stenographer. The following lawyers
were present at the arst days session
| which began at 2 o'clock p. M: S. E..
Henry, Boomers Ferry; T. johnson,
Standpoint; N. s. Lindsey, Priest Rv-
er; r. f. Mcfarland. lewiston. w.
Jones, Wallace; A. # White, L. NJ.
Hepburn and j. A. Pierce:of Spokane.
Officers present were: Hon. A. +.
Mayhem, Judge; c. w. Dyer, Sheriff;
John G. Callahan, clerk.
+. N. Jellum and e. p. Dyer were
appointed court balliffs.
Nineteen grand jurors responded to
their names as summoned by the
sheriff: G II Clayton, foreman, G d
Black, John Scnilling, Geo. Cooper,
H J Swofford, w p Green. S A Frear,
Chris Loan, J B Renfro, w Fl Miller,
l. L Simpson, G II Hooker, Frank
Shusman, Hugh McPhie, d z Lyon,
E Moody, M Sellers, A + Lindsey,
John Aasterson.
Owing to the illness Of county at
tOrncy Jas. Graham IN hospital in
a hospital In Spokane, and his conse-
quent inability to attend court, Ed
win McBee was appointed county at
torney for the time being. The fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
Lars Alfred Larson took the oath
as citizen OF the United States.
Esther Culver plaintiff, vs.. + d
Culver defendant. divorce case. dis.
missed.
AT thi" time, Mike Russell, Geo. o.
Scaags. Michael Fairweather, AL Hal.
lock. Carl Carlson and d Jenson.
bound over on criminal charges to the
grand Jury and confined In the coun.
ty jail. and N Buchanan bound over
to tho grand jury aud out on bail,
were presented 10 court. G L Heit.
man appeared as attorney for Buch.
anan. Those confined In Jail being
without means Of procuring council,
Better Johnson was appointed COUNSEL
for M Russell. Al lTalleck, Carl Carl.
son and D Jensen. and G L Hoffman
for g 0 Scaags and NJ Fairweather.
Jos. Axeel, plaintiff, vs. N PRy Co,
defendant, and W F Sharai, pr, W. N
Ry Go, DIT: Demurrer Of plaintiffs
complaints were overruled by the CT.
Exception of defendant was allowed
A B Barnes, pr, " Chas Gotta, DIT,
case placed on the calendar,
Mary z Mead vs. G W Mead, divorce
decreed.
Mary A Wright VS. T L Glenn, suit
for recovery Of wages: Court granted
defendants demand for change OF the
place OF trial, to which plaintiff ex.
cepted, exception being allowed.
ca Cramer & Co. p vs. Thos Latfiin
d, defendant did not appear.
Geo Fry p vs. Kittie b Fry d: di.
vorce decreed. Eugene Cisco D VS.
Martha Cisco d, divorce decreed. Ro.
setta Mulledy p vs. Thos Mulledy d:
defendant not present.. Alice Steel D
vs. W Steel d: defend't not present.
The dissolution of the St Maries
Lumber Co Limited was effected.
Charges against NJ buchanan, VIM.
Losa, and All Hallock were dismissed
Hallock was discharged from custody
and the bondsmen of Buchanan were
exonerated.
John A Steinlein p vs. Village OF
d: Court took the matter
OF decision under advisement.
Raphal Lacoste and Chas Charlton
nen took oath az citizens.
James Graham's appeal from an Or
der of the board OF county commits.
sioners: Motion was made by respond |
ents to dismiss the appeal. Overrul. !
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