The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-07-03
COURTHOUSE AND
COUNTY NEWS

Last Saturday Judge w. II.
jackson affirmed the acceptance
by Charles Adams, receiver for
the Copper King mine at Chewe-
lab, of the $125,0O0 bid submitted
by j. w. Douglas as against that
of Danson, Williams & Danson of
$75. 900. The terms of the latter
bid had been modified and the
amount raised to $128,OOO, but
it was rejected as being out of
time and showing a lack of good
faith. Danson, Williams & Dan
son, by Mr.. Williams, gave no.
tice in open court of appeal to
the supreme court from the order
approving the Douglas bid. 1t
developed on the hearing on OBJ
iections to the Douglas bid that
Danson, Williams & Danson, at
torneys of Spokane, represented
the j. Grier Long estate, IL. IL.
Hebert, Mr.. McLain and others
claiming to be stockholders. Mr..
Douglas represents an association
of Spokane capitalists, including
Volney d. Williams. Mr.. Doug
las bid involved payments ex-
tending over three years, the first
payment, $4,000, to be made in
three months, and the others of
different amounts at different in
tervals. Last Saturday he sub
mitted a second bid, providing
for a payment of $1,000 in 10
days, $500 in 30 days, and the
remainder over three year per-
iod, agreeing to begin operations
at the mine soon. The terms of
the second bid of Danson, Will
liams & Danson Of $128,000 called
for the first payment, $4,000, to
be paid when the tender was &C
cepted, $4,000 for each succeeding
80 days for a year, and the re-
mainder to be paid in two years
from the date of acceptance. The
Copper King became insolvent last
fall and ceased operations. The
insolvency was not due to lack of
rich ore but from inability to
ship.
Walter F. Wooster Of Chewc-
lah has commenced legal proceed
ings against Andrew Leu, living
in Wisconsin, to cancel a contract
which was executed Nov. l, 1913,
whereby the defendant agreed to
purchase ranch from defendant,
but failed to meet the balance Of
81 500 due ON the land. Plaintiff
and wife have taken possession Of
the ranch and have erected a
81, ZOO residence, also a 5000 eel
lar.
Last Saturday Judge Sessions of
Davenport denied the motion for
a new trial in the case of Eden
dale Land Company VS.. James j.
Morgan, which was sought by the
plaintiff. The action was brought
some time ago to enjoin Morgan
from using the waters of Stranger
creek and for $4,000 damages,
but at the trial the defendant Sc
cured judgment. Rockford & Will
son are attorneys for Morgan.
Last Saturday in the superior
court Fred Bennett pleaded guilty
to the charge of second degree
burglary and was sentenced Ivy
Judge w. HI. jackson to from two
to ten years in the state peniten-
tiary.
Indications point quite favorab-
ly to the rebuilding of the North
port smelling plant that has been
idle for a number of years. The
contracts between the mine owners
of the Occur d'Alenes and the
Federal refining interests will ex-
pire in a few days, and the mine
owners, during their long season
of prosperity under favorable ar
rangements for the treatment of
their ores have grown strong
enough to care for their own in
terests Independently They also
have extended their holdings to
rich producers in British Column
bia. The Northport smelter,