The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-11-18

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of Deer lake, for 1851 and costs of
S7.SO.
Judgment in tax foreclosure ac-
ton has been given to Mrs C. Il. Ran
dahl against Il. b. Hubbard for $500,
on lots Isle, block 20, Meyers addi-
tion to Colville Costs. included in the
judgment, amount to s22.60.
The case of Mrs. Myrtle Eager versus
| w. II. Parker, an action to recover on
note in the sum of about $500, has
been settled out of litigation and dis
missed from court. Attorney o. w.
| Noble handled the case for plaintiff,
and Attorney L. d. GERMAN for de-
| PENDANT.
William Lasley has been granted
judgment against Fred HOPPE in a
mortgage foreclosure action in the
sum of 1925, with interest at s13S,75,
taxes $5S.69, accrued interest 1925,
costs $3.50, and attorneys fees. The
land involved consists of 100 acres
seven miles southeast of Clifford Plain
tifs attorney is L. c. Jesseph of Col
| Vile.
In an action to recover on two notes
dated April Is, 1914 in the total sum
OF $1,000, judgment has been given
| to w. S. Girthoffer against X. A Bent
! ley. Judgment also includes interest
sl@2, taxes S16.70, attorneys fees $3.50,
and costs $22.35. The notes were Sc
cured by a mortgage on forty acres
three miles southeast of Deer lake.
Plaintiff was represented by Attorney
Ira Honefnger of Spokane.
L. L. Jesseph has secured Judgment
against A. c. Bergland in a tax fore
closure suit on eighty acres four miles
northeast of Colvlle with costs at
$500
The November jury term opened
| Monday with the case of the state
| versus AL Bice, charged with grand
larceny 1t was alleged in the infor-
nation that Bice and Charles A. Fish
| er had slaughtered n calf belonging
| to NJ. WILDER of near Marcus and were
| en- route to market with the veal when
| arrested. Fisher was engaged in run
| ming n meat wagon to Northport, and
was assisted by Bce. Attorney o. w.
| Noble handled the case for Bice and
made n strong defense on the grounds
that Bce was in the employ of Fisher
and killed the calf in good faith, but
in the cross examination the defend
| ant got his testimony mixed. He first
stated that he killed the calf under
orders and thought it belonged to Fish
er. but later stated that he killed the
calf by mistake; that he aimed at
another calf but missed it and shot the
wrong one. The jury brought in ver-
dict of guilty Bice has two brothers
now serving terms in the state pcni-
tertiary, Dan Bice having been con-
victed for king into a schoolhouse
near Rice q few years ago, and Walter
Bice was sentenced about two years
| ago for assaulting an elderly lady. Al
Bice served a sentence in the county
Jail about two years ago for an as
sault at Meyers Falls, and about three
years ago he was arrested for burying
the body of his sisters child without
permit, for which he paid a fine.
The case of larceny against Charles
A. Fisher was tried Wednesday and
Thursday, the defense being handled
by Attorney f. NJ. Turner of North
! port and Attorney L. C. Jesseph of
Colville. The case went to the jury
about o'clock Thursday evening" and
rendered a verdict of not guilty.
Attorney o. w. Noble received word
Tuesday that the supreme court had
affirmed the decision of the lower court
in the case of Fruitland Irrigation
Company versus George H. Thayer ct
al of Daisy. This was action to
foreclose a mortgage and water right
on S4.2 acres of land near Daisy,This
case was tried in the Stevens county
| superior court In September, 1915, when
Mr.. Noble secured a judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum Of $2,663.70 and
attorney fees of $115, from which judg-
ment defendants appealed to the SUI
| preme court.
william Merrill, aged rs years.
farmer of Bluecreek, was adjudged in
| Sane last Saturday by DR.. J. w. Hen
derson and DR.. William J. Jones, and
| committed to the state hospital at
| Medical Lake. Witnesses were Hannah
| France and Harvey J. Butler The
| cause of the affliction is thought to
| be due to a premature blast while Mr..
| Merrill was blowing stumps in Septem-
| Der, 1914, which injured the top of his
head. Mr.. Merrill has a wife, Mrs.
Rachael f. Merrill, who resides at
Bluecreek.
Orange Conner, VINO recently puT-
chased the Worden place in Echo val
ley, died Monday from apOplexy, at
the age of SO years. Funeral services
| were held Wednesday morning at the
| home, and the body shipped on the
| afternoon train to Spokane for inter
ment in Greenwood cemetery. Rev. j.
| S. Bell preached the funeral sermon.
| Deceased Is survived by his wife.
| A marriage license was issued Thurs
day to Miss McClntock and Leander
| l.. Leonard.
| Mrs. Bessie Hopkins has filed divorce
| proceedings against her husband, w.
| II. Hopkins, alleging lncompatibillty
and non support. They were married
| at Clifford, January ~, 1898, and have
| two children, Miss Eva, aged Is, and
| Harland, aged 12 The court is asked
| to divide the community property, con-
| sisting of lots to IL, block 4, Fair
| view addition to Addy, and $1,000 worth
| of personal property. Plaintiff is rep
resented by Attorney +. Leo Grinstead'
The Kendrck Mercantile Company