Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
SPRING TERM
OPEN MONDAY
District Court Makes Quick Work Of
Boundary County Calendar One
Criminal Case
JURY WAS CALLED YESTERDAY
Disposed of Wade VS.. Hooker Case
Yesterday

Inc Spliu6 TERM VI Tue ulSlflcGL
court for Boundary county opened
at 1880 Monday afternoon. Judge
r. N. Dunn, presiding. The day
was taken up with the calling of
the calendar and the setting of
cases for trial.
The only criminal case on the cal
endar was that of the State against
]. NJ. Finn, the defendant being
charged with the unlawful possess
sion of intoxicating liquor. plea.
of guilty was entered and a SEN
tence of 80 days in the county jail!
and a $50 fine was imposed
Tuesday the court heard arguments
in the case of Ira ]. Parker, ct al
against Thomas Plunkett and others.
The court entered decree restrain
ing both the defendants and plain
tiffs from doing any work on the
mining property in dispute until
the case is tried on its merits.
The plaintiffs are represented by
Attorneys E. M. Flood and II. N.
Dunphey and the defendants by At
torneys Henry, leighton and Wheel
an.
A demurrer was argued Tuesday
in the case of the Washington Type
writer Co., of Spokane, VS. S. F.
Henry, the court over-ruling the
demurrer of the defendant.
On Wednesday an action brought
by W. ]. Weaver, of Spokane, against
j. c. Peterson and wife, of Port
hill, was dismissed at the request
of the plaintiffs attorney, E. M.
Flood This action was started to-
collect $4,000 on a judgment re-
Gently secured in Spokane county.
Washington.
Yesterday the jury summoned
appeared in court and are now try
ing the first case to come before
them. The jurors summoned are as
follows:
A. d. Welch, w. H. Heathershaw.
w. j. Hoagland, John Leach, Jas
McGreevy, F. S. Stoos, Chas. Cole.
A. j. Kent, VIM. Ferbrache, and
Frank Clapp of Boomers Ferry.
N. Lacrosse and o. E. Collins, Par
adise Valley.
S. W. Smith and John Doherty of
Porthill.
John d. Collins, S. A. Deardoff, r.
L. Hayworth, P. w. Harris and C. A.
Miller of Lenia.
D. p. Dayton, Addie; August Pc
terson. Moravia; ]. Pillsbury, Nx-
pies; Archie Derthrick, Meadow
Creek; f. B. Schlette, Curley Creek,
and M. F. Bayer, Copeland.
The jury cases as they will eones
on the calendar are as follows>
Ella Lindsey and husband VS.. h. b.
CARAT; Sam King VS.. Bonners Fer
ry Lumber Co.; George c. Wade VS.
T. H. Hooker; A. NJ. Templeman VS..
S. E. Henry and Byron Walker
A. M. Templeman VS.. w. B. Wood
bury; Little & Co. VS.. Sing Manes
c. E. Moore VS.. Edward Miley; Je-
rome Drumheller VS.. Denver P. Day.
ton; George Hewett VS.. Bonners
Ferry Lumber Co.
The case of Wade against Hooker.
an appeal from the probate court.
was the first civil case tried. A jury
was secured yesterday morning and
the morning and afternoon was &C.
cupied in the hearing of testimony.
The case was brought by the plain
tiff to secure commission on a real
estate deal. Plaintiff was awarded
the decision in the probate court.
In the district court the jury rem
dered a verdict for the defendant.
Bottom & Wilson were the attorneys
for the defendant.
A jury was secured last evening
in the case of King against the Bon
ners Ferry Lumber Company in
which the plaintiff sues for damages
resulting from an accident which
happened in March, 1914, while he
was in the employ of the lumber
company. Testimony is being heard
today and the case will probably
go to the jury tonight.
A decree of divorce was granted
Ercel /. Stenerson from julius B.
Stenerson in the district court We'd
) nesday by Judge Dunn. S. E. Henry
was attorney for the plaintiff.