The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-09


district court, which started in
this city Monday morning was
adjourned Tuesday evening until
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
at which time the matter of the
lpetitiOn of the Milwaukee Lum-
Der company and others for the
formation of a drainage district
will be heard. This is the dist
rict embracing the Riverdale
tracts east Of the city and con-
tains about six hundred acres.
Saturday will also be naturaliza-
ton day in the court and twelve
applications for citizenship pap
ers will be heard at that time.
The petition for the formation
OF the large drainage district
embracing all the overnowed
lands on the st. Maries and St.
Joe rivers and Occur d'Alene and
tributary lakes in this county
will be heard Monday morning at
10 o'clock in the court. From
standpoint of general benefit TO
this city, as we'll as all of the
surrounding territory, this is the
most important matter which
will come before the court at the
present term. Approximately
fifteen thousand acres of land,
the owners of which have sus-
tanned heavy losses this year and
in former years by reason of
damage by high water, will be
affected. Attorney e. N. LaVeine
is representing the petitioners,
whose holdings amount to over
60OO acres Of the land affected.
The jury has been ordered to
report Monday morning at 1000
O'Clock and the trial of the cases
on the criminal calendar will be
started at that time. The first
case which will be heard is that
OF the State against Neil Quincy,
former secretary of the /. w. w.
in this city, charged with Grim
linal syndicalism. Following this
case in the order named will be
those Of the State against Ed.
Shannon, James Kelly, Neil Nc
lCloud and A. Vannier, all charged
with the same offense and follow
ing these there are thirty
other cases in which the defend
ants are held under the same
charge. In these cases the State
lis represented by Prosecuting
Attorney Allen A. Holsclaw and
Attorneys N. ID. Wernette and. c..
lH. Potts Of Occur d'Alene and
Attorney r. b. Norris Of this city
and A. l.. Wallace of Missoula
are appearing for the defendants.
The criminal calendar also
contains the cases of the state
against Alphonso Alexis, James
King and Roy eager, all charged
with the unlawful possession of
Intoxicating liquor. The first of
these was continued over from
TIE spring term. The cases Of
Alex Moctleme, charged with in
tent to commit murder, and
Joseph E. Zehner, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon,
are also listed as ready for trial.
The latter Of these cases is one
which grew out of road troubles
in the Benewah road district.
In the case of James Ruther-
ford against Lewis Grinde, an
action on account, a demurrer to
the answer and cross complaint
was sustained and the defendant
lgiven ten days in which to amend
Attorney R. B. Norris represented
the plaintiff and William d
Keeton appeared for the defend
ant. The motion for the plaintiff
to furnish a cost bond in the case
Of Addy versus Wetzel was dis
missed. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by Attorney Geo. J. Nc
iFadden of Plummer and the de-
fendant by Attorney William ID
Keeton. On motion Of counsel
for the plaintiff the case of Gal
lagher against Seltice, for breach