The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-19
COURTHOUSE and
COUNTY news

| feCe seymour OF the Kelly Hill dis
trict was adjudged insane Tuesday
and committed to the eastern Wash
ington Hospital for the Insane. He
is married man and about twenty
| five years old.
7. B. English was granted decree
this week in his mortgage foreclosure
suit against Elizabeth Lee Camp, for
merly Elizabeth Lee Mowrey, in the
sum of $3.50 with interest and $50
attorneys fees and the Stevens county
property upon which he held the
mortgage was ordered sold to meet
the judgment.
Maggie Cornelius has begun suit
| for divorce from Leo Cornelius,
charging non-support and cruelty.
The complaint states that the couple
were married November a, 1915, in
Lincoln county. Plaintiff states
that defendant never has supported
her although capable of doing SO, and
has abused her by striking and swear
ing at her. She asks an absolute
divorce, the restoring of her maiden
name, Maggie Edwards, and to be ad-
judged the owner of property allotted
by the United States
The defendant in the divorce suit
of David b. Gum versus Elizabeth
Gum has made motion to make more
definite certain parts Of the COM
plant referring to cruel treatment
and language on the part of the de-
PENDANT
An order for default was made in
the case of H. r. Pope against w. B.
Robson and others, the defendants
not appearing or making reply.
H. F. Stalder has commenced suit
against j. L. Cumpton and o. L.
Fletcher based on promissory note
claimed to have been made February
II, 1916, on which plaintiff claims
$40 is due him.
The next regular teachers exami-
nation will be held at Colville gram
mar school building on November 7th
and 9Th; at the courthouse on Nov. 9.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by County Auditor
Earle T. Gates: E. A. Thayer and
Mary M. Kelly of Chewelah; Hugh
Timmell of Addy and Enid J. Cooper
of Rice.
Charles O. Snapp, cashier Of the
Bank of Springdale, has been appoint
ed executor of the will of the late
Thomas Halter, deceased; and J. M.
Williams of Kettle Falls has filed ap-
plication for letters of administration
upon the estate of the late w. j.
Stambaugh.
John r. Stout of Northport has be-
gun suit for divorce from Minnie A.
Stout. His complaint states that they
were married in 1895 and have six
children, Violet 20, Helen II, Ruth
l5, Wilfred 10, Montana 8, and Ber-
nice 5. Plaintiff alleges desertion,
and asks that defendant be given the
custody of the children.
Eva l.. Stannus has been granted a
judgment against w. C. Stayt ct TX
ct al for $500 with interest and attor-
ney's fees. The case was mortgage
foreclosure concerning the following
property which is to be sold at sher-
ifs sale: E1a of nell, nwA of neA,
and neA of nwA of 1O-37-4O.
Fred and Ida Mccoy have petition
ed the court for the adoption of Har-
old Mccoy, their 3-year-old nephew,
the son of Albert Mccoy.
VIM. Benninghoven of Middleport
was this week committed to the hos
pital for the insane at Medical Lake.
The Pend Oreille county tax levy
for county and state purposes is fixed
at % mills for next year.
Leo Shodle who went Camp FIRE.
mont, California, last July with a
small contingent of Stevens county
boys is reported to have recently
died of pneumonia in that camp. The
parents of the young man received
this sad intelligence this week. The
body will be brought home for burial
at Bossburg. Young Shodle was born
October S, 1894 at Vienna, Austria,
and came to America when a mere
child.
A friend has sent in brief sketch
of the life of Julia Stensgar, one of
the early settlers Of the Colville val
ley, who died last December in Dix
on, Mont. 1t might be of interest to
know that she settled near Addy as
early as 67 years ago. Julia Stems
gar was born in Montana 85 years ago