The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-12
COURTHOUSE AND
COUNTY news

Faughsteed against Ivan Faughsteed
has been ordered dismissed by order
| of the plaintiff.
Addie E. Goodwin has been ap-
| pointed administrative of the estate
of Daniel E. Goodwin, deceased, and
has been given an order permitting
her to mortgage certain premises and
setting aside property as homestead
and her separate property not sub
| ject to administration.
Alfred c. Cooney was granted judg-
ment Saturday against the defen-
dants, Carl o. Olson and Charles
WATSON in the sum of $500 with inter-
est at IL per cent from October 10,
1877, amounting to $23, and $50 at
torney's fees and costs. Suit was
based on a promissory note for $3.50.
Letters of administration were is
sued October 5, to Martha Cool in the
matter of the estate of J. P. Cool, de-
ceased. d. ]. McKensie, Joseph
Arbes and Otto Nelson were ap-
| pointed appraisers of the estate.
Order of default was made in the
case of J. Story versus William T..
Hopkins and Mrs. William T. Hop
kins. This suit is based on a prom
issory note.
Motion for default has been entered
by plaintiff in the divorce suit of
Harry Earl Rogers against Lucille
Rogers.
The Consolidated Tungsten Com
pany, plaintiff in suit against the
unknown heirs of j. T. Grove, has re-
ceived decree quieting title to the
north half of the southeast quarter,
section 16, township 80 north, range
az, east Willamette meridian.
Prosecuting Attorney Donley re-
ceived notice Saturday to report at
Camp Pike, Arkansas, the infantry
officers training camp to which L. C.
Jesseph and Herman 7. Wentz have
gone. At the same time, however,
Mr.. Donley received a telegram that
the camp was under Quarantine with
Spanish influenza and that he was
not to report until further notice.
Harry Bovee, sixteen-year-o boy
from Rice, charged in Juvenile court
with assault and attempted rape on a
twelve-year-old girl, was committed
and sent to the State Training school
last Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Stannard, county
superintendent, states that the insti-
tute sessions were some of the best
that have been held here. She ex-
pressed her gratitude to the chamber
of commerce for the interest its men,
bers showed in meeting the teachers
and helping them find accommoda-
lions. Following are the resolutions
adopted by the teachers:
School warrants since September
have gone from six to eight per cent.
This is true in all districts except a
few which are able to handle their
own at six per cent. Those, however,
with warrants outstanding any length
of time are now paying eight per
| cent.
Aladdin is quiet now as the mills
are all closed and no one is working
in the woods. j. D. McTigue, Wal
ter Stunning and Richard Connolly are
in class A and expect to appear for
| October II, Is and IT,
The new depot Of the Great North
ern at Valley, which was to have been
occupied and ready for business in a
very few days, was burned to the
ground last week Wednesday night.
Two carloads of poles were also
burned. Many other cars loaded to
capacity were saved by the citizens
of Valley and the Great Northern
workmen employed there. The fire
was first discovered at about II p. m.
The origin of the fire is not known,
but it is supposed it started from
spontaneous combustion, as the work.
men were oiling the floors, and paint
ing throughout the day before.
The good people of Valley are see
ing visions of another box car depot
since losing their depot by fire
Thursday about eleven o'clock. No
one seems to know just how the fire
originated, but it was so we'll under
way when discovered that it was inn
possible to stop it with the limited
means at hand to fight fire. The
building had just been overhauled and
made neat and comfortable for the
public, and it's loss at this time will
be greatly felt in the busy little sta
tion.-Chewelah Independent
Private James H, Brooks of Or0-