The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
COURTHOUSE AND
COUNTY news

James Z. Chapman has commenced
action to quiet title to certain real
estate in Stevens county.
J. b. Grove is plaintiff in a suit be-
gun against B. M. Baker and Anna B
Ochambaugh, formerly Anna Baker,
to recover the sum of $868.50 for
goods and merchandise which he
states he delivered to defendants be-
tween 1911 and 1915. The defend
ants were divorced, states the COM
plant, and Anna Ochambaugh re-
ceived certain community real estate
and the community debts were to be
paid from this.
The adoption by Fred and Ida Nc
Coy of their nephew, Harold Mccoy,
was confirmed by the court Saturday.
A. F. Timm and Ed Gordon, copart-
ners, doing business under the name
of the Chewelah Feed Company have
been granted judgment against A.
E. Pleiffer and Mrs. A. E. Pleiffer in
the amount of $138.65 with interest
and costs amounting to $16. The
defendants had defaulted.
Charles G. Burch & Bro, plaintiffs
in case versus Otto Meyer based on
a promissory note, were granted a
judgment Saturday in the amount of
$14888 with interest and attorneys
fees amounting to $50.
The case of the Oregon Mortgage
Co., Ltd. versus A. A. Arlington and
Grace l.. Arlington, Della C. Mead
and John Doe Mead, Northwestern
Land and Colonization Co., G. w.
Lindsay and Mary Roe Lindsay was
heard Tuesday morning, the de-
PENDANTS defaulting. A judgment of
$5,126 with interest and $500 at
torney's fees, costs, etc. was granted
the plaintiff, the ammount to be con-
sidered a first lien on certain Stevens
county real estate.
The divorce suit of Maud Williams
versus Hugh Williams was ordered
dismissed on the plaintiffs motion
October %. ~
Charles E. Cowley, admitted to the
eastern hospital for the insane in
October, 1914, was discharged Oc-
tOber Fl, as improved.
1t is rather strange that two Ste
vens county men sent to the insane
asylum last week both enjoyed the
hallucnation of being possessed with
great wealth.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Charles L. Reel of Pasco
and Winnie Scranton of Pasco. The
license to wed issued October 10 to
Charles Huss and Miss Selma Elvira
Huss brought to light romance
which had its beginning in Sweden.
Miss Huss was adopted by Charles
parents in Sweden when she was left
an orphan at two years old. Mr..
Huss came to Northport, but cores
ponded with Miss Huss and she ar
rived here to see him about month
ago. After her arrival she had an
interesting experience trying to prove
that she had no spying motives in
coming to this country in time of
war. After all her troubles were
settled, she and Mr.. Huss obtained
marriage license and were married
in Northport. The bride is unable
to speak English.
Harry Earl Roger was granted a
divorce Tuesday from Lucille Rogers
on the grounds of cruelty and personal
indignities which made life burdensome
to the plaintiff
The will of Daniel G. Nick enzie, whose
death occurred October IL, makes his
sister, Elizabeth McKinzie of Portland,
Oregon; brother, Alex. of Adams
Oregon; brother, Robert of Taos,
New Mexico, and a sister, Agnes ].
Bsattie of Lyle, lash. his beneficiaries.
His brother Alex, as executor of the
estate, is petitioning for probate of
the will. The realestate of the deceas.
ed is estimated to be worth $4,000.
In the case of the Farmers & Me-
chanies Bank of Spokane, vs.. the
Western loan & Building Co., the Su.
preme court, according to its opinion
filed in the superior court here last
week, upholds the Stevens county su-
perior court in its conclusion that james
Mcclure to whom was transferred a
large amount of mortgaged property
later mortgaged to the Loan Company
was fictitious person, and that the
judgment of the trial court should be
modified 80 as to declare the Western
Loan & Building Co.'S mortgage a
first lien nevertheless and authorizing
its foreclosure.
James G.. Chairman has begun suit