The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-06-07
COURTHOUSE and
COUNTY news
Items of General Interest
to the Residents of
Stevens County

Rhode found three fishermen at
Browns lake Saturday night, two
days before the opening of that lake
for fishing. They were w. E. Sapp,
H. G. Long and d. F. Clausen. Sapp
and Long appeared before Justice
Dow of Chewelah, plead guilty to
the charge and were fined So and
costs. Clausen gave bond of $40
to appear later.
Frank M. Jennings has petitioned
in the matter of the estate of Edna
| Jennings, deceased, to determine
questions arising under the inheri-
tance tax statutes.
Mary Hetherington, who was com
mitted to the Eastern hospital for
the insane May 10, has been paroled
to the custody of her daughter.
A hearing of the suit of Crane
Co., corporation, against Ellis
Morigeau, was held June 2. On
motion of the defendant for judy
ment on the pleadings, the court
ordered the case dismissed with pref
udice and that the defendant re-
cover his costs. Roy A. Redfield
was attorney for plaintiff and L. B.
Donley for the defendant.
Following hearing of the case of
the state of Washington in the re-
lation of w. V. Tanner, attorney
general, versus Otto Weik and Ber-
nard Willenbrink, intervenor, de-
cree was made by the superior court
quieting title to the Colville proper
ty described in the complaint in the
intervenor. The contract of sale
entered into between Otto Weik and
Bernard Willenbrink was declared
void and the payments on the con-
tract forfeited as liquidated dam
ages. The complaint stated that
Willenbrink and Otto Weik had en-
tered into the contract of sale of
property in Colville for $4,000, Otto
Weik being the purchaser. Mr..
Weik had made payments on the
property, up to the time he was
taken from Colville to Fort Douglas,
Utah, and interned AS an enemy
alien.
Game Warden Rhode went to
Okanogan county this week to get
some Steelhead fish eggs, which
were due on an exchange made with
that county.
Ellis j. Knight was fined ten dol
lars and costs amounting in all to
5000, when he plead guilty in JUS
tice Kings court Tuesday morning
to a charge of assault in the third
degree on the person of Anthony
Brauner. The fight is alleged to
have taken place Sunday, June l..
Both participants live near Boss
burg. Knight, who has been in the
service, is said to have remarked
that he had been caught to lick
all the Dutchmen he saw"
The SD encampment of the G.. A.
r. will be held in the city of Column
bus, Ohio, beginning September Z,
1919. A reduced rate on one cent a
mile will be made, the same as last
year. The rates here given only
apply to members of the Grand
Army of. the Republic and their fam
lilies, members of the Woman's Re-
lief corps, Ladies of the G. A. r.,
Daughters Of Veterans, Sons of Vet
Grams, Sons of Veterans Auxiliary,
National Association of Army
Nurses of the Civil war, and fam
lilies Of those belonging to each or
ganization accompanying them to
the encampment.
Stockholders Stevens County
Grange Warehouse association meet
Saturday, June ID, 2 p. M, Meyers
Falls to decide location of warehouse
Stockholders who cannot attend can
vote by proxy through Secretary G..
w. Locke.
An executive order recently issued
by the president amends the federal
civil service rules SO as to permit
the civil service commission to
waive the physical requirements un-
der certain conditions in favor of
men who were injured in the mill
tary or naval service.
E. B. Growden of Kettle Falls was
Colville visitor Monday. He re-
ports that the Columbia river or
chards are looking fine and that the
trees will be loaded with fruit. The
growers are expecting quantities of
apples, peaches and cherries this
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Growden are
looking forward to the return this
summer of their son, Major James
P. Growden, who has been in France
with the 4th engineers and is now
member of the army of occupation.
Major Growden has made an en-