The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
COURTHOUSE AND
COUNTY NEWS
Items of Interest in Stevens,
County, Richest in the
Northwest

the judge will be able to receive Wis.,
itors in a few days.
Sam Bordeaux was arrested near
Chewelah on Oct. for having in his
possession one gallon of moonshine
whiskey. Deputy Sheriffs Ham and
A. C. KEELING of Chewelah made the
arrest when they met him on a road
leading to Chewelah. Bordeaux is
now in the county jail.
J. w. Holmes is suing James Gle
ment for false statement made in
regard to homestead location, claim
ing that on Nov. Z, 1919, he paid
5000 to Clement for locating him
upon homestead in Stevens county;
that previously he had showed him
tract of land, viz, the SWA of sec
ton Is, township SO, range al, E. w.
NJ, but that Clement represented to
him that said land was the NWR
of section 81, township 38, range al
E. W. NJ, and stated that said land
was open for homestead entry but
in truth it was school land and there
fore not open to entry. Now Mr..
Holmes wants his 5000 back and also
expenses incurred.
Inventory has been filed in the
matter of the estate of Maudie
Wood, deceased.
The Spokane Merchants associa-
ton has started action against R.
M. Mccoy of Daisy to recover GER
tain chattels alleged to be wrongfully
withheld by Mccoy. The chattels
include scales, show cases, cash regis
ter, etc.
Samuel Robinson and wife have
entered suit to quiet title to land in
Holly and Chandler additions to Col
vile. The suit is against Maude
Holly, Kate H. Stauffer, Martha Ely
Deene, Mable Chester Holly, H. w.
Holly and the unknown heirs of the
estate of Henry w. Holly, deceased.
On Oct. 1 the provisions of the
state estray law went into effect,
and those who take up estrays must
make a record with the county audi
tor in order to receive pay for keep
of estray animals. The auditor will
publish the estray notices in the
three official county newspapers, and
the sheriff will formally make sale
of such animals as are not claimed.
Those who lose stock should keep
track of the estray notices, and those
who pick up stock should notify the
county auditor.
On Tuesday afternoon at the court
house an informal application was
made by the ferrymen at Northport
and Bossburg for an increase in
rates to which the board of county
commissioners replied that after the
ferrymen submit evidence showing
the cost of their plant and cost of
operation and revenue for the ~
months of last year, they will con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of giving the
ferrymen a hearing on an increase
in rates.
The following marriage licenses
were issued since last week Wednes-
day by the county auditor: John b.
Walsh and Irene Seal of Colville,
Emil Anderson and Marie Larsen of
Boyds, John Van Doren and Ely
Brauner of Chewelah.
Governor Hart has issued pro-
clamation making November IL,
Armistice day, a legal holiday in this
state.
The first Inland Empire conviction
for killing deer out of season has
been secured at Newport, where a
resident slaughtered a deer swim
ming the Pend Oreille river A
fine was levied and the venison was
confiscated and shipped to a chill
dren's home in Spokane.
A party of farmers from North
Basin, Colville, Springdale and Ad-
dy visited the George Cannon farm
at Buckeye the first of the week for
the purpose of days instruction
in seed potato production. Mr..
Cannon was one of the potato judges
at the fair and led the party over
his fields, giving in detail the meth
DDS that he employs in growing good
seed potatoes. Mr.. Cannon will
soon harvest his crop. Those max
ing the trip were Dan Osborn, Ray
Hall, ]. F. Tillson and l.. M. Orsen
of North Basin, George Lorenz and
Frank Wines of Colville, A. E. Bar
nett of Springdale, and Fred Thoni
of Addy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Solby of Brem-
erton, and Andrew Solby of Wiscon-
sin, were seriously injured in an
automobile accident near Valley last
week Wednesday evening. The Sol
hey car, a seven-passenger Stude-
baker, was bumped by passing car