The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-07-24
INTERESTING CASES DECIDED
IN COURT SATURDAY

"And now they're NINE" The lit
tie woman in the witness chair spoke
feelingly. She was Mrs. Earl Hud-
speth of Rock Cut. Going to the
two children awaiting her on the
front seats of the court room, she
smoothed the hair of the roundfaccd
little boy and kissed him. Both he
and his sister understood perfectly
lust what was going forward, for
they had already discussed the mo-
mentous question of whether they
should call Mrs. Hudspeth mamma"
or whether her name should still be
"Auntie" She had settled the mat
ter adequately and understandingly
with the dictum that either name
would be entirely right. They might
do as they chose. Little Worth and
Ivy are the children of Mrs. Hud-
speth's brother and of Mr.. Hud-
speth's sister. They have been in
the Hudspeth home since last fall.
the most important member of the
family, they all agreed, had not ac
companied them on their forty mile
trip from Rock Cut that morning.
He is bear cub that Mr.. Hudspeth
found last. spring, so young that his
eyes were not yet open. Mrs. Hud-
speth fed him with a teaspoon at
first. He grew surprisingly, how
bD ic ,,ttitn toll uG
little Worth himself The children
are quite sure Of it, for the baby
bear will stand on his hind legs and
dance with Worth, and anybody can
see Just how tall he is. AS soon as
the order of adoption was signed,
the family hurried away to begin
their long drive home.
The case of Ivy and Worth was
only one Of many that Judge Carey
decided on Saturday, July II, which
was law day.
A mothers pension of $50 was
granted Mrs Ruby Belknap, a
widow having four little sons, How
ard Paul, Carl Allen, Wayne Orin
and Fay. The three youngest, rang
ing from eight years Of age to four,
sat quietly in the court room while
their mother gave her testimony.
Howard, the eldest, was lying in the
Cartright hospital in Valley, his
tubercular hip in a plaster cast.
A divorce was granted in the
case of Katie Harris VS. Alonzo n.
Harris, the custody of the daughter,
Ada May, aged IA, being given to
the mother, and that of the son,
Joseph Warren, aged II, to the
father.
A divorce was granted also to
Minnie Miller from II. ID. Miller
The custody of the child, Catherine
A., aged 2l months, was given to
the mother with instructions to re-
port once a month to the father as
TO it's whereabouts. The father was
ordered to pay the mother SO a
month for its support Mrs. Miller's
name was changed to Minnie
Fletcher.
An order was made, confirming
foreclosure sale of real estate in the
case of l.. NJ. Mcfarland, plaintiff,
and Glen G.. Cone and others.
The case of w. Rose, plaintiff, VS..
Elmer Carter, defendant, was dis
missed with prejudice to the
plaintiff.
An order was issued appointing
Wednesday, August 19, at $3.50, as
the time for the settlement Of ac-
count and to show why distribution
should not be made in the matter Of
the estate of Ellen Hill, deceased.
Mary Agnes Angus was awarded
a decree of divorce from PerciVal
Elliot Angus and the custody of
Winifred Alice, aged Ia, and James
Angus, aged 12. Mrs. Angus stated
in her complaint that she was mar
ried November 18, 1905, that her
husband deserted her in 1907 and
had since done nothing toward her
support or that of the children.
The mothers pension of Grace
Magary was reduced from $25 to
$40 per month by reason of her son,
Melvin Leroy having attained the
age of Is, February 20, 1920.
An order of default was issued
in the case of Kendrick Mercantile
Company, plaintiff, VS.. Jacob Koski,
defendant, and judgment permit
ting the plaintiff to recover $28470
damages, together with $ll costs.