The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-12-04

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sale in Northport recently. The car
was a Hudson and was captured last
summer with % cases of booze. At
kinson & Henderson of the Columbia
garage of Rossland, b. c., purchased
the car for $685.
The Willett garage adopted "A cash
basis last week on gas and oil
The latest Ford story comes from
Augusta, Georgia "A Ford was
standing in front of fashionable
hotel on Peachtree street" says the
Daily Chronicle, at caught fire and
six fire companies came and put it
out. and went back to their respec-
tive station houses Again it caught
fire and the fire companies came a
second time, put it out and returned
to their stations Then the owner of
the Ford came out of the hotel,
cranked up, got in and rode away"
Spokane motorists are getting into
all kinds of trouble. i6 traffic vio-
lators were fined or forfeited SO
bonds in police court there in one
day this week and 10 in one day
last week. Speeding and improper
parking were the most frequent
charges.
In Police Court
The chief of police of Colville says
he means business when he states
that the law will have to be lived
up to in regard to displaying Of
automobile lights. This same law is
to be enforced in Spokane for awhile
according to the Spokesman Review.
Several of the residents of Colville
are now willing to believe that Perras
meant what he said as fourteen men
were pinched the first three days of
this week. Clyde Thebold, Murle
Chambers, Martin Kimberling, Nal
colin Gilbert, |. ]. Gilbert, Charles
Peters, B. p. Taylor and Warren
Lane were each fined So and costs
in Police Judge Petty's court.
H. J. Plumb drove from Willett's
garage to the Examiner office and
was whisked off to police court, but
his case was continued until Friday
morning.
Chan St. Clair was another victim.
His case has been taken under CON
sideration.
Evan Albon was speeding home
with the Alborn car about 4:20 Wed
nesday afternoon to get it home be
fore dark as the car is not supplied
with the proper lights, and was
arrested on the way. His case how
ever was dismissed.
w. NJ. Ellis was another victim on
Wednesday evening. His lights
shorted and were off for a distance
of about block and then came on
again. The police was on the job
though and took him to police court
where his case was dismissed.
Paul Paulsen and another truck
driver whose name is unknown were
summoned to appear in police court
This they promised to do at noon on
Tuesday. They failed to appear
Again on Wednesday noon they failed
to appear. Wednesday afternoon
warrants were sworn out for their
arrest and given to the county sheriff.
Their trucks had no provision for
tail lights.
Murle Chambers appeared twice in
police court The first time he was
fined for violation of the law in re-
gard to display of lights. The sec
ond time for driving a truck on the
streets without a mutfler. He stated
to the court that he could not get
a muffler here but had telephoncd to
Spokane for parts. The court held
that he was using due diligence and
gave him ten days in which to get
a muffler in good condition on his
truck or stop driving it on the streets
of Colville.
Clair Campbell has been appointed
assistant to the chief of police.
c. G. Crewse was arrested for
violation of the muffler ordinance but
was dismissed as it was found that
he was within the law.
Late Thursday afternoon came the
report that the chief of police of Col
vile was pinched by the other police
man for not displaying the proper
license number on the rear of his
car. This brings the total arrests
up to Thursday evening up to l6.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AND