Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-18
District Court i'm
Session 6 Days
FIVE DIVORCES CASES HEARD
SIX TAKE CITIZENSHIP OATH
HIGHWAY CASES HEARD

The March term of the district
court for Clearwater county con
Vened in Orofino Monday, March Z.
with Judge Edgar c. Steele presid-
ing, and continued for six days
which constitutes the longest ses-
sion held here for some time. There
We're thirty-two cases on the court
docket number of which were
postponed. Six persons took the oath
Of allegiance to the United States
hereby completing their naturaliz-
alton, which was The last action tax
en- before court adiou, ned
Five divorce cases we're heard as
follows: Clara Merchant VS.. f. E..
Merchant, desertion and non-support
grounds. divorce granted and GUS
tody Of six-year-old child to plain
Tiff; Martha Curffmah VS.. Joseph
Curffman on non support granted :;
James K. Lewis VS.. Julia Lewis de-
sertion taken under advissment
Iva Ball vs.. William Ball non-sup-
port granted; and Ellen Hendry vs..
Harold Hendry marriage aunullment
taken under advisemenC
Those securing their last citizen
ship papers were: John Smith, An
ders Rognli, Victor Adolph Freder-
ick Syensson Billbefg, Marshall
Dundas julius Tarola and Rober,
Francis Davis.
The case Of the Northern Pacific
Railway Co against clearwater
county regarding taxes was contin.
ned by agreement of the attorney;
on both sides II seems that thu
milaee of the n p. within Orofint
was certified by them to the state
auditor several years ago at abou'
a mile more than was owned b. tht
company tstrictly an error of theil
OWN and the taxes were collected
on this amount Of trackage and was
turned into the city's Golfers. Sui
was brought against Clearwater
county and It is the contention o
the defense that the suft should b'
brought against Oroino instead
ut Case WIS oA I'LL
ground.
The case of the State or Idah,
VS.. e. B. McElwain. liquor In pos
session charges, was also continued
by agreement as the chief witnesses
| for the prosecution we're out of th'
state while court was in session.
Pete Daris and Jim Hrist, of Ell
| River. who were arrested by sheriff
/ Garrison last year on charges o
liquor in po session and for conduct
ing house of ill-fame, were finet
$400 each which both men paid ant
were released.
The case of J. w Cavanaugh VS.
Grangemont Highway District, IL
which the plaintiff alledged the bont
election held last year was illegal
was called for hearing last Thurs
day and numerous witnesses wer'
heard The attorney for the plain
tiff was given thirty days to pre-
pare a breif and the attorney 70
the highway district was given fv,
| days to answer.
The court issued an order regard
ing the final settlement of the Oro
fiuo Highway dissolution business II
connection with the objections t.
payment of certain claims filed b,
G. H. EIDE. The court sustaine'
the objections and ordered all othe
bills paid according to the renor
of f. V Peck. receiver for the dis
trict Whether the report include,
all other bills created after the in
junction was issued against the dis
trict is not known. The claims in
volved in the objection were thos
Of s. A. Tannahill. attorney for tn
district, l. r. Crow secretary. al
engineering services by the state o
Idaho. which claim was rejected Il
it's entirety The two former claim
we're allowed in part. the allowane
being made due to the fact that tn
services were rendere,. prior to tn
injunction.