Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
INTERESTING FACTS IN
GOUNTY'S 1921 RECORD

Cupid has been lax in Whitman
srouniy during the past year, accord
ing to the records of County Audi
tor u. r. Penn, which show that
only IS5 marriage licenses had
been issued to December rs. In
1920 the county auditor issued 215
licenses and in 1919 the office is
sued 211 licenses.
The business of the county au-
ditors office has been good during
the past year, regardless OF the
poor showing made by Cupid. Fees
Cor filing and recording have
amounted to over $500, while in
1920 they amounted to only $3753.
During the past year 1871 instru
mems were filed in the office.
SNor the first time since hunting
licenses became necessity for
sportsmen the number of hunting
1icenses issued in the county has
passed the 1000 mark. The records
for 1921 show 1924 county hunt
ing licenses issued at $3.50 each
1I9 state licenses at $3.50 each
nine nonresident hunting licenses
at $3.50 each, an dill trappers' IL
censes at $500 each, In 1920 there
were 435 county hunting licenses is
sned and 226 state licenses The
great increase in county licenses
this year was due to the open sea
son for 80 days on Hungarian
pheasants for the first time since
those popular game birds were in
PRODUCED in the county a few years
ago
Divorces have not been popular
in Whitman county during the past
year. only 40 cases having been
started, compared with 60 divorce
actions begun in 1920 and AS in
1919.
The actual number of divorce de-
erees granted during 1921, how
ever. is close to the record for pre-
Etous years, 1921 showing As de-
screes, 1920 saw 46 divorce DEGREES
granted and 1919 showed AZ. FIT
teen of the divorces granted this
year were on actions started in
1920 Three applications for di-
worces were denied by the court in
1921. Seven divorce cases started
during the year are still pending
Whitman county's record of one
automobile to every five and quar-
ter inhabitants still holds good, the
number of licenses in 1921 being
5S57, exclusive of dealers licenses
Last year there were 1851. including
dealers
Automobile license fees collected
in Whitman county and RENTED tc
the state during 1921 amounted to
SIS, 249.95. In addition fee Of
% cents was collected with each
license for the county. adding over
$1,000 to the amount paid for auto
mobile licenses during the year
The 1921 licenses were issued for
a short year the 1920 licenses hav-
ing been good for the first two
months of 1921, and the 1922 Ii
censes good for December Here
after the license year will cor
respond with the calendar year.
More than 400 arrests have been
made in Whitman county dming the
past year, nearly double the number
in any recent year Sheriff Coles
docket this week showed 40S ar.
rests in 1921. In 1920 there were
ESQ, in 1919, 200, and in 1918, 17S
This year 20 of the arrests were made
for officers of other counties and
states.
Six men have been sentenced to
the penitentiary at Walla Walla
during the past year, exactly the
same number as went to that insti-
tntion in 1920 from Whitman coun-
ty. In 1919 there were 10 and in
1918 there were only five.
Six young men also went to the
state reformatory at Monroe and
three more were sentenced to the
reformatory and then had their SEN
fences suspended. In 1920 four
young men were sentenced to the re-
formatory and in 1919 there were
five.
Insanity cases sent to Medical
Lake numbered IA for the year, the
largest number since 1914. In 1920
there were II and in 1919 and 1918
there were II each year; in 1917
there were 13. The heaviest recent
year was in 1914. when there were 10
scases.-Colfax Gazette.