The Colville examiner. [volume], November 16, 1907, Image 13

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E. Jenny, city marshal of Newport, brought two
men to jail yesterday for a boxcar burglary.
John Herron, the first hotel keeper in Meyers
Falls, was making purchases from our busy mer
chant places Thursday.
Mrs. J. H. Young, who was taken sick Tuesday
and removed to Spokane, was reported by Mr.
Young by telephone yesterday as being some bet
ter.
Frank Hofmeister, twenty years or more a resi
dent of Chewelah, and a substantial farmer of that
place, was among the business visitors in Colville
Thursday.
Frank T. Post, a well known Spokane lawyer,
was here Monday representing the Idaho & Wash
ington Northern railway in a legal contest before
the superior court.
R. E. Lee, of the Lee Hardware Company, this
week exhibited one of the finest specimens of
whitetail deer that we have ever seen—a 5-point
buck which he killed in the basin last Saturday.
A. F. Strobe, a leading real estate man of Che
welah, was here Wednesday on business in his line.
Mr. Strobe states that he is extending his business
to all parts of the county and is meeting with good
success.
A lodge of Knights of Pythias will be organized
at the Eagles' hall in the Rickey block next Satur
day evening, November 23rd. Orno Strong, grand
chancellor of the state, will be present and in
charge of the work which will be put on by a se
lected team from Spokane and Deer Park lodges.
Dr. Wright B. Lee and Dr. D. M. Ogden went
to Spokane this morning to take the state examin
ation prescribed by the state dental board to en
title them to certificates to practice dentistry in
this state. Both young men recently graduated
from the Oregon dental college and have their
certificates to practice in that state.
The Women of Woodcraft sprang a surprise on
their brethren the Woodmen of the World last
Tuesday evening. During the hour the braves
were occupied in a business meeting, the ladies
quietly stole into the banquet room of the Odd
Fellows' hall and spread a feast that was a gorg
eously agreeable surprise to the lusty wielders of
the ax, who did most heartily partake of the re
freshments provided.
Notwithstanding the mooted financial pinch that
seems to be embracing some localities, we are ad
vised that the Fruitland Irrigation Company, de
veloping a big tract of land in and about Kettle
Falls, is working a large force of men and paying
all of its obligations in cash.
W. H. Mead has qualified as Justice of the Peace
of Metaline precinct.
J. W. Douglas of New York, a member of the
firm of S. &J. W. Douglas of this place, was in
Colville yesterday, leaving today.
The Woman's Guild of the Episcopal church held
a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Thomas last evening in honor of Archdeacon Pur
due, of Spokane.
A. A. Hall, who resides one mile east of town,
returned Tuesday from his former home in North
Dakota where he went two months ago on a busi
ness trip. Mr. Hall declares it is a delightful pleas
ure to escape out of the bleak grasp of a Dakota
winter and feel the assuring comforts of a Wash
ington state climate.
The Stevens county commissioners met with the
Spokane county board yesterday morning at nine
o'clock at Spokane to open bids for rebuilding the
Lapray bridge over the Little Spokane 18 miles
south of Springdale. The contract was let for
$8,500 to William Oliver for a combination steel
and wood bridge, which will be commenced at
once. It is to be 480 feet long.
Judge Carey on Monday rendered his final order
and decree in the case of County Surveyor W. M.
Manning against Thomas R. Major and the board of
county commissioners, by which a writ of mandate
was ordered to issue to the board directing them
forthwith to procure and furnish to the surveyor
a surveyor's transit. This is the case wherein
Mr. Manning requested the board last spring to
buy for him a transit, and on their refusal so to do
Mr. Manning instituted mandamus proceedings to
compel his request. Attorney W. H. Jackson ap
peared on behalf of Mr. Manning and Judson &
Rochford for the county board. The defence de
murred to the petition of Mr. Manning, maintaining
that the proper remedy was appeal from order of
the board, and that the law contemplated no such
furnishings as transits and the like. The demur
rer being overuled, and the defense electing to
stand on its demurrer, judgment was according
ly rendered. The case will be appealed by the
board of county commissioners.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
Fir£l class teams, rigs and
saddle horses
to let by the hour or day
O. K. STABLE
Opposite Courthouse
J. M. Dupuis
Proprietor