A Second Marriage, a Lawsuit, and a Newport Undertaker's Collapse
Henry A. Miller's furniture and undertaking business is handed to creditors after family troubles and litigation drain a once-profitable trade.
Henry A. Miller, the furniture dealer and undertaker, has made an assignment to the Spokane Jobbers' Association, of Spokane, for the benefit of his creditors. Dr. G. W. Sutherland has been placed in charge by the association and is now engaged in making an inventory of the stock. Until the inventory has been finished it will be impossible to state how the affairs of Mr. Miller stand.
Mr. Miller has been conducting a profitable business here, but family troubles, connected with his second marriage and the subsequent separation from his wife and litigation following the separation, forced him to take this action.
It is hoped that Mr. Miller will be able to have his affairs adjusted in a satisfactory manner, so that he may resume business at an early date.
“Family troubles, connected with his second marriage and the subsequent separation from his wife and litigation following the separation, forced him to take this action.”
Small-town merchants were as exposed to scandal and legal costs as any modern business owner. Miller's story shows how private family turmoil could become a public financial crisis, with creditors stepping in before the spring trade could resume.
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