The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-16
They Own Some
Portland Property

tore8teQ IN JuuBNleht " fii0 SSS -
court, ordering the sale OF block 70,
Stephens addition to East Portland, val
ned at $4,000, and the division OF pro-
ceeds among the lawful heirs Of Henry
John Phillips
This property was devised to Mrs
Louisa Pauncefote sister-in-law OF Sir
Julian. and her daughters, Clara, Eleanor
and Evelyn Pauncefote, by Dr. Henry
John Phillips, captain in the United states
army. who died in New York city in 1873,
leaving an estate valued at about $4,000
In his will which was admitted 10 pro
bate in the surrogates court of the state
of New York, he bequeathes about $ovOO
to friends. The remainder was left 70
| Mrs Pauncefote, his sister, and her
daughters, his nieces. The executors un-
der the will were Richard d. Charter ana
Samuel s. Jones, Of New York. AS both
were non-residents Of this state Hon
L. B. Stearns. the county judge, appointed
william M. Ladd administrator, with the
viii annexed, OF the state Of oregon, lsS2
Mr.. Ladd filed his final account In 1883,
and after that very little was heard Oh
the matter. Meantime, Eleanor Paunce-
fote had married a Mr.. Inglefield. She
died some time afterwards, leaving two
children. Lionel Dalton Groove lngle-
field and Julian Pauncefote lngleheld,
aged II and 9, respectively, who reside
with their paternal grandparents, colonel
and Mrs Samuel Ingleneld, at johns
Wall. Parsons TOWN. Kings county
Ireland.
About year ago Judge Moreland re-
ceiyed a letter from Mrs. Pauncefote, IN
luiring about the value of the property,
and In what manner she could obtain an
abstract of title. Last July the case
was placed in the hands Of Stott, Boise q
Stott. who were instructed to bring suit
against the Inglefeld boys as heirs OF
Eleanor Pauncefote, for sale OF the prop
erty and a division Of the proceeds, one
fourth of which to go to Mrs. Pauncefote
and her daughters, and one-eighth to her
nephews. In this suit Mrs. Pauncefote,
her husband, Bernard Pauncefote, Clara
Pauncefote, Evelyn Pauncefote Baker.
and her Husband, William II. Baker, ap-
peared as the plaintiffs, and the Ingle-
fields as defendants. James Laidlaw the
British vice-consul, was appointed guar
dian, ad litem, OF the defendants. An
amicable agreement was reached, and
defendants consented to the sale Ac-
cordlngly Judge Hale, sitting in depart
ment No. 2, state circuit court, appointed
s. r. Mason, jr.. referee, with authority
to dispose of the property at public auc-
tion to the highest bidder for cash, in the
same manner and upon the same terms
as real property is sold under execution
Mr.. Mason has filed his undertaking in
the sum of 100000, with Louise II. Haw-
thorne and Catharine Hawthorne as sure
ties.
DR.. Phillips was an army surgeon and
lived in East Portland In the 70s. He
went east in 1878, and left his property
In charge Of Ladd & Tilton, and 1t was at
his heirs request that Mr.. Ladd was ap-
pointed administrator. His sister, Mrs.
Louisa Pauncefote, lives at Nantes,
France, where her husband represents the
British government Mrs. Pauncefote's
daughters also reside in France.
Sonoma county, California, will send
a unique exhibit to the Worlds Fair. 1t
will be a representation of the geysers,
one of the great natural curiosities Of
the state. The model will be thirty-two
feet long, twenty-eight feet wide and
eighteen feet high. One of the great
spouting caldrons of steam will be repre-
sented by real rock and imitation in
staff, while background will be painted
o represent the most picturesque part
If the canon, from which scores OF gey-
sers risei Artificial lights of various
olors win reproduce the peculiar play of
color seen In the gorge. The semblance
If the hot springs Is to be made by the
Use of steam pipes, In the foreground
viii be placed huge allegorlcal figure
II "The Demon Of the Geysers," modelled
)y Rupert Schmid.
The installation OF exhibits in the vari-
lus buildings at the Worlds Fair is now
actively in progress. Scores of freight
cars are being run into the grounds and
switched to the different buildings. Wag-
ons loaded with packing cases are to be
seen going in all directions. Soon these
busy scenes will be multiplied many
times over, for hundreds of cars Of eX-
hibits will arrive where now there are
scores. The majority of exhibits which
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