The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-15
HIS BIG ESTATE.
Captain Ainsworth Left
p Millions.
. THE INVENTORY COMPLETED.
Utopian Plans of the Altrurian
Society.
LAND SECURED IN SONOMA.
An Old Suit Against the Oakland
Bank of Savings Revived-Jndge
f1enshaw's Chances.
THE INVENTORY COMPLETED.

OAKLAND.-James w. Travers, W. C..
Miller and w. II. Graves have completed
their inventory and appraisement of the
estate of the late Captain j. c. Ainsworth,
and will file it in a few days. Arthur
Rodgers, attorney for the estate, is putting
the document in proper shape.
The total value placed on the property
in Alameda County is S46S, 600. The es-
tate in Oregon is worth nearly 100000.
There are still further interests in Idaho
and southern California. the value of
which is not certainly known.
The homestead. Rose Lawn, is Included
in the Alameda County appraisement.
This place with its improvements. includ-
ing adjoining lands, is valued at $50, 200.
The property q Broadway and Eleventh
street, includes 100 feet on Broadway and
80 on Eleventh. The appraisers were
considerably puzzled as to what valuation
should be placed on this holding. They
compromised Oh S15S 900.
Captain AinsWOrth owned 1908 shares of
stock in the Central Bank. This was appraised
at S51.151.
The valuation of the personal property was
fixed as follows: Two hundred and iTIy-fve
shares Of stock OF sthe California COtlon'mllls,
$4,000; ten shares of stock IN the Berkeley
Bank of Savings, $500; twenty shares OF STOCK
In the Commercial Bank OF Berkeley, S4OO;
207 shares of stock in the Portland General
Electric Company. S2700; $500 shares OF stock
in The Portland Hydraulic Elevator Company,
$4,000; fifty shares OF stock In the Portland
Hotel Company, $500: notes, $4,000;
money on hand, $4,000.
Fanny b. Alnsworth, the widow. has pre-
sented CT i'm against the estate for $4,000
upon a promlssory note for that amount given
May "a, 1892, and for $4,000 collected by the
deceased from a man named Murphy on ac-
count OF Claimant. The captain was to have
given his promissoTy note for this amount but
was prevented on account OF illness.
The AItrurIRns.
There will be q meeting tonight at California
Hall, on Clay street, OF the local council of the
AltruTia Community, which society was organ
ICED some months since by w. Il. Batten, +. l..
Nelson and Z. 5. Preble, of Berkeley.
The Altrurians constitute a cooperative as
semby Of families bent upon finding Utopia
Il Is probably he most practical of any scheme
yet devised OF the character.
a tract OF land has been secured in SOnoma
County in The Russian River Valley. on which
the colony Will locate. An option viii be taken
on large tract at present, but only small
portion, probably 16O acres. Will be purchased
now. II Is contemplated To buy more land as
members come In and the funds increase. The
land is held at $40 Yer acre for grazing and
running up as high as 5000 per acre in the
more fertile parts Of the valley.
While farming and fruit-raising will be
largely followed this will not be the only indus
try. Manufacturing will be feature. the max
ing OF boots and shoes to be tie first industry
of this character started.
Mr.. Preble, who is a civil engineer has gone
up to he site 10 make surveys for dam for
Water-pOwer. and half-deZen Altrulians are
already on the ground. The membership al
ready numbers between 600 and 700 and in
eludes people from all over the country.
Sues for Bank Stock.
Frank Allen has revived an old suit against
the Oakland Bank Of Savings to recover 20
shares Of the capital stock of the Bank of Cali
f0rnia by filing an amended complaint The
plainlin bases bis claim upon an assignment
from \. j. Britain. who is alleged TO have de-
posted the same with the bank In October,
1884, though its agent, a. w. Bowman.
This block OF stock, valued at $40, 900, was
deposited as collateral security for such moneys
al Britain might borrow. The plaintiff in this
action alleges that all the money that Britain
borrowed was duly paid back ana the account
thus squared; and yet when Britain demanded
the transfer and delivery TO him of the stock iG
was refused.
Subsequently Britain assigned his interests
to the plaintiff, who again demanded the stock
of the bank and was refused. He says he has
expended $500 IN his efforts to recover the
stock. Twelve hundred dollars worth OF &C
crued dividends are said to be involved in the
suit.
The bank officials say the matter was settled
long ago.
Judge Henshaw Confident.
The friends OF Judge F. W. Henshaw and
that gentleman himself are quite confident OF
his nomination by the Republican convention
for the Supreme Bench.
Yesterday il was stated that George Buckles
OF SOlano County had Withdrawn from the race