The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10
I0NEYHARD TO RAISE
sis Harmon Estate Unable to
Wipe Out Small Debts.
xxrcuToR WANTS MORE TIME.
.xsv Germans Property Goes to HIS
ucther In Partition OF
Griffith Estate.

- rrSsantaine. executor Of the ss-
-. - Margaret Harmon. has naed an
- 70 the petition OF creditors Tor
4 -. - real estate, saying that the rental
- sr4srre are sufficient TO pay the
s -. - s,,Ss,rauce. interest on . mortgage
4 as current expenses of adsuinistra~
- naf ne. SUFFICIENT 70 pay the cred
- raider the will. the administrator
q. .nxer 90 mortgage the estate In
- 10 raise money, and he has been
~~rntiy endeavorsng To pay the cred
- 4, that way. Up 20 the present time.
@~yg. he has been unable 10 collect
- Sudgrnent against the hsnton IS
- though he has taken diligent steps
). a 20. TIE Judgment. he IL informed.
z she only claim against the Renton
Int. valued al ssdo.D6. and as she ad-
8 ~srssfrator OF that estate has been or
l<sd 10 sell property and pay the claim.
s q. probabilities are that Ia elk weeks
e.ss she full amount OF the judgment can
& = selected In cash.
Further. the executor states, that IL
eataeieat time be given him 20 collect the
ts6rsasns. he can In the meantime raise
rofey enough IN addition by a mort
rzxe 10 pay ali the claims against the
harmon estate. and therefore he does not
INK forced sale necessary or advss-
ais. Since June 2. 1893. he has managed
shx estate to the best of his ability. but
rs received no compensation whatever.
and Notwithstanding he is a beneficiary
rader the viii he has as yet received no
sri of his bequcst. Personally IL would
u for his best interest 10 have the es-
hts sold at once. but IL would not be best
fsf al the parties. Hc believes the es-
lale is worth at least &0UV8 over and
s6sse all claims and debts. but that IL
II we're sold under forced sale the entire
equity would bee sacrificed.
There was also filed the return OF Annie
l. schlnnpf TO the order to show cause,
praying that the court order the iudg-
megt against the Reuton estate 10 he as
signed TO some person to be named by
the court for the benefit of all the cred
4sars. Mrs. Schlumpf and her sister.
Charlotte Fischer, are the residnary leg
atees and dsvisees by the viii. which pro-
sidss that they shall share the estate
equally. with the exception of $1,000 In
kgacies, and that there is devised to
ne former as her sole property lot on
Seventh street The estate Is appraised
81 N2.oo. which is said 20 be less than
rs Eeai cash value. The only encuua-
hfnnce Is Il mortgage for $500 upon the
hts and building Et the corner of Com
nsrclal End Main streets, known as the
New England hotel. The mortgage has
two years To run. and the hotel property
Alone Ia valued at $4,000. The rental
value ia good times Is 8: GOO per month.
stHd the rent would shortly pay all the
lsbts. exclusive of the mortgage, which
mount 10 less than $3.50. The value of
Ae estate over all membranes exceeds
1000. and BY reason OF the location OF
: - property Its prospective value Is very
j Ege.
MS. schiumpt says that for the past
ETly days she has been endeayoring out
her own resources 90 raise money TO
Nv or the membranes, and IL willing
al shers, both for herself and her sister.
VIA u now absent from the state, to
80 With the executor In any instrument
xczx6ry TO satisfy the claims. The
vsssE cannot be sold except at an en-
eneus nerifice. and she believes por-
toe q taA creditors are instigating the
pseseselas for the purpose OF destroying
a. assand obtaining valuable property
ats sHAH figure. She asks that the petit
10 D. continued sixty days.
Jsazs langley allowed the executor two
sssks 10 which to settle the claims.
ne claims against the estate agere-
szif hiA,90. as follows.