Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-02
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
CALLED TO ENGLAND.

the patriotic inhabitants Of America
recently addressed the following self
: Explanatory letter 10 Marion county.
( clerk "Desr slr:--Please consider
my declaration Of intention 10 become
an American citizen null and void.
circumstances have arisen about my
fathers estate in England which make
II imperatlvely necessary for Inc TO re-
sumo my allegiance 20 Great Britain.
have already sent my renewed allie
glance 10 Her Britannia Majesty's
government. Hoping that peace and
prosperity may continue between the
two countries, etc"
WANT A NEW ROAD.
ID. W. Early, John Craiga and twenty
six other residents Of the Waldo hills
section have petitioned the county
commissioners court for the establish
ment OF a new road, Of the usual width
forty feet--to begin at a point in
the center Of the Salem and Macleay
county road, that being the most west
erly southwest corner Of the Benja-
min Walden d. /. C. int. IS, T2w,
thence TO run north to the southeast
corner OF the Nicholas Shrum d. /. C,
and north on the line between the
above claims TO the northeast corner
Of Shrum's place which is the center
Of the Salem and South Howell Prairie
road. The petition will be presented
10 the court on the second day of the
January term, which convenes next
week.
M'NARY vs. WILLIAMS.
II. Z. McNary, receiver OF the Will
liams & England's banking company,
recently petitioned Judge II. II. Hew-
lit, Of department No. 9, Marion
county circuit court, for an order lin
iting and fixing the time within which |
those who have claims and demands
against the corporation shall make
proof thereof TO the satisfaction OF
the receiver and that such order direct
the time within which the creditors
of the corporation shall present their
claims. The court directed that
ninety days be given from the date OF
the first publication OF a notice to
such effect and at the expiration Of
that time the receiver must make a
full and complete report OF all the
claims presented against the funds in
his possession and all the parties in
terested therein may have thirty days
In which 70 make objections TO the
claims, should they have just cause
for so doing.
MRS. PAYToN's SUIT.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Mary Payton
petitioned the court that she be made
a party In the suit OF J. A. Baker VS..
The Williams & England Banking Co.,
she being one OF the creditors TO the
'xtent OF 800, and that she be decreed :
% have lien on the real premises $
low held by the defendant corporation !
IS security for the amount OF her de- n
'osit including the interest from July \
q, 1888, To this petition a demurrer v
las been filed which asserts that the "
'etition does not state facts sufficient u
o constitute a suit and does not en-
ltle her TO the relief demanded. r.
MARION COUNTY FEES.
The total receipts, In the form OF
ees collected by the county clerk Il
uring December, were S5O6 and for al
he year Just passed the grand total is eI
i,SSJ.So' This, by months, is as fol. al
1wS January, s27l.55; February, IN
1880 March, s206.20; April, s4io; r.
lay ss7S; June, $l22. 80; July, s347. 20 b,
lugust, sas6.75; September, salI. As q
october, s34s.so; November sl7l. % VI
s5o6. Caunty Recorder F. G,
'. Waters collection for the last q
ionth OF the old year foot up 1853. % CT
TAX ROLL CHANGES. GI
The county clerks ofiice has gone 10 GI
ork on the tax roll changes made nv ~
le state board OF equalization. as Jo
'liowS railroad rolling stock add Kl
. per cent; merchandise add 10 per La
mt; town lots and improvements "a
lereon add 10 per cent; horses and ii
nles, subtract per cent. To extend NJ,
ese changes on the tax roll will Ma
ke the time OF several competent NC
'rks for several weeks. ' pn
sHERTF's SALE. Sh
December 81, Sheriff Knight sold. I'm ~
the case OF Ezra c. Wyatt vs. Jos. I'm
Hall ct al, foreclosure OF n mort. Wa
&c sold to plaintiff 4s acres OF land Wa
{ W, 1890. W.
COUNTY AID.
n the matter OF aid for Miss G
ylor' Miss Mary Burrus was allowed Grr
Tor nursing from December 9th 10 Gr
oember 30th.