East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-22

With 100000 and the very exist
ence OF the Stubblefield home of
Walla Wala in the balance, the as
sault upon the will of Joseph Il.
Stubblefield was renewed in the local
courts yesterday afternoon. The fight
for possession OF one of the most
valuable estates ever left in Umatilla
county is now to be carried to the
supreme court of Oregon, and possi
bly, into the United States federal
court, for decision.
AS a result Of the action taken yes
terday an administrator was appoint
ed for the estate OF Mrs. Joseph L.
Stubblefield and the trustees of the
Stubblefield home have been cited
TO appear in court here by July Is
and show cause why the clause of
the Stubblefield will providing for
the establishment of the home should
not be declared void.
Was Resident of This County
Joseph L. Stubblefeld, a resident
of the east end of Umatlla county,
died November 16, 1902. leaving an
estate valued at 100000 OF this
vast sum of money $4,000 was be-
queathed to the widow and more
than $4,000 to other relatives The
residue, amounting to 100000, was
left in trust to three trustees, r. NJ,
Dorothy and Il. a. Reeser of the
east end of this county and Attorney
c. NJ RAIDER of Walla Walla. The
31st clause of the will, which ere
ated his trust fund, provides that the
estate should be converted into
money and then invested in good Sc
curities. the income from which
should be used for the maintenance
of a home in Pendleton or Walla
Walla for INDECENT widows and or
phans.
Walla Walla Secures Home.
1t provided that the home should
be located in the one of these two
cities which should first donate the
sum of $4,000 for the purchase of
a site and the erection of the build
ing. Walla Walla was the first to
secure the money. and accordingly
the home was erected in that city in
1906, and is now being conducted un-
der the direction of the above named
trustees.
March II, 1904, Mrs, Casana Stub
blefield, the widow of the deceased,
filed in the county court for Una
tilla county q petition, asking for
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that the clause creating the trust
fund for the establishment of the
home is void. The result Of the sus-
tanning of this contention would have
been a declaration to the effect that
Stubblefield died intestate so far as
that 100000 Is concerned, and this
amount of money would all have
gone to his wife as his sole heir, since
he died without leaving any children.
Washington Courts Enjom Widow
Following the filing of her petit
ton. proceedings were brought in the
walla walla county court to prevent
her prosecuting the action In this
county, the allegation being that Mrs.
Stubblefield had moved to Waila
Walla and that as a resident of that
state she should not be permitted to
bring suit against another resident
Of that state, G. M. RAIDER, in for
eign state. Oregon. Accordingly the
proceedings in this state were left in
abeyance until the litigation in the
Washington courts was settled. This
occurred In due course of time, after
the case had been carried to the SUI
preme court, and the result was that
the widow was permanently enjoined
from prosecuting the suit In this
state.
The supreme court of Washington
in deciding the case took occasion to
declare that clause of the will valid,
though the attorneys for the widow
nlleped that uuestion was not at is