East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-23

BY suits filed in the circuit court
here today r. N. Stanfield, through
his attorney, Col. ]. H. Raley. has
practically foreclosed mortgage up
on the entire town Of Stanfield. The
suits filed are for a claim of $49,44s
held by r. n. Stanfield and for $47s0
attorneys fee.
Defendants in the suits filed are the
Columbia Land company. of which
Dr. H. w. Coe, Is the moving spirit,
and so purchasers of town lots In
Stanfield or OF tracts near that lit
tie city. These purchasers bought
property of the Columbia land com
pany and have titles subject to the
mortgage held by Stanfield. Nearly
all had made partial payments to the
land company and many of chem had
practically paid for their holdings.
However, they now stand to lose what
they have invested unless they can
recover from the Columbia land COM
pany or DR.. Coe.
The Defendants.
The individual defendants named
In the complaint filed are as follows
and the amounts given opposite their
names represent the sums they have
already paid upon their holdings;
II. f. Allen, nothing; Z. II. Brown,
$125; ]. r. Barringer, 800; j. E.
Blakeley, SIS; S. e. Brumfield, s55;
Bank of Stanfield, 500; L. A. Fila
treau, $3.50; e. II. Brown, 5000; f.
A. Bjorkman and S. Johnson, $3.50;
Charles Cullinan, $50; H. w. Coe; Mrs.
Richard Carlson, 5000; +. c, Dough-
terry, $50; L. Dunlay. 322; ]. e. Earl
$50; Clarence L. Evers 5000; Edith
A. Eaton, $50; e. A. Finley, $50; w.
A. Frazier, SIS; Hessie Fulford, $40;
William Frederickson, s13S; ]. e.
Faucet, s62.95; E. v. Gates, $40; F.
T. George, 500; o. NJ. Houser, moth
ing: r. A. Holte, 5000; Loren John
son, s362.50; S. W. Jackson, s110;
T. E. Knudson, $3.50; ]. NJ. Kyle,
$500: w. H. Long. $50; ]. r. Means
1926: George II. Martin, 800; Mrs.
Kamela Myers, s75; l.. McWilliams'
800; Rose Mcwilliams. $2b; Sarah
E. Neal, s75; Roy $. Neal, $3.50; Oscar
Oakland, $500; d. ]. o'Connor. $25;
]. L. Parker, SIS; Emma d. Prize
quitz, $50; l. NJ. Prater, $40; T. w
Rorke, s101; Alexander Rec, $50; w
D. Russell, $500; Sloan & Co., 81; W.
c. Spencer, $75; C. L. Sawyer. $2S6.50;
Frank Sloan, $4,000; Thomas e. Spore
3225; Claude v. Stewart, s1s7.50; F.
NJ Welles, $50; w. p. Ward, $50; T.
o. Yates, $50; Frank Sloan, 81; d.
B. welty, $3.50; George Buchanan
$500: NJ. Burritt, $50; d. b. Welty
$179.16; F. e. Ball, nothing, F.. E.
Holte, $3.50; e. H. Wilson, $4,000.
The following parties named as de-
PENDANTS hold leins or mortgages up
on property falling under the STAN
field mortgage:
Bank of Stanfield, Frank Sloan, j
K Bott, Claud Sloan, A. A. Ewart
Carl A. Hudson, Georgia Annie Holte
William Bell. Ralph A. Holte, Dan
Quigley, Inland Empire Lumber Com
pany, j. A. Censor, Oscar Olsen, John
Lynd, A. A. Rvistad, Robert Gilmore
and the Northwest steel company.
A Regrctable Suit.
Prior to filing the complaint this
afternoon Col. Raley said he did sc
with great regret and that his client
Mr.. Stanfield also regretted taking
the action. He says Mr.. Stanfield has
declared his purpose of being as leni-
ent as possible with the parties made
defendants but that he desires the
money to which he is entitled under
the mortgage.
According to Col. Raley the litisa.
ton which threatened DR.. II. w. Cot
some months ago was settled by tn,
doctor placing the mortgage In tht
hands of Mr.. Stanfield. Since tina
time he has not met the same ant
payments being overdue the fore
closure Is in order.
How much loss the action taker
will work to the people of Stanfield II
uncertain but from appearances tn,
defendants stand to lose the amount
they have invested unless a compro
mise can be affected or unless the!
are reimbursed by DR.. Coe.
Two suits were filed. One Is To-
the sum OF s2912.50: and the sum o
$500 attorneys fee; while the othe
suit is for the collection of $46,537.92
An attorneys fee of $4,000 IL aske,
for. The first suit Is against the Co
lumbia land company and holders o
tracts adjoining the town. The biI
suit is against the land company ant
purchasers Of lots within the town
Thirty-one purchasers Of land from
the Columbia land company ha,