Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-03
Court House News
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G. Rogers. who was taken into Gus
todv by the Salem police Monday night
in an exhausted condition, was com
mitted to the insane asylum by Judge
Bushcy yesterday afternoon after an
examination by DR.. w. Carleton Smith.
Rogers is a years old and has been
staying at the comfy poor farm but
wandered away from that place Mon
day and was given bed by the police
department.
w. p. Emery, who resides on a farm
two miles on the other side of Pratum
in the Waldo Hills, reported to the
sheriff yesterday that Eli Whitney,
farm hand, had left his place on Feb
ruary % and had not been seen since,
The missing man gave no cause for
leaving and departed without taking
any of his belongings. Whitney was a
good worker but no heavyweight in
mental capacity, and Mr.. Emery feared
that the man had fallen into harm
while temporarily deranged. Whitney
is described as being only four feet six
inches tall and weighing about $50
pounds.
Caroline Sclcc was appointed by
Judge Bushey yesterday as administra-
tor of the estate of Fred W. Selee,
who died ntestate in this county, Feb.
ruary H.. The estate is valued at ST.
600 and consists entirely Of personal
property. The only heir is the widow,
Caroline Sclec B. Z. Bower, w. H.
Mahoncy and H. J. Moody were ap.
pointed as appraisers.
Judge Bushey has appointed G. A.
Maher as executor of the estate of
Sarah Calvert who died in this county
February % leaving real and personal
property valued at 5000. The heirs
are; Elizabeth Perkins, sister of
Oscalooso, Iowa; Mollie Minner, a niece
of this city; Kinscy Cahil 4 brother OF
Salem; and Thomas Cahill, brother OF
Cuba, Illinois. T. NJ. Barr, Frank Eng
lish, and James Hccnan were named as
, appraisers.
, 4 suit has been filed in the circuit
court OF this county by w. H. Smith
against Susan T. Smith, Anna T.. Me
Kinney, Clint Tracy, and Mrs. Clint
Tracy, a Mr.. Osborne and the Aums
vile State Bank. The plaintiff, w. H
Smith, states that his mother Susan T
Smith is 94 years old and is infirm anC
j incapable of handling her financial af
fairs. He further alleges that Gin
Tracy and wife, Anna f. Mckinney anC
Mr.. Osborne each owe the aged woman
money secured by promssory notes
These alleged notes are in the hands o
the bank for collection and he sough
and was granted by Judge Gallowa,
an injunction restraining the defend
ants from paying any money on thes,
notes and restraining the bank from
turning over any papers to the defend
ants until the court makes further orde
in the matter
Harry Hart today brought suit in tn
circuit court Of this county against vii
liam Hayward, H. d. T0lman, Floy
Talman, and George +. Rodgers. t
foreclose a lNborer's lien upon certain
property belonging to the defendants i
the city of Salem. 1t is alleged in tn
complaint that the plaintiff nike
plaster for the plastering of the hous
in question for five days and that hi
services were worth $3.50 per day. Thi
sum he claims has not been paid and h
asks in addition the filing fee of $l.2
with $25 as attorneys fees and tn
foreclosure Of the lien.
\ license to wed was issued ycstel
day to John j. Moe, farmer of 81
verton and Phena Rue of Silvcrtor
Eugene \. Ducber a Portland attorne
and Miss Eleanor Vickers, Wallace Id,
no, a student.
Upon motion of the attorney for tn
plaintiff, Judge Galloway today issue
y an order dismissing the suit of D.
, Terry aud Maud NJ. Terry against W
L. Mckenney, The injunction granite
in this suit was also dismissed.
w '"'l was lssueu tuudN ny JUuR
Galloway dismissng the suit of tn
I Peerless Pacific Co. against w. /
' Rogers, h, r, Ryan, Lizzie Ryan an
! others. The lien of the plaintiff
' against r. h. Ryan and Mrs. yam wa
also dismissed and the complaint di
y missed.
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RATE HELD REASONABLE.
:, WASHINGTON March Qrbo ra+a ,