Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02
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Harriet Allen was appointed bv
Judge Bushey yesterday as administra.
trix of the estate of james A. Knight
who died in this county January 26.
1915 The estate of the deceased is
valued at $1,000 in real and personal
property. The heirs are Aida Smith.
Of Hanford, California; Della Kelley,
of Sublimity; Myrtle Hollingsworth. of
Albany; Fred Knight, of Silverton. and
Harriett Allen, of ST. Paul. The ap-
praisers of the estate are George 4.
Landon, j. W. Moore and L. II. Shorey.
A bill to abolish or to further limit
the Capital City game reserve has been
introduced into the house Of represen-
tatives by Representative Allen of this
county. This is House Bill 1888 and the
subject has been of particular interest
to Salem sportsmen for some time. A
petition urging action on this matter
has been open for signers in the Hauser
Bros, store for some time and large
number Of local sportsmen attached
their names to the document.
A suit was filed in the circuit court
of this county today by D. j. Howard
against T.. II. Holt involving an alleged
agreement in a piano deal. 1t is al
legged in the complaint that Mr. Holt
sold out his piano business in this city
to Mr.. Howard September %, 1914 and
that he agreed not to engage in the
business in this city again. A stock
of pianos was purchased for $2766.45
and the plaintiff alleges that he has on
hand remaining Sl6l6.4j worth Of these
pianos and that the defendant has VIC
lated his agreement not to engage in
business in this city in competition, As
result he claims damages in the ex-
tent of $l6l6.45 together with the
costs of the action.
The taxpayers of the county turned,
in to the Golfers of the county $1430.14
yesterday when the books were opened
for the collection of the taxes. This is
considered to be a good record for the
first day S business and tOday's busi-
ness promises to eclipse yesterday
record. Over $1,000 was taken in this
morning in two hours The largest sin
gle taxpayer so far to purchase a re
ceipt has been the Chemeketa lodge
Department Number of the circuit
court was occupied today with a con
tinuation Of the paving eases against
the city for the improvement of South
High street. These cases were broughE
by three separate defendants but in
some of the points involved the testi-
mOny of witnesses is identical How.
ever, the cases will he tried separately
and the duplicate testimony introduced
by stipulation. This morning Charles
z. Elgin, city recorder, George Arenz,
contractor and II. c. Tillman were
the only witnesses examined and their
testimony was relative to the technical
matters relating to paving for the most
part. Attorneys John A. Carson, Grant
Corby and William =. Lord, are appear.
ing for the plaintiffs and Attorneys
R, X. Page, William Trindall, G. Rob.
erts, w. T. Slater, and George Bingham
are appearing for the defendants. The
cases will occupy several days for the
taking Of the testimony and the argu-
mcnts
A suit was filed in the circuit court
today by w. b. ellison against T. g.
Bligh in which the plaintiff alleges
that he is the owner of some office
furniture, a bath tub, an iron safe, one
three bowl wash stand and two iron
gates and that the defendant with
holds possession Of the same. He al.
legcs that these articles in question
are worth about $3.50 which sum he
demands of the defendant and with
an additional sum of 800 for the al
legged detention of the goods