Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-30
COURT HOUSE NEWS


Judge Percy K. Kelly, of department
No. l of the circuit court, opened court
in Salem this morning at 10 O'Clock
to hear motions, demurrers and to set
cases for the January term. All other
court business that can be transacted AZ
this time will also be disposed of in or
der that there will be no delays when
the jurymen are in attendance and the
wheels of justice are once started II is
probable that two days will be required
to handle the business before the court
but as Saturday is New Year IS day and
a legal holiday no business can be trans
acted The January term of the cir
cult court in the criminal department
begins Monday, January }.
The Stayton Realty g. Holding com
pany has filed articles Of incorporation
at the office of the county clerk of
this county. The incorporators are j.
P, Otter, Stephen Weber and Joseph
Susbauer of Sublimity. The principal
office of the corporation will be at
Stayton. The captaI stock is in $50
shares at par value of 500 each and
the purpose of the company is stated
as that of transacting a general realty
business. rs,
Sheriff Orr, of Polk county, notified
the county sheriff and chief of police
today that the general store at Rick
reall had been entered by robbers and
number of stamps taken. Also the
residence of A. S. Akin was robbed of
lady 3 gold watch.
County Clerk Max Gehlhar intends
that each district registrar for voters
shall be fully competent to hold-this
position and each applicant for the po-
sition will be obliged to pass a salts
factory examination on the registration
and naturalization laws before he can
be appointed. Mr.. Gehlhar has had all
of the necessary information printed
and will give the pamphlets to appli-
cants. Last year the out of town regis
tering Of voters was done by any notary
public an din several districts the lists
when checked over showed that 30 per-
cent of the registrations were duplica-
tions and in some districts 80 per cent
Of the registrations were returned to
have errors corrected. The registrars
were paid 10 cents each for the names
they registered. There ar 73 preci
in the county and about 40 registrars
will be appointed. All of the voters
in the city of Salem will be obliged to
register at the office of the county
clerk. The books for registration will
be open January but registration is
not particularly invited on this date
as the entire county clerk s force will
be busy checking over gopher scalps
Thousands Of scalps have been held
over from last year which will be of.
fered at this time.
Affidavits of all kinds for druggists,
and common carriers are being sent out
from the county clerk s office and con.
sidering the large number that must Sc.
cure the blanks II is doubtful if the
first supply will hold out. A single
book does not suffice for the express
or railroad offices but each clerk or EN-.
ploye must have his own book. In pre-.
paration for the 1916 drought one man
reports that he delivered 50 1.2 gallons
of liquor to one party and that 45 gal
Ions Of this shipment was whiskey. An.
other Marion county citizen is said to
have purchased $2,700 worth of LIQUOR
for the coming dry spell. This is lust
a rumor, however.
f. L. Kapphahn and A. H. Henpes
have filed certificate at the office of
the county clerk assuming the busi.
ness name the "Capital Garage Co -
for a general garage business conducted
in this city.
A marriage license has been issued
at the office Of the county clerk to
George r, Gaspell farmer of Shaw.
and Emma F. Priem, of Maclean.. .
Elizabeth Jeffers, aged "a years, a
resident of Azalea, in Douglas county,
was committed to the Oregon State
Hospital for the Insane today. She ia
the wife Of H. o. LETTERS.
5. H. Heltzel was today appointed
administrator Of the estate OF Charles
Grume, who died intestate in this coun.
ty October 5 leaving personal property
to the value of $3.50. Settlement OF the
estate was requested by A. @. Dalrym.
pie, one Of the principal creditors Of
the deceased. g, +. Unduh, B. W, Macy
and G. z. Randall were named as ap-
prnispra