Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-09
COURTHOUSE NEWS
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Complaint was filed yesterday by
Arch W. Schiedel against J. E. Suther-
land for the collection of three sums
of money, which be alleges is due him
for services rendered. The first cause
of action is for $l24s7, the second
Sl1s.40, and the third $l5S75. The com
plant states that Sutherland owns
sawmin near Donald. Foreclosure of a
lien on timber owned by him is also
sought. Judgment. interest and attor-
ney's fees on all three actions is ask
ed.
Judge Bushey yesterday confirmed
the sale Of certain real estate of the
estate of George l.. Gates by the ad-
ministrator, S. Sybeldon, to George W.
Anderson.
In the ease of r. R. Young against
Matte A. Parrish, Judge Bingham yes
terday signed an order confirming the
sale of certain real estate.
Thomas Mathers was granted a de-
fault decree yesterday in the action
brought by him against Charles b. and
Margaret Ward for the foreclosure of
a mortgage. He sought to recover the
sum of $500 with interest, for which
the mortgage was given as security.
An answer to the petition of Ed A.
Jory asking that the final account of
John A. Sehoff, former guardian of
Raymond w. Schoff, was filed yester-
day by Raymond w. Schoff The peti-
tion of Jory asks that the $3.50 com
pensaton asked by John Schoff be
set aside.
Fortunate Monteleone filed petit
tion for citizenship papers yesterday
with the circuit court. He states he
was born in sunny Italy in 1898 and
arrived in New York August 8, 1907,
on the good old steamer Europa. "
He forswears all allegiance to King
Victor Emanual, and other foreign pc
tentates that may have strings on him.
| With the arrival of the first of April
shortly and the opening of the fishing
season, hunters and fishers licenses
are being issued by the county clerk
in considerable numbers. Recently
those paying their dollar and getting
permit are: Hunters license, Lutte
Savage, combination hunting and fish
ing licenses, H. f. Brown, John Haines,
and John Boiler of Salem; and Just
plain fishing licenses, Stephen Pa
quette, Gervais; Ralph SCHNEIDER, Ro-
! land De Sart, 0. f. Taylor, H. o. Boyer
Edward Sproed, .Artie Kellog, Clarence
Simmons and Frank Simmons, Salem;
and Henry Lichty, Silverton.
An order for the payment of two
amounts of $27.60 each by Grover G.
Bellinger, the guardian of Blanche
Case and Nettie Harrison, was granted
yesterday by the circuit court to E.
| D. Harrison.
Numerous complaints have been sent
in to the department of weights and
measures concerning shortage in the
measurement of cords of wood supplied
people in this city by farmers with the
result that the department has had the
wood measured and in some cases
found it wanting 1t is not generally
known that private individuals can
ask the department to measure guam
| tity of wood to find out whether the
wood delivered is all that it is sup
posed to be, but that is true. If it is
| thought the amount of wood delivered
! is short of the 1913 cubic feet per cord
then it is time to call in the depart
ment of weights and measures and
have it measured.
! This has been done recently and it
has been found that in numerous cases
that the wood delivered has been short
of the required 1913 cubic feet.
" Buy wood by the cord or fraction
al part thereof; ordering by the load
lis meaningless. A load of wood haul
ed in small wagon might consist of
less than half cord, and yet be a
large load for that particular wagon.
Under the law, you are entitled to
know the correct measure of the wood
delivered it must also be well piled,
which means that 'bulk k-heading,
bridging, and other methods of pill
ing wood in loose manner are unlaw-
full.
''In this connection, wood dealers
and consumers are advised that this
office recognizes 'shrinkage of
twelve cubic feet to the cord when
wood is sawed; or, in other words, one
cord of four foot wood (128 cubic
feet) carefully piled, and then sawed
into 16.inch lengths and replied will
measure 1l6 cubic feet in the short
lengths; consequently. if you order one
cord of wood with the request that it
be sawed, the delivery of 1l6 cubic
feet of the sawed wood will comply
with wour order'