Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-13

Although There Is But
One Vacancy
Sam surely has its attractions, as to-
day, at the civil service examinations
being held for a rural mail carrier out
of Aurora, the only vacancy in the
county, AZ men, the majority of them
between the ages of 20 and 80 were
duly examined, according to the form
and customs of the Civil Service Com
mission. The examination was held in
the Capital Business college by j. H.
Farrar, assistant postmaster of Salem.
Examinations, written, are in arith-
metic, spelling, penmanship, letter writ
ing, composition and the ability to
detect errors in an address, Four and
one half hours is the limit of time.
Men between the ages of Is and as are
eligible. The papers will be sent to
the Civil Service Commission at Wash
hngton and it may be two months be-
fore any of the applicants know their
fate.
The work of rural mail carrier car
ries with it salary of $1,000 year
if the route is 24 miles long; $1152 a
year if between % and "a miles, and
$l096 if between 20 and % miles, but
each man must furnish all his own
equipment and expense of travel. The
examination held today puts man on
the eligible list for one year if he
makes an average Of over 70 per cent.
| The names Of the three making the
highest percentage will be returned
here and selection made from the three
on general fitness for the work.
Those who we're examined this morn
ing are as follows: From Salem
Lauren S. Christofferson; Fred E..
Wells, route 3; George f. Moisan;
Leonard B. Judson; Firman T. Nash,
route 5; Harvey E. Evans, route s;
Lewis Tooker William Kantlobcrg;
Alvie Vanderhotf; Jesse II. Arnold;
William H. Squier, route 2; Ralph
Bliven, route s; Duyane Gibson, route
q.
From Turner: Melvin L. Chandler
Dudley B. Taylor; George A. Mcray;
Quay M. Wasson.
From Hubbard; Asa R. Mishler
Walter H. A. Lettermaier; Sherwin
Shoales; Ebert A. Mickey; Chas. +.
Thayer; Chas. Z. France; Seldom
France; Floyd l.. Downing.
From Silyerton: Jasper 2. Dallum;
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man. The jury recommended leniency
and a reprimand.
County Clerk Boyer bought 2261
gopher scalps for which he paid the
sum of $226.10. AT the persent rate
the appropriation for this fund will
soon be exhausted.
| Today was general housekeeping
day in the circuit court and many
cases that have been hanging on for
years were dismissed. County Clerk
Boyer said il would take a wheel-bar.
row to carry away the cases.
George Fendrich, charged with us
ing false weights by the grand jury
pleaded guilty today i'll the circuit
court.
|
| In the suit for settlement brought
| by G. H. Benjamin against Mary Gre
! goire, who operates clover huller, an
answer was filed this afternoon by the
defense stating that on August 10
1916, she agreed with Benjamin tC
employ him to thresh her grain at the
price set forth in the complaint and
that he agreed to employ her to hull
! his clover at 81 bushel She asserts
| she performed her part of the agree
ment but that he refused to allow hel
to hull his clover. She alleges she has
been damaged in . the sum of $97
which she asks TO have deducted from
the amount set forth in the complaint
and that he be allowed the balance ol
$118.67.
A motion for alimony pendente lite
in the sum Of $3.50 is asked in a motion
filed in the circuit court today by
| Amelia Cossalman in her divorce suit
against Joseph N. Cossalman. TIL,
money is to be used for the support OF
Mrs. Cossalman and her two minoi
children.
| Judge Bingham rendered decree
/ today IN the case of the North Side
! Investment company against AL
Whom 1t May Concern, an action te
quiet the title to certain land, adjudg
ling that the plaintiff is the owner il
fee simple to the land in question sub
ject to a mortgage of s2j, 1900. II. J
Van Valkenburg was appointed by the
court to look into the title and on his
report the decree was granted.