The Estate of Clement Wetle - Dec 31 1890

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In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the county of Multnomah
In the matter of the Estate of Clement Wetle, deceased
Petition for letters of Administration

To the Hon J. C. Moreland, Judge of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multnomah.

The petition of Mary Wetle of said County respectfully shows:

That said Clement Wetle died on or about the 26th day of December A.D. 1890 in the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon

That said deceased Clement Wetle was at his death a resident and inhabitant of the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon.

That said deceased left estate in the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon consisting of real and personal property:

That the value and character of said property are as follows, to wit:
Real Estate. Fifteen (15) acres of land situated on the Taylor Ferry Road, five miles south west of the County Court House of this County of the probable value of $300 per acre and agragating in value the sum of $4500, Personal property consisting of horses, cattle, tools, implements and of the probable value of $200.

That the estate and effects for or in respect of which letters of Administration are hereby applied for do not exceed the value of Forty-Seven Hundred dollars.

That the children of said deceased and whom your petitioner is advised and believes and therefore alleges to be the heirs at law of said deceased, are;

John Wetle, aged 24 years, residing in this county: Mary Wetle, aged 28 years, residence or whereabouts unknown; Susan Wetle, aged 23 years; Jacob Wetle, aged 21 years; James Wetle, 18 years of age, Katherine Wetle, aged 17 years, Mathew Wetle, aged 15 years; Elizabeth Wetle, aged 9 years, Ida Wetle, aged 7 years; residing in this county.

That due search and inquiry have been made to ascertain if deceased left any will and testament, but none has been found, and according to the best knowledge, information and belief of your petitioner . . said deceased died intestate:
That your petitioner is the widow of said deceased, and therefore, as your petitioner is advised and believes entitled to Letters of Administration of said estate:

WHEREFORE, your petitioner .. . prays that Letters of Administration of said estate may be issued to your petitioner
And your petitioner .. . . will ever pray. &c
Dated Dec 31st 1890 Mary Wetle, Petitioner
A. H. Fauren, Attorney for Petitioner

STATE OF OREGON, County of Multnomah
I, Mary Wetle, the petitioner above named being duly sworn, say that the foregoing petition is true as I verily believe.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of December A.D. 1890
Mary Wetle
A. H. Tauren, Notary Public for Oregon