The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18
THE COURTS

County Court--In Probate.
Appraisers bill and Inventory in the estate o.
Levi Temple presented and approved, and or
dered to be recorded.
In the came estate, administrators petition
praying for leave to sell chattel property at pub
lie sale Prayer granted
Estate OF Henry s. Dudley, late OF the town o.
Waltham. Abner Strswn appointed administra
tor. Bond, $4,000 Notice to creditors to ap
pear on the Sd Monday OF February, 1876
Elijah II. Spiccr, executor OF the last will o
Anna Clark, deceased, vs.. Catherine Funk. Pc
titon TO sell real estate to pay debts. Decree
rendered.
| Clara J. Lockwood, administrative o. the es
tate of Seth H. Lockwood, deceased, VS.. Ellen A
Lockwood ct al. Petition to sell real estate t.
pay debts. Decree rendered.
| In the matter Of the application OF Barry
Richards, guardian Of Robert Graham ct al mi
nors Petition to sell real estate Decree rem
dercd.
Jacob Christman appointed administrator o
the estate OF John Christman, late Of Streator
Bond, $500 Notice TO creditors to Sd Monday
in February, 1876.
| Letters testamentary issued TO Ethan Is, Allen
from the estate OF Anize l.. Cooley Bond, 5000
Notice to creditors TO Sd Monday in February
1876
| Will of Robert Porter, late of Ophir, admitted
to probate and ordered recorded.
Isabella G. Turner appointed Administrative Of
the estate ef Henry Turner, late OF La Sale
Bond, $1,000. Notice to creditors to Sd Monday
in February, 1876.
Report Of sale Of cbattlc property at private
sale in estate of Nathan Hardy, deceased. pre-.
sented, approved and ordered recorded
! Appraisement BILL inventory and widows re.
IlinQuishmcnt and selection in the estate Of Hen.
ry 8. Dudley, deceased, presented, approved and
ordered recorded
Cstharine P. Smith, guardian Of Mr.. H. BOyes
ct a., minors, presented an additional bond,
which was approved and ordered recorded.
Claim Of j. W. Edward, VS.. Estate Of s. A.
Fuller for $s7.25 Allowed at claimants costs.
Claim Of Theo. +. Woodbridge vs.. same estate
for 1880. Allowed at claimants costs.
Claim Of Watson 4 Ball Vs. estate OF Carl T..
Oakaeld for tlSs97. Allowed.
Claim OF Gaylord & Wilcox vs. estate of Pleas
ants costs.
Thc docket OF this court is light this term.
The jury was in attendance until Wednesday af-
tcrnoon, when it was discharged for the term
there being no jury cases ready for trial.
On the criminal side Of the docket are four
bastardy cases, In which Joseph Schriner, Al.
fred Prescott, Chas. Perry, and Frank j. Albee
are severally defendants. They were all contin-
ued, the last named Gaze to March term, by agree
ment. This is the case at the preliminary Ell.
animation Of which, at Sheridan, last summer,
there WAS such display of legal talent, consum
ing three days in the examination. The defend
ant denies the soft impeachment and the case
when reached will be tried for all it is worth.
On the common law docket the following
judgments were rendered by the Court
Martin A Howell, for use OF A Fisher vs.
Bird Bickford Sci. "a. to make judgment final
Defendant defaultcd and Judgment made final
for s3l425
WHW Cushmsn vs. D G Underhill. judy.
ment by default Damages $93.36.
Richard Wolfe Va James Foster. Rep!eyia
Judgment by default. Damages, $76S
0peuheimer Bros Il HIrsh VS. A X McKain
Assumsit Rule to make tender good. Rule
complied with money paid Clerk, $l53.07.
Levi Reese vs. Joseph Porter. Assumpsit
Judgment by default. Damages, e2a6l7.
Jonn Cummings Va Theodore weirman, As
sumpsit Judgment by default. Damages
s23i75
Guardian Of Elizabeth jacobson ct al, pre-.
scented his reports OF accounts which WAS up.
proved and ordered recorded.
The trial Of the question Of Hannebal G. Hills
insanity was continued from yesterday afternoon
till Tuesday, at ~ o'clock.
Police Court,
On Monday Elijah Hight put in an appearance
at the parlors Of Esquire LarKin in answer TO q
charge Of disorderly, just as the prophets of
Baal wished to treat his namesakc OF old This
time, however, the Baalists got the start OF
Elijah and "sent him up" to the calaboose and
squeched him, aud all because of little new
beer and old "Monougehala,"
Jerry Starbatk is nice name, and about this
season IA especially appropriate. Away back
through the ages We hear the story ef the Star,
and the old, old story has been ringing through
time until Saturday, when Jerry was hauled up
before Esquire Leavens for drunk and disorderly,
which gave us an opportunity TO make q couple
Of the most wretched puns in existence, and the
Squire an opportunity to rake in some of the
lucre for himself, the constable and the city.
lis an Ill wind that blows nobody good"
The two great failings Of John Kief and John
Reynolds are fusil oil and shootu' irons. On
suncay night they took in some "fre. water" and
then went out and got banging around with
pistols and sich until the police got desperate.
Then on Monday Squire Leavens read them
some interesting chapters of an, original seasa.
tlonal story written on the blotter, and invited
them To- donate s22OO for the benefit OF the poor,
for whose beneet the story was written, which
they immediately did.
The surgeons Of the International Surgical In