St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-17
DIVIDED THE ESTATE.
A Decision i'm the Probate Court
on the Claim Of Hester Me-
Leans Heirs Court Notes.

Probate Judge German yesterday
rendered a decision in the matter of the
estate of Hester Mclean. She died in
February, 1880, and portion of the
estate she left, eighty acres of land
near Castle, is valued now at $4,000. At
the date of her death, there was a con-
tract in force to sell the land for 81 200,
of which $500 was to be paid in cash,
and the balance in five notes of $500
each. She willed each of her five chill
dren one of these notes. The contract
was never carried out, and there being
no reSiduary clause i'll the will, the
children petitiOned the probate court
for distribution OF the property. Judge
German made the distribution as though
Mrs. Mclean had died interstate.
The district court judges have desig-
mated tomorrow for the examination of
applications for admission to practice in
the Minnesota courts. John w. Willis,
John ID. O'Brien and Walter A. San
born have been appointed the commit
tee to examine applicants for the ell
suing year. The examinations tO-mor-
row will be held before Judge SimOns.
LAWYERS LITTLE BRIEFS.
Henry Thorn, indicted by the last
grand jury for grand larceny in the sec
Kelly yesterday and gave bail in the
sum of $1,000.
The case of Lars Dineson VS.. the St.
Paul & Duluth Railroad company, to
recover damages for being forcibly
elected from a moving train, was before
Judge Kelly yesterday and concluded
late in the evening. A verdict is eX-
pected this morning.
Emma LoSquit wants divorce from
Felix Bosquit on the grounds of deser-
ton and failure to support. They wer e
married in st. Paul in July, 1888, and
Emma claims that Felix deserted her
Sept. l, the same year.
H. l.. Phillips has sued Newton r.
Frost to recover $237 for professional
services, in surveying certain tracts of
land.
Judge Simons awarded plaintiffs
S173.47, with costs, in an action to re-
cover for goods sold and delivered by
Erchinger Bros. VS.. Timothy Ryan and
John Blackman.
Judge Brill yesterday gave defend
ants Judgment in the case of Henry j..
Hanson VS.. Patrick Joyce ct al.
Judge SimonS yesterday granted
Britta c. Gibson divorce from her
husband, Nils Gibson, on the grounds
Of cruelty and habitual drunkenness.
Angelina G. Blaisdell, of MaSsachu-
sets, has filed bill in equity against
W. b. Mitchell to quiet title to 120 acres
of land in Stearns county, Minnesota.
valued at $500.
In the case of Gottfried Schmidt VS..
Henry DeiterS. the defendant withdrew
and agreed to pay the plaintiff the full
amount asked for.
Following is the jury call before
Judge Kelly to-day: Lorenzo r. Cum
mings VS.. John Marty; Eugene Pa
quette VS.. Exllde Primeau: John
Schacherl VS.. John Wagner: Hattie L..
Greenman VS.. Levi c. Childs; James
Page VS.. c. F. Huebner.
Following is the call of court eases
before Judge SlmOns to-day: Frederick
Ferguson VS.. Andrew i. Robbins; N i.
K. Spur and The First National Bank,
of Morris. MIMI, VS.. Home Insurance
company. of New York; n. r. Spur
and The First National bank, of Morris,
Mimi, VS.. The Commercial Union As
Surance company, of London, England