The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-01-18

Wells-Fargo Express Company. He
was sent TO the county Jail for sixty
days and fined 81 and costs by Judge
Snyder Monday.
Bernard Murtaugh v. Thomas COlli-
gan. Attachment in aid. Jury found
issues joined in favor Of plaintiff, and
assessed his damages at $340.57.
George BONNER was given a judg-
ment against Fred and Margaret Melt
eel in the County Court Wednesday, for
$52l.40. The defendants gave Bonn
mer their promissOry note for $3.50 In
Nov. 1888. 1t was to be paid in one
year, but the money failed to material
ize, hence the suit. &W
The Gardner-Cleal case went TO the
jury on last Thursday at the opening
of court. At 2 o'clock in the after
noon the jury was called in and a
telegram was handed Louis Schr0ed-
Ter, one of the jurors. He asked to be
excused. The jury were told to con-
slider the case while longer, and at 3
o'clock they were discharged, no YER
dict having been arrived at. Mr..
Schroeder left Immediately for his
home in StreatOr. The other men,
bers of the jury were discharged.
Gould v. Murray. Assumpsit.
Damages assessed by the court at
$2O2.75 in favor of plaintiff. This is
suit growing out of the j. b. Murray
failurv at Utica recently.
Probate Court.
Estate of Peter Kratz. The inven-
tory, appraisement bill, widows re,
linuuishment and selection filed and
approved. The petition for an order
for public and private sale OF personal
property was granted.
Jennie f. Madden V. Margaret
Lynch, Administrative of the estate OF
Patrick O'Rourk. 1t was ordered
that further proceedings be had to en-
force said judgment. Jennie Madden
presented claim against the estate
some time ago. The probate court
did not allow it. An appeal was
taken to the circuit court. The ap-
peal was dismissed by Judge Blan-
chard yesterday.
Letters of administration were
granted to George w. Ravens, adj
ministrator of the Joseph Eiberger
estate, yesterday. A bond in the sum
of $400 was approved, with John
Futterer as surety.
Rasmus Williamson was appointed
guardian of Oscar G. NJ. Williamson,
to fill the vacancy OccaSiOned by the
death of William r. Williamson, the
former guardian. A bond in the sum
of $500 was furnished, with TheO-
dOre T.. Schlambusch and John LAUDER
as SuretieS.
Albert Hite, executor of the Eliza
beth Hite estate, refused to act, and
Alcinda Hite was appointed admins
tratriX Yesterday. Albert Hite and
B. f. Lincoln are surety on the bond
of $4,000.
Julia Dierviet, guardian Of Milton
J. Olson, filed a final report OF &C
counts yesterday, and was discharged
from further duty.
The inventory and appraisement
bill in the Daphne Ward estate has
been filed and approved. The petition
for an order for partial distribution
was granted.
Michael Hart and Maurice Nash
have filed petition to be released
as sureties On official bond Of the ad-
ministratOr in the estate of Michael
COsgrove. The report of accounts was
filed and rule entered to file eXcep-
tions by Jan. 20.
John L. LAUDER was appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of Barbara
Lechner. A bond in the sum of 81, 200
was furnished, with Charles Streuver
as surety.
c.. Chapman was appointed guard.
ian of Mable X, Andrew w. and
Clara M. Dean, minor children of the
late Mrs. Ducy w. Dean. The bond
for $500, with r. d. Macdonald and
Duncan McDougall as suretes, was
approved.
4 sale of the personal property of
the estate of jeremiah Hess has been
ordered. The appraisement bill and
inventory filed yesterday was ap-
proved.