The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-01
READY AOR The MARCH TERN.
A Great Many New Suits Com.
menccd this Week.
The Ottawa Electric street Railway Com.
pany Sued for $4,000 Damages-The
Kabenstein Foreclosure Mrs. Hayes
Objects to the Report.
From Thursday Doily Edition.

Henry OstendOrf. of Streator, has
commenced a suit against Joseph
kopf and John Shredder to recover
back $500 and notes for $1,000, which
OstendOrf claims he gave the defend
ants. Schroeder & Co., the defend
ants, were proprietorS of a butcher
shop in Streator for some time and
claimed to be doing profitable bust
ness. They were very anxious to sell
the shop and fixtures, but no purchas-
er could be found. Finally, however,
Ostendorf came along and bought the
shop for 81, 800. Five hundred dollars
was paid in cash, and the balance was
to be paid in two years. After plain
till had been in the business few
weeks he learned to his sorrow that ii
was not paying anything. 1t is
claimed he called upon SchrOed er& Co.
to return the money paid, and also the
notes and cancel the contract: but
they refused. Ostendorf now brings
this suit to get back his money. He
alleges the defendants told him the
business was worth $50 to 800 day,
and by other misrepresentation made
him believe it would be profitable
investment. Shay & Shay and Nc
Dougall X Chapman represent the
plaintiff.
John b. IIamale died at his home
on the west side June 3. 1889. and left
considerable property. Joseph Aubrey
was named as executor in the will.
When the will was opened and read it
was found that the widow was to have
S25 per month during her lifetime and
the remainder of the estate was to be
divided equally among the six child
rem. The third clause in the will fur
ther states that the two shares COM
ing TO Julia l.. Bruhl and Justice
Lucille Maerhoffer, daughters of the
deceased, shall be paid to their child
dren when they become OF age. Yes
terday suit was commenced, in
which the heirs Of IIamalle are plain
till and the executor the defendant,
to have construction put upon this
clause so that the executor may know
what division to make of the estate.
M. II. Moloney is solicitor for COM
plainants. 1t is held that the children
Of these two daughters are entitled to
the rents and profits of the estate I'M
til they become of age.
William j. Graham V. Maria Has
kinS ct al is the title of a suit started
yesterday to fOrecloSe mortgage. In
October 1856 the defendants gave Will
liam b. Hummer IA mortgage on lot IL
block 90. located in the city of La
Sale. to secure a note payable in three
years. The instrument was trans
ferrcd to Graham shortly afterward,
and he claims that the money is un-
paid as yet. NJ. II. Moloney is attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
Bernard Mates of Troy Grove, has
commenced a suit in chancery against
the other heirs of his deceased father.
Andrew Mates, to have theestate par
titioncd. Mates died in Troy Grove
in October, 1885, leaving a wife and
eight children. Mrs. Mates is now
married to a man named Wendell
Grider. John GOedtner, executor of
the last will and testament of j. =.
Ultch. deceased, holds a mortgage on
certain real estate belonging to the
Mates estate. Complainant wants
the mortgage satisfied, the dover of
the widow set apart, the remainder of
the estate divided between the heirs
and guardian appointed for three
minor defendants. +. p. Snyder is
attorney for plaintiff.
John EiSenhuth has begun suit to
recover $1,000 damages from M. +.
Allen. ESenhuth is the proprietor of
the poultry market on Main street,
and alleges Allen owes him $707.59 as
balance on account. McDOugall Il
Chapman are solicitors for COM
plainant.
Charles Mackey, of StreatOr, has
brought suit to recover 81, 900 damages
from the Luther Tyler Coal and Coke
Company. Mackey owns the coke
works in Streator, and it is claimed he
leased the works to defendant for one
year, and they had the privilege OF re-
newing the lease for not more than
seven years. The lease expired short
ly before the StreatOr strike last year.
The works were shut down, but it is
said that the defendants resumed
operations when the strike was over.
Mackey claims they owe him 800
rent. and the defendant holds that
they need not pay as there was no
new lease. Chubbuck and McDougall
& Chapman are solicitors for COM
plainant.
William Schulenburg, of La Sale,
commenced a suit yesterday to have
the marriage between himself and
wife, Mary Shulenburg, annulled. The
plaintiff alleges defendant has been
guilty of adultery.
Morris Cohn, for use of b. COhn
Daniel Hart ct al. Claim $3.50. APP
peal from Squire Myers court at
StreatOr.
From Fridays Daily Edition.
Two suits, each to recover 5000.
against the street railway, were COM
menced in the Circuit Court yesterday.
In one Mrs. Ann Kerrigan is the plain
tiff and in the other her son, William
Kerrigan, is plaintiff. Each have filed
an affidavit to prosecute as poor per-
son. Three weeks ago last Sun
day Mrs. Kerrigan and her son were
thrown from buggy near the feeder
bridge on Columbus street and both
were injured. The lady's injuries
were the most serious. 1t is claimed
the horse drawing the buggy became
frightened at street car and became
unmanageable, and compliments al
lege that the employees of the company
were guilty of gross negligence and
hold the company liable. NJ. L.
MOlonev is attorney for compliments.
VIM Van Eliet, a Mendoza carpen-