Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-27
Recent Proceedings in County Court

In the Emily M. Wilcox estate arguments
! to the claim of Edwin E. Dake, who claims to
| be an heir at-law of the deceased by reason of
| his being adopted child of Clarinda Eaton,
deceased daughter of Emily M.WiIcox. Plain
| tiff claims that under the laws Of adoption
and Inheritance in force in this state an adopt
| ed child can inherit from the parents of his
adopted father or mother. vast number of
| authorities were cited on both sides and writ
! ten briefs submitted. The court will render
its decision after a thorough examination of
authorities.
A petition for the appointment of an admin
lstrator OF the estate of Edward Reuteler was
presented, and the hearing set for August 9.
In the John A. Hilyer estate the petition of
the administrator asking for a license to sell
certain real estate was warmly contested by
the heirs at-law of the deceased and the guar
dian al Item. After hearing the proofs, the
court heId that the premises in question were
the homestead Of the deceased at the time of
his death and were not subject to the payment
OF his debts. The petition was therefore de-
MED.
John Brewin and Patrick Griffin each secured
divorce from their spouses upon the ground
OF deSertlon; neither case was contested.
judgments barring all claims not presented
were entered In the estates of Elizabeth T.
Perry and Margaretha Frohmater.
Decision on claims was rendered in the
George Ihauer estate.
This administrator of the estate Of Louis W
hrueger filed objections to several Ofthe claims
presented, and, upon request, the hearing on
all claims was continued to August 2.
License was granted to the guardian of Err
nest Habermann to mortgage certain real es-
tate for the purpose of liquidating certain
teStamentary liens thereon.
Proof of heirs was taken and the residue of
the estate of Frank Holmes, deceased, assigned
to them.
The will of ?. Theodore Engsberg was proved
and admitted to probate; letters testamentary
issued to Conrad and William Engsberg; the
time for creditors to present their claims was
limited to January l9. 1899; appraisers were
appointed and inventory ordered.
Application was presented for the appoint
ment OF an administrator of the estate of Chris
toph Fischer, deceased ordered to be heard
August IS, 1898.
At the special term held on Tuesday the 18th
inst, Judge Grimm notified the attorneys
representing the several parties interested in
the estate Of Emily NJ. Wilcox, deceased, of his
decision in relation to the claim of Edwin F.
Dake, an adopted son of a deceased daughter
OF Emily NJ Wilcox He held that under the
laws of adoption and of descent in force in this
state an adopted child cannot inherit from the
ineal or collateral kindred of its adaptive
parents, and that Edwin F. Daile was not an
heir-at-laW of Emily VI. Wilcox, deceased and
not entitled to a distributive share of her es-
tate.
At the close OF the term, the Judge announced
that he would not hold a special term on the
26th there being but one case set for hearing
on that day, which he would continue to the
first special term or the I'd day of August, as
he intended to take few days outing with his
family at Lake Ripley.