Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-01

day with Hon. Byron w. Preston, of 0s-
kaloosa on the bench. There is a heavy
docket. and Judge Preston Is putting in
defatigable efforts to clear and clean up
the docket On the first day in probate I'M
al reports We're approved, discharges were
granted and surcties on bonds released In
the following matters: Estate of j. p. Min
teer, deceased, Thomas Kelly. executor;
estate Of ]. NJ Eyler, deceased. j. l.. Eylel
administrator: estate of Sarah #. Mills, de
ceased: c. w. Mills administrator; estate
of James NJ. Brown deceased, w H.BragG
administrator; estate of Jabez Hitchcock
deceased. Jay Hitchcock executor: guardi
anslip of Andrew Johnston, Y. Il. Johns
guardian: guardianship of Henry Clay
Adams. A j. Weller guardian: estate of
Michael Slattery deceased, William Stat
terry executor: estate of John McAuley,
deceased, A. NJ. Gibson administrator;guar'
dianship of George T.. Eaton, A. W. Gray
guardian: estate of Rebecca c. Weeks. de
ceased. Mary X. Weeks administrators:
estate of Annie *. Weeks, deceased, Mary
X. Weeks, administrators: estate of George
Cook, deceased. Justin p. Cook administra-
tor; guardianship of Clara June Kendall
G. S. Mahannah guardian; guardianship OF
James, Sadie and Melissa Flitcraft. w. b,
Armstrong guardian: estate of Theodore
Just. deceased. Elizabeth Just administra
triX; estate of Peter Ollingcr deceased. Am
nal Ollinger. executor;' estate of Andrew
Johnston. deceased. Il. u. Johns, admins
traitor: estate of Horatio McGreery, de
ceased, Theodore Eycstone administrator
estate of Conrad Kunze. deceased. NJ. A
Greiner administrator; estate of VIM. Lash
deceased, j. p. Randa.. acknowledgements
dianship of ID. A. Patterson, j. l.. Talley
guardian: estate of Thomas Heating. de
ceased. Patrick Heating administrator.
On the second day in like manner the fol
lowing matters were disposed OF: estate
of Marie r. BOILER. deceased. ]. w. Albers
executors: estate of s. p. Prime, deceased
Chas Goldthwaite executor.
Wills have been admitted to probate and
executors appointed as follows: Last VII
and testament of Edward Grammar, decens
ed. Eldora Clay Dean executriX: last VII
and testament of f. NJ WertZ. deceased
Julia H. Wertz eXecutriX: last VIII and
testament of Jonathan Craft. deceased, Z
l.. V. Craft and ]. T. Brooks executors
last will and testament of Sophia Back
haus, deceased, Chas. Backhaus, executor
last will and testament of Edgar X. Spears
deceased, Martha j. Spears eNecutriX: last
will and testament of Delphirettia Single
ton, deceased w. w. Jones executor; las'
will and testament of u. c. Niswander, de
ceased, Barbara C.. Niswander and Jos. w
Grove, executors.
The grand jury was empaneled yesterday
Y
G.. w. Zepp. Alfred Wright, A. Warnock
f. L. White and e. p. Scott
f. Il. White was chosen foreman, John
Mccullough clerk, and James Parker ball
if.
A divorce was granted in the case OF Jen
ME Godber VS.. Bert Gerber.
The following named persons were nathr
allied and admitted to citizenship on tues
day. Louis Kopp of What Cheer, Hermann
Ewald of Sigourney, and Ernest =. Chevi'
of Webster Kopp was native of Austria
| Ewald of Germany, and Cheyis of England
Marriage licenses have been issued a
follows this week: Fred b. Tucker. age
49, to Drllzila l.. Randall, aged l9t Georg
d. Boomershine. aged %, to Minerva =
Bradley aged "a: John A. Never aged q
| TO Sadie BRANDED, aged 43; Frank L. Bless
| ing, aged 81, to Susie Snowbarger, aged 81
l.. w. Doggett, aged 81. to Edna b. Ear
mer. aged IS; Chester A. Beck. aged y. t
Marie A. b. Schulz. aged 81; Elmer D. ulil
aged 81, to Irene Bathen, aged 20
| Hon. ]. D. Butler. of North English, Il
| in attendance at court.
| Attorneys j. c. BEEN and T. G. Legoe
| of What Cheer: O. b. Jones and Fredericl
| Smith. of Keota, and p. l.. Morrison, o
Richland have been in attendance at court
Hon. j. T. Brooks and ID. Snakenberg, o
i Hedrick, were in Sigourney in attendanc
at court Wednesday evening.
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