The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-10
RELATIVES CONTEST
SNELLBAKER WILL
INTERESTING CONTEST PROMISED OVER
RICHES OF ECCENTRIC WOMAN
RATH WILL TO BE CONTESTED
Suits Arising Out Of Real Estate Deals Will Al.
50 Attract Attention Of Judge and jury.
at Next Term.

a. IV6AS kSlWs
District Court will convene on Mon
day next, with Judge Q. A. Church
presiding. There are quite large
number of trial cases on the calendar,
but whether they will be tried or not,
remains to be seen. Some Of the
cases are Of such . character az to
attract the attention Of the commu-
nifty
We notice. what 10 claimed to be
the last will If Miss Snellbaker, who
died short time ago. is offered for.
probate. The alleged will appears to
have been made . long time since, in
the neighborhood of tw enty years ago.
It disposes of her estate by giving GER
tain small legaciss to her brothers and
sisters and TO two other people she
must have known at that time. by the
name Of Nixon. Allen Nixon, one Of
the legatees. lives in Ohio and his
sister, the other legatee in Kansas.
The bulk Of the estate, after the pay
ment of q few small legscies goes to
the two sNixons. What reason exist
ed for giving the estate TO the N:xons.
rather than to her own family. does
not appear, but it is very evident that
conditions have changed since her will
was made in 1890, because since then.
she has legally or illegally, cancelled
herlwill by drawing . line across the
face of it and writing, under it that
she cancelled it We understand that
some of her brothers and sisters:
will probably make q contest Of the
probate of the will as they claim
she never made it. It is known by
several people here, that Miss SHELL
baker, conceived positive dislike for
Miss Nixon. one Of the benefciaries
in the will, who visited her at one
time, and it is presumed that this
dislike on the part of Miss SHELL
baker for Miss Nixon. accounts for
the attempted cancellation Of the
will.
Another contest of will is that
Of Mrs. Henrietta Rath. who died
several years ago. The will was adj
tmitted to PROBATE in due time and the
r. 4 has been fully settled and dig,
tributed. Lena W endt !, ono of tie
heirs, q daughter, hes fled ! petition
to SET aside the PROBATE Of the will.
This is the, third petition that she has
| filed to set aside the probate Of the
will, On the two former occasions
she dismissed her contest, when the
case WAS reached for trial. We do
not know what the purpose is Of filing
Fthe petition at this time. but presume
lit is to press the matter. to judgment.
w. W. Cushman brings suit
against D. G. Thew for commission,
for selling farm south Of Denison to
Mr.. Mcbride. He allegessthe farm bad
tbeen sold, and the parties met in an
office in Denison. to draw up the con-
ttract, and before consunmat ion. Mr.,
Thew. abandoned the sale. and refused
to pay. the commission. The Co1f,
will have to decide the liability on
mr.. Thew 9 partto pay the commits III
sion before he will pay it.-T. -
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Another commission case is thatso1
Frank Robb va Aorchardt Hrothersa
Charter Oak. Mr. Robb claims that
Borchardt Brothers who are engaged
in the real estate business, solicited
This efforts to help dipsose of some
land near Charter Oak, and that they
received tn. commission, and refused
TO settle with him for it,.
4 Another case, which will probably
come up for trial. is that Of Paulini
Graham vs The First National Bank
of Denison which is an action on hel
part to recover the amount due on {
certifc Ute. IF deposit. PAYABLE to hel
brother who died short time ago
The certificate of deposit was givel
to Mrs. Graham before her brother
death, and some of the other heirs.
are disposed to contest her right te
recover the money, hence the sui
against the bank to recover tn
amount. The bank is ready. able an
willing to pay. whoever is entitle,
to the money on the certificate of de-