Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-01
MAY CONTEST WILL
. Of FORMER RESIDENT
RELATIVES AND OTHERS CLAIM
THEY SHOULD SHARE RUDY
WEALTH..
ESTATE is VALUED
AT ABOUT $4,000
Rudy Bachelor, and Died Recently
at the Age Of s6-oid Rudy Farms,
Near Liscomb, Sold Last January
Promised $1,000 Each to Fourteen
Court House Girls at Canton, O.


That the will of Samuel Rudy, tine
former Liscomb township resident. who
died recently at Canton, O.. will be con-
tested, seems apparent from word re-
ceived at Liscomb from Canton Rel
atives who were not remembered in
the will are considering this action, as
are also others who We're named as
beneticiaries in q previous will, but not
N the firal testament
Included in this last class are four
teen young women employed in the
court house at Canton. Last January
Rudy came 10 this city, in company
with his attorney, and announced be-
fore he left Canton that he was going
to sell his land, collect some money
due him, and give the fourteen women
named il his will the $1,000 each he
had promised them. II was also an
nounced that this means had been de-
cided upon instead Of having the wom-
81 wait until altar the octogenarian
them their inheritances Mr.. Rudy has
since died. and when his Will vas read
J. 49, fo,rd that rhe last document
made no mention of the fou .een court
house girls
Over $1,000 in Requests.
The requests made by Mr.. Rudy total
ST. SOC. and among them the only rel
ativeS benefited are Jacob Rudy, a
brother living near Canton. who is left
$4,000. and Carl Rhoades the son of a
niece. who receives $500. The testator
explains that his brother. John Rudy.
Of Iowa. mas already had enough, and
the children Of his sister are cut of
because they were unfriendly to him.
Much Wealth to Friend.
The hulk of the Rudy estate has been
left TO Louis Boron, of Canton, with
whose family Mr.. Rudy had lived for
about year preceding his death on
April 4. AL OF the estate with the ex-
ception Of the sl7.600. is left TO Boron
"for the reason that ne and his family
have been very kind 20 me ard have
given me the best Of care and atten-
ton
Came to County in '55.
Samuel Rudy. Who was bachelor
and Sc wears old at the time OF his
death. anne TO this county in 1850.
and bought $50 acres Of land from the
government. Half of the land was in
this county, and the other half across
Inc line in Grundy. AT the time OF his
aeat, he Owned sseventy-two and one
half acres Of land in Lake township,
~
from Canton.
Rudy was man of very eccentric
habits. 1t is said that when he entered
the land in this county in 1855 ne
walked from Des MONIES 10 the Mis-
sissippi river where he sold his cane
ard umbrella for so cents, which was
all the money he had when he reached
his home in Ohio.
Rudy lived in Ohio with his mother
until her death. and then for a few
years lived alone, then made mis- nome
with his brother. Jacob L. Rudy, until
a year ago. when he Went TO live with
the Boron family.
At one time Ohio relatives attempted
70 have a guardian appointed for Mt
Rudy, claiming. that nc was mentali!
incapable Of managing MS business. In
the lower court the relatives Won out
Rudy took the case tc the supreme
court, which reversed the decision OF
rne trial court.
Are Five Direct Heirs.
There are FIVE direct heirs to the
Rudy esrate-John RUDY. ST.. of near
Liscomb. and Jacob L. Rudy Of Lake
o.. brothers: and three children OF a
dead sister. Mrs. Ann Fouse, all CT
whom live in Ohio.
Charles Marker. of Lisconlb. who
married Fannie Rudy. daughter OF
John Rudy. Sr OF Liscomb, went to
Canton to be present at the probating
of the Rudy will. which took place
April %. Marker went to represent his
fathe--in-law with the expectation OF
later Joining in contest of the Will.
Nephew Not Remembered.
Jacob T. Rudy, son Of John Rudy,
ST.. mas lived on the Samuel Rudy
farm near Lisconb for over thirty
seven years. He has had charge OF
the place, paid the taxes. etc. The
nephew was not remembered in the
will and if a contest is started jacob
T. Rudy will file claim for money
due him for services as a responsible
agent
Sells Land in January.
While here early in January Samuel
Rudy sold the $50 acres in Marshall
and Grundy counties to Mundy &
Scott of this city, for 1880 per acre.
Mundy & Scott had buyers for the
land at good profit, and disposed OF
it almost Immediately for 1925 and
s135 per acre. James z. Could. of
Liscomb, bought forty acres; Joseph
Rails 120 acres, and ]. Edward Lock-
ard 800 acres. q
DinneII Sui. an Echo.
= later development in the sale Of
the land by Rudy to Mundy & Scott
was made a matter Of record few
days ago when William Dinnell. of
Liscomb, filed suit in the district court
against Samuel Rudy and ]. B. Snyder.
the latter Rudys agent and attorney,
asking $3.50 as commission due Din
nell for finding buyer for the Rudy
land. Mr. Dinnell claimed that Rudy
had entered into a verbal agreement
with him to pay him as commission
all over 500 per acre for the 4S0 acres.
Dippel1 had q h11x-or In tho Dors0n Of