Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-30
o. A. WOOD, OF OREGON, MAKES
SETTLEMENT OF GUARDIAN.
SHIP ACTION.
GUARDIAN OFFERED sass;
WILL PAY COURT $3.50
Settlement Made Out Of Court That
Is Satisf actory to Wards Attorney
Action Promised to Be Interesting
One n ad Il Actually Got to Trial
History Of the Case.

Children and heirs of Robert Wright,
Wood. their guardian, of Hawarden
and Oregon, settled for that sum his
guardian ship instead of defending in
court his stewardship OF the property
of his nephews and niece tor long
period of years. Wood proposed in his
final report to close his guardianship
by paying to his wards s4S5.2S. Mon
day afternoon he paid 81, 400 into the
court instead and agreed to pay $3.50
more by Dec. 20.
Had the case come to trial some in
teresting developments wore promised.
according 10 attorneys interested in
the action.
Guardian Started With $4.o2s
The history of the guardianship runs
hack to 1904, when Robert Wright.
father of the children. committed sui
eide in this city. D. A Wood. an uncle
Of the three minor children. Robert j..
Lloyd c, and Mary D. Wright, was APP
pointed guardian Dec. 5. 1904. Credit
is due the guardian for collecting
S4.O2S of life insurance held by the
children's father With this sum the
guardianship was begun. May Is,
1907 " God got authority by order Of
the district court TO expand $500 year
for the care of his wards
From time TO time Wood as guar
dian. made reports to the district
court. and these reports were approved.
Thus matters went along with the
guardianship for several years.
A few years ago. sine Clerk Of
Courts S. II. Reilly has i,ser in tn"
office Wood fled a bond of the Title
Guarantee and Surety Company for
$4,000 This bond proved an important
factor later.
Clerk Of Courts Reilly all along was
dissatisfied with the showing made by
the qua rdian's reports but al the bus
mess with the guardian had been
handled by correspondence, Wood
never having appeared in court.
Ward Files Complaint.
The dissatisfaction began to form
shape for action when one OF the heirs.
Robert j Wright, appeared last sum-
mer in the clerks office TO Investigate.
His investigation led to the appoint
ment OF Robert E. johnson, guardian
ad Item for Mary d. Wright. then the
only remaining minor.
During the intervening years the
girl Mary had become feeble minded
and has been and is now an inmate OF
! the state home of feeble minded "a.
G!enwood. Her brother. Lloyd C.
Wright had died. and his brother was
appointed administrator Of his estate.
Robert j. Wright had become of age,
Object to Final Report.
SO the situation stood VIXEN Wood
filed final report which he asked to
have approved. In it the statement
was made that he had charged him
self per cent interest for the use OF
his wards money. He proposed to setS
tie and finally disburse the estate by
dividing s4s5.2s among the heirs. OBJ
! jections to this report were filed.
Settlement Is Made.
! The hearing on the objections to the
report was set far earlier in the fall.
{ .ien continued until Monday. Wood
was summoned here from Oregon. At
I torneys employed for the ward, Robert
Fl j.. and attorneys for Wood spent most
of Monday arranging settlement out
Of court.
I Under it Wood paid $1,000 and prom
! Used to pay $3.50 more. OF the sum $50
Is appropriated 10 COURT COSTS siVu
goes to the wards attorneys. and
! s173.16 goes to Sioux county for its
claim for caring for the girl in the
C;lenwood school Altogether her share
was $500. the remaining s7e6.24 was
paid to Robert f. Johnson, her guar
dian ad Item for her care and main
tenance, $500 went to Rooert J. Wright
as his share, and 800 went to him a.
administrator of the estate Of his de
ceased brother Lloyd