The Holt County sentinel., 1915-02-19
PROBATE COURT MATTERS.
Continued from page ~

| tfetOf. retirement COHtiUueu, uJIkA-
ton pending In circuit court.
Estate Of Aesdale heirs, minors.
Wilson J. Aesdale, guardian. Settle
ment continued to second Monday in
March.
Estate Of Mortimer Houston, mi
nor. Matte Houston Hardy, guard.
an Report Of sale confirmed and
deed ordered.
| Estate OF George Meyer. deceased
s. A. Meyer. executor. Executor or.
dered to pay legacy Of Eleven Thou.
sand Dollars to Mary Ann Meyer,
widow Of deceased.
Estate Of Jeptha u. Claybrook, mi.
nor Madison Is. Thomas. guardian.
Sixth annual settlement. Balance
due ward OF $685..
ordered that court adjourn TIL
March I. at which time IL expected
the settlement Of Martial. Wilson,
guardian.
The probate court las been presided
over by seven judges and has been In
existence as separate and dist rict
court OF record for ~ years. Judges
DFallon and Alkire SER ed each
eight years. and Judges Murphy and
Porter each served six years. Hut
two OF the Judges served but one term
Of four years: these were Judges Rus.
sell and Knowles.
The coming Of Judge DUNCAN TO the
probate bench II seems would he
good time to civ. little history per.
tanning 20 the probate court Of our
county.
Holt county vas organized In ISL,
under an act of our Sta'e legislature.
Jurisdiction of probate matters vas
lodged IN tie county court until -,
but separate records were al all times
kept NJ tie Two different classes of
business. TIE act Of -; creating a
separate court Of probate went into
effect during the summer of that year
II provided for the Slection Of Judge
~ probate at the general election In
is
Judge u H. Russell Vas the first
probate Judge elected In the county.
James l. Allen was his opponent, and
Judge Russell was elected by .1j ma
jority Allen received total Of llG
VOTES and Russell a total of 1913 votes.
} On the first day ~ January, $50, all
records and books, and papers. wills.
etc, in any way connected with the
prDla,. business Hrre turned over iu
. him. Judy. Russell had been pr,Sid.
ing Judge u a." county court prior
Ia tia, time, and Aas therefore quit"
familiar win that branch u the bus.
ness lie served the people In this
new rauirlty Tor ihe four years end
iug In I.si, when Judge l.. Il; Know -
Nas chosen lu that position. Since
the creation NJ il.e ul'i'r the follow.
In have served ~ Judge 4 probate:
a. II, l;Is,''| ,.,,..,.,, ....,. $50 ~
l.. Il; knuNro. r,.,. ....s. ... ls>i'N5
:, 4. b'lll,un ..... .,....... 49, o.,
H. T. Alhir" .,.,.... .....,, lsti''rl
h, W, MURPHY .''''f,'rr', l''''li
II, T. A,sirr ......., ....,..., l'".n7
q, ", Murphy ....,.. ,.. .,l'u,'u'
Judge Murphy diri IN nnl'e. 40.
yrmnrr ., ,Wrr, and t. ", Porter Wa>
appointed rou,'yaraucy November H.,
lWr
| u. " Porter, .,..,,..,,,,,.,,. l'"i.ll
"a ~ ntfipF ltIl.I.
", VI DUNCAN ....... .,,..,.,. tie
Tie lir,t viii offered for probate In
THIS county va, made hy Elias bavi.
son on the roth Of June, lsi5. was
Witnessed 10y John Russell and Ken.
iamin DAWSON, and II sealed hy une
Ut the little uld.ia>hioncd red seal
waters, with a little piece Of paper
stuck 10 the top Of II, after the fash
ion Of our grandfatherS' days. Tie
teStator Vas a farmer and left all his
property 10 his wife for her lifetime,
and then In equal parts to his own
and his wile's children, Of whom there
were three boys and live girls This
= viii Vas recorded August !, lsii, by
John Collins, deputy county clerk, un.
der Bayles Is, Grigsby,
Tie second viii made vas that Of
George stewart, on November H.,
$50. II vas witnessed by Dr, John G.
Norman, ilolrs first physician, and
John W, Kelley, who was liolt's rep
resenta,iye from $50 10 lsjd, and MS
sealed with the little red wafer, It
vas recorded December >, 1915, 10y
Deputy County Clerk John Collins
Collins vas the first school teacher
Of oregon; 1t Vas private school and
VAS organized In ls,j.
John Keeney's will was the third
To have been filed, II was executed
November 2d, lsi5, Like the former,
he, TOO, vas farmer with a large
family: he left his prOperty To his