The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

saw. has elected the following tr,,.
tees: Peter McCreadie. s.. ] Naevas
g. =. Wallace, j.. w: Grant. s -
Neeves, noble grand and Ed F. Plans
secretary.
Probate Court Nsws-Hancock Co
In the matter Of the estate OF VII.
liam DeHart, deceased. Petition 6lad
for the appointment Of an appraiser n
fix the value Of property of said es.
tate subject to inheritance tax. and
for the purpose OF fixing the amount Of
inheritance tax. j. 1. Hendricks was
appointed as special appraiser, and
makes his report which shows that
the total value of the estate of said de.
ceased. as of 1862, 2 Is, and that the
total expenses in connection with said
estate has been $17,156.47; leaving the
net amount Of entire estate, after de.
Quoting expenses, ~$344,9S5.71, subject
to 1iid inheritance tax, and said tax
was fixed as of $2.144.75.
Frank Kelley, a patient from Han.
COCK county. at the Jacksonville state
hospital. was discharged Dec. 6, 1917.
as restored.
In re the er1<te OF Thomas s.. Shaw,
deceased. Acceptance OF Della Shaw.
"a VI od1u uCScuGuI VI ueT allow
ance as made by the appraisers, 81. 500
and the allowance Of 5000 for the sup.
port OF the minor heirs, she having re.
ceived all articles mentioned in the ap
~praisement bill. Appraisement bill in
said estate filed, shows total value OF
property az appraised, S1,801 40. Err.
nest q. Mendenhall. Columbus, F.
Bross and James F. Paulus, appraisers.
In the estate of Alfred w. Skinner,
deceased. Final report Of the account
of Wilhelmina s. Skinner, e~xecutrix
of said estate filed, shows total amount
received, S2,996.85: total amount paid
out, $3.59S.S5; balance due executrix,
$500. Said executrix shows that all
against said estate have been
paid, and that she is In possession Of
the real estate and personal estate Of
said estate, to which she is entitled
under the will, and desires that an
order OF court be entered, transfers
ing to her as legatee, the stock OF the
Diamond Match Co., which order was
accordingly entered and ITO shares of
said stock transferred. Earl w. Wood
was appointed guardian ad Item for
Victor Ellis, q minor heir of said es.
tate.
In the estate OF Albert l.. Miller. de-
ceased. Petition OF Elizabeth Miller,
for letters to issue, shows that death
occurred Dec. 6, 1917. in Augusta, de-
cedent leaving no will. seized OF per.
sonal estate consisting chiefly of farm.
ing implements, stock and grain and
an Individual one-third interest in
eighty acres OF land located in Augusta J
township, all Of the personal ssts
timated to be worth about $3.50. and
left him surviving said Elizabeth MIL
Ter. his mother and the following. his
brothers and sisters. James p, Sam
uel l., Enes s.. Miller and Nora J. Rob-
ertson and Nettie Irene Miller. Let
tiers issued to Elizabeth Miller, as ad-
ministratrix OF said estate, who files
her bond with Nora j. Robertson,
Enes s., and Samuel L.. Miller, asl
sureties. in the sum OF $4,000, which
is approved.
In the estate Of Walter H. Thomp-
SON., deceased. Sale bill of said estate
flied by Ella q. Thompson, admins
tratrix, shows that said sale took
place at the late residence on Oct. "a.
the sales a~ggregating s6,672.20.