The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-21
CARTHAGE, Ill. MARCH q.

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i in regard to the toilet In the whist
club rooms and report at the next
regular meeting OF the council.
The report Of Aldermen Herring,
Hoch and McGuilvery, auditing COM
mittee. were read and placed on file,
and vouchers ordered to be drawn
for the same.
The matter in regard to purchasing
a team for the city was referred to
special committee composed OF
Aldermen Mayor and Herring. with
power to act.
Daddy Long Legs.
Tho appearance OF Miss Gay 1enoia
McLaren at the Baptist church In
Daddy Long Legs" Monday evening.
closed the lecture program course
for this year, as we'll as the sixth
years program for the Presbyterian
Ladies circle. :,
Miss McLaren drew the largest
crowd of the season. there being
more single admission tickets sold
for this number than any other OF
1.-THE course. the house being crowded
with former admirers who had heard
! her in this city ct former date.
leach deciding that her work had
grown more brilliant. all being
charged by her impersonation OF the
various characters appearing In the
four scenes OF the play.
The Ladies' circle are planning for
course again next fall, and already
feel assured of enough subscribers
for tickets to finance the course.
| Mrs. e. A. Payne 10 very Ill at
her home in this city. trained
nurse being in charge.
Attorneys Leland Macarthur and
Warren H. Orr Of Hamilton. Louis
Lamet Of Warsaw. Clifford w. Warn
er Of LaHarpe were out Of town at
tendants at circuit court Monday.
| Probate Court News - Hancock
county-E. w. Durham, Judge.
| In the matter Of the estate OF
Martha Ann Arthurs. deceased.-Peti-
ton of Margaret Schlosser for let
tiers Of administration on said estate,
showing that Gecedent died at Monte
bello township on Feb. IA. 1917, leav-
| ing no last will and left personal
estate estimated at $4,000. and left
her surviving no husband, and petit
toner as her sole and only heir.
Letters were granted to said Mar
garet Schlosser, as administrative,
who files her bond, with Theodore
Schlosser and Neal Daugherty as
sureties. in the sum Of $4,000 which
IL approved.
| In the estate Of Caroline Mills, de-
ceased.-Final report Of the account
of James W. Westfall, administrator,
filed, shows: Total amount of money
received. 365S.65; total amount neces-
sary to pay debts and costs Of ad-
ministraticn, @1,387.20; balance due
administrator. $728.55. Order Of court
filed, approving said report, discharg-
ing the administrator and his bonds
men, and declaring the estate fully
settled.
| In re the estate Of L. d. Garv1n,
deceased of M. p. Berry,
administrators, for authority to sell
the personal property at private sale,
said personal estate aggregatfng $751;
900, consisting OF shares of stock and
mortgages Order Of court directing
said sale. and that the administrator
make report thereof to the court.
In the matter Of the estate of
Mary e. Sells, George w. Sells, Jr.,
| adm inistrator-Final report Of said
administrator shows that deceased
+, left no chattel property and no per
sonal. estate, her estate consisting of
real estate, and that said admins
traitor has paid all costs and expenses
| If administration and asks to be dis
charged. Order Of court filed approx
ing said report, and striking cause
from docket as fully disposed Of.
Final report Of the account OF
Joseph A. Christy, administrator of
the estate Of Julius A. Christy. de-
ceased, showing that the administra-
tor has received no property and
paid out nothing; that Mary Christy,
the sole devisee and legatee under
the will Of decedent, was appointed
by the court executrix of said will
and that she having died ON Dec. 10,
1915, and had during her lifetime
| appropriated I'll Of the assets of the
estate to her own use, that all claims
Ihave been paid, and that the estate
has been fully administered upon.
Order of court filed approving said
report and dischargfng the admins
| traitor.
In the matter of the estate Of Anton
Giesen. of
death fled shows that deceased was
born in Germany in 1889. In the
matter Of the final settlement of VIII
liam A. symonds. az receiver, under
the appointment of the circuit court
of Hancock county ON March 3, 1885.
which report shows: Total amount
received, $2,S7c.12; total amount paid
out, being in full Of interest collected.
s1,795.92; principal Of fund. $1,076.20,
which said balance is to be paid to
Maria A. J. Giesen, after deducting
several items Of expense. Order filed
approving said report Of the trustee.
and discharging him, together with
his bondsmen. from further RESPONSE
bility in connection with said trust
fund.