South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21

TO my son Jesse Garwood my two horse Wagon
and also two horses towit the bob horse and the
hall mare. 1 also give and bequeath my
Grand Son Jonathan Garwood Son of Joseph Ca
wood the gray dubler colt. ! do also give and be
queath to my Grand Son Jacob Garwood son Of
Joseph Garwood one hundred dollars to be appro-
priated by his Father Joseph Garwood for an
eighty lot OF land within year after
deceaSe 10 be taken out OF the money arising from
nv real and personal estate il is my desire and
will that my personal and real estate shall be sold
within year after my decease and after paying
third OF the money arising from my real estate
my Wife Preciah Garwood and the other Legal
Cies above mentioned the residue l further desire
20 be equally divided between my three
Joseph Garwood Samuel Garwood and Jesse Car
wood. I also hereby appoint my Joseph Car
wood the Sole executor Of this my last will and
testament TO sell and dispose OF my real and per-
sonal property make distribution is hereto
fore described hereby revokng all former wills 10y
made.
I'm witness whereof have hereunto set my hard
and Seal this twelfth day Of July one thousand
Eight hundred and Thirty
JONATHAN GARwooD.
Signed sealed published and delivered by the
above named Jonathan Garwood to be his last will
and Testament in the presence of US who have
hereunto subscribed names witnesses in the
presence of the testator.
LOUIS EDWARDS
"ZACHARIAH GRANT.
paul. EGBERT.
JOHN EGBERT"
Whether the misspelled words in the recorded viii
those the transcriber of Jonathan
is not known. The will is copied it appears in the
record book.
COUNTY SEAT Is MOVED.
One year after Jonathan GarwoOd filed his last will
and testament Joseph the county moved
TO Southold. which short time later changed in
South Bend
Although the los inhabitants of the county seat
We're forced 10 work hard for living they apparent y
did have to work hard to take from them
time for marital troubles The order book of the cir
court the court after the
had been moved to South Bend another musty dusty
volume repete with historic lore.
on page five of this book, transcribed in legibe
filed in the county. The preceding pages
contain record Of the opening of the the
October. 1892. of the court
John r. Porter the presiding judge. William
Mccartney and John Banker associate judges.
Andrew Ingram was prosecuting attorney and Daniel
clerk All these officials the Of the court.
South Bend boosted permanent court house in
those days although Alexis COqulard and Col Taylor
donated site which to erect court house. The
first term of court which held in October. 1882.
was held IN the tavern Of Calvin Liey A short time
later court house costing $4,000 built.
FIRST DIVORCE PETITION
The first petition in the county for a divorce was
filed by Matthias Redding against Hannah Reddng. It
filed in the October of the circuit court SIS
years ago.
appears from the that left NIatth-
las Perhaps she did not like the wilderness
and maybe she compelled TO work too hard At
village Perhaps she longed for something besides
trees and Indians and work
on page five OF the aged order book appears
the following:
Matthias Redding
VS.. Petition for a Divorce
And at this day the complainant by E.
Egbert his attorney Il appearing 20 the court upon