Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-07
R|NKER ESTATE OF
Sl29,5OO IS FILED
HERE FOR PROBATE
CrbNDRlDGE MAN DIVIDES PRO.
PCRTY AMONG W DO W =,
TWELVE LIVING CHILDREN
AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN.

Sale County, were filed for probate
today.
The viii Of the late John Rinkcr,
who died on May y, at his home in
Grand Ridge, disposed 'of property
valued at Sl29,iOO His holdings con.
sisted of GiO acres of land In Illinois
and Iowa, valued at $lO2.5O and per.
wills disposing of several large
estates OF deceased residents of La
sonal property worth $4,000. The
will was drawn March g. 1921, and
was witnessed by {. A. Porter and
George l.. Dearth.
His holdings went to his widow,
Mrs Ellen Rinkcr. his twelve child
rem and the two daughters Of de.
ceased daughter. Two sons. August
and Herman tinker are named as
executors.
The two sons. Herman and Ralph,
OF Ransom, are left 2iO acres of land
together; Edward of Streator. IS left
Wv b' 'Ht ! hul VI lNdl'NpIlt - l'lA N'
acres; August IT,, OF Grand Ridge. Is
left so acres. and Ernest and John,
of Griswold, Iowa, are left 100 acres
The widow is left the home in
Grand Ridge, TIE residue of the
estate IL 10 go to the daughters Mrs.
Elizabeth WOrmly Of Grisw0ld. Iowa
Miss Pauline Rinker. OF Ottawa,
Misses Bertha and Minnie Rinker, Of
Ransom and Mrs, Ida G. kcusCh, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, and two grand
daughters. Jessie and Violet Pound
stone, of Grand Ridge,
The will provides that each child
shall pay their mother $l25 annually
during her life time. Mr. Rinkcr also
provides that each child shall com
putc their share. figuring the land at
$500 an acre. and shall divide the
estate equally into thirteen equal
parts, one going 10 each of the twelve
living children and one to the two
grand daughters who are named as
residuary heirs. This is done so that
all children will receive their equal
portion.
File win IS Years Old.
lt W III VI lll' lbl' l-'l " III VI Nb'p'l
of Streator, who died May 10, which
disposed of his estate valued at $685.
SOC, was filed for probate today The
document was drawn twenty-five
years ago in June 1897. Mr. Cooper
provides that in ease his wife. the
late Mrs. ReboCCa Cooper should sur
vive him she shah receive all his
property for her life time. At her
death II is to be divided in two equal
shares. one going to his three
nephcws, John, Frank and Emerald
Cooper and the other half to Mrs
Coopcrs living brothers and sisters
Creator Church Gets $780,
BY the terms Of the will Of the late
James r. Scion, which was filed for
probate today. Rev Louis Biskup-
ski. of St Stephens church in Strca-
tor, will inherit $500 to use any way
he desires in his church. Rev. Bis
kupsH viii also receive $500 for say
ing masses for relatives of the tesla
tor and Rev NJ J. Egan will receive
$500 for masses for relatives. Mr.,
Scion died in Streator, May s, leav-
ing an estate valued at $40 900
y hbuBli'l Wal l'llhtI EdSl 10
left a home in Streator provided she
pays Sl40 each to l., p, Scion, A. A.
Scion. b. j. Scion J. f. Scion, Anna
Quinn Adah Wheatland, of StreatOr,
and Johanna Madigan, of Ottawa.
Mrs Prendergast, l.. p. Scion, A.
A Scion, h. ] Scion, J. +. Scion,
Anna Quinn. Adah WheatIand and
Johanna Madigan are named the
residuary heirs.
The will was drawn March %, and
was witnessed by Fred Heusel aad
Ernest Ramme.
MarselIes Divorce
Mrs. Irene Eckard of Marsellos
filed a suit for divorce against Lemuyl
Eckard in the Circuit Court today
making charges of cruelty. Mrs
Eckard alleges that on one occasion
when she and the defendant were in
a grocery store Mr. ECkard struck
her in the face.
She claims that he neglected t.
furnish her with the proper food ana
clothing and was cruel to her on many
occasions Once, the bill alleged, while
the complainant was i'll, suffering of
peritOnis, she fell to the floor, writh.
ing in pain, but the defendant refused
TO get a physician for her, and made
her prepare IA meal for himself and a !
guest
The Hill states the couple were mar
ried Aug. 9, 1919 and are the parents |
of one child Edward Eugene. aged > |
years