Jefferson County Record May 18, 1911 Volunteer Transcription Part 2 (Note: The PROBATE COURT DOCKET below is similar, but not exact to the May 11, 1911 issue.) State vs. Dorsey WEIDMAN; pros. attorney files information and is granted leave to indorse state witnesses on the information. Case set for May 17; Dorsey WEIDNER as principal and John ANDERSON, Sam BREWSTER and H.B. IRWIN enter into recognizance in sum of $300. Wm. H. vs. Mary HUGHES; plaintiff granted leave to file an amended petition 30 days before the first day of next term and cause continued. Freddie MOTTERT by next friend vs. Wm. NAES et al; defendant files separate answer as to each of defendants. Geo. HILL vs. Otto BUDER; defendant files motion to dismiss. River View Social, Fishing and Boating Club file petition and articles of agreement for the incorporation of said club. The court appoints Sam BYRNS amicus cura to report as to his findings in the matter. Geo. M. MOCKBEE vs. Richard SCHNELL; plaintiff granted leave to amend petition to correct name of defendant so as to make petition read Robert instead of Richard SCHNELL. Judgment rendered for plaintiff for $200. State vs. Leslie CUNNINGHAM fined $5, stay of execution till Sept. 11. Defendant files bond for $100 for appearance. State vs. Clarence TRAVIS; plea of not guilty entered. Venire ordered for 25 special jurors to report May 17 and case set that day. State vs. J.A. WORTHINGTON; scire facias ordered to issue C. ELDRIDRDGE directed to St. Louis County. Wells Merc. Co. vs. Geo. BLACH; trial by court and judgment for plaintiff for $18.31 with interest at 6 per cent. In re-assignment of cost of S. L. AUBUCHON; commr. Clyde WILLIAMS files report and allowed fee of $10 as such commissioner. Wm. C. KERCKHOFF vs. Valentine DEITZ; judgment for plaintiff as per stipulation filed. Peter PAUL et al vs. Samuel GLATT; citation for contempt ordered issued for defendant returnable on May 19. W.D. ISENBURG et al vs. Owen McCOURT et al; judgment for defendants as per written opinion filed herein, finding defendants to be the owners in fee of the real estate herein and that the plaintiffs have no right, title, or interest therein. United Shoe Machinery Co. vs. Annie M. RAMLOSE, ex; judgment for plaintiff for damages as per stipulation filed. Jos. M. DRURY vs. Ollie DRURY; divorce granted with care and custody of child. N.F. LIVARAR vs. R. B. VOLLMAR; defendant files motion to dismiss. Felix LEUTZINGER, admr. of the estate of James KIDD, dec'd., vs. Iron Mt. R.R. Co; judgment for plaintiff by agreement $250. Wm. KING vs. Wm. SPRAGUE; plaintiff files motion and affidavit for change of venue herein and deposits $10 docket fee. Aug BOUT vs. Iron Mt. R.R. Co.; motion to sue as a poor person sustained by the court. Aug. BOUT vs. I. Mt. R.R. Co; motion to strike out over-ruled. Wm. KING vs. Wm. SPRAGUE change of venue granted to St. Louis in the 8th Judicial circuit. Jos. M. DRURY vs. Ollie J. DRURY; decree of divorce in this cause in now set aside of its own motion. Frank R. PILLEN excused from further service on Petit jury. Aug. BOUT vs. I. Mt. R.R. Co.; plaintiff files reply parties and jury. ~MEETS SATURDAY~ The Text Book Commission, composed of Supt. R. B. WILSON, Miss Anna McCLURE ad Chas. O. LEE, meets here Saturday. These officials select and adopt text books for our county schools outside of DeSoto and Festus. The life of the present book contract expires July 1912. Work on a new selection must be begun at once, hence, Saturday's meeting. ~KIMMSWICK~ Mrs. McElhanan ANDERSON departed Tuesday for her new home in Illinois. Dan ELWANGER and wife arrived Wednesday from their place in Florida where they spent the winter. They will remain here until the latter part of fall. Mr. MUENCH, the Rawley man, has rented the John WENOM residence and moved in last week. Mr. RAFFERTY, who moved here about two months ago, has returned to the city. Mr. CURRY, our agent, will occupy the RAUSCHENBACH house vacated by Mr. RAFFERTY. The summer boarders are arriving daily. Messrs. DRAKE's and SPENCER's places are filling up. Mrs. Chas. OHEIM and son came down Saturday. John OHEIM, Jr., was also home Sunday. Mrs. Libby BRIX and her husband have been visiting her parents for several days. Miss Emma HIRSCHFIELD entertained a party of young folks Sunday from St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. B.J. WATERS are visiting their daughter, Mrs. BRISTOL, in the Ozarks some where near Hillsboro, MO. (This is what was printed -Kay) Frank HALL came home Saturday to visit his parents, Capt. and Mrs. HALL. Mrs. Gus OHEIM and son, Lowel, were in St. Louis one day last week. Mrs. Fred OBERMILLER was in St. Louis a few days last week. ~PROBATE COURT~ Letters of administration upon the estate of Henry WHITE, dec'd., granted to Nelson HUNT. Sale bill in the estate of Louis WEIDNER, approved. Upon petition filed by John V. HAEFNER, Jr., executor of the last will of J. V. HAEFNER, dec'd., to pay school fund note and mortgage and redeem real estate of deceased; after seeing and hearing said petition, court orders said John V. HAEFNER, Jr. to do as above petitioned. Letters of administration upon the estate of Godleph VOGT, dec'd., granted to Barbara VOGT. Upon application filed letters of administration DeBonis Non upon estate of Christine GRIEVE, dec'd. granted to F. LEUTZINGER, public admr. Demand of Lizzie GRIEWE against the estate of C. GRIEWE, dec'd., filed and hearing of said claim of $557.50, on account of said claim, set for Monday, May 22. ~DESOTO~ Mr. DEAN, former owner of the Gem Theater is spending the week in Little Rock. Men are being put back to work in the railroad shops here from time to time and business promises to be somewhat better than it has been for the last few months. The railroad has authorized the expenditure of several thousand dollars for the improvement of the road. W.T. LONG and wife spent a few days this week in Little Rock visiting friends and taking in the Confederate Veterans reunion. John FRECH took in the Q.E. T. play at Festus Friday night, and visited at the home of Bert OGLE near Hematite. The primary department of the South Ward School will give an entertainment at the K.P. Hall Saturday night. The proceeds will go towards the purchase of a piano. Howard HOPSON came over from Crystal City Saturday night to visit home folks, the works being shut down for a couple of weeks. Mrs. E.Y. MITCHELL attended the Q.E.T. play at Festus, going along to help chaperone the bunch of young folks. Stuart HARDY attended the play in Festus Friday and remained till Sunday morning visiting friends. The sophomore class had a class picnic at Mammoth Cave Saturday of last week. They left the school house at 7 o'clock in the morning and returned late in the evening. They reported having a fine time and lots of good things to eat. Mrs. Addie OMOHUNDRO and son, Ralph spent a few days with relatives in St. Charles last week. Miss LING of China, who gave a lecture on the life and customs of her country last Friday night, spent several days at the home of Mrs. Robert COXWELL. Charley VILLMER, a young man twenty years of age, died very suddenly last Thursday night. He retired about ten o'clock, seemingly in the best of health, but when his sister called him in the morning she found him dead. The coroner pronounced it death from heart failure. The sympathy of the community is with the bereaved family. Miss Adela MAUTHE is visiting relatives in St. Louis for a few days. Mrs. A. S. AUBUCHON has gone to join her husband in Chicago, where he is at work for Montgomery Ward and Co. Miss Viola ENGLEBACH came down from Pevely Friday night to attend the sophomore class picnic, and spent Sunday with Miss Harriet MEEKS. We hear that our old friend J. W. TANKERSLEY, formerly superintendent of our city schools has moved his family from Washington, MO, to Chicago. Mrs. Henrietta V. DAY, who formerly lived here and whose daughter, Miss Minnie, was teacher in the schools here; died at her home in Peoria, IL, about ten days ago. Mrs. DAY was daughter of Burrell REPPY an early citizen of DeSoto, had a beautiful singing voice, and many social graces, which endeared her to a wide circle of friends. Her remains were laid to rest beside her husband in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. ~MURPHY~ We are having hot weather now. Strawberries are getting ripe and the commission men are ready to handle the trade. The surprise party given at Herman KASNERS was well attended and everybody reported a good time. A good shower of rain is badly needed for it is getting very dry. Jos. SWANTER is still sawing lumber for Jos. SCHABALL. The farmers are very busy plowing and planting corn. The Fenton Camp A.O.U.W. visited Antyre camp at High Ridge, Saturday evening and helped take in Mrs. Ed BRACKMAN. The Antyre camp treated the Fenton camp with a big supper and everybody had a good time. Walter DAEHN is going to have an operation performed on his nose next week. James GRAHAM, our mail carrier is on time now for the roads are dry. The autos had the road Sunday, for it was a nice day and, about 100 machines were out. ~REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS~ R.A. MARSDEN to Mary J. HARSTON, 3 lots, old town of DeSoto, $1. G. M. SULLENS to Geo. and Chas. BRACKMAN, 67 acres, S7 T2 R4; 13 acres, S12 T42 R3; 36 acres, S7 T42 R, $1 exchange of land. J.C. LAW to John P. WAGNER, 4 lots Rathbuns ad. DeSoto, $1. Elizabeth D. MOSS to Mabel E. FASLER, 150 acres, sur 932, T42 R5 $4000. Jno. W. PARTNEY to William STREMMING, 80 acres, S26 T41 R4, $1600. Andrew G. JACKSON to Robert J. JACKSON, 200 acres, S13 T40 R4, $600. Jos. APKE to Jos. McBRIARTY, 120 acres, S8, T42 R3, $10. Jos. McBRIARTY to Jos. APKE, 243 acres, S8 T42, R3, $10. Chas. STERLING to W.J. WIDEMAN, 46 acres, S12 T40 R2, $1. Jerry NORRIS to Jas CRAIG, lot in original town of DeSoto, $50. Oscar EDWARDS to same, lot in old town DeSoto, $1. Louis KRAUS to Chas. KRAUS, 6.5 acres, S27, T42 R5, $97.50. W. J. WIDEMAN to Albert S. HERRINGTON, 46 acres, S12, T40 R2, $250. Albert STOSBERG to John D. KIRCKOFF, 80 acres, S20-29, T43 R3, $1500. Maria Ann NULL to E.C. DEGAR, 148 acres, S18, T42, R4, $1200. Lillie RAMSEK to J. W. LAW, 4 lots Rathbuns ad, $1. E. KERRUISH to D.E. PERRYMAN, lot in Kerruish ad, Festus, $225. W.F. SEDIAK to T. B. EAVES, 80 acres, S6 T39 R4, $2400. [Ad] ECKLE's is the place. A lot of new goods just installed. Come and see the new stock. The place to get what you want. Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Etc…..Hillsboro, MO. ~PROBATE COURT DOCKET~ May Term 1911 Monday, May 22nd - First Day. Name of estate, Adm, etc. and kind of settlement ADDIS, W. W. U., minor, Geo. ADDID cur. Ann ADAMS, Dora E., W.J. ADAMS, g&c Ann ARNOLD, E. dec'd, Felix LEUTZINGER, p.a. Final BUSH, Ralph, dec'd, W.R.F.J. BUSH, ex. Ann BAKER, O.C., dec'd, Emily M. BAKER, adm. Ann BERTHOLD, Bertha, minor, A.Q. MEDLEY, cur. Ann BROWN, John, insane, F. LEUTZINGER, pa&c Ann BRENNEN, Mary A., insane, Chester Trust Co, Ann BRADLEY, Nathan, dec'd, F.A. BRADLEY, adm Final BROWN, Margaret, ins., Jeptha LONG, g&c Ann Tuesday, May 23rd - Second Day CHOTT minors, John CHOTT, g&c Ann CLAY, Alfred, minor, O.M. MUNROE, cur Ann CROMPTON, Mattie, F. LEUTZINGER, g&c Ann CAMPBELL, Irma, minor, Minnie G. CAMPBELL, curator Ann CASTILE minors, George H. CASTILE, g&c Ann DELBRUEGGE, W.A., min H. DELBRUEGGE, g&c Ann EDINGER, C.C. dec'd,, O.M. MUNROE, ex Final ENNOR, J.H., minor, J. M. ENNOR, g&c Ann EHLERS, J.H., dec'd, Elizabeth EHLERS, ex Final EDINGER, Phillip, dec'd, C.H. EDINGER, adm Final EGGERS, M., minor, Wilhelmine EGGERS, g&c Ann FRAZIER, H.H. dec'd, J.T. FRAZIER, ex. Final FRAZIER, R. minor, J.T. FRAZIER, g&c Ann FLEMING, A.H. minor, Mary L. FLEMING, cur Ann Wednesday, May 24th - Third day. GILL minors, J. H. MORSE, g&c Ann GRAHAM, C.E., minor, J. W. PATTERSON, g&c Ann GEITZ, John, minor, J.J. AVERBECK, g&c Ann GRAHAM, L., dec'd, Elizabeth GRAHAM, admx Ann GOZA, G.W., dec'd, W.A. GOZA, adm Ann GILMAN, Carl, dec'd, Wilhelmine GILMAN, ex. Ann HUSKEY, J.B., minor, V.J. HUSKEY, g&c Ann HAEFNER, J.V., dec'd, J.V. HAEFNER, Jr., ex Final HAEFNER minors, J.V. HAEFNER Jr., g&c Ann HARLOW, Logan S,. minor, Lettie HARLOW, g&c Ann HELLER, Sophia, minor, F. LEUTZINGER, g&c Ann HELTERBRAN, Louisa, dec'd, W.J.A. SCHUBEL, adm Ann HEARST, Wm., dec'd, Ida A. HEARST, adm Ann HUNICKE, Fred, dec'd, Aug HUNICKE, adm Final HENDERSON, Albert, minor, J.V. DENNY, cur Ann Thursday, May 25th - Fourth Day JONES minors, Milton JONES, curator Ann KASSELL minors, Fred HELIGTAG, curator Ann KOHLER, Louis, minor, L.F. KOHLER, g&c Ann KAVANAUGH, J., dec'd, Mary KAVANAUGH, adm Ann KRATZ, Wm., minor, Henry HEITMAN, cur Ann LONG, Luther, dec'd, Harriet DANIELS, adm Ann MOON, Dolly A., insane, S.B. MOON, g&c Ann MAUPIN, Stanley M., minor, W.H. MAUPIN, g&c Ann MARTIN, Vianna, dec'd, D.D. McCLANE, ex Final MILLER, Theresa, dec'd, W.L. NOCE, ex Ann MILLERBAUGH minor, Louisa MILLERBAUGH, g&c Ann Friday, May 26th - Fifth Day McCORMACK, Josephine, dec'd, Burdette W. McCORMACK, adm Final MARSH minors, W. R. DONNEL, curator Ann MOORE, Aaron, dec'd, A. F. MOORE, ex Ann MEYER, Aug, insane, J.G. MEYER, g&c Ann NULL, Jno W., dec'd, J. F. McBROOM, adm O'BRIEN, Terry, dec'd, Aruthur O'BRIEN, adm Final O'CONNER, Peter, dec'd, P.J.O'CONNER, adm Final PARSONS, C.B., dec'd, J.E. & R.R. PARSONS, ex Ann POERTNER minors, John H. POERTNER, cur Ann PORTA, Barbara dec'd, John J. SIMON, ex Ann PRITCHARD minors, Susan PRITCHARD, cur Ann POPELIK minors, Martin POPELIK, cur Ann RENICK? minor, R.B. BOYER, cur Ann ROZIER, F.C., minor, P.V. ROZIER, cur Ann RICHARDSON, Geo, ins, R.A. MARSDEN, g&c Ann RELS, Kathrine, dec'd, Henry MARX, ex Ann ROZIER, Louis J., dec'd, P.F. & J.F. ROZIER, ex Final STEWARD, Sarah, dec'd, F. LEUTZINGER, pa Final SHAW minors, G.O. HAYS, cur Ann SECKMAN, H., dec'd, Ed & Wm. SECKMAN, adm Final Saturday, May 27th - Sixth Day SCHLECHT, Fred, minor, H. SCHLECHT, g&c Ann SUEGER, C., dec'd, J. H. REPPY, ex Ann STRAHER minors, W. H. STRAHER, g&c Ann SECKMAN, Elizabeth, dec'd, Geo WALDORF, ex Final WILLIAMS, W.F., dec'd, Clyde WILLIAMS, adm Final WEBER, Maria B., dec'd, E.M. WEBER and C. HAUSS?, ex Ann WILLIAMS, Lawrence, minor, J. HOLAHAN?, cur Ann WARNE, C. G., dec'd, Ann WARNE, adm Final WILEY, S.S., dec'd, T.J. WILEY, adm Ann WALDORF, Jacob, ins, Hy HOFFARTH, g&c Ann NEES, Aug, dec'd, Theresa NEES, admx Final NUELLE, Jos, dec'd, Louisa NUELLE, admx Final NORTH minors, Chas T. YATES, cur Ann ZELTNER, Alois, dec'd, Dephia E. ZELTNER, adm Ann -----M.F. DUNNIGAN - Judge of Probate ~Executrix's Notice~ Notice is hereby given that letters of testamentary on the estate of Chas. H. KLEINSCHMIDT, Deceased, were granted to the undersigned on the 6th day of May 1911 by the Probate Court of Jefferson County, MO……if such claims be not exhibited with two years from the date of said letters, they will be forever barred. Therasa KLEINSCHMIDT, Executrix. May 11, 1911. Notice of Final Settlement. All creditors and others interested in the estate of Joseph NUELLE, Deceased, are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, intend to make a final settlement of said estate at the next term of the Probate court of Jefferson County, Mo., to be held at Hillsboro on the fourth Monday in May, 1911. Louise E. NULLE, [different spelling] Administratrix Notice of Final Settlement All creditors and others interested in the estate of John W. NULL, Deceased are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, intend to make the final settlement of said estate at the next term of the Probate court of Jefferson County, Mo., to be held at Hillsboro on the fourth Monday in May, 1911. John F. McBROOM, Public Administrator Bridge Lumber for Sale: From 12 to 16 feet. Apply to Ed MILLER, Route 2, Hillsboro, MO. For Rent - Blacksmith Shop, a No. 1 stand, also good house in High Ridge, MO. -Apply Jno. HELLER, Hillsboro, MO [Ad] People's Bank of DeSoto...Respectfully, R.B. Jones, Cashier [Ad] Stop and Think...if you need building material of any kind....W. CRAWFORD Lumber Co., DeSoto, MO Festus, MO Crystal City, MO [Ad] Look at the Prices C.H.GERARD, Prop. 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