Felton Divorce Case Leaves Widow De Facto Status
Judge Dibell rules Elizabeth M. Felton, widow de facto of Egbert W. Felton, may act as administratrix while legality of the South Dakota divorce remains undecided. The decision dismisses Helen Felton’s petition and confirms James B. Howatt as administrator, noting jurisdiction limits in probate proceedings and the long history of the case including the 1895 divorce decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Dibell Yestery
Felton
Elizabeth M. Felton
Egbert M. Felton
Dibell
Egbert Felton
Elizabeth Felton
Helen Felton
James B. Howatt
Eliza‘teh M. Felton
MM. Felton
Helen M. Felton
Egbert W. Felton
Howatt
Circuit Court of
Will County
Figbert Felton
Th Dakota
Joliet
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County
Erin Pee
Lake County
Weroneh
Lorida
Eagle Grove
Colorado
Dakota
Sai Ae
Egbrt W. Felton
Egbert W
W. Felton
Braidwood
Wilmington
Rate Oere
Waeste
Probate
Probate Court
Special Trains for New Lenox Meeting Announced
Michigan Central operates round trips Joliet to New Lenox for the New Lenox Camp meeting. A 20 cent fare applies. Morning departures at 9 15 from Washington Street crossroad, with stops at the Michigan Central depot and Manning Avenue. Return trips at 6 15 and 9 15 p m, plus an extra train at 1 16 p m on Sundays and July Fourth.
Chinese Puzzle Still W Courts Over Dissolution and Receivership
In a Chancery hearing Judge Marshal and Master F. A. Hil hear the dissolution of a five man Chinese partnership running a chop suey restaurant on Jefferson Street. The court weighs selling assets to recover losses as Long Man and others resist a receiver while Radigan Haley and Radigan dispute who funds the business. The master notes continued losses and questions the books and cash flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longman
Jefferson Street
Short Man
Robert Haley
Radigan
Long Man
Wang
Haley
Mater
Trial judge hints at delaying puzzles solution
The judge suggests lawyers group with clients to arrange selling property and report in a few days as interpreters and language barriers surface in the court. Radigan accuses others of failing to prove facts while the defense concedes difficulty with Chinese language.
Finding Length of Rural Routes
United States Post Office inspector H. R. Calef visits Lockport to measure a rural route with an odometer attached to his buggy wheel. The trip confirms the route length, resolves complaints that the record shows a shorter distance, and outlines how inspectors receive daily orders from Washington.
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H. R. Calef
United States Post Office
Lockport
Calef
Chicago
Chester
Washington
Death Comes On Man's Birthday In Joliet
Clarendon Stewart Seaver, a longtime Joliet resident and notable citizen, reached his 68th birthday yesterday in ordinary times a cause for cheer but the report notes unusual circumstances surrounding the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon Stewart Seaver
Joliet
Right Heirs Found for Sidney Platt Estate in Mix of Letters
An English family recounts the search for Sydney Platt's heirs in Joliet. William new confirms kin. a trip to Minooka and a Brooklyn visit lead to identification. One third of the estate goes to an aunt and two thirds to the cousins after prior spending on the search.
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Sidney Platt
Joliet
Sydney Platt
Jo-let
William Ew
Kincle
Canada
Guélph
England
Minooka
Sydney
Plattye
New York
Brooklyn
Willie Platt
Gato
Europe
Min
Death of Joliet business figure Mr Seaver at home
Friends learned last night that Mr. Seaver, born June 23 1839 in Grover Vermont, died at 9 35 p.m. at his Joliet home 218 Grover Street after illness. He lived in Bowling Green Missouri Chicago Joliet and was associated with Munroe Seaver later Chas Seaver Co. He leaves a wife a son three brothers Henry and William in Nebraska Chas Seaver and sister Mrs Mattie Vickers of Pueblo Colorado. Funeral planned later.
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Mr. Seaver
Grover Street
Grover
Vermont
Bowling Green
Missouri
Chicago
Joliet
Munroe & Seaver
Chas, 8
Deaths Parker Mrs Silas Parker Channahon
Mrs Silas Parker formerly Miss Melinda Knapp of Channahon died at her Aurora home on Monday June 24. Remains will be brought to Joliet Indiana by special electric car around noon Wednesday and transported by carriage to Channahon for interment.
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Parker
Silas Parker
Melinda Knapp
Channahon
Aurora
Joliet
Ind
Copper wire theft charged in Monee
Charles Sonnen was brought to the county jail today by Deputy Sheriff Henry Herbst and charged with stealing 200 pounds of copper wire from the Southern Traction company at Monee.
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Charles Sonnenshein
Henry Herbst
Southern Traction Company
Monee
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Wm. Platt
89Th
Kingsford’s
Oswego
T. Kingsford & Son
National Starch Company
Successors
Illinois
Cass ST
Joliet, Ill
Peotone
W. Jackson Boulevard
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