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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
4
Court notes list case dispositions from Circuit and Chancery divisions in Alton. Dismissals, continuances, damages awards, divorces, and guilty pleas are recorded for actions against or by City of Alton, various defendants, and state courts. Key outcomes include multiple appeals dismissed, damages and verdicts awarded, and several divorces granted or decreed.
Robert P. Stanley, deceased, claims allowed totaling 56.60. Frederick Sassenberg, deceased, appraisement approved with 700. Casper Bezold, deceased, executor reports balance 832.37, approved. Wm. H. Noble, deceased, proof of death and will hearing set for December 10. Henry Dorr, deceased, proof of death November 11. John Tartt, deceased, executor's final report shows balance 75, approved. Charles H. Corey, deceased, conservator reports balance 2847.59, approved. Eleanor B. Godfrey, insane, conservator reports balance 1570.61, approved. Dorothea Ullrich, distracted, conservator reports balance 2337.07, approved. John J. Mulloy, deceased, estate declared fully administered and executrix discharged. Mary E. McCarthy, deceased, administrator reports receipts 3430, credits same, approved. Wm. Hoxsey, deceased, J. R. Hoxsey, administrator, reports balance 387.49, approved. Dora S. Wellenbrock, insane, Sophia Shindewolf appointed conservatrix, bond $500. Wm. F. Engelman, deceased, appraisement, widow's relinquishment and selection approved. Chas. F. Tibbetts, deceased, administrator presents receipts for balance and discharged.
Estate matters include guardian balances and disbursements for minors Otto Mills and Irma Hitz, hearings set for December 29 on Joseph Papst estate, several administrators discharged after settlements, bonds approved for guardians and conservators, and probate actions for Maria Borman and others with letters issued to designated executors and ample sureties. The record lists balances, bonds, and recipients across multiple estates and wards.
A series of property transfers and deeds are recorded. Christian Hotz by executor to Mary Glanzner deeds lots 5 6 and 4 not all lines clear in Highland. Mary Glanzner and husband transfer to Jos Hotz as trustee in Highland. Several Steis transfers in Glen Carbon and Collinsville areas. Wadsworth and Welle deals in Park Place Collinsville with coal exclusions. Local real estate transactions list multiple lot and block references across Highland Glen Carbon and Collinsville.
Dolly Benson resents Thanksgiving mood as her lover Jabez Jackson, an enlisted hero missing since Philippines service, remains distant. Amid a bleak New England night, her bitterness clashes with the family’s traditions and the hope of reunion on a day meant for grateful hearts.
A distraught Dolly endures anniversary sorrow over her beloved, longing for solitude and death as she resents feasting and household duties. A soldier arrives wounded but alive, rekindling her mixed grief and reluctant gratitude for his return.
The text presents a fragmented historical snippet with scattered phrases about warnings visits and references to Baltimore American. It lacks coherent events or clear subjects, making a decisive summary difficult.
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