Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1915 — MAKEEVER ESTATE FIGHT IN NEWTON [ARTICLE]

MAKEEVER ESTATE FIGHT IN NEWTON

Frank Makeever Asks Division of Estate of Brothers, Jasper and Isaac Newton. Frank Makeever, of Newton county, by his attorney, J. A. Dunlap, has made his brothers, Jasper and Newton, the latter deceased, defendants in an action asking a partition of land which he alleges the three held as partners, although title vested in their individual names. Bert Yeoman, son Of a sister of the Makeevers and the administrator of the estate of Newton Makeever, also Mrs. Vance Collins and Mrs. Claude Seward are mads' parties to the defense, which is being represented by Attorneys George A Williams and W. H. Parkinson. The land which the plaintiff alleges was partnreship land consists of 570 acres and is partly in Newton and partly in Jasper counties. Jasper holds title to 290 acres, Frank to 80 acres and Newton’s estate to 200 acres. Of the latter amount Bert Yeoman was deeded 160 acres before the death of his uncle and Mrs. Collins also received 80 acres, pert of whieh was other and undisputed land. Frank claims that he had on two or three occasions went to his brother, Newton, and urged that a settlement of their alleged partnership be made, but that he had been put off. An examination is being made at Kentlhnd today, Thursday, of Jasper Makeever, the attorneys being present to conduct it.