Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1916 — Will of Late A. J. Freeland Filed for Probate This Week. [ARTICLE]

Will of Late A. J. Freeland Filed for Probate This Week.

The will of the late A. J. Freeland was filed for probate a few days ago. The will was executed Oct. 11, 1915. To his daughter, Miss Eva Freeland, is bequeathed 80 acres of land, and to his wife, Josephine L. Freeland all the residue of property both real and personal the real estate consisting of 160 acres. A. F. Long is made administrator. Charles Porter Johnson, years ago famous as an orator throughout the middle west, died Thursday in St. Loo is, of kidney trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baker and little child, of Lafayette, who have been spending several months in Leadville, Colo., arrived here today for a visit with his brother, Father Fidelis the prefect at St. Joseph’s college. Miss Myrtle Wright and James J. Duffy, composing a vaudeville team, left this momnig for Fall River, Miass., where they will open an engagement in the Kieth theatre and play that circuit in the east. Miss Wright has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Beam, for the past two weeks.

Prof. Ira Coe was one of the judges at an oratorical contest held at Lowell last evening to select a representative of the Lowell schooL in the Lake county contest. The winner was Harry Wheeler, whose presentation of-the question discussed was very able. The house on Peter Nomenson’s farm near Remington that was destroyed by fire Thursday was valued at about $1,200. It was built only four or five years ago. Mr. Nomenson, who came dver from Dwight, 111., after the fire, will have another new house erected at once.