Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-12
BID
For Custody of
Child.
Contest to Gain Posses
sion Decided
By Appointing a Dis.
interested Party.

There was lively bidding contest
In Probate court Tuesday morning FOR
the possession of little Minnie FAR
banks, an orphan who inherits $500
from the estate of her father
After the death of her mother the
chllds father married his second wife.
He died recently. Since that time the
little girl has lived with her step
mother. Mrs. Fairbanks recently filed
an application asking that she be made
the guardian of her stepdaughter's
property and person.
The application was opposed by the
chilPs aunt, who wanted to take charge
OF her. Both sides were present this
morning Judge Anderson first asked
Mrs. Fairbanks If she would be will
ing to take tie girl and support her
without compensation. She said that
she was willing to make such an ar
rangement The aunt Immediately no.
titled the Court that she would do the
same thing Both offers being equal,
ested party guardian He thereupon
named Attorney w. II. Talbot. He VIII
look after the girls welfare until
she becomes of age.
BLOCKS A DIVISION.
A dover interest of S3 Is pesponslbl,
for n delay in the division
of the estate of the late
Moses Thompson of Hudson. AS sool
as the heir to that amount agrees tc
the petition of the fund now in the
possession of the authorities the prop
erty will he turned over to the heirs
The farm was purchased by Sherman
T.. Thompson, who Immediately sold II
TO John Mack. The amount each he'll
Will receive Is as follows:
Sherman l.. Thompson, S5I3.60; Celia
Marshall. SDTS.6I; Ossian Ilolbrook
$S49.32; Hattie Fitch, SlS0.32; Emma
Ellsworth and Mary S2i0.
IS each; George Starr and Cordelll
Starr. S2I1.66 each; Alkaline 4. Cook
S2l1.43, Catherine Bishop, Mary lil
lngs, Mabel, Daniel and Geo. BoOdy
S42 2S each; GcorgiHna, Henry \, an'
Harry Thompson and Louisa Melton
5000 each; Antonette Thompson
S439i.
COUNTER CLAIM.
The Akron Germnnia Co., and Loui
Seybold have filed an answer and eros
petition to the $4,000 damage petition
OF Carl Schoenduvc. They allegc tina
the defendant circulated reports tend
Ing to injurc the business standing an,
reputation of the paper. They allcg
that the article, published in the Gel
mania. which Mr.. Schocnduvc says IN
jured him II the sum of SlOOOO WA
written and published through no ma
ice. There was, 1t Is claimed, grca
provocation for the act. Since It's pul
llcatlon the plaintilf has, ii Is allege,
circulated the story that Mr.. Sey5ol
X liar and a malicious slnndcrer, Al
tlclcs published In II journal devote
to the interests of the Red Cross 3,
clety and Il Cleveland paper are said
be libelous The defendants ask iudi
ment for $4,000 on the cross petition
Richard Cordray, a former employ
OF Baker, McNlillcn u Co., filed n pet
tlon Monday asking Judgment for $500
His hand was injured In the machincr,
Immediately upon the filing of the p,
tltlon the ease was settled 10y III
payment of SS3 to the plaIntilf.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mrs. Rose Dawson has been nppoln
ed Administrative OF the estate of ~
O G. Davidson. She gave bond fc
$1,000. william Fairbanks, Charlie
Hart and Levi Fox We're appointed NJ
praisers.
Squire C. ll Traster has been NJ
pointed executor of the viii of Joh
Snyder of Green township, He uunI
fed by giving bond for $1,000, Henr
Lauby, w. NJ, Raher and IL. II. Bow
ers are the appraisers.