The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-02
CHICAGO COMP ANY
FILES SUIT AGAINST CANTON
PEOPLE
Suit Brought to Prevent the Surrender
of BENEFIT Certificate-Two
Divorces Asked-Pstit
Jury Sworn.

The Ostrander Seymour company
of Chicago, through their attorneys
Shields, Thayer and Pomerene, filed
suit in common pleas court Tues
! lay afternoon against Margaret and
| Edgar Wolfe. Judgment is asked in
the sum of $50 and interest at the
rate Of 6 per cent from September
49, 1905. The petition winch con,
talns zG causes OF action. says that
| % different promis.ory notes Tor S25
each were given by Margaret and Ed
gar Wolfe
The plaintiff also claims that mort
cages on property belonging to sew
eral of the defendants as members OF
the American Bureau of Illustration
were given as security tor the noIes
and they now ask that these mort
cages be foreelosed and sold, the pro,
ceeds to be applied to the payment
of the plaintiffs claim. They also
ak that defendants VINO claim in
terest in the property, be required to
set up their claims.
BENEFIT CEt,TIFICATE SUIT.
Attorneys Weber and Turner have
| filel a suit in common pleas court in
behalf of Emma Raedel AMI James and
Edward McCurdy against Joseph NC
Curdy and the North SIar Council No,
IS, Royal Arcanum, with Wallace Da'
Wis as regent and II. F. Roth, as sec,
retary, to have the defendants re-
strained from issuing new, benefit
certificate. The plaintiffs claim ls
that Joseph McCurdy is about to sur
render benefit certificate, mention
ing them as beneliciares, in lieu OF
a new one which would effect their
exclusion. The certificate. upon tine
death Of the holder, calls for $4,000
payment from the fraternal org lni2a-
ton and the plaintiffs claim that they
have paid between 5000 and 500 tc
keep the certificate valid, because Oh
an agreement between themselves
and the chief defendant.
DIVORCE SUIT.
Cora Shingleton filed suit for di'
vorce in common pleas court Tuesday
afternoon against John II. Single
ton, the charge being adultery. The
couple were married at New Castle
Pa, on December 23, 1902 and have
no children. The plaintiff also asks
that her maiden name, Cora DoWnard
be restored to her. Attorney William
r. Roach fled the petition.
PETITION FOR ALIMONY
| ott
]. A. Bowman, flied petition Tor ali
mony in common pleas court Tuesday
morning against her husband, John
B. Dewell, whom she claims has been
unfaithful to her. An injunction was
issued by Judge Harter preventing
the defendant from disposing of any
of their property.
PETIT JURY CONVENED.
The petit jury for this term Of
common pleas court convened IL
Judge Harter's room Tuesday morn
ing at $50 o'clock. Immediately
alter they were sworn in, the case
of the Stark Iron & Metal Co. agains
Zimmerman Brothers OF Akron, wal
started. Suit was brought to recover
$5740 on merchandise delivered b,
them to the defendants. The cas-
will probably go to the jury this morn
ing.
Milton ShafRer and Marion AXE, TIVE
Of the original juTymen were ex,
cusci for cause. The following is th'
jury, as sworn:
J.. w. Smith, David Bates, Ii. %
Pounds, Frank Baird, John Teeples
Jacob Schilling, G. w. Young, Henr.
Margo, A. ID. Coldren, Louis Ruch
Samuel HoliDaugh, and Peter Lout
zenheiseF.