The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-02-04
Judge Wickham To Hold
Court Here On Feb. I
4 viii Is Set Aside IN Ash
land County Court
vI1age Of Utica Sues The B.
: 0. Railroad CeRpaly

The Camp Glass Company on Fri.
day morning filed suit Ia the court
of common pleas Of Knox county
against the Upham Gas Company ASK.
ing for the specific performance OF
contract. The same plaiati1 flied q
suit against the same defendant In
the Knox county court some days ago
asking for damages in the sum q $685..
900, alleging that the defendant has
Jailed to carry out their part Of the
contract In supplying the plainUff
with natural gas In the city Of Mt.
Vernon.
The allegation Is made In this suit
shat the plaintiff entered into con-
tract with the defendant whereby the
latter company was TO furnish the
'osaintiff with gas for period com.
fmencing on April 1. 1910. and expir.
,nx ON March 81, 1915. The plaintiff
states that It will be necessary to close
down their glass plant unless tho
'uccessary gas IL furnished by the de-
senAant. The plaintiff asks that the
defendant be temporarily ordered to
ssurnish the necessary supply Of gas
asd IN specifically perform and carry
awut the contract Frank O. i.everius
ss the attorney for the pisintiR.
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sSsme Sensational
N the alimony suit of Iona Deli
Van Alta versus Edward N. Van Alta
IA sensational answer has been fiied In
prohete court.
"a required five pages to make the
'aiscgAtions which he feels are due
ag1nst his wife and the document Is
sensational from start TO Raish.
He charges extreme cruelty and
says that she attempted to knife him
sand was only prevented by foreign in
eessvcntion by third party. Also that
the nit him With stick on one Occa
SON and on numerous occasions she
gave way to flights OF temper before
foiks and called him unpriDtable
s,amcs. That she had expressed the
wish that she could zee him In the
haads of coroner and undertaken ana
Shat she did not love him and had
'Dn'y married him for his large salary
and other financial prospects,
The more serious charge OF infidel
NY 10 made and ne names four GO.
respondents and many others whose
names he does not know. lie says
shat 81 freQuented public dances ana
tndnlged to some extent In intoxi-
SsAats. lie asks for divorce form the
woman. Newark American Tribune.
o. -
n WIN Set Abide
a unique will case was quickly
s1ecided In common pleas court at
Ashland, when the jury In the action
horought by Solomon C. Market against
Aiary ID. Markell and u large number
nj other defendants to set aside d pa.
per writing purporting 10 be the last
VIII and testament Of the late II. r.
Markell, OF Nova, brought in a verdict
ssetttng aside the Will. without any
witnesses having been examined,
Attorney Charles II. Workman rep.
rvAcnted the plaintiff aud Judge Nich
solss after examining the petition ana
sho copy OF the will held that II was
ssswssent. on, the ground that the wtr1
YVES msnifestly improperly executedss
Tho signature appearing nj the end Of
vbe first page and In the middle of
atem 8. Il appears TINT the will was
drawn up by, the teststsr himsetf Ar.
tss the signature Of Mr. Markell aud
The acknowledgment Of the two wit.
nesses. A. 8. Smith and o. Keisy, Of
Nova. on the first page. three more
ttsms follow on the second page, there
ibe1ng no signature SITTER them.
y The will bears the date of Nov. IL.
hp1o. and was admitted To probate
- IL. 1911.
8t p. Y. Markell died Dec, ~. 1910.
nosxing. one son. Solomon G. Market
sud Mary ID. Markell. his third wife.
The vtil bequeathed the property TO
he Ton and widow, and In case the
sson died without Issue the following