The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-06
Members Of The Grand Jury
Report For Duty
-Four Foreigners Want To
Become U. S. Citizens
And Their Applications Are
Heard Here On Monday

For the first time, perhaps, in the
history Of the Knox county courts q
session Of court of one term and a
session Of court of another term were
held on the same day.
Such was the case on Monday in
the court of common pleas. Judge
jewell OF Delaware arrived In the
city Monday morning and convened a
session of the February term at nine
o'clock. A number of matters were
disposed Of by the court at this time.
The February term was then adjourn.
ed sine dine
Immediately afterwards the May
term was convened by Judge Jewell
and the members Of the grand Jury
reported and received instructions
from the court. The members of the
grand jury at once commenced their
investigation of a number OF cases.
Judge Jewell then took up the assign.
ment Of chancery cases which he
made two weeks ago. The first case
on the chancery assignment was that
Of d. d. Heron vs.. D. A. Upham.
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Grand jury Al Work.
The members Of the grand jury re-
ported for duty at 10 o'clock and all
responded to their names with the sx.
ception of o. P. Perrine, 1t being re-
ported that he could not be found.
Edward Dever was excused by the
court and Ellis Rightmire was excused
on account Of the age limit. These
vacancies were filled by the court who
called Stephen ]. Dorgan, Thomas E.
Auskings and s. M, Woolson. George
Tulloss of Wayne township was chos.
en- foreman of the grand jury. The
grand jury commenced deliberation
OF cases at p. m.
Want To Be NaturaiIxed-
William Dodd.. Of Washington. d. c.,
a deputy in the department of natural
ization, arrived in Mt. Vernon Mon.
day morning and at o'clock in the
common pleas court room heard the
application Of the following foreigners
who desire naturalization papers to
become citizens of the United States:
William Castor, native of Greece;
Oscar Galfried Swanson, q native OF
Sweden; Harold G. c. Martin, ma.
tive. Of England. Althanasius Lardin.
is, native OF Greece.
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Commissioners In Session
The COUNTY commissioners held
their regular weekly session at the
court house ON Monday. The commits.
sioners expected to award two con.
tracts. one making repairs to the abut-
ment at the Monroe Mills bridge, the
cost Of the work being estimated at
$3.50 and the other being repairs to
the abutment to the West High street
bridge, Mt. Vernon, the cost of the
work being estimate at $500.
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Guardian Appointed
p. A. Berry has been appointed
guardian ad litem Of Ellis Humphrey
In the probate court Of Knox county.
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Inventory and AppraIssmsnt-
Alice v. Zimmerer, guardian of Al
pha B. Zmmerer, has filed an inven.
tory and appraisement In the probate
court OF Knox county. showing the
following: Personal property $4,000.
DistrIbutivs Account
A. B. Elliott, executor Of Richard
Elliott, has fled q distributive &C.
count In probate. which shows the fol-
lowing: Amount for distribution t2.-
570.8S. " ~
Administrator Appointed
J. B. Sellers has been appointed ad-
ministrator Of william Lyman Merrin.
giving bond in the sum Of 500, with
Park B. Blair and Lewis B. Houck as
sureties.
Assignment Of casss--
Judge Jewell made an assignment