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REFUSED TO MAKE
AN ACCOUNTING
Commissioners Award Con
tracts - Other Court
House News

hO -. " We 1Us 10 Lldlu DIS ulGl
Monday evening by William A. Wan
der, plaintiff in an action to appoint
a receiver for partnership existing
between him and CLANCY Dowdell and
the situation explained to Judge Park
B. Blair, returning from holding com.
mon pleas court in Newark, who
granted the prayer of petitioner and
appointed Joseph F. Blubaugh of Dan.
vile receiver.
Bond, in the sum of $4,000, was
signed by William A. Wander, ]. F.
Blubaugh, P. ]. Henegan and Walter
M. Riley and the emergent session of
court" adjourned at 11:20 o'clock.
In his petition, plaintiff states that
in March, 1918, he entered into a part
nership with Chaney Dowdell, de-
fendant, for carrying on general
farming and dairying business near
Danville. This firm now owns a large
quantity of wheat in stock, corn in
field, hay in NOW, potatoes, cows, cat
tle,- hogs, cream separator, etc., ag-
gregating in value $1,000.
1t is alleged that defendant has not
properly cared for these assets, failing
to protect the crops from the hogs,
and allowing these latter to run ali
over the farm. Plaintiff has repeat
edly warned defendant to no avail, pc
tition states, and now has no recourse
as defendant is insolvent.
Plaintiff further states that partner.
ship is indebted to him in the sum of
5000, together with other items which
will aggregate total of $1,000.
Charging that defendant has from
time to time, without consent or
knowledge of plaintiff, disposed of GER
tain chattel property contrary to
partnership agreement, plaintiff AYERS
that defendant failed to pay partner
ship debts and has misapplied and ap-
propriated to his own use large sums
of money in excess of his proportion.
Demands for an accounting, plain
tiff states, have met with refusal
Defendant has likewise failed to car.
~ on properly the business of the
farm and has caused great none
tary loss to plaintiff. A receivership
is accordingly sought. w. A. Hosack
Is attorney for plaintiff.
%
is lntestate--
The matter of the estate OF the late
Mary e. Mount, the Newark American
Tribune reports, is in hearing In pro-
bate court Monday, j. A. Flory for
plaintiff and Stasel and Cornell for
the defendant.
Hill Mount, the affiant in the case,
lives in Wisconsin, and is grandson
of Mrs. Mount, the deceased. The lat
ter lived to ripe old age, and so far
as the interested parties know, died
intestate. The grandson, however, be-
lieves she left will and on his affi-
davit the court has cited the near per-
sons of kin to answer.
Defendants are G. B. Buxton, o. A.
Brooks and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Par
sons. The property involved is a
house and lot in Alexandria of which
Mrs. Mount died seized.
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To Settle Estate
Harry e. Harris of Utica was ap-
pointed by the probate court as ad-
ministrator of the late ex-Postmaster
e. M. Bell Of Washington township.
He gave bonds in the sum OF $4,000
Newark American Tribune.
Contracts Awarded
The following contracts were award
ed Monday by the county commission
ers:
To Marshall Fairchild, for approach
to his premises on Wooster road,
$3.50.
To w. S. Rinehart, for wall and fill
at Paazig bridge, $22.19.
To Mrs. Hubbell for approach to
property, $S2.
To w. A. shutf, furnishing $500
feet of plank, s67.60.
To F. w. Chapman for cutting new
sshannel upper side Chapman bridge
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