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Essex Glass Co. Claims Fail
ure To Furnish
Fuel
MRS. GIBB BRINGS
A DIVORCE ACTION
Cruelty Claimed In Petition
Notes From County
Court House

One Of the biggest money suits In
stituted for some time in Knox coun
ty has been brought by the Esse,
Glass Co. against the Upham Gas Co.
931.5S.
Plaintiff states that it entered into
contract on Aug. 2, 1911, with de
fendant in which the latter agreed Il
supply gas for five years, even IL
event OF plaintiffs increasing its out
put to double the capacity at that
time. This was done and defendant
notified.
Plaintiff charges that defendant
from Oct. 1, 1913, to February, 1914
failed to furnish plaintiff with sufIlc
lent gas to operate properly its fac
TORY and that by reason of this, plain.
tiiH was unable to operate its plant IN
any manner whatsoever.
BY reason Of this, plaintiff claims
1T was unable to supply It's contract
for its manufactured product and its
loss amounts to $7,6OS.6O. Plaintiff
claims defendant, during this time.
furnished gas tc other concerns.
AS a second cause of action, plain.
tiif states that defendant, from Feb.
L, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1916, agreed to fur
nish gas at cost OF eight cents a
thousand cubic feet, except during
November and December, 1915, and
January. February and March, 1916,
when the price was to be twelve
cents.
Plaintiff states that owing to fail
ure OF defendant to furnish gas dur
ing this period, it procured some from
othsr producers and that the lowest
and best price which 1t could pur-
chase same was $14,322,9S in excess
of price for which defendant had con
tracted to supply the gas.
Judgment, in the sum of $21, 1891 .52,
Is asked j.. o. lowering and Moore
g. Sperry are attorneys for plaintiff.
Seeks Divorce
Ruth Gibb Is plaintiff and James
Glib defendant in an action for di-
vorce instituted In common pleas.
Plaintiff states they were married
on March 2S, 1912, and that one child,
Ruth, was born.
She charges that in November,
1916, defendant was guilty OF striking
ner and calling her vile names. Since
marriage, she claims. defendant has
tbeen guilty of many other like acts.
She says 1t is no longer safe for
} her ito live with him and sho accord
, ingly asks for a divorce. custody OF
child and use Of household goods and
, furniture. Temporary alimony is also
4 asked for.
She asks that defendant be re
strained from interfering with her IN
the custody of the child and property
=, William M. Rooms Is her attorney
NdbG OCttlCu
Eva l.. Berry vs. J. M. Berry-Set
tied Mt cost of plaintiff.
Pur6y Petition
In the petition to sell real estate o
Elijah Purdy guardian of Bryan X
Purdy, VIZ. His Ward, tho answer o
VrIt4oh Du,d,y uddomor haa haai
filed. An order OF appraisement, sci
ting property valuation at $4,000, ha
also been filed, while an addltiona
bond in tho sum of $4,000 has bee
ordered.
o.
Contracts Awarded
The county commissioners on MOI
day awarded the following contracts
To Samuel Hall for hauling plan
and making temporary bridge at Re
Bells In Morgan township and han
ing stone from Morgan Center an
making nh on Newark road, Morga
township. $S4.
To 70. r. Brown and Mrs. MINI
Cooper. approach TO property OF Mr.
Minnie Cooper. $40.
TO w. u. Burgess, for tile and q
for street approach along columb'
road, s22.
Deeds Filed
John @. Jennings TO Francis y. Je
nings, parcel in Me. Vernon. 81.
Francis b. Jennings TO John q. Je
nings, parcel in Mt Vernon. 81.