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Wife REFUSES
TO ABIDE HIM.
SAYS KOPPER7|
Divorce Only Solution Of
His Present Marital
State
UTICA ROAD ROUTE
MAY BE CHANGED
Testimony In Kelly Case
Partially Taken; Other
Court News

All efforts on his part to effect a
reconciliation have failed, says Viii
liam II. Koppert, who is petitioning
for a divorce from his wife, Addie
Koppert-
The ceremony that made them one,
at least temporarily, was performed
only a little over a year ago, to be
exact, Nov. 6, 1915. A son, two
months old, was born to the couple.
Plaintiff says that defendant, on
April IL, 1916, without any cause on
his part, abandoned him and his home
and has since refused to live with
him, though he has frequently re-
quested her to return TO him and
their home. She has refused to do
this. he says. and is still refusing.
He asks for divorce and other re-
lief. His attorney is p, A. Berry.
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Eliminating Grade Crossings
Motorists of Knox county, who
have occasion to drive from here to
Newark, will be interested in know
ing that the commissioners of Lick
ing county on Tuesday, Dec. ~, took
the preliminary view of the proposed
change in the Utica road, just north
OF Newark
II is petitioned for a change in the
road so as to remove the road to the
west side of the b. & o. railroad
track. If so located 1t will eliminate
the two grade crossings, one just
north of the city limits and one just
south of Vanatta. There are two other
shifts possible in the road between
Newark and Utica, but they are not
contemplated in the view of Tuesday
nor the hearing on Wednesday, Dec.
20.
One OF the other shifts possible i'll
the Strengthening of the road is north
of Vanatta and one in the village of
st. Louisville. The matter is being
urged by people In Utica who desire
a road to Newark and free of grade
crossings There is a remonstrance
against the proposed Improvement
and II mainly rests on the cost of the
change, as there is now one OF the
best roads in the county, graveled
pike. Another foundation for the op-
position to the shift of the road is
the added exI ense of pike. If such
should be done in the future.
There are petitions for the change
signed by $50 people interested more
or less directly in the proposed i'm
provement. Under the present high
way laws OF Ohio the commissioners
are the viewers and the parties who
grant or deny road petitions.
Kelly Case Up
All OF Monday was devoted by conf
mon pleas TO the case of Thomas A.
Kelly VS.. Mary A. Kelly and, after a
portion OF the testimony had been
submitted, adjournment was taken
until Tuesday morning to allow jur-
ors to return to their homes over
night.
Leave TO Plead
In the action of n. l.. G. Rachel
macher VS. The Industrial Fire Insur
ance Co., leave to plead instanter has
been extended defendant.
Contracts Awarded
Two contracts were awarded by
the county commissioners Monday
as follows:
To Peter Weaver, for hauling stone
and laying up abutment on Conway
bridge, Miller township; also drain
ing channel and dltchlng same, $l3.95
To Glen McNabb, for hauling and
laying 1850 feet of plank on Brush
Run bridge, Butler township; alsC
furnishing spikes for the same, $2S.56
Civies Class In Court
The civics class OF Mt. Vernon col
lege attended court Monday after
noon. The case heard was that oi
Thomas Kelly VS., Mary Kelly.
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Who's Responslble7
On the large courtroom blackboard
there appeared Tuesday morning the
following legend; yet few days
and thee. the all.beholding sun. shall
see no more in all his course" Court
house officials were trying TO fathom
inst what was meant by the inscrip.
ton.
Deeds Filed
Lillian Elliott 10 Hucie A. Jones,
lot 4. Elmwood addition to Mt Yer.
non, 81.
Mary Fowler to Albert Trott, lot Z,
o. Ransom's addition TO Mt. Vernon,
81.
A. j. Richart TO u. E. Workman,
III 1-2 acres in Brown, $5,l0O.