The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-19
TWO HEIRS ANSWER;
WAIVERS ARE FILED
Treasurer Bell Wants Gould
Property Sold; News
From Court

Cl1HOrd BlOcher and Grace RaWlln-
son have brought an action. in parti-
tion against Ida Blocher Trick, Harry
@. Blocher, Bertha B. Dixon, Malinda
Blocher and Clifford Blocher and Ar
thur e. Rawlinson, as executors and
trustees under the will of John M.
Blocher and Inez Allen and Ada Oar
ling.
The plaintiffs, as children of John
M. Blocher, claim legal right to an
undivided one-ffth part of certain
real estate.
Malinda Blocher, they say, is en-
titled to dover in all the premises.
Ida Blocher Trick and Bertha B.
Dixon, they state, are tenants in COM
mon with plaintiffs in premises, sub
ject to dover of Malinda Blocher
Ida Blocher Trick is, furthermore,
according to plaintiffs, the owner of
an undivided one-fifth part of prem
ises, the same applying to Bertha B.
Dixon.
Three parcels of land are in ques-
tion. The first of these lies at the
corner of High and Sandusky streets.
In this, plaintiffs state that Clifford
Blocher and Arthur e. Rawlinson, as
executors and trustees, are tenants in
common with plaintiffs and the own.
ers of one-fifth interest.
rybo coo0nl ,,a,.ooI Iiog Of +bo on-
uer of Wilson avenue and Blue Grass
alley and the third in Fairview. In
these two latter, plaintiffs state that
Harry G. Blocher is the owner of the
undivided one-tifth part.
Plaintiffs state that, by will of de-
cedent, the first parcel was devised
to executors and trustees for 10 years,
but that widow refused to take, de-
mandiug her dover.
Plaintiffs accordingly ask that court
determine the interest of executors
and If it, the court, finds that trust
cannot be carried out, that the inter-
ests of the several owners be set
aside and that the dover of Malinda
Blocher be assigned to her. Harry
w. Koons for the plaintiffs.
WIDOW cROSS-PETITloNs
In connection with the above, Ma
linda Blocher, widow of decedent, has
filed an answer and cross-petition.
She sets up her dover right which,
she claims, cannot be set aside by
metes and bounds. Accordingly, in
waving such right, she asks that she
be paid the value of her dover in
money. Harry w. Koons is her at
torney.
EXECUTORS cRoss-PETITioN
Clifford Blocher and Arthur E. Raw
linson, as executors, have filed an an
swer and cross-petition. They, after
reciting provisions Of the will, state
that they are unable to carry these
out because of the refusal of the wild
ow to take. They ask the court to
set aside the interests of the several
parties and also to determine the ma
ture and extent of their interests as
executors. Harry w. Rooms is their
attorney.
WAIVER is FILED
Clifford Blocher and Arthur e.
Rawlinson, as executors and trustees,
together with Malinda Blocher, waive
issuance of process and service OF
summons, also consenting to parti'
tion of the premises as sought in pc
tition of the plaintiffs.
Business Man Correspondent
A prominent Newcomerstown bust
ness man Is named in a sensational
suit for divorce filed in Tuscarawas
county common pleas court by Harry
Brakall against Lee F. Brakall.
Infidelity is charged and the New
comerstown man is named as the
man with whom Mrs. Brakall is al
legged to have visited Hotel EucliC
In Cleveland two weeks ago.
Date Of the alleged visit is giver
and It is charged that the same mar