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the court of common pleas Friday af
ternoon, setting aside the will.
From the time the case was started
until the jury returned verdict just
one hour elapsed.
Case Is Started
The case of George Collins, vs.. W.
Il. Ball ct al, was commenced in the
Knox county common pleas court late
Friday afternoon. The jury was i'm
panneled and portion of the testi-
mony was offered. Court adjurned at
o'clock until Monday morning at
8 o'clock when the case will be re.
sumed.
Amended Petition
In the case of Harry r. Spittle VS..
Banner M. Allen, administrator of II.
II. Greer an amended petition has
been filed in the common pleas court
Of Knox county.
The plaintiff now sets up claim
for $1.S94.37. Plaintiff first sued for
$4500 based on promissory note but
according to the amended petition
certain credits are shown, which
make the amount of the amount
claimed by the plaintiff, $1,894.37.
The attorneys for the plaintiff are
: A. A. Stasel and William A. Hosack.
Guardian Appointed
In the case OF Martha H. Dove VS..
has been appointed guardian ad Item
by Judge Blair in the common pleas
court.
Appointment Made
Guy Jenkins has been appointed
administrator of M. r. Jenkins by the
probate court of Knox county. Bond
$500 The sureties are Pearl Jen-
kins and Lawrence Jen,din,l The
appraisers are William Carson,
George B. Ridenour and Charles
Simms.
Smith Will Filed
The last will and testiment James
Smith, late of Union township, has
been filed in the probate court of
Knox county. BY the terms of the
will the testator gives to his wife,
Maria e. Smith, all his property, real
and personal, with the exception of
few household articles which he gives
to his daughter, Rosa Z. Smith. At
the death of the wife the property
goes to the testator's children, name
ly: julius A. Smith, Frances G. Smith
Simpson, John j. L. Smith and
Charles F. M. Smith. Julius A. Smith
is named as the executor of the will
which was signed February 1S, 1914,
in the presence of Sherman Blubaugh
and Fidelis Sapp.
20.
U. S. Army Discharge
Edward NJ Brown, Knox county
soldier, has filed his discharge paper
for record in the Office of the county
recorder.
Alleging IHdJ tUe ueleuuduL Has
been guilty of adultery, Avanelle
Mowery has commenced suit in the
common pleas court of Knox county
against George Willis Mowery.
The plaintiff states they were mar
ried September 10, 1917, and that one
child was born to them.
Plaintiff alleges in her petition that
the defendant was guilty of adultery
in an automobile while coming from
Danvile.
She states the defendant is a ma.
chinist and is capable of earning $6
per day She also says he is the-own-
er of real estate in Mt. Vernon.
The plaintiff asks for a divorce. al
imony, the custody of the minor child
and that the defendant be restrained
from disposing of any of his property.
B. E. Sapp is attorney for the plain
tiff.
Transcript Is Filed
In the case of the State of Ohio vs.
William c. King, in which the de-
fendant is charged with drawing and
delivering checks to defraud, tran
script has been filed from the court of
soana %sSs' o1s3 SS'F jury H'' '''
Made Party ~ endant-
In the case 4 Martha II. Dove VS..
Harry Bell e al, Helen Dove has
been made J rty defendant in the
common plef court of Knox county.
Case Goes fJury- A
The daY BE case of John G. Por-
ter VS.. Js 1e B. White went to the
Knox col fy Thursday afternoon at
2:O5 o'ct tk. At $3.50 in the even
ing the Try had not arrived at ver-
dict an ! the members Of the jury
were q cused until o'clock Friday
mornJ 4 when the jury again took up
the d Iberation of the case.
inhd Hance Tax Fixed