The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-11
MORRIS WILL FILED
IN RANDOLPH COURT

WINCHESTER, Ind. Feb. 1.-THE
will Of David Morris has been fled for
probate. After providing that all his
Just debts and funeral expenses be
paid, he gives to his daughter, Anna
May Alderman. he home farm, with
the provision that she shall permit his
wife, Clairella Morris. to make her
home with her during life. The re-
mainder of the property is to be con-
verted into money by the executrix
and is to be distributed between his
children, Anna Mary Alderman, Sarah
l.. Horn, Charles f. Morris and Eliza
beth Alice Wood. He appointed hic
daughter, Sarah l. Horn, executrix.
The will was signed on April Is, 1915.
and witnessed by Fermna C.. Focht
and James H. Lumpkin and H. D
Wood.
Saturday three divorces were filed
in the Randolph county court. In the
first William Circle asked to be grant
ed a divorce from Anna M. Circle, to
whom he was married May 81, 1889,
separating in September, 1919. He
charges her with cruel and inhuman
treatment; that she became naggy,
faultfinding and wholly unmindful OF
her duties as housekeeper. The sec
ond suit was filed by Bessie Simmons
against Theodore Simmons. They
were married on December "a. 1904,
and lived together until October z.
1917. The plaintiff gives cruel and In
human treatment and failure to pro-
vide as one cause for her complaint,
also that the defendant used abusive
Language. became angry, kicked her
and threatened to take her life on
ocin prnraQdlnPS
In the third suit were entered by Clara
M. Baker against Wardy Baker. They
were married December 10, 1904, and
separated in September, 1910. The
cause given by the plaintiff is failure
10 support.
The funeral services for Mrs. Man
hel Gantz Zimmerman, so, who died
at her home, north of Farmland, OF
heart disease, was held Tuesday morn
ing at Hopewell church. She is sur
vived by the husband, three sons and
three daughters.
George Goodman, 81, is dead at his
home In Union City. He had been Ill
for some weeks, the effects of stroke
of paralysis. He is survived by the
widow and eight children. He was
painter by trade.
Plan Farm Institute.
The second annual Farmers Inst1-
fute will be held in Union City We'd
nesday and Thursday. Prof. G. 1. Chris
tie, Warren T. McCray and Prof. c. T.
Conklin of Ohio State University, will
be among the speakers. The meeting
Is under the auspices of the Union
City Community Welfare association.
At special meeting OF the city
council, the ordinance permitting boys
over Is years Of ags to play pool was
repealed and a new one. permitting
only men over 81 ears Of age to play
in public pool room was placed in
effect
A holding company will be organic
ed in Union City for the purpose of
raising about $4,000 for the construc-
ton of the new school building.
Rev. G.. M. Payne of the First Pres
byterian church OF this city, gave
talk on Lincoln Sunday evening. The
G. A. r. and w. R. c. were invited
guests. It was a scholarly address,
which all enjoyed.
Three affidavits on a charge of pro-
woke were filed in Squire Coats court
by William A. Smith, Monday. The
three defendants are Walter King,
James Sheldon and Charles Daum.
Mrs. Carl o. Williams Of Akron, O.,
is visiting here. 49,. Mrs. Leella B.
Mendenhall Of Douglas, Wyo., is here
for a short visit. Mrs. Valeris Yost
has returned from Camden, O., where
she has been some time. Mrs. Frank
Vornell has returned from Wellington,
Canada, where she was called by the
illness and death of her mother.
Suit for partition was filed Monday in
the circuit court by F. A. Beansie, N
w. Gibson and Mary Williams vs. Col
win Black. =. E. Action for demand Of
$500 was filed Monday by Fred Far
rabee VS. Samuel Conklin and Russell
Conklin. ..... Merritt A. Peters, 10,
Union City and Opal Shockney, Union
City, have been licensed to wed L.
L. Driver left Monday for Harrisburg,
Pa.