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WILL Is
IN COURT.
LATE ON MONDAY
Gives His Entire Estate To
His Wife; Requests That
Drug Store Be Sold
CRITCHFIELD WILL
ALSO FILED MONDAY
Answer And Cross Petition
In Divorce Suit Is Filed In
Common Pleas Court

The last will and testament Of Ed
ward Dever, late of Mt. Vernon, was
filed in probate late Monday after.
noon.
BY the terms of the will, the tes-
tator gives his entire estate, both real
and personal, to his wife, Mary Dever.
The wife is named as executrix, and
the request is made that no bond be
required.
The testator directs the executrix
to sell the drug store just as soon af-
ter his death "as is practicable"
The will was signed June 26, 1906.
in the presence of James B. Graham
and Fred J. Lawler.
Mary Dever has been appointed the
executrix by Judge Duke of the pro.
bate court, no bond being required.
The appraisers are Fred ]. Lawler,
Carl N. Lorey and William Scribner.
The widow elects to take under the
provisions Of the will
! O.
critchfield Will
| The last will and testament OF AL:
exander Critchfeld, late of Howard,
was filed in the probate court Of Knox
county Monday.
| The. testator gives his entire estate,
both real and personal, to his son-in.
law, Frank c. Mavis, who Is named
as the executor. The will was signed
June 49, 1890, in the presence OF S.
w. Alsdorf and l.. T. Cromlsy.
Hearing Wednesday,
The hearing of the habeas corpus
proceedings in the case of the State
of Ohio VS.. Frank Collie, alias Frank
Hildreth, will occur before Judge
Blair III common pleas court on We'd
nesday.
Answer ls Filed s~
In the divorce case of Eva Grace
George VS.. Earl George, an answer
and cross.petition h1s been filed by
the defendant in the Knox county
common pleas court. The defendant
denies that he failed to provide the
plaintiff with the necessities of life,
and denies that hs was guilty of
cruelty. On cross-petition the defend
ant says that the plaintiff was ambi.
tious to lead a gay life" in the ball
room and that she constantly found
fault with the defendant and failed to
cook his meals. 1t is further charged
that the plaintiff corresponded with
her. former husband, William Frank
| lin Fletcher, and that size spent the
day With him in Columbus just before
Thanksgiving. 1920, 1t is also charged
that she met him in Ashland on 9th.
er occasions. B. e. Sapp is the at
tOrney for the defendant.
Real Estate Transfers
Elmer NJ. Finnerty to Walter S.
1Ogg. parcel in city, 81.
Estella Gray to Harvey Logan, par.
eel in Pike, $4,000. ~
Olive l. Temple to Michael Mactks,
parcel in Clinton, 81.
George w. Zolman to James La
fever, parcel in Wayne, 81.
John II. Irvine to +. l.. Barnes, par
Gel in Fredericktown, 81. on
| Grace Scarborough to Charles B
Inks. parcel in Wayne, 81.
Ray Nj. Hall to Roy II. Perry, par.
Gel in Frederlcktown, 81.
James +. Dodd to the Trustees Of
the Murray Homestead Assn, parcel
in Clay. 81.
Olive J. Hicks to Elizabeth Wells,
parcel in Centerburg, 81.
The hearing in the habeas corpus
proceeding of the case of the State
Of Ohio VS.. Frank Collie, alias Hill.
dreth, was commenced Wednesday
morning before Judge Blair in the
Knox county common pleas court.
1t was said at the courthouse that
the hearing would probably consume
two days.
Cole was indicted by the grand
jury on nine counts. Later, insanity
proceedings were instituted against
the defendant i'm probate court and he
was adjudged insane. Judge Duke or
dered the man committed to the Lima
state hospital for the criminal insane.