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CASE PASSED
BY THE COURT.
Illness Of Witness For State
Prevents The Trial OF
The Case
Several Contracts Are Let By
The Commissioners AT
Their Session

The Commissioners AT
Their Session
The case Of Ohio VS.. Thomas J. Por-
terfield, charged with cutting with in.
tent to kill, came to sudden ternnina.
tion In common pleas court Tuesday
After court had convened shortly af.
ter 9 o'clock and before jury had
been sworn in the case, Prosecuting
Attorney Paul M. Ashbaugh made a
statement to the court in which he an
nounced that by reason of the ser.
ious illness of an important witness
for the state, the prosecution was un-
able to proceed with further trial of
the case and requested that the case
be passed for the present.
Judge Blair complied with the re-
quest of the prosecutor and ordered
the case passed for the present. 4,
All the witnesses in the case were ex-
cused until further call
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Contracts Let
The Knox county commissioners, at
their weekly session Monday, award.
ed the following contracts:
William Mcdonald, hauling pipe
from Fredericktown and laying same,
$40.
Bert Rine, hauling dirt on the Co.
lumbus road. $50.
c. j. Reed, hauling plank, SAL.
Jesse Baird, hauling plank in Jack.
son township, $3.50.
Amended Answer
In the divorce case of Edith Haw.
kins VS.. Garfield Hawkins, an amend
ed answer has been filed in the com.
mon pleas court of Knox county. The
defendant charges the plaintiff with
adultery and cruelty and asks for a
decree of divorce. William M. Rooms
is the attorney for the defendant
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Motion Filed .s,,, 5sss rr
A motion to dismiss the petition
has been filed in common pleas court
in the case of II. C. Swetland VS..
Clara r. Penn and John r. Penn, al.
leging that the security company Oh
the appeal bond had no authority to
issue such bond. ]. B. Graham is the
attorney.
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Sale Ordered
In the case of Guy Jenkins vs. Law.
renee Jenkins, the report of the com.
missioners appraising the property at
$9,S00 has been approved by the com
mon pleas court of Knox county and
sale has been ordered.
Case Dismissed
The divorce case of BENJAMIN
Brown VS.. Harriet e. Brown has been
dismissed in common pleas court Of
Knox county at the cost of the plain
tiff.
Enters Plea
In the case of Ohio VS.. William A
Blanchett, in which the defendant is
charged with the theft of the Guy
FOrbing automobile, the defendant
was arraigned before Judge Blair in
common pleas court one Monday
Blanchett entered a plea of not guilty
His trial will be held this week.
Many Licenses Issued
Clerk of Courts c. c. Letter had d
busy day Monday issuing hunters II
censes preparatory to the rabbit sea
son which opened Tuesday. Tho
clerk issued over 1876 licenses, during
the day.
Inventory Filed
An inventory and appraisement ha.
been filed in the probate court G.
Knox county by ]. Gordon Bone. al
ministrator of Mary A. GOrsueh
showing the following: Persona
property $337.55, claims $5S.73. Tota
$396.2S.
Supplemental Petition
In the matter of Harry w. Kcons
assignee of Aughta w. Walker VS.
Aughta E. Walker, supplemental
petition has been filed by. the as
signee in the probate court of Kno'
county. In his petition the assignee
states that said Aughta e. Walker
failed to turn over to the assignee ;
Ford touring car. The assignee al
leges that two persons are claiming
the ownership of the machine