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q AiIes n. Simons BY the !
probate court Of Knox county. Bond
l2 900, with w. .. Hcrendeen and n.
v. Shoots a. sureties. The apprais.
ers are Perry Cover, Fred Amos and
W. B. Herendeen.
lnheritsnce Tax Fixed
In the estate Of Louisa limerick, the
tax has been fixed at SS4.0S
by the probate court Of Knox county.
Files Account
Henry w. Buttolph. executor OF Jen.
ME r. Buttles, has filed his first, final
and distributive account in probate
court, showing the following: Re.
ceived s1GS04.ls, paid out the same
sum.
Real Estats rransfer--
George w. Sharp to Fred A. Meitzer,
parcel in city, 81.
O.
The Knox county commissioners,
now holding their quarterly session at
the courthouse, may discuss the advis.
ability Of making contract with a
workhouse in central Ohio where Knox
county prisoners may be committed.
At the courthouse Wednesday morn.
ing It was intimated that the commits
sionors might bring up the question
sometime during the day.
County Auditor Rinehart is in favor
OF q workhouse contract and may rec.
ommend to the commissioners the
signing Of a contract.
/ However, County Auditor Rinehart
is not in favor of contract with the
| Dayton workhouse. He favors q con
tract with either the Columbus OF
GAINESVILLE workhouse County Audit
or Rinehart, In discussing the propo
sitiOn today stated that 1t was entire
ly too easy for prisoners to obtain
their freedom from the Dayton work
house. He cited one instance, when
Knox county formerly had contrac,
with the Dayton workhouse. where
lone prisoner obtained his release the
same day he was received at the in
tstitution.
The Knox county commissioners an
nounced they could obtain contrac
with either Columbus or GAINESVILLE
whereby the cost Of maintaining cacf
prisoner would be 60 cents a day. I
now costs rs cents per day to main
tain each prisoner at the Knox coun
ty Jail, so the county would make ;
saving of Is cents a day on each pris
oner committed.
| 1t was intimated Wednesday tina
Probate Judge Duke and other count.
officials might go before the board o
county commissioners and urge tn
|signing of a contract with some work
house in central Ohio.
The Mcklnstry WILL
The last will and testament and COO
icil Of T. J. McKinstry, late Of Libert
township. has been filed in the Kno
, county probate court. BY the terms 9
the will, the testator gives to hi
nephew, John McKinstry, the sum Q
$1,000. To the following nieces an
, nephew he gives the sum of 5000 each
Etfe Hults, Susie Sherman, Allie Tu
ney, Florence McKinstry, Ray McKil
lstry and Clara Bruce. To his broti
er, James Mckinstry. he gives the SUI
!, of 5000 and to his wife 5000. To hi
friend, Frank Gibson of Marion. Ohi'
, he gives the sum OF 5000. All the re.
ard residue of the property goes
the testator's nephew and niece
!. Clyde Turney is named as the exec
= tor. The will was signed June 4, 1872
!. lin the presence of F. o. Levering an
r Audrey Guthridge.
q A codicil, dated Oct. 25. 1920. name
q Charles f. Edmister executor or II
q will instead of Clyde Turney. The CO
!. icil was witnessed by Charles C. Ia
|. lor and Fred B. Spangler.
:. Appointment Made
v Charles F.. Edmister has been a
lpointed executor of T. j. McKinstl
q by the pobrate court of Knox count
Bond $4,000 with James McKinstl
and Fred B. Spangler as sureties. tt
appraisers are John Cramer, Edwal
Tucker and Lawrence Shafer.
X Report ls Filed A.
ri In the estate Of Perry Erwin. I
IA port of insolvency has been filed in Il