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DIVORCE c CASE
IS CON TESTED
IN LOCAL COURT
Plaintiffs Petition For d.
vorce Dismissed But Civ
en- Custody Of Children
VAIL VS.. VAIL Is
BEFORE JUDGE CROW
Commissioners Adopt Reso-
luton To Issue Bonds;
June Taxes Half Paid

luslVu ~ ASSue OVAUSS
June Taxes Half Paid
The contested divorce case of Sam
uel Vail vs.. Edith Vail consumed most
Of Tuesday in the Knox county com.
mon pleas court with Judge William
M, Crow of Millersburg on the bench.
' Nearly 40 witnesses were present in
the courtroom to testify during the
day.
I The contest centered chiefly on the
custody of the minor children. Judge
Crow dismissed the petition for d.
vOrce on the grounds that he had no
jurisdiction to decide on the question
OF the defendants sanity. The de-
fendant had been patient at the
state hospital and had been dis
charged as recovered from insanity.
However, the court ruled that the
father is entitled to the custody of
the children one day week and over
night The defendant excerpts to the
order of the custody, and her attorney
gave hotice--that the case would be
taken to the court Of appeals. Bond
was fixed at $500 by Judge Grow.
To Higher Court
Clerk of Courts Burris received
word Wednesday morning to certify
the case of George H. Ferenbaugh vs.
Mary Ferenbaugh from the court of
appeals OF Knox county to the su-
preme court of Ohio Application has
been granted to carry the Knox coun-
ty case to the higher court.
Divorce Granted
In the case of Fannie H. Robinson
VS.. Glenn G.. Robinson, decree of
divorce was granted the plaintiff by
Judge Grow in the Knox county COM
{ mon pleas court Tuesday afternoon.
The defendant is directed to pay the
sum of $500, from the. final sale of
property, to the plaintiff and to- pay
SO per week for the support of the
two minor children until further or
ders of the court. The plaintiff is Civ
en- the custody and control Of the
children.
injunction Granted
In the case of Leona May Grimm
vs.. Edward F.. Grimm, temporary in
juntion has been granted in the Knox
county common pleas court.
appointment Made
Rebecca Smith of Buckeye City has
been appointed guardian of William
Smith, an imbecile. Bond $1,000, with
Walter II. Darling and w. A. White
as sureties.
Guardian Named
Carrie Baldwin of Mt. Vernon has
been appointed guardian of Angeline
Garrad by the probate court of Knox
county Bond $500, with C. B. Bald
win and E. j. Lahmon as sureties.
Account Filed
William e. Clark, administrator O
Errett l.. Wenger, has filed his frs
and final account in probate. 1t show!
the sum of $1,33245 received and the
same sum paid out.
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appointment Made
ii J. A. Briggs has been appointed ad
ministrator of Ida Spencer, givinl
bond in the sum of $14O0 in bonding
company.
Resolution Adopted
Tho Knox county commissioners, a
their session Tuesday. adopted res
olution issuing bonds in the sum o
$2O2, ,38O.78 for the county. townshi
and property owners share of tn
Wooster road pike from Amity to tn
Knox-Ashland county line. 4
County Auditor A. d. Rinehart ha
received word that the industrial CON
mission Of Ohio will purchase thes
bonds at an early date.
Much Money Is Out
AT the office of the Knox count
treasurer it was reported Wednesda
that over one.half of the June take
remain unpaid. There remain jus
two weeks in which to pay June ta'
es, and SO per cent remain unpaid l
Knox county, according to Deput
Treasurer F. A. Ralston.
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Real Estate Transfers
Lucie Hagans to A. M. Scarbrougl
MARCEL in Canterbury, 81.