The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-03-25
COMMISSIONERS LET
ONE SMALL CONTRACT
Demurrer Is Filed In Case In
Common Pleas; Other
Items From Court

III the presence or Frank Moore and
w. C. Cooper.
BY the terms of the will the tesla.
trix gives all her estate, both real
and personal. to her brother. Jesse T.
Nixon, and her sister, Mary E. Nixon.
share and share alike A codicil,
dated Oct. 30, 1900. names Mary E.
Nixon as the executrix. The cOdicil
was signed by Robert NJ. Greer and
Joseph Trimble.
BY the terms of the will of the late
Leonidas II. Burgess of Clinton town
ship, the testator gives to his wife.
Emily NJ. Burgess, all his real and
personal property, with the exception
of the following bequests: To his
granddaughter, Valera Pickering Mar.
shall $1OO, to his grand son, Alton l..
Francis, 500, and to Clyde Johnson,
Emily H. Johnson and Howard John
son, the sum of 500 each. Upon the
death OF the wife, the property goes
to Leonard Pickering, the testator's
grandson. and to William B. Burgess,
Erma Francis and Lola Shower, the
testators, children. The will was
signed February Z, 1921, in the pres
ence of J. T. Cox and r. C, Mitchell.
According to the provisions OF tine
last will and testament OF Julia A.
Boyd, late Of Hitler township, the
testatrix gives the south half of 40
acre tract in Hitler township to Geo.
w., Huffman and at his death the
property goes to her granddaugh. .ers,
Imo and Essa Huffman. The north
half of the 4O.acre tract is given to
Mary M. Montgomery and upon her
death the property goes to the tssta-
.trix's grandson, Charles w. Huffman;
and to her granddaughter. Ruth A.
Huffman. The will was signed Sept
20, 1909, in the presence Of Clayton
II. Bishop and Bessie Rinier
Contract. Let
The Knox county commissioners, at
their session Monday, awarded con-
tract to Clarence Clark In the sum OF
$3.50 for piling and for cutting the
willows at the Waterford bridge.
Judgment Entered.
In the case OF the Kelser-Dowds Co.
VS.. ]. A. Fuller, judgment BY 4confes-
sion upon the warrant of the attor.
ney for $2O617 has been entered in
the common pleas court Of, Knox
county.
Demurrer Filed
In the case of G. c. Crider VS.. F. o.
lowering, demurrer has been filed
in the Knox county common pleas
court. The defendant says the petit
tion does not state facts constituting
cause of action against this defend
ant +. o. lowering is the attorney
for the defendant.
Confesses Judgment
In the case OF the G. w. Bobb Co
VS.. Winifred Rush. the defendant OF
fers in open court to confess judg
ment for $3.50 and the costs.
Real Estate Transfers-
f. b. Cochran to W.eB. Basnett
parcel in city, ST.
Robert A, Snow to Samuel Tish
parcel in Mt. Liberty, ST.
I,n,, M,vu-on 70 AI;nn ID, xcia ,>o %
Gel in city, 81.
Alice Burris to Henry f. Purdy
parcel in city, 81.
Dexter l.. Seitz to Floyd w. Mahla
parcel in city, 1925.
Frank E. Kirby to fred r. Hyde
lot in Vernonview, 81.
Fred R. Hyde to Fred II. Phillips
lot in Vernonview, 81.
Daniel Sakala, aged II years, viii
be given hearing in the juvenile
court of Knox .county Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock on charge of bur
glary and larceny s
Sakala was inflicted by the grant
jury of the January term, along witt
Carl Harrington. on a charge of bur
glary and larceny. Harrington wa!
fried and convicted and is now serv
ing sentence in the Ohio State re
formatory, Mansfield. Sakala was
also convicted and sentenced to the
Mansfield reformatory, but an afiidav
it was filed in common pleas cour'
showing that the boy was only Il
years of age and should come unde
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
Later birth certificate was receives
from Northampton, Pa, showing tAa