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Case Of Oldaker vs..
Shaffer
CONTRACTS LET
BY COMMISSIONERS
Action For Divorce; Night
Session OF Court To Hear
Divorce Case


ant in the case OF Ray Oldaker vs.
Harild Shaffer in the Knox county
court of common pleas Monday after.
noon
/ The case was given to the jury at
$3.50 and at 4:20 the jury reported, re-
turning verdict for the defendant.
The case occupied the attention of
the court and jury for two days. The
sale Of horse was-the contention be.
tween the plaintiff and the defendant
| At the conclusion of this case, the
members of the petit Jury were ex.
cused until Wednesday morning at .
o'clock. as no jury case was scheduled
for Tuesday. {
Night Session Held
A brief night session Of court was
conducted by Judge Blair Monday
when the divorce case of Eva Grace
George VS.. Earl George was presented.
Temporary alimony in the sum Of $25
to be paid within 30 days was ordered
by the court. The question of grant
ing divorce was taken under consid-
GRAFTON by Judge Blair.
Sale Ordered
In the case OF Lenna Durbin ct al.
vs. Orella Ewers, the report Of the
commissioners was confirmed in the
Knox county common pleas court Mon
day and public sale was ordered
by the court.
Application Granted
In the matter of the transfer OF
funds by the trustees of Hilliar town
ship, the application was granted by
Judge Blair in common pleas court
Monday and the funds were ordered
transferred.
The same entry was made in the
matter of transfer of funds by the
trustees of Pleasant township.
Partition Issued
In the case of Ezra ]. Long VS.. Pear
M. Long, writ of partition has beer
issued to the sheriff of Knox county.
o
Asks for Divirce-
/, Sylvia Belle Locke has commenced
suit for divorce against Edward A
Locke in the Knox county common
: pleas court The plaintiff states the.
were married June 20, 1920,l and on,
: child was born to them. The allega
: ton is made that the defendant lef
the plaintiff and is believed to be re
siding in Muncie, Ind. The plaintiff
alleges she received a card from tn
defendant saying that he hoped som
day to have home" for her. She say
she and the defendant are first cou
sins, which marriage relationship is !
legal under the laws of Ohio. Sh
charges the defendant with gross nes
lect and asks for divorce. alimon
and the custody of the minor child.
B. E. Sapp is the attorney for tn
plaintiff.
Action for Money
William H. Orebaugh and Samuel I
70 Orebaugh have commenced SUI
/. against Robert u. Severns in the Kno
county common pleas court, asking fo
a judgment in the sum of $625. Th
h plaintiffs claim they entered into
,s contract with the defendant to car
n for the stock. The claim is made ths
.. about rs head of sheep died, causing
loss Of $3.50 to the plaintiffs. 1t is fu
v. ther claimed that others were dan
v aged to the extent of $3.50. Furthe
a. allegation is made by the plaintiff
~ that the defendant took horse, keI
20 it several days and that the animi
q. died from overwOrk, causing the loi
of another $125 to the plaintiffs.
~ all, the plaintiffs ask for judgmer
"a in the sum of $625.
of August w. Webber is the attorne
q. for the plaintiffs,
ar Contracts Let
ri The Knox county commissioners,
M their session Monday, awarded the fC
%. lowing contracts:
a. Z. ]. Reed. hauling in Berlin tow
ship. $40.
,e Clyde l.. Turney, repairs to I'll
We Woolison bridge in Monroe townshi
n. s35.
d.
e. Account Filed
an S. T. Brock, guardian of Georl
In Brock. has filed his second and nm
es account in probate, showing the su
le. of $76636 received and the same su
rd paid out