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denied q divorce to the |
plaintiff on her petition and also de.
Med a divorce to the defendant on
MS cross petition. The plaintiff was
ordered to pay the costs in the case
Judge Lemert took occasion to re.
mark that he thought divorce condi.
lions were bad in his own county
he confessed that
they were no better in Knox county.
Let
The Knox county commissioners, at
their session Monday, awarded the
following contracts:
Clarence Clark, piling $175.52.
c. q. Porterfield, damages on the
Bladensburg- Gambler road, 500.
Tax Is Fixed
Probate Judge Duke has fixed the
amount of the inheritance tax at
$5C5.25 in the estate Of Clara Nixon,
deceased
Cognovit Judgment
Sapp Bros. G Co. have taken a cog.
povit judgment in the Knox county
common pleas court against Ella
Young and D. C. Young. The amount
Of the note is $50. Harry w. Koons
is the attorney for the plaintiff.
Judge c. c. Lemert OF GAINESVILLE is
clearly demonstrating in the Knox
county court of common pleas that
the divorce evil is a serious menace
to America. Judging from his state
ments in the cases heard in the Knox
county court this week, Judge Lem.
ert grants divorce only when it is
absolutely necessary.
While the court granted decree OF
divorce to Leona May Grimm from
Edward F. Grimm, late Tuesday At.
ternoon, he let it be known that had
the case come to his attention in
GAINESVILLE he would have refused a
decree and dismissed the case.
At the outset of the case, Judge
Lemert learned that the plaintiff and
defendant were married in Covington,
Ky. In commenting on this fact,
Judge Lemert said: ii
III this case had come before me in
Muskingum county and l had discov.
cred these parties were married in
Kentucky, would have told them to
go back to Kentucky to obtain their
divorce"
The court stated that it was not his
purpose to criticize counsel in the
case, yet he wanted the fact known
that he did not care to hear children i
divorce cases. In commenting on the
case, Judge Lemert said he had dis
covered that this plaintiff was mar.
ried at the age Of II years. That she
had run away from home and was
married in Kentucky.
Parents who encourage the mar.
riage of children should be horse
whipped" declared the court.
These infants meet up in puppy
love-" declared the court, run away
to Kentucky to be married, and then
hasten into court to obtain a divorce e
I'm my own county do not grant
divorces in such cases. said the
court. II wait until the parties get
some sense.
However, as l am only visitor in
your county, will grant this divorce,
hut had It been in Muskingum county
the decree would have been refused" J"
Accordingly, the court granted a
decree to the plaintiff on the grounds
of gross neglect. The plaintiff was
given the custody of the minor child
and was ordered to pay the costs in
the case. The defendant was given
the custody Of the minor child each
Sunday afternoon. The child is not
to be removed from the county with
out an order from the court. Meth.
er party is to remarry within one
year after the granting of the divorce.
Lunacy Inquest
Judge L. J. Duke of the probate
court was called to Martinsburg We'd
nesday to conduct luhacy inquest in
the case of Sarah J. Kidd, aged 81
years. The affidavit in iunacy was
filed Tuesday in probate court by w.
B. Shrontz of Martinsburg. The in
quest was held at the woman's home
for the reason that she was unable TO