Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-02-01
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

JOuTu0u session, SATURDAY dhu
transacted the following business.
| The contract of Albert Mautz as
| ferryman at Eagleport, was ac-
cepted and approved.
/ The contract of w. H. Phillips
| as bridge tender at Stockport was
approved and accepted, as was also
| that Of Geo. F. -Partesius as bridge
! tender here.
The contract with Geo. o. Wood
for the care of the court house
clock for the sum of $50 per year,
for a period of two years, from Jan.
l, 1923, to Jan. /, 1925, was ac-
cepted and approved.
| The contracts with Samuel Swift
as ferryman at Swift, S. B. Hoon at
Beckett, and Guy o. Smith at Re-
lief, each for the period of two
! years. were accepted and approved.
) This being the day to open bids
for operation Of Hooksburg ferry.
Howard w. Singree was granted
the contract at 1925 per day But
one bid was received for the Rox-
! bury ferry, that of M. w. Fulmer at
So per day, which was rejected, and
! the clerk was ordered to advertise
/ for sale the contract for ferry SER
vice at Roxbury, said advertisement
| to include that unless a reasonable
/ bid is received, ferry service at that
point will be discontinued.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Ola G.. Fouts was on Monday
granted a divorce from Chas. II.
Fouts. on the grounds of more than
three years wilful absence. Alimony
| had been agreed to between the
| two parties. Defendant was order
| ed to pay costs. The case was un-
| contested.
In the case of The Malta Savings
e Loan Co., etc., VS.. Amos Arm
strong ct ano for money and fore
closure, appears the entry: "sale
confirmed, deed and distribution
ordered"
The divorce case of Belle Barn
hart VS.. Homer Barnhart, divorce
set for hearing, Monday of this
week, was postponed until Tuesday,
Feb. 13.
New Suit Filed
Cora DinsmOor Berlin, Nellie F.
| Dinsmoor and Geo. E. Hayward, as
! trustees of the estate of John C.
Dinsmoor, deceased, and Nellie F.
| Dinsmoor. have filed suit against
Chas. w. Maynard and Thos. j. Nc
Hugh, for partition and action in
accounting" The action is in refer
ence to oil and gas holdings in Penn
! township, in the Rettie A. Pierpoint
and A. L. Pierpoint leases. These
plaintiffs derived their title to their
undivided working interest, and
have been operating said leases un-
| der the partnership of "McHugh,
| Maynard & Co." Petition states
that defendant has for long time
been unable to pay his share of the
1 expenses for labor, material. etc.
Because of the indebtedness and the
inability to agree, SO that the exact
indebtedness be known, it states
there should be an accounting
Plaintiffs also make application for
the appointment of a receiver, to
! take possession of the property and
manage same until further order of
! the court, which includes collect
ing of incomes from the estate, col
lecting accounts receivable OF salo
partnership of McHugh, Maynard &
Co., and to take an accounting be-
| tween plaintiffs and defendants, etc.
Divorce Assignments
The following divorce cases, all
equity. haze been posted: Feb. 13,
Belle Barnhart VS.. Homer Barn
| hart, On the same day the case OF
Elda J. Brashear VS.. Howard
Brashear will be heard. Feb. IA,
VIM. McCarty VS.. Gladys McCarty.
PROBATE COURT
]. D. Yocom has been appointed
executor of the estate of Leroy 5.
Holcomb, deceased. Bond $4,000.
| In the matter of the estate OF
| Agnes A. Bell, inheritance tax due
| $34O.80, has been paid.
Inheritance tax found due on
| Augusta P. Dillon estate, was about
| 500.
! In regard to the inheritance tax
| matters, it makes much extra work
| on the probate court, with no addi-
tional compensation. Each estate
must go through the same process,
which requires no small amount OF
| figuring, making out certain reports.
etc.
G.. B. Smith, as administrator of
the estate of Chester Palmer, has
been ordered to sell personal prop
erty at private sale.
Chas. A. Petty has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of
Geo. L. Arrick, deceased, of Center
township. Bond $4,000. M. L..
Fowler, Ova Welch and Milton
Rogers appointed appraisers.
j. j. Gray is appointed admins
traitor of the estate of Jane P. Gray,
late of Union township. Bond
5000.
Frances M. Dover is named as ex-
ecutrix of the estate of j. w. Dover,
deceased. Irven Travis, Chas. A..
Gaylord and c. F. Siler, appraisers.
Jesse Mclaughlin and Noel
Schuster have been named as ex-
ecutors of the will of Charles Rode
back, deceased S. L. Hill, John
Ferguson and Elmer Kirkpatrick,
appraisers.
Marriage Licenses
Vernon M. Love, miner, son of
Elmer Love, Union, and Leota p.
Shepard, daughter of Chas. Shep-
ard, Homer, A. C. Mattern officiat-
ing.
Wm.s J.. Campbell. laborer, son of
Charles Campbell, Beverly, and
Helen Ryerson, daughter of VIM. E.
Ryerson, Rev. r. o. McRae.
RECORDERS OFFICE
:. Leases
The following parties in Morgan,
Bloom and Deerfield have leased to
The Logan Natural Gas & Fuel Co.:
Wilkie j. and j. D. Huffman, 160