Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-10-04
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS MEET

The regular monthly meeting of
the county commissioners was held
Monday. A review Of their trans
actions follows:
b. L. Kean was awarded contract
on the Will woodward bridge, Mar
ion township, at his bid of 1866.
Compensation and damages were
allowed on the G. L. Price road,
Homer, as follows: Ella Davis, IS.
damages; fencing, $40. Nina Davis,
$50 compensation, and for fencing
$195. Jessie Potts, $40 compensa-
ton, damages and fencing SIS. Ell
mer Potts, compensation $40, dam
ages and fencing, SIS.
Commissioners Lowell was empow-
cred to repair by force account of
township.
Corrugated culverts were ordered
to be used at Smith school house,
Homer township, and near the Eliza
Jones property in same township,
and one near the Hooksburg store.
The advertisement for sale of the
construction Of the McLain bridge
in Homer township, was ordered.
The engineer was instructed to re-
pair the McMurray bridge in Bloom
township, by force account of labor
He was also ordered to repair in
the same manner the Deerfield
church culvert, and to repair the
north abotment at the Elmer Car
ter bridge in Union township.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
In the partition case of Viola G..
FOuts ct ano, VS.. Cecil Anderson ct
al, return of sheriff and report of
commissioners approved and con-
firmed. The plaintiff Viola G. Fouts
elects to take the premises at the
appraisement $500. Deed and dis
tribution ordered.
In the partition case of Viola G..
Fouts ct ano VS.. Almeda Appleman
ct al, the plaintiff Minnie E. Finley
elects to take the premises at ST.
800, the appraised valuation. Deed
and distribution ordered
Florence Ethel Clark has filed
suit for divorce against Harry I.
Clark. She alleges gross neglect of
duty, extreme cruelty, and that she
has reason to believe he is guilty of
immoral relations with other women
They were married May, 1917. She
| asks for the custody of their only
child, aged 2 " years.
Charley Porter was granted a di-
vOrce Wednesday from Sylvia Por-
ter, on the grounds of adultery. The
| custody of the two children Pearl
and Mabel was awarded to plaintiff
f1lp n rdn 0P
New Cases Filed
The Wilson Construction Co. has
| filed suit against Howard Quigley
! in the sum of $91476 The action
grows out of defendant abandoning
contract concerning the delivery OF
stone for the building and construc-
| tion Of Sec G of Inter-county high
way No 345.
PROBATE COURT
Rosa Williams of this place has
| been declared an epIIeptic, and was
taken to the state hospital for cpl
| leptics at Gallipolis, Friday, by
| Sheriff Newton and his wife.
Howard Shuster has been ap-
| pointed executor of the will of Jno
| Shuster. Bond $4,000.
The wills of Edwin Crew and
Mary B. Crew have been filed for
| probate.
Marriage Licenses
Fred L. Nixon, auto mechanic,
and Dana Fall, both of Malta, Rev.
Frank Gillian officiating
James Neal, coal miner, Murray
| City, to Martha Bettner, Rose Farm,
John O. Day T. P
Henry Curtis Shilling, Malta, pos
| tai clerk, son of Isaac H. Shilling,
and Mrs. Catherine Louise Wood
ward. of McConnelsville. daughter
| of John E. Mautz, Rev. E. o. Morris
officiating
James Ray Chandler, farmer, OF
West Lebanon, Ind, and Miss Nora
Frances Taylor, music teacher,
! daughter of Elmer A. Taylor, Rev
| w. M. Mackay.
Fined for Delinquency
Mr.. Jesse Darnell, aged "a, of
this place, was fined $50 and given
| a three months Jail sentence Satur-
! day, for contributing to the de-
linquency of a female, minor, when
he eloped with her to Parkersburg
! Thursday presumably for the pur-
pose OF securing marriage license.