Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMON PLEAS COURT

In the case of A. A. Sawyer VS..
The Donally e Ennis Oil & Gas Co.
money, foreclosure of chattel
property and equitable relief, the
docket entry reads: Finding
amount due plaintiff $1,908. Sher-
iff ordered to apply balance of fund
now in his hands arising from sale
of mortgaged property, to plaintiff.
In the partition case of Frank
Ray VS.. Charles Byron Ray, Emmett
A. Taylor appointed guardian ad
Iitem for the minor defendants
Leone Ray and Ella Lee Ray. Or
der for partition. ]. w. Parmfter
John Broedelr and John Greer ap-
pointed commissioners. The prop
erty which contains about 200 acres,
is ordered to be appraised in two
separate tracts.
Suit for partition has been filed
by James K McElfresh against VIM.
NJ McElfresh and 16 others, for the
undivided one-ninth part of lots
and % of Chesterhil1. Plaintiff
claims his interest in said property
came to him by descent from Mary
j. McElfresh, who died intestate
July 10, 1922. Emmett A. Taylor
PROBATE COURT
The wills of Edward W. Jones.
Mrs. Jessie Wiseman Scott, and Al
bert James are admitted to probate.
H. M. Finley has been appointed
administrator with the will annex
ed, of the estate of Jessie Wiseman
Scott. Bond $4,000. The entire
estate goes to her husband, "A. L.
Scott.
The Mary Risen property in NAL
ta was sold at partition sale, Satur-
day, to M. A. Wright for 1900. II
was appraised at s1,S00.
The w. J. Parker place in Mar
ion, offered at sheriff's sale Satur-
day, failed to sell, for want of bid
der II was appraised at $1,000
and had been ordered sold to salts
fly a judgment in favor of Farmers
Trust &c Savings bank. on an order
of sale issued from the common
pleas court.
&C.. B. Smith, Jasper Barrell and A
G. Masterson have been appointed
appraisers of the estate of Jessie
Wiseman Scott.
Albert S. Cramblitt has been ap
| pointed guardian of Charles A. Nc.
Mullen, now an inmate Of the
Athens State hospital. Bond $500
As guardian petition is filed to sci
real estate belonging to said ward.
| Report of administrators sale oil
! real estate of w. A. Steffy, deceased
to Alice Steffy, for s1,25O. The
property which is situated in Homer
township, comprises $3.50 acres.
MARRIAGE Licenses
VIM. L. Riley farmer, Malta
township, son of George Riley, an6
Eliza Louise Leake, of McConnels
Vile, daughter of j. W. Leake, Rev
| Walter Wilson officiating.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed fol
| Kain ct ano Stockport lots, 81; AL
ct ux. three Rosedale lots, $75t
Daniel B. Shaner, deceased, to Ire
E. Shaner, affidavit for transfer
Homer township; heirs of D. B
Shaner to Ira e. Shaner, 81
acres, Homer, 81. J. L. Kis
| kaddon to w. L. Clark, assign
ment of lease, Malta township, 81
Malta Petroleum Co. to same, as
signment of leases, Malta township;
w. L. Clark to Morgan Petroleum
Co., assignment of lease, Malts
township, 81.
Owen H. Patterson ct lux to Ell
mer E. Anderson, Malta lot, 81;
| Benjamin Tompkins to w. S. Tomp
kins ct al, affidavit for transfer;
Addie E. Warthen ct al to w. S
Tompkins, McConnelsville lot, 81;
| Bessie Downing ct al to W. S
Tompkins, McConnelsville lot, 81;
heirs of Benjamin Tompkins tC
same, McConnelsville lot, 81; G. H
Hooper ~et ux to Otto Cowger, 81
acres, Windsor, $3.50,