Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-11
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT


land cross petition instanter.
1 Suit for foreclosure has been filed
by Carl Patterson, administrator Of
the estate of T. j. Edgerton, deceas
led, against P. C.. Worrall and Mabe
M. Worrall. Plaintiff alleges there
is due the sum of $1,000 on promis
Isory notes, which are secured by
mortgages on certain real estate in
Marion township, which real estate
it is asked may be sold, and pro
ceeds applied to debt
Suit for Attachment Filed
/ w. S. Harris and Eva Harris
have filed attachment proceedings
against A. M. DEAN and III. l. Nor.
ris, to recover a claim of $412.50
Ialleged to be due for gas and oil rem
tai, and which it is alleged is due
as per a certain lease contract.
The estate of Eliza j. Smith has
been fully settled, and Seth Smith
executor, is discharged.
Thesinventory of the Joel Morris
estate totals S6,654.
Inventory of the late Geo Black
burn estate shows $3.50.
PROBATE COURT
/ Mary Norris is appointed guar
dian of Mary Lucille Morris, a
minor. Bond, $4,000.
In the matter of H. H. Choguill
as administrator of the estate OF
Joseph Yarnell, deceased, VS.. Clar-
ence Yarnell, application for order
for completion of contract is grant
ed. and deed is ordered. The cause
was heard upon petition of H. HI.
fChoguill as administrator of the es-
/ tate of Jos. YarneH, deceased, for
authority to complete contract
made by the said Joseph Yarnell
during his life, to convey certain
real estate.
/ The will of J. B. Farra, late of
! Morgan township, has been filed for
probate.
The estate of Belinda H. Schofield
has been fully settled, and A. T.
Schofield, executor. discharged
Application has been made for
1.-THE appointment of a guardian for
Leila Norris, an alleged imbecile.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed for
record:
Joseph B. Bailey ct ux by w. M.
| Newton, sheriff, to VIM. V. Walsh,
1895 acres, Penn and Windsor
! $2,40O.
B. T. Arrick, deceased, to Nellie
| B. Fox and Donald Arrick, affidavit
| for transfer, Meigsville
VIM. o. Bolinger to VIM. F. Nice
swanger, assignment of " interest
SO IA acres, Malta township,
$500. Pearl Potts to same IA in
ferest in 50 IA acres, Malta town
fship, SITS.
George Bole to Jesse Bole and
Zelia Bole, acre, Windsor, 81.
VIM. F. Niceswanger to J. F. Nice
swanger, assignment of ga interest
(69h acres) in lease, Malta town
ship.
j. b. Rowland ct ux to w. S.
Barkhurst, 9.S2 acres, Marion, 81.
Leases: The following parties in
Penn and Windsor have leased to E.
w. Kepple: j. J. Coulson ct ux, 105
acres; Fred Van Fossen, 25: jon
latham Wildman ct ano, AZ; Thigh
man Kinney ct ux, 227; Geo. Bish-
op ct ux, IL; Sextus Henery ct ux,
AS; Howard F. White ct ux, 67; w.
E. Bishop, As; John Brooks, 200;
w. H. Tompkins ct al, 95; w. e.
Bishop ct al, 80; w. H. Creighton
ct ux, 235; Frank Greist ct ux, so;
w. w. White ct ux, 81; M. w. Bish-
|op ct ux. 16; Minnie Bishop, ct
ux, 81; w. E. Bishop, ct al,
|55; E. w. Kepple to J. M. Kelly, as
|signment of 1927 acres in Penn and
Windsor. Consideration in each
case, 81.
February Distribution of School
Funds
December taxes for school pur
poses have been distributed to the
various townships as follows:
Bloom, s3,622.04; Bristol, s4,-
.831.47; Center, $4,2S3.14; Deer
field, $3,343.01; Homer, $6,515.43;
Marion, $9,593.66; Manchester, s2,-
60O38; Meigsville, $1,359.99; Nor
gan, S1,103.03; Malta Tp.. $3,915.-
81; Penn, S5,962.09; Union, $5,-
13108; Windsor, S9.615.71; York,
$5,729.25; Deayertown, $1,226.89;
M. & M, S12,52S.73.
Ohio Newspapers Sued For Libel
Seven libel suits, against that
many Ohio newspapers, for total
damages of $4,000, were filed yes
terday in federal court by Alyce Nc
Cormicl1, Omaha, Neb.. who alleges
defamatory statements were printed
with her photograph in December,
last. Exact contents of the alleged
defamatory statements, according to
the petitions filed here, are that
Miss Mccormick, who was chosen
Miss Nebraska in beauty contest
and then entered Ziegfeld FollieS b