Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-08-14
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Suit For Money


sorry note.
Taken Under Amusement
Monday Judge Finley heard the
divorce case of Russell c. Rutledge
VS.. Bessie Rutledge; and divorce
and alimony case of Leila Curtis
VS.. Horace d. Curtis. Both cases
were taken under advisement.
Alimony Suit Filed
Nancy S. Taylor files suit against
Samuel ID. Taylor, in which she
seeks a1imony Petition states they
We're married March Is, 1915, and
there are no living children. Plain
tiff in petition states that on July
%. 1890, defendant wilfully and
without good cause permanently
abandoned plaintiff, and then noti-
fed plaintiff thereof Petition al
leges that defendant has been guilty
of gross neglect of duty: that by
his conduct he has lost all affection
for her. Plaintiff states that de-
fendant earns about 500 per
month; gets a pension of. SIS per
month; owns insurance policies;
and has interest in two town lots;
that defendant has destroyed credit
so far as he can, by ordering stores
not to allow her to purchase on de-
fendant's credit. Plaintiff asks for
temporary alimony, pending suit;
and upon final hearing reasonable
permanent alimony
From j. of p. Court
Transcript of the proceedings of
The State of Ohio VS.. Lewis Will
son and Elmer Wilson, heard be-
fore II. H. Danford J. p, Homerl
township, has been filed in COM
nln pleas court
Judgment for So, 5,498.43
In the case of The Ohio-Pennsyl- |
vania Joint Stock Land Bank of |
Cleveland VS.. Oakley and Cora M. |!
Ford ct al. for money, foreclosure |
and equitable relief, the docket en- |
try of Judge Finley, Aug. 13, reads: |
Judgment for plaintiff against Oak
ley Ford, Cora NJ Ford, Chas. I. |
and Minta Porter, in the sum of |
s5.49S.43, of which $5.296.91 bears |
interest at SO, and s2O1.52 at 8%, !
from this date. Foreclosure is or
dered. Mortgaged premises ordered |
sold If judgment not satisfied within I
three days.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate of |
Perley B. Best, deceased, authority |
is granted to transfer real estate de-
vised, 1.61 acres, Malta township,
to name of Eldridge T. Best.
Inheritance tax in the sum of |
S2S4.91 is found due in the estate
of Thomas I. Mercer, deceased
Gross value of estate is $8,O9O.8O.
Deducting debts and costs of admin
istration, leaves balance of $7,198.-
46, subject to inheritance tax. Sue
cessors to estate are: j. H., J. E.
and r. A.. Mercer, all brothers,
each $2,399.49.
Sale is~confirmed and distribution +
ordered, in the matter of the estate
of Raymond F. Sevall, and Burnell
Kaltenbach, administrator of said
estate, is ordered to make purchaser
Geo. E. Sevall, deed. Balance re-
naming in hands of administrator
after paying expenses incurred in
sale, $848.52, to be accounted for
according to law.
Emmett L. Watson, the person
named in the will, is appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of VIM. T.
Watson, deceased. Bond, $500
Appraisers, Fred Joy, Everett Rus
sell and j. T. Bowman. Il
Guardian Appointed
John S. Mcbride is appointed
tol township, an incompetent per-
son. Bond, $500. II
Authenticated copy of the will of ,
Robert F. Sears, late of Woodsfeld,
Monroe county, is filed. By terms
of will, all property is bequeathed {
to his wife, Elizabeth E. Sears. l.
Robert r. Sears, jr., is named in Y
will as executor The deceased has =
an interest in certain real estate,
situated in Bristol township. II
Guardian Appointed Z
Conklin Palmer is appointed guar !
dian of Charles Elwood Fouts of J
Malta township, an incompetent. Il
Bond, $4,000. Is
Bessie c. Patterson files her ap- Ii
plication for appointment of guar
dian for Anna Elwood Fouts, al
leging that she is an incompetent
person, and incapable of taking care
of her property. Aug. 1S is date set |
for hearing. n
Emmett L. Watson, executor, files +
inventory of estate of VIM. #. Wat is
son, deceased which shows apprais- '
al of assets to be S887.47. of which \
1S7.47 is money, and 500 real $
estate. i
In the year 1928, SS marriages 7
were performed, and in 1929, there a
were 90; In the year 1928. Is di- ]
yorces were granted; in 1929 |
there were six.
Marriage Licenses $
Milford W. Williams, farmer, 7
Corning, r. f. D., son of Eldon Will
liams, and Nettie M. Weaver, Malta,
r. F. d., daughter of Andy Weaver,
Rev E. F. Kendle. to
Francis A. Morrison, miner, Ath- !.
ems county, son of Ben Morrison. !,
and Mildred G.. Bowersock, Glouster i
r. F. D., daughter of H. A. Bower q
sock.
Denver C. Rowland, truck driver,
son of Harley e. Rowland, Wash =
ington county, and Ola M Scott, 7
student, daughter of Ferguson Scott,
Bristol, Rev. Paul Bieghley officiat- ?
ing. .
RECORDER's OFFICH f
J. D. Pearce to The Wayman Oil I.
z Gas Co.. assignment 100 acre q
lease, Deerfield, ST. eg3 n
Mary =. Anderson to Dorothy l.. :
Fitch, 220 acres. .Deerfield, 81.
Laura Best, deceased, to Hettie A. .
Williams, 41.90 acres, Penn, probate n
court certificate. a
Newell b. Kane ct al to Jas. r
Sheldon Kane and Helen Kane,
1850 acres, Union, 81.
Oscar S. Newman to James Shell
don Kane, town lot. Ringgold, 81. W
Geo. Pillsbury to Sarah A. Pills "
bury, 10 acre, York, $40. v
at al fn liz,