Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-08
Court House News
COMMISSIONERS MEET

Court House News
COMMISSIONERS MEET
The county commissioners met
Monday. and transacted business as
follows:
The board re-organized for the
year 1891, with Fred Radcliff as
president.
Bids were received for deposi.
taries of county funds: Malta Ma
tional bank, 2% on 1919 of mac
tive funds; First National bank,
stockport, 2% on $50 of inactive
funds; First National bank, McCon-
nelsville, 10 on 500 of active. and
2@6 on 33 1-3% of inactive; Cit.
izens Savings bank, McConnelsville,
29o on $50 inactive; Citizens Ma
tional bank, McConnelsville, 2% on
33 1870 inactive funds, 10 on
500 active; First National bank,
Chesterhill, 2% on $50 inactive.
Bids were accepted and banks re-
auired to enter into contract and
give bond in amount of $24O,000.
Road petition is presented from
York township, asking that GER
tain road in York township be
placed on the secondary system.
Road begins near the residence OF
d. r. Allen, thence through lands
owned by Fred Darringer, Chester
Everhart, E. j. Deaver. N. Y. Coal
Co, L. Melick, Mary A. Koonts es-
tate, thence south through lands of
Mary A. Koonts and N. Y. Coal Co.,
and terminating at county road No.
5, at Rose Farm. Petition is or
dered filed.
COMMON PT.EAS COURT
Sues for Money
Leila B. Dutton has filed suit for
money, against w. c. DuttOn, in
which she seeks judgment in the
sum of 1856 and costs of suit. Pc,
tition states that on June 3, 1880,
the common pleas court made an or
der, and same was duly issued out
of this court in cause therein pend
ing, whereby the courts decree or.
dered that VIM. C. Dutton pay to
Leila B. Dutton the sum of IS each
and every week for support of their
minor child Said payments were to
be made as beginning May 8, 1929.
and to continue until further order
of this court. and defendant has
paid but $75. and there is still due
the sum of 1855.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the will of ]. p.
Hooper. deceased, authority is
granted to transfer real estate de-
vised, to names of Howard B. Hoop
er, VIM. W. Hooper, Annie Sieber
and Wayne B. Bonifield. The real
estate is situated in Meigsville
township.
The will of E. r. Stires, late of
Center township, has been filed for
probate
No inheritance tax is found due In
the estate of Elizabeth J.. McElfresh
deceased. Property of which de-
cedent was the owner at the time of
death was of the value of $1,000;
debts, including those incurred in
last sickness and funeral, $1,165,
leaving 1896 to be divided equally
between Earl McElfresh and For
rest Havener.
appointment of Jail MatrOn
Mrs. Matte Allen is appointed
Jail matron, at a salary of $40 per
month.
The estate of Chester A. Newton,
deceased, is fully settled, and admin
istrator B. M. Farus. who is allowed
compensation in the sum of $16.57,
is discharged
Estate of Elizabeth Comfort Rob
erts. deceased, is not subject to in
heritance tax. Gross value of es-
tate is s4,16O.36; debts and costs OF
administration. $1,876.45; and the
net actual market value is $2,283-
81, which is equally divided among
deceased's three children-Edwin
Fred and c. A. Roberts.
H. M. Finley. administrator, with
will annexed. of estate of Edward
W. Jones, deceased, files third par
tial account. Same is approved
Compensation is allowed administra-
tor in the sum of $40 Balance re
naming in hands of administrator,
s29.18 cash, and $13,5O0 in bonds.
H. M. Finley, executor of the es
tate of Annie E. McIntire, deceased,
files second partial account Ac-
count is approved. Compensation is
allowed executor in the sum of
s62.75. Balance remaining in hands
of executor, s752.36 in cash and S.
800 in stocks and bonds.
In the matter of the estate of
Jesse NJ McKibben, deceased, Chas. |
f. Pennell as executor, files first
and final account, which shows a |
balance of $763.27. Compensation
is allowed executor, in the sum OF
$96.30.
The estate of Alfred HI. Mercer,
deceased, has been fully settled. and
Cora B. Mercer, executor, is dis
charged.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Chas. w. and Edna Devol Sea-
lock to Dow and Ethel Ross, 120
acres, Bloom, 81.
The village of Malta to Gladys |
NORM, cemetery lot, $40.
j. G. and Media Barker to r. H.
Wayne, 40 IA acres, York, 81.
John C. Buckley, deceased. to
Chas. A. Buckley, 22.21 acres, I'm
ion township, Morganville lots, af-
q 10 fnY tro cfQr