Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-10-20
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
New Suit Filed

AOM NUN FLEAS AOO N
New Suit Filed
The Atha Supply Co., of Zanes
Vile. files suit against The Malta
Oil & Gas Co., and Oscar James, ths
title of which is money, foreclosur.
of material, mans lien and equit.
able relief" Plaintiff in petition
states there is due it $3,040.44
with interest at $50 from Dec. %
1927: also s2,074.36, with interes'
from Nov. 16, 1928, for goods sold
Said. claims are secured by ma.
terial, mans lien, papers, and plain
tiff claims lien upon real estate
about 234 acres, in Penn township
Defendant Oscar James claims some
interest in said materials and prem
ises, but plaintiff claims that same
is subordinate to it's lien, and asks
that the said Oscar James may be
compelled to set up his interest OF
be forever barred. The prayer OF
I petition is for Judgment in the
sums named, and in default of pay
ment, premises and property to be
sold and proceeds applied to pay
ment of debts; that defendant Os-
car James be restrained from the
sale or attempted sale of any part
of said property, until final hearing:
for foreclosure Of lien and the
marshaling of liens for costs ex-
pended and for all further legal and
equitable relief.
Files Plea In Bar
In the matter of the State Of
Ohio VS.. Herschel X. Haines, plea iu
bar is filed. Petition states that on
March 16, 1927, Alice M. Torbert
then Alice Nj. Haines, filed suit for
divorce, on grounds of gross neglect
of duty. Divorce was granted, and
custody, care, education and con-
troll of their three minor children
was awarded to plaintiff: and the
courts decree was that Herschel X.
Haines was enjoined from interfer-
ing with minor children, and said
decree gave defendant no right Of
visitation to said children. The re
cent grand jury returned indictment
against said defendant, for failure
to provide for his minor children.
Defendant denies that the omission
to so provide for said children is
due to refusal or neglect, and denies
it is unlawful, and defendant prays
to be discharged.
The case of The Atha Supply Co
VS.. the Malta Oil & Gas Co., ct al.
has been dismissed without preju-
dice, at the cost of plaintiff.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate of T..
A. Kennard, deceased, petition ap-
proved to distribute assets in kind
ten shares Citizens National bank
of McConnelsville- each
to Edna. Betz, Orin Kennard ana
Helen Mcnamara.
The estate of Catherine Deaver,
deceased, is fully settled, and w. E..
Buchholtz as executor, who is al
lowed compensation in the sum Of
$179.96, is discharged
C. B. Smith of Bristol township
is appointed administrator of the
estate of A. E. Smith, deceased
Bond, $4,000. Appraisers: w. l..
Cannon, J. w. Ferguson and v. NJ.
Crisman.
E. E. Ross, administrator with
the will. annexed, of the estate OF
Jessie E. Rardin, deceased, files pc
tition to sell certain real estate, ap-
praised at $150, and standing tim
Der, $3.50. Order is granted to sell
at private sale, for not less than
appraised value.
The estate of George Hempfeld,
deceased, is not subject to inherl-
tance tax. Gross value of estate is
s1,46113; debts and cost of ad-
fninistration $1,474.97.
No inheritance tax is found due
in the estate Of Stephen Sherlock,
deceased. Gross value of estate is
S6,4O3.69; debts and costs Of ad-
ministration, $4,903.50, and the net
actual market value is $500.
Marriage Licenses
Carl Davis Henry, farmer, Deer
field, son of Charles and Cora Long
streth Henry, and Cloma Clarice
Scott, Union township, daughter of
Charles l.. and. Mary Niceswanger
Scott, Rev. Gallagher officiating.
RECORDERS OFFICE
VIM. F. and Eva Lee Buchanan to
Nellie B. Fox, McConnelsville lot,
ST..
Jennie Fleming, deceased, to j.
Dean Fleming, lots 97-9S, McCon-
nelsviIle, certificate for transfer.
Dean Fleming to Clarence and Stei-
la Drury, two McConnelsville lots,
81.
U. S. Army to Linley Pierpoint,
soldiers discharge.
Ernest B. Schneider and wife to
H. B. Grout, Rokeby lot-$1.
Carl Moore to Pearl j. Patterson,
S2.44 acres, 81.
r. P. Daugherty to Standard Sup
ply Co., gas station lease, Marion.
Purchases yellow Rose Restaurant
= Elsewhere in this paper appears
the advertisement of w. S. BowRs
who bought the yellow Rose Rest
aurant and the Berry building In
which 1T is located. and will be open