Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-03-04
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT


COMMON PLEAS COURT
In the divorce case of Wilma B
Ickes vs. Lawrence T. Ickes, defend
ant is ordered to pay plaintiff teni
porary alimony in the sum Of $25.
| Seeks Judgment for 81 1,O20.63
The Royal Insurance Company
has filed suit against H. G. Smith
Transfer Company, in which judg
ment is asked in the sum of ST..
029.63. Petition states plaintiff in
sured Horkheimer Brothers, WOO
dealers of Wheeling, W. Va, against
loss by fire in transportation, in an
amount not to exceed $4,000. Pc
| tition also says the insured (Hork-
heimer's) purchased wool in and
near Malta and GAINESVILLE, at a cost
of $2,032.23, consigned to insur-
eds warerooms at Wheeling; that
agreement was made with defend
ants to transport the wool on April
/, 1886; that when near St. Clairs-
vile, truck caught fire, resulting in
loss to insured in the sum of ST.
029.63; that defendants were negli-
gent in not carrying freight cargo
insurance, when they arranged to
transport said wool; that they have
failed to reimburse plaintiff for loss,
and have rendered themselves liable
for all loss sustained by the insured,
by the principle of subrogation.
PROBATE COURT
Inventory is approved in the es-
tate Of w. A. Pidgeon, deceased.
Total appraisement is $9,O26.16, of
which $50 is personal goods; stocks
and securities. $8.S38.81: accounts
and debts receivable. $127.38. w.
E. Wootton, J. A. Hayes and G. c..
Stoneburner were appraisers
Final accounts have been filed in
the estates of Chas. Steward and
Mary Humphrey.
Anna c. Abel is appointed guar
dian of Lois Mae. Robert Dean and
Ray Ernest Abel, minors. Bond,
$500, with Emmett Abel and J.. A.
Hayes as sureties.
A. w. Miller as administrator of
the estate of Thomas McCracken,
deceased, files petition asking for
an order to sell real estate, to pay
debts of decedent. March 20 is
date set for hearing.
Wilmot Carnes, administrator
asks for authority to sell real estate
belonging to estate of A. w. Carnes,
to pay debts.
Inventory is filed in the estate of
Thomas McCracken, deceased.
Estate of Charles Steward, de-
ceased, is not subject to inheritance
tax. Gross value of estate is $525:
debts and costs of administration
S525; net actual market value is
nothing.
Schedules of claims, debts and liza
bilities are approved in the estates
OF t. E. and John r. Molyneux.
The will Of Charles w. Benjamin
has been presented for probate
John Harkins, as administrator Of
the estate OF Herman Harkins, de-
ceased. files first and final account,
which is approved. Said admfnis-
traitor who is allowed compensation
in the sum Of $40. is discharged.
r. M. Wfnegardner. as admins
traitor of estate of Velma Shrivers,
deceased, files final account. Said
fiduciary is allowed compensation in
the sum OF 1925. Said account is
fully balanced, and administrator
discharged.
In the matter of Lucy Bowman as
guardian of Mary e. Bowman, final
account is filed, which is approved,
and guardian is discharged.
Belle Lackey, guardian of Emma
Lackey, files final account, which is
approved, and guardian is discharg-
ed.
Marriage Licenses
Edward H. Savage, physician,
SON of Peter and Catherine Young
Savage, and Bessie E. Love,
daughter of Lafayette and Henriet-
ia Roberts, both Of Chesterhill.
Each had been married once before.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Fred W. and Nina Pearson to
Francis S. Doudna and wife. McCon-
nelsville lot, 81. (Action is to clear
title).
Amanda Nixon Hull to Rupert L.
and Helen v. Kent, 1921 acres,
Deerf1eld. 81.
J. M. Klingman and Daisy Killing
man to r. c. Harrison, Rosseau lot,
81.
C. E. Clifton and wife to Ernest
Elliott and wife, two McConnelsville
lots, 81.
Lawrence Shields to F. M. Little,
"a acre, Bristol, 81.
Ernest Elliott and wife to Frank
and Ethel Jones Porter, 2.44 acres,