Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-09
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Edgar Duncan Granted Divorce

COMMON PLEAS COURT
Edgar Duncan Granted Divorce
! Last Friday Edgar G.. Duncan wa.
granted divorce by Judge C. M
Riecker, from Freda Duncan, or
grounds of gloss neglect of duty, al
plaintiffs cost. An agreement was
entered into between the parties al
to the custody, control and care oi
their two minor children, Ronald
| aged three, and Francis, two. Said
agreement was approved by the
to have the care, control and Gus.
tody of the older child at all times,
and the younger child is to be with
plaintiff three months and defend
ant three months, until he reaches
| school age, and at that time fur
ther adjustment will be made by
the court. During the time child IS
| with defendant, plaintiff is to pay
| Sc per month for it's support. The
| case was contested.
In the divorce case of Gladys
/ Glenn Armstrong VS.. Harvey s.
Armstrong, defendant files answer
and cross petition. In the answer
practically every material allegation
of plaintiff is denied In his cross
petition defendant alleges plaintiff
has been guilty of extreme cruelty
towards him, and states that soon
after they were married, and had
time, plaintiff kept insisting that
she wanted to leave New York City
and live somewhere in the country:
and that this insistence on her part
took the form of a quarrelsome at.
titude, causing defendant to become
extremely nervous, and that after
consulting a doctor he advised de-
fendant to leave the city. and in
order to pacify plaintiff, defendant
home of her parents in Meigsville
township, and lived with plaintiff
and her family, but this arrange.
ment, he states, was very unsatis
factory, and in time he had to leave
such temporary living quarters. De-
fendant asks that plaintiffs petition
be dismissed, and that upon final
hearing he be granted a divorce on
grounds of extreme cruelty, and he
asks for custody, control and edu-
cation of their minor child, Harvey
Samuel Armstrong, and he also asks
that the enjoining order hitherto
granted by court. be dissolved and
dismissed,
Divorce Action
On grounds of Wilful absence for
more than three years, Leonard Nc.
Girr files suit for divorce from AL
ma McGirr. They were married in
dren. Plaintiff states that after
their marriage that he provided
home for defendant and that he had
a gainful operation; that during
the month of October, 1880, de.
fendant wilfully left him and has
since that date refused and neglect.
ed to live with him, and that they
have been living separate and apart
since that date.
PROBATE COURT
Authority to transfer real estate.
in the matter of the real estate of
Rebecca McCann, deceased Real
estate all passes to Hiram McCann,
widower.
Harlan Williams as administra-
tor of the estate Of Maynard H.
Williams, files final account
Pearl Wogan as guardian of Vim
ton Wogan, files first and final ac-
count.
The estate of o. E. Berkley, de-
ceased, is not subject to Inheritance
tax. Entire estate which is of the
value of $4,000, passes by law to
Della Berkley, widow.
Boys Placed On Probation
Jack Young, Ray Ellis and Gale
Ellis. minors, of Marion township,
were before the Juvenile court Sat
urday, charged with maliciously
damaging certain monuments sit
uated in Union cemetery, Chester
(Hallowe'en). Young and Ray Ell
lis confessed their guilt, Gale Ellis
claimed he was not guilty. They
were placed on probation. At the
hearing the boys admitting pushing
over some monuments, but deny
that they knocked over 20, as
found. Parents of the boys had the
monuments replaced.
In the matter Of the estate of 0.
granted to transfer real estate (Mal-
ia LOTT to Della Berkley, widow.
Exception to Final Account
Dismissed
In the matter of the estate of j.
w. Macklem deceased, in which eX-
ceptions to final account of w: c:
Macklem, executor, had been filed
by Jessie Macklem, said exceptions
have been dismissed, by consent OF
interested parties.
Pearl Wogan, guardian OF V1ntor
Wogan, files final account, which ~
approved. Said fiduciary is allowed
compensation in the sum of $3.50
The court finds balance of $7.81
due estate in hands of said guar
dian, which he is ordered to pay
over to G. E. Butler, executor of es
tate of Vinton Wogan, deceased.
Marriage Licenses
Irwin Mincks, farmer, son of
John e. and May Hickman Mincks,
Coal Run, and Esther Parrish, Bev-
erly route one, daughter Of Stephen
and Esther Wilson Parrish.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Fishing Easements
The State of Ohio Conservation
Council has filed easements located
in Marion township, consisting OF a
20-foot strip of land along Wolf
creek, for fishing purposes, only as
and Alta Hoon: Mrs. Ella Edgerton;
Andrew ]. Brown: John F. and Ger
tie M Geddes: Ann Daugherty;
Chas. e. Pickering; Annie and Fan
ME erosion: George and Alta Wy
mer: w. M. and Edith Hilaman:
Leslie and Lillian Ellis: A. r. and
Lola Belle Startling; Marion G. and
Matte Barkhurst; J. f. and May. N.
Adrian; w. B. and Ella Hopkins,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bowman.
No consideration in any of the fore
going easements.
Clarence r. and Iva Rutter TO
Garnet r. Nash. Is acres, Homer
deed, ST..
Geo. H. Harper by Clyde Harper,
administrator. to Ceola Withem,
22.55 acres, Homer. $275.
B. G.. Hoon to Ross and Goldie
Hoon, 4.87 acres, Marion. 81.
Geo. HI. Harper, by Clyde Harper,
administrator to Lena e. Davis, "a
Al acres, Homer, $40.
0. r. Berkley to Della Berklev,
one-half interest One-half lot, Nal
ia, certificate for transfer.
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