Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-06-30
Court House News
COMMISSIONERS

Contract was entered into with
the Finley Insurance company for
insurance at tfeasurer's office as
follows: Messenger service, $500;
burglary, $1,000; robbery insur-
ance, $4,000. Such contract to ex-
tend for a period Of three years,
from July 3, 1898.
The sum of $4,000 is ordered
borrowed from the First National
bank, Stockport, for period of six
months, interest at rate of four
percent. Such note is for purpose
of renewing note borrowed to meet
former relief needs.
Surveyor is instructed to proceed
by force account of labor to grade,
drain and surface road beginning at
county road 62, Bristol township,
and extending in southerly direc-
ton, through lands of B. F. Reed,
U. e. Parmiter, estate of j. V. Rut-
ledge, terminating at county road
81, Meigsville township, a distance
of about one-half mile.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Case Today
The case of c. c. Eddleblute VS..
Chas. E. Pennell, Edward Ley and
George Rasp-money, which was to
have been heard Wednesday, will be
heard today.
Dean Sheets Wants Divorce
Alleging gross neglect of duty,
Dean Sheets has filed suit for di-
vorce against Lillian Sheets They
were married June 13, 1888. and
have three children. Plaintiff says
in his petition that following their
marriage he established a home for
the defendant 'and their children.
but says defendant has ever since
their marriage been careless and
lazy in caring for their home and
their children; says his employment
has largely consisted of day labor
away from their home; says that
frequently while he was at work,
defendant spent much of her time
in the society of other men who
would call at their home in plain
tiff's absence. Plaintiff states that
for the past year, defendant has
threatened to leave him, and on
March 20, 1888, she left their home
and abandoned their three children,
having no cause whatever to do so.
He says that since that date, he with
the assistance of his mother, has
had the sole care of their children.
Plaintiff asks custody, care and con-
troll of their three minor children.
Appealed from Probate Court
Transcript and original papers in
the matter of the estate of w. A.
Steffy, deceased, has been appealed
from the probate court to common
pleas court. The action is for con-
struction of will. In this action in
probate court, answer and cross pc
tition was filed by division of aid
for aged Will of w. A. Steffy, de-
ceased, authorizes administrator to
pay all debts of widow Huldia Stef-
fly, and the probate court ordered
administrator to pay all lawful
debts of said Huldia Steffy, accord
ing to priority, so far as assets of
estate are sufficient so to do To
that finding Ray Steffy excepts, and
filed bond for appeal in the sum OF
5000.
G. F. Williams of Columbus
pleaded guilty Tuesday, when ar
raigned before Judge Riecker,
charged with failure to collect sales
tax He was fined $25 and costs.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of Clara Young as
of the estate of Isaac G.
Young, deceased, VS.. Mildred Shill-
ing. ct al, sale Of real estate is ap-
proved and said executrix is order
ed to make the purchaser of prem
ises, Victor L. and Josephine Jaynes,
deed.
Marriage Licenses
Carlos Glen Huffman. mill work
er, son of John S. and Belle George
and Alice Lorena Tucker,
daughter of Henry j. and Bessie
Davis Tucker, Lawrence N. Seaman,
r p officiating