Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-02-24
Court House News
Notice To TAXPAYERS

Notice To Taxpayers
Collection Of the December real
estate tax (first half of 1880 will
/ begin on March A, and continue un-
til April Is. Please note dates,
and pay taxes by April I6, and
avoid further charges, as settlement
will be made with the auditor at
that me.-Lionel G. Roberts,
County Treasurer. 24f2
COMMON PLEAS COURT
! To Satisfy judgment
To satisfy Judgment which Fred
Tavenner obtained from John b.
Conner and Myers Van Fossen, ex-
ecution has been levied on a 1895
farm truck, belonging to Mr.. Van
Fossen. The truck will be offered
for sale at the court house March
2, at 1880 p. m
Edgar A. Davis Seeks Divorce
On grounds of infidelity and ex-
treme cruelty, Edgar A. Davis files
suit for divorce against Tina e.
Davis Petition states they were
married April /, 1911, and have
five children, three Of them minors
Harold, 20; Herbert, II, and
Howard, Is. Plaintiff states in Pc
November, 1887, defendant kept one
Fred Roberts in their home, and
during all of which time defendant
had illicit relations with the said
Fred Roberts, and states defendant
also committed adultery with other
men, Plaintiff also AYERS defendant
has been guilty OF extreme cruelty;
that on frequent occasions during
his illness defendant would strike
affairs with other men, causing
both physical and mental suffering
to the plaintiff, and in consequence
of which conduct the parties separ
ated Nov. IL, 1887. Plaintiff asks
for divorce, and that defendant
may be barred from any right or
title in and to any real or personal
property of plaintiff.
Suit for Partition
Emmett Abel files suit for parti
tion against Anna C. Abel, and 9th
ers. Plaintiff claims legal right
of an undivided one-ninth part of
certain real estate situated in Penns
vile, subject to vested dover in
terest in Anna G. Abel as widow Of
D. M. Abel, deceased. Nine defend
ants each have an undivided one
ninth part of said property. Plain
tiff further has legal right to an
estate situated in Pennsville, sub
ject to dover interest of Anna &.
Abel, widow of D. M. Abel, deceas
ed: other defendants-A. NJ, Merle,
Lulu, VIM. T., Lois May, Robert
and Ray Abel each have an undi-
vided lis part in said premises,
subject to dover interest Of Anna
c. Abel.
Divorce Granted
Saturday Gladys Glenn Armstrong
was granted a divorce from Harvey
S. Armstrong by Judge c. M. Rieck.
er. on grounds of gross neglect of
duty. The care, custody, education
and control of minor child Harvey
Samuel Armstrong, jr., was award
ed to plaintiff, and defendant is en-
Joined against interfering in any
manner with said care, custody, ed
ucation or control Of child except
to visit child at reasonable times.
Property of defendant in Ohio con-
sisting of a 1885 Dodge coupe, and
household goods il possession OF
plaintiff are awarded plaintiff. 1t
is also ordered defendant shall pay
plaintiff $25 on the first day of
each month, beginning March /,
1898, for support of minor child
and cost of case taxed at 1921.
Appeal Case
Bernard McNulty appeals his
cause to court of common pleas,
from the adverse order Of the In
dustrial Commission of Ohio. Plain
tiff alleges that on April 13, 1885,
he was regularly employed by the
Manhattan Coal company. and on
that date while about work he suf-
fered an injury to the right side Of
his abdomen causing appendicitis;
totally disabled for about a year.
Plaintiff alleges he duly filed his ap-
plication for compensation with the
Industrial Commission, and later
was notified that his claim for
award was disallowed, for the rea-
son that proof on file failed to show
that his disability was the result Of
an injury sustained in the course
of, and arising out OF employment.
PROBATE COURT
Emmett Abel is appointed admin
istrator of the estate of SeXtus Hen
cry, late of Windsor township.
and l.. E. Abel as sureties. APP
renee Spencer and Howard White.
In the estate of Charles w. Harp
er, deceased, inventory is filed.
The will of Elizabeth McInturf,
deceased, and of Elmer GLADDEN.. de-
ceased, are presented for probate.
In the matter of the estate oil
Jackson Sleeth, deceased, j. Fl.
Wickersham, administrator is grant
ed authority to sell real estate to
pay debts. Said real estate situat
ed in Meigsville township, is ap-
praised at $2,760. Date of sale is
March 49,
The will of Chas H Bowen, late
of McConnelsville, is admitted to
probate. By its terms all property
is bequeathed to his wife, Carrie L.
Bowen, who is named in the will as
executrix, with request she serve
without bond. The will bears date
of March IA, 1880, and is witnessed
by Catherine M. Bell and Charles
III. Fouts.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Wild Gray of Piqua, to Andrew
Wilson, 12-100 acre. Bloom, 81.
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