Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-03-27
Court House News
COMMISSIONERS
Purchases Tractor

Contract is made with the South
ern Ohio Equipment company for
the purchase of one tractor, III. ID. 10
w, Diesel, Allis Chalmers, at cost
of $4,000. Allowance for old trac-
tor, $3.50. Settlement is as follows
1850 cash; two notes of $3.50
each, due in one and two years.
This tractor is to take the place
of the one contracted for several
weeks ago, but order was cancelled,
since it was deemed OF insufficient
horse power.
Commissioners purchase gas pump
and truck located at county barn,
for $3.50. Settlement is to be made
with Cowan brothers.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Asks For Divorce
Doris Bradbury files suit for di-
vorce against Herbert Bradbury
Petition states they were married
May TO- 1887, and have no children.
She alleges non-sIpport and extreme
cruelty. Plaintiff AYERS she and de-
fendant separated in June, 1887,
and defendant was gone about two
weeks; that a reconciliation was eff
fected but in 1888 again were sep
arated for about three months. In
1889, according to petition, defend
ant abandoned plaintiff and was
gone for nine months, and during
September, 1910, defendant again
abandoned plaintiff and has since
lived separate and apart from her
Asks Judgment For $1,000
Anna Phillips, Of Windsor town
ship, through her attorneys, has filed
suit against Lloyd Phillips, Stock
port in which she asks damages in
the sum of 5000, which she alleges
is due because of injuries sustained
in an auto accident, Sept 2S. 1910.
Plaintiff states she was passenger
in an auto driven by her son Chas
Harris Phillips, and was on county
road near the Russell Terry farm.
Said road intersects S. Ii. No. 266
near Boy Scout farm. Plaintiff says
accident was caused solely by the
negligence of defendant In the ac-
cident plaintiff states she suffered
injuries about her chest knees,
hands, head and internal injuries to
I the chest. She has since suffered
much pain, and is under a doctors
care, and she states her injuries are
of permanent nature, and by rea-
son of her injuries has contracted
medical bills and expenses for her
care.
Minor Asks Divorce
Mary Juanita Tilton a minor, 20
years of age, by Clifford Albright
her father, and next of friend, files
suit for divorce from VIM. c. Til
ton. They were married Aug. 10,
1897, and have one child She al
leges gross neglect of duty; states
he has failed to provide her and
child with food, care shelter and
clothing; that from Aug. 10, 1887,
for about a year, defendant COM
PEELED her to live with him at the
home of his parents that he refused
to work and to support himself or
her; that he was quarrelsome and
abusive, and in August, 1888, or
dered her to leave and return to her
home, and take the child with her.
Because of his abusive conduct she
was compelled SO to do. Since plain
tiff and child have resided with her
parents in Center township. In
1888, petition states, plaintiff secur-
ed warrant for his arrest for non
support, but late in 1898 defendant
left state and has since concealed
his whereabouts. She asks for di-
vorce and for custody of child
Pleads Not Guilty,
John Weaver, who was indicted by
the January grand jury for embez-
Element. was arraigned Tuesday be-
fore Judge Carlos NJ Riecker He
pleaded not guilty, and was released
on $500 bond, which was furnished.
In the partition case of Geo. w.
Gilpin VS.. Geo. w. Johnson, ct al.
writ of partition ordered. Jewell
White, e. ]. Ross and Milton Cum
ningham appointed commissioners.
In the money only case of Mary
G.. Price VS.. Cunningham Motor
Sales, plaintiff is given judgment by
default in the sum of $500 with
interest at six percent from Dec. /,
1910, and costs.
PROBATE COURT
Emmett Abel, the person named
in the will, is appointed executor
of the estate of Wilson Thompson,
late of Penn township. Bond, $10,-
900, with L. E. Abel and Geo. v.
Abel, sureties. Probable value of
estate is $4,000, of which $4,000
is personal and $4,000 real estate.
A. w. Miller as administrator of
the estate of Helen Kuntz, deceased,
is given authority to deliver the
property of Mary Kuntz Himmel-
spach, Betty and Eleanor Kuntz,
without appointing a guar
dian. Estate of said minors is less
than $500 in value.
Estate of Walter S. Hiatt, deceas-
ed, is not subject to inheritance tax. |
Gross value of estate is $1,83159; !
debts and costs of administration.
$665.43. Net actual market value, |
Il 1866, which passes to VIM. A.
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