Divorces Heard And Petitions Tabled At County Meeting
Wednesday morning session by commissioners heard divorce petitions and other legal matters. Sheriff travels to Marietta on official business following the meeting.
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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
Wednesday morning session by commissioners heard divorce petitions and other legal matters. Sheriff travels to Marietta on official business following the meeting.
Judge Fulton approved divorces in Bowers v Bowers and Guelette v Guelette while Jadwin v Jadwin was postponed due to illness. Bendel v Bond heard Wednesday. road petitions set for future action. Sheriff Woolison attended Marietta for legal business. Executors and guardians appointed. Deeds filed include Elmer E Chambers to Maggie C Chambers in Clinton and Lodge trustees transfers in Brandon and Berlin land transactions.
Columbus reports Governor Cox announced a temporary pause in the controversy over the Deputy State Tar Commissioner Bill amid strong opposition. A conference is planned to decide the course, with options including endorsing Edwards law features or dropping quadrennial real estate reappraisal, potentially saving about 2 million dollars and avoiding tax district disputes.
Walbonding Ohio March 5 Lee Lonsinger a 24 year old married man and father disappeared from his home Sunday morning at 10 o clock. Relatives report no warning or motive and have not seen him since. His wife and family are distressed and seek information from the public.
Thomas Gilham a 65 year old black man claimed to have played with Woodrow Wilson and fired nine shots in Paducah business section. He showed a Wilson letter from 1912 to support his claim. Gilham was arrested and later released without prosecution.
In Dresden two elderly residents of the Petar Schumaker family, a 70 year old wife and her husband, died within days of each other. They had recently moved from a farm into a vacant house thought to have caused the deaths, with joint funeral services held at Dresden Baptist church after postponements. Pneumonia had sickened the couple prior to the deaths.
Vernon Lodge No 140 officers were elected Tuesday evening Exalted Ruler Julius W Headington Esteemed Leading Knight John J Prouts Esteemed Loyal Knight D Stone Jr Esteemed Lecturing Knight Ralph G Jenkins Secretary William C Appleton Treasurer Robert W Stauffer
Clarence H. Reese died at his father in law Alexander Elliott's home 735 East Vine Street after four weeks illness from Bright's disease. Born September 25 1886, he lived in Mount Vernon most of his life and was a Pennsylvania Railroad baggage clerk before illness. Survived by wife and one daughter Eleanor, his mother Mrs. Rebekah Reese, and members of Gay Street M E church Ben Hur lodge K of P and Sons of Veterans.
Hamburg reports that fifty eight men died when the German cruiser Yorch rammed and split torpedo boat B 178 in two during night maneuvers three miles north of Heligoland. Only 16 of 73 crewmen were saved.
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