Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1912 — DOZEN DIVORCE CASES IN NEWTON [ARTICLE]

DOZEN DIVORCE CASES IN NEWTON

Judge Hanley Will Have His Hands Full In Settling Domestic Strife at Kentland This Term. There are an even dozen divorce cases to be tried this term at Kentland. None of the cases were venued from other outside counties and all are said to be natively instituted in Newton. One Rensselaer man said today, “If you don’t want to have your wife apply for a divorce, stay away from Newton county.” The allegations are desertion, unfaithfulness, failure to provide and drunkenness, with a liberal sprinkling of charges of “cruel and inhuman treatment” If all the divorce applicants are given a decree, there will doubtlhss be a number of marriage licenses immediately following.