Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1912 — VALPARAISO YOUNG MAN SUED BY GIRL [ARTICLE]

VALPARAISO YOUNG MAN SUED BY GIRL

Clerk in Bert Brenner’s Drug Store Made Defendant in Breach of Promise Suit. William 1 C. Howerton, a drug clerk employed by Bert Brenner at Valparaiso, has been made the defendant In a breach of promise suit. The plaintiff is Miss Etta Jordan, a resident of College Hill, who asks SIO,OOO as a balm for her disappointment. Prom the Messenger the following statement of the action is taken: THE ALLEGATIONS. The complaint alleges: That Miss Jordan and Mr. Howerton agreed to get married. That the date of this agreement was on or about June 1,191 L That at the time she was over 18 and Mr. Howerton over 21. That she has since remained single and is willing to keep her part of the agreement. DISAPPOINTMENTS. That on Dec. 9, 1912, pliantiff requested defendant to marry her. That he refused and still refuses to marry her. That she has devoted her time to preparing for the wedding. That she has refused the society of marriageable men. That by failure of defendant to keep his promise she has sustained damages to the extent of SIO,OOO,