Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1913 — Has Had No Word From Husband Who Skipped Out. [ARTICLE]

Has Had No Word From Husband Who Skipped Out.

Mrs. William Martin, Whose husband left via covered wagon for parts unknown, having as a traveling companion a woman named Rodgers, has heard nothing definite as to his whereabouts. It Was rumored that he and Mrs. Rodgers were at Wanatah and Mrs. Martin paid a man’s expenses to that place but she could get no Information. Mr. and Mrs. Martin had been married twenty-seven years and she is quite brokenhearted by his conduct and feels completely disgraced. They had a small home near the elevator partly paid for and since he left she has sold tlhe property to J. C. Hassons and is looking for another house in wth'ich to move. 'Mrs. Martin says that Mrs. Rodgers has made trouble for other married couples and she felt especially wronged because Martin gave her a gold ring and money to purchase a coat suit, when Mrs. Martin was taking in washings to make payments on thdr home. And Mrs. Rodgers Came to the Martin home and bragged about her influence over Martin, is the Story sorrowfully told by the wronged and deserted woman. Martin is a brother of the Martin at Newland, whose son gave Will Postill such a dreadful beating several months ago.