Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — New Suits Filed. [ARTICLE]

New Suits Filed.

Anna B. Thurlow vs. Jay A. Thurlow; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married February, 1896, and lived together as husband and wife until 1906, that during said time defendant was a traveling salesman,, and much away from home, but from time to time returned, but the occasions of his return grew gradually less and his letteis less frequent until 1906, when ffiey ceased altogether and he wholly abandoned plaintiff without fault or wrongdoing on her part; that for more than ten years defendant has wholly failed to make any provision whatever for the support of plaintiff and her children. That they have two children, Dale E. and Nina M., that the defendant is not a fit person to have the custody and care of them and for ten years has left them to the care and support of the plaintiff, wherefore the plaintiff asks for a di; vorce and the custody of the children. Charles A. Myers vs. Bessie Myers; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in 1910 and lived together until August of 1916, when the defendant without any provocation or cause whatever, abandoned his home and has since lived apart from him; that for a long time prior to separation of defendant and plaintiff, defendant had been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, that she habitually nagged, berated and abused plaintiff without cause on his part; was frequently jealous of him and accused him of being unduly intimate with other women, when in truth and fact he had been a loyal husband; that since defendant abandoned plaintiff he had repeatedly written to her and sent her money and begged her to return to him, but she h: s failed to answer his letters or communicated in any way.