Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. o Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 30, Florance Even to Jennie Bowman. —o — Five insane persons have been sent to Long Cliff from this county within the last three months. —o — Y -Seven marriage licenses were issued last month, against 14 for the month previous, and 8 for the corresponding period in 1902. The will of the late John Maienbrook was probated last Friiday. The will was executed July ¥9, 1899, and E. P. Honan is named as executor. The 80 acre farm and personal property of decedent is bequeathed to his son Barney Maienbrook, who is required to pay any existing debts of decedent and S3OO each to Mary Luers, Josephene Kolhoff, and Anna Putt, and SSOO to Cathrine Kolhoff, the four daughters of decedent. He also bequeathed $25 to St. Augustine’s Catholic church for masses for the repose of his soul. —o — New suits filed: No. 0474. Sarah E. Brown vs. John N. Bown; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Feb. 19. 1898, and lived together as husband and wife until Feb. 4, 1903, when, in the city of Rensselaer, defendant wholly abandoned her without cause, and has since lived apart from her against her wishes and consent, and has wholly failed and refused to make any pr ovision for her support, etc; that he was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment toward plaintiff during their married life, etc., accused her of intimacy with other men, etc. A divorce and restoration of plaintiff’s former name of Sarah E. Burnsid is prayed for. No. 6475. Andrew G. Lewark vs William Fries et al; action on contract and attachment. No. 6476. John Mason vs Elsie Mason; action for divorce. Plaintiff alleges that he and defendant were married Aug. 12. 1900, and after living together for eight months defendant wholly and without cause abandoned him for a period of about one year, when she again joined him and they lived together as husband and wife until March 22, 1903, when she again abandoned him without cause and has since lived apart from him, etc; that during the period of their married life defendant had been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment toward plaintiff, and at divers times had called him bad names in the presence of other persons, etc. One child, a boy now about two years old, was born as a result of this union, which plaintiff asks the custody of.