Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Marriage licenses issued: July 14, Garfield Swartz of Dubuque, lowa, aged 34 January 1 last, occupation farmer, to Fairy M. Harris, also of Dubuque, lowa, aged 27 May 31 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first marriage of male having been dissolved by divorce in March, 1915; first marriage of female also dissolved by divorce in July, 1912. Clerk J. H. Perkins, who has been afflicted for the past few weeks from a skin infection, went to Chicago Monday morning accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ethel Perkins, and will remain there in a hospital for a few days and have a diagnosis made of his trouble. His local physician, Dr. English, was unable to diagnosis the ailment and the specialist to whom he was sent by Dr. English was also unable to give a diagnosis without studying the case for a few days.

New suits filed: No. 8645. Cora Coon vs. Percy Coon; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married June 27, 1911, and separated May 29, 1916, and have not since lived or cohabited together. The complaint further alleges that the defendant failed to provide necessary clothing and food and refused to provide a suitable habitation but compelled plaintiff to live in old sheds in an jinsanitary condition and has failed and refused to furnish necessary articles of household furniture; for the past two years defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, that he cursed her and struck her and on several occasions has administered to her a- severe beating. The plaintiff asks that her maiden name, Cora Wailing, be restored and also asks for SSOO alimony.