Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 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. Commissioners’ court and the county hoard of education meet Monday. I have opened my office on Harrison street in the block east of the court house, and am prepared to do Engineering, Surveying and Map work. I have maps of JaAper county, Rensselaer and ditcher’s staffs for sale.—L. A. BOSTWICK. County Clerk Jesse Nichols and wife have moved in this week from the county farm and occupy the John Knapp property on south Park, avenue, and Mr. Nichols took charge of his office yesterday morning. His commission dates from November 16, 1916, and expires April 30, 1920. New suits filed: Anna B. Thurlow vs. Jay* A. Thurlow; action for divorce.

The complaint alleges that the parties were married February 18, 1896, and lived together as husband and wife until the year 1906; that during said time defendant was a traveling salesman, and much away from home, but from time to time returned home, but the occasions of his return gradually became farther apart, and his letters less frequently until 1906 when t hey ceased altogether and he wholly abandoned plaintiff; that the abandonment of plaintiff was 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 as the fruits of their marriage two children, Dale E., aged 20, and Nina M., aged 16; that defendant is not. a fit person to have the care and custody of Said children, and for ten years has left them to the care and support of plaintiff, wherefore plaintiff asks to be granted a divorce and the care and custory of their children. Plaintiff resides in

Rensselaer. - No. 8702. Charles A. Myers vs. Bessie Myres; action for divorce The complaint * alleges these parties were married February 9, 1910, and lived together until August 8, 1916, when defendant wholly without any provacation or cause or part of plaintiff, 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 true and Toyal husband; that since defendant abandoned plaintiff he has repeatedly written to her and her money and bagged her to return to him, but she has failed and refused to answer his letters or communicate with him in any way.