Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1885 — Two Divorce Cases. [ARTICLE]

Two Divorce Cases.

August Makus was married to Amelia Makus in the province of Posen, in the kingdom of Prussia, iu September, 1874. The fruits of the marriage are two girls, one seven years old, the other live. In 18S0 August came to this country, with the consent and at the re. quest <ff the his wife, the said Amelia. He made a home in Union tp., Jasper county, Indiana, nnd kindly invited his wife to come and live with him, and offered to pay her <p:penses; but she was engaged in the pleasant and profitable business of keeping a saloon, in the fatherland, and : selling beer, whiskey, cigars, Ac, j and refused to cross the briny ! ocean, at the request of her loving husband, and declined to live with him ally longer as his wife. The result has been that August has lost all affection for the cold hearted Amelia, and at the March ! term of tire Jasper circuit court'j he asked for and obtained a divorce on the grounds of abandonment. The children are with the mother and August wouldn’t get them if he could, and couldn’t if i he would. The decree of divorce ! prohibits August from taking j another wife for a period of two j years. A provision which is said ! to have grieved him to the beyrt; as it was whispered that a succes- i sor to 11>e fickle Amelin had StlJ ready been selected. Abigail Eadus, dfJßarkley tp., obtained a divorce from Geo. A. S Eadus, on the grounds of abandon- : anent and failure to provide. Abi-' gnil is said to be about 65 years l old while her J a te husband, if he ; is Irving, which is very doubtful | niust be near eighty. The Teal reason for procuring the divorce was to. give to Mrs. Eadus absolute control certain real-estate which she desired to dispose of. The Chicago & Great Southern i Railway company will hold thenannual election in the depot at Fair Oaks, in this county, at noon, I on Monday, May 4th. A board of directors will be elected and other MB poi tent buvisMti fermwcted