Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1895 — Grand Opening of the New Meat Market. [ARTICLE]

Grand Opening of the New Meat Market.

One block south of the Now'els Dlevfitor on Main street. On Die. 23, 189.5., the undersigned will sell MO or under of beef, pork or vehl at two-thiids the ngufar price, v Come o.ne, come all, both great and-small and receive a great bargain and see_ the new shop. Condra & Thornton.

Statistics show th;-1 for ike year ending May 31st, iasfi that there was oue divorce for every twelve marriages in This state. Tiiis is altogether too gfeafi a propertied and the goner#! ih-mand that is growing up for less easy divorce laws,“and less laxity on the parts of court-g*. in enforcing them, 1A T ■ good reasons behiud it. It lo v ghi r iuat»ter for murried people to get unmarried. Great facility in pelting divorces is especiaHYuften - wr<mg wEcm thwcuupferlnTvyy"dulfg" children. In such eases a divorce generally means that the children ;v~e hencefort’ii (•■rp’umicd t'f one parent or the b<>th. In the one particular above all Otljera where the divorce- law’s ' need amemllfig is itrallowing courtsWo grant tfiein fbr imy kiud ■ £ coiuhiutVhich the court is willing.

■ cruel' trbat-mentJ, As-, it "now SJ many judges grant divorces for the .most, .trivial causes, especially if both parties agree to the.divorce. It ought to take more flmfi a few . abusive words or evena rnde push or t -.Vo, ’to- constr;utn such, -cruel and il'ilmihan” as would justify a divorce. I hero should also be liTorm hi the luatteroi -permitting drvnrces-rni the gromv.h of abaudourfient. 'On.gucm grounds the divorce .should only be granted when it is clear defendant, in the suit wilfully ami wrbngtul;I y ab? tndoued th?pl ai nr i ff. Bus if it is ev.id-n-t that the alleged abandonment was merely a voluntary separation, ror the purpose of procuing a divorce latgr, tlieii jj should.not be granted. But prob--ably the -most, effect Wo., way to check the excessive frequency of divofeekj, w.ouhl be- to deny tlhprivilege of marrying again to tbe party proven to be in the wrong. This would bo especially effi ctivin preventing ■ divorces, through collusion between the parlies. =