Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1899 — Too Many Divorces. [ARTICLE]

Too Many Divorces.

The divorce rate of Indiana is as interesting as the death rateThe statistics furnished bv county clerks covering the last year, show that the number of divorces granted in Indiana equaled* 11.56 per cent of the totnl number of marriage licenses issued, This means that one out of every nine couples who get married wish they had not been so foolish, and apply to the courts for the necessary relief. As a result of these figures the subject of divorce is being widely discussed. The ministers in the pulpits demand mdre stringent laws, laws which will compel people to live together whether they want to or not.