Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1904 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Four Divorces Have Already Beefl Granted. Judge Hinley made a strong effort to olear up the divorce cases last week, and granted soar divorcee, two of them on Saturday afternoon. Curious'y enough all four marriages were in the year 1900, and the grounds for divorce in ail oases were abandonments. Moreover, three of the plantiffs were the wives, and they all added failure to provide, and in the other the husband was the plaintiff, and though he could not plead failure of his recreant wife to support him, he did the next thing to it by charging her with getting away with all his property whereby he gained bis support. Joseph P. Levi was given a divorce from Anna M. Levi. They were married Jan. 17th, 1900 and she wholly abandoned him on Dec. 15tb, of the same year. He asserts that she sold two mules, one oow, 500 bushels of corn and all bis farm implement and household good, and gut away with all the proceeds thereof. He thinks she is now in Adams county, Ohio He is a farm laborer.

Anna M. Vick was given a divorce from Charles L. Vick. They were married July 9th, 1900, and be abandoned her Feb. 9th, 1902. She waS|given the custody of her three year old daughter, Ruth. She lives in Rensselaer. Lora P. Leach was given a divorce from John Leach. Their marriage was on Sept. 2nd, 1000 and his abandonment of her was on Dec. 26, 1901. She was given back her maiden name of Lora P, Myers, which was all there left to to give her. Her post-office address is Rensselaer, and he lives at Parr. Rena Krasner was given a divorce from Victor Krasney v They were married in Illinois, Nov, 27>th, 1900, and their wedlock lasted until the 18th of the following February, when he wholly abandoned her, end his present address is unknown. She was given her maiden name of Rena Bierly, usually celled Barley,