Division and Rail Promise Stir Winterset and Oxford County
A long legal petition from Mary J. Oakes seeks permanent alimony of 10000 plus temporary support of 250 from husband William P. Oakes amid years of hardship since their 1865 Manchester marriage. The piece links to regional rail talk with Winterset delegates, Great Western hopes, and a local Populist ticket fielding with officers named and delegates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakes
Mary J. Oakes
Wn. P. Oakes
Pymosa Township
Buck Creek Church
Giill
Manchester
England
Clarence
Citizens Savings Bank
Audubon
Local and Personal Notes From Atlantic
Gardner Talbot visits Anita this afternoon. A son born to Ben Evans and wife on Sunday. Numerous locals and visitors listed including A. F. Rickey Griswold and Walter Haynes Anita. Camera ads and show tickets noted. Community updates on court, business, and social visits fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Evans
H. ©. Gillett
Anita
Fred Alexander
Lafe Simpson
Brayton
McLyman
Walnut
Fread Alexander
A. F. Rickey
Griswold
Walter E. Haynes
C. B. Osborne
Hugh Reinig
Jon
B. A. Dixon
Audubon
Atlantic
John Roush
Lewis
Charles Mountain
Cumberland
Theo, F. Myers
S. Thygesen
Massena
B. B. Brown
Claude Blakesley
Harry Cate
Peter Vorhees
Eastman
Neimeyer vs Neimeyer Divorce Petitions Date Filed
Two of three petitions for divorces were to be filed today, with one case titled Mattie Nelmeyer versus Henry Neiayer alleging 1871 marriage, cruel treatment, threats, and custody pleas for four children. The second case Jennie Embry versus W W Embry cites eight children, habitual drunkenness, cruelty, and requests divorce, custody, and alimony or farm settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Nelmeyer
Henry Neiayer
William C
Gladya I
Jennie Embry
W.W. Embry
Brown Against Goebel Nomination Rally in Kentucky
A large anti Goebel ticket emerges in Kentucky with insurgents from most counties meeting in Lexington to nominate against William Goebel. The convention, with over 3,000 attendees, endorses 1896 Chicago platform principles, Bryan for 1900, and calls for stiff anti corruption measures while nominating John Young Bryan for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Nemis
Lexington
William Gostel
Phil Thompson
John W. Greene
Louisville
Chicago
Bryan
Meifinley
Theodore Hallan
Kenton
John Young Bréyn
Divorces Surging In Cass County During August Term
Twelve petitions for divorce have appeared since April with three more filed today, totaling fifteen set for August hearings. Causes include infidelity cruelty habitual drunkenness and desertion, with many petitions citing older issues but recent events drive the current surge. The marriage docket shows fifty-one licenses in the same period, yielding a high divorce to marriage ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Criel
No Place Like Casa County and Library Work Highlight Local Figures
Frank O Connell returns from Colorado and praises Casa County while disparaging Colorado merchants. He suggests being held up explains his homeward relief. Miss Alice Griswold has joined the Library of Congress in Washington, indexing new publications for student researchers.
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J. B. Rockafellow
Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
M. F. Morton
Elma
Howard County
Atlantic
Morton
Griswold
Turner Brothers
Cumberland
Messrs. Campbell and Sons
Charles Frost
Leadville
J. H. Marshall
Grant Brown
Chauncy Forrester
F. Parsons
Dexter
Des Moines
Highland Park College
Charles Lyons
Marengo
Amos Moreland
Park Hotel
Fair Grounds
Alanson
M. J. Miller
Kirkpatrick
Mr. Levey
John Milley
John
Frank O'Connell
Casa County
Frank
Alice Griswold
Library of Congress
Washington
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Kord Populiats Select & Ticket
Oxie County
Winterset
Greenfield
Madisonian
Stickney
Western
Omaha
Peru
Madigon County
Carson
Bluffs
Fontgnelle
Middle Road
People’s Party
AO. W. Fank
Pleasant Township
W. M. Murry
Franklin Township
E. D. Patterson
Charles Disbrow
Geo. P. Murry
Franklin
John Wilson
Cass Township
T. ¥. Kinsey
S. A. Simonton
Geo
Peter Hurbert
Grove
O. W. Funk
Dick Townman
L. H. Griffith
Benton
Frank Laue
Grant
Conrad Shoe Store
Iowa
Gardner Talbot
Nellie Collins
Agnes Rosa
W. 'J. Palmer & Co
John O’connell
E. F. Dickengon
Poe
W. ‘T. Palmer & Co
J. P. Greene
E. W. Dufford
Alice Rudd
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Cannon
Rudd
Mia
Cannon
W. T. Palmer & Co
Harry Fennell
Tom Harris
Red Oak
W. T. Pamer & Co
A. M. Nipper
Lon Beech
Shenandoah
John Jones
Glen Brown
Benson
Carrie Hilyard
Edna Thomson
T. W. Brown
van McCurdy
W.H. McConvill
Waterloo
SS. Peter and Paul's ‘Court
Chas. Oleson
Imperial Mystic Legion of
W. R. Green
District Court
EB. O.stark
Colton
Calif
City
R. H. Bailey
Stark
Bailey
Floy Burson
Canada
M. Schinder
South Omaha
F. H. Crombie
Maryland
Duluth
Great Laken
Innis
Rock Island Railroad
Locust Street
W. B. Hayward
Johan Jones
Miss Williams
South Chestnut Street
St.Louis
Jones
Misa Wiliams
St. Louis
Tue Tveie Grarn
Old Settlers
Old Soldiera
Walter Collins
Collinge
Collins
James G. Whitney
Marie
Charles A. Grubb
Great Lakes
Macinack Island
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Lake Chautsuqua
James Harris
Ed, Brown
Fred L. Green
King
George W. Johnson
Maine
Myrtle Bennett
Harlan
E. Haggard
W. M
Dudley
Nebraska
Wilson Pratt
Hattie Beat
D. Findley
Jennie Burke
Gaylord
Earnest Brames
Kinsley
L. W. Niles
Council Bluffs
Herbert Ayres
Karl Bailey
William Waddell
Mary Temple
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Hospital
A. C. Brumbaugh
Rober Marshall
Denver
Simpson College
Prat
F. EK. Barrows
Charles Block
Miss Bertha
Mr. Block
Tanglefoot
P. Ayres
Webster City
Algona
Charles City
Mason City
Marshalltown
State Board of Equalization
Wade
Cass County
A. A. Mickel
Whitney
Wm. Trede
Billy Reed
Reed
F. M. Chapolas
The
Telegraph
Knight of the Garter
Avoca
Chapman
Mother Gaylord
Tabitha Gaylord
D. F. Gaylord
J. C. Voorhees
Iona
C. W. Lyman
New York City
Tucker
Brimfield
Belle Taylor
Kansas
Atiaotic
Frank Gaylord
Washburn
N. C
B. L. Scarlet
Migs Caasie
This City
Fred Worthing
Best
Worthings
Worthing's
Neimeyer
Brown
Goebel
MR. Farmer
M. E. Conrad
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