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POOR TOM MILLIKAN.The Troubles of the Blind OctogenananProceed Without CeasiraINow the Wife H« Marriott iu 1X41 W inu Divorce After Fifty-Five Tear* ofWedded Fife—The DefendantIn th#* Poor Horn##*.1\Thomas Millikan, the well knownold resident of Howard county, continues to have troubles, iio has hadtroubles all his life, and his life is byno means a short one.beenborn of woman is of few days and fullof trouble.” In the present case itbe said that his life is “full oftrouble” but the trouble has extended beyond the scriptural ‘few days.Thomas M. Millikan is eighty yearsold, totally blind, and an inmate ofthe poor house, and a defendant in a suit for divorce. He also served aterm in the penitentiary recently, forexecuting a warranty deed to another man’s farm.After returning from prison, aboutuvvo years ago. Mr. Millikan earned alivelihood by huckstering andpeddling horse radish. In the lastfailed and for ther wjast eight mouths he has been in thexor house, a county charge.Friday his wife, Margery Millikanfiled a suit in court for a divorce. Thecomplaint, prepared by Attorney C.A. Henry, alleges that plaintiff anddefendant were married in May, 1841,and lived together until Feb. 1894, atwhich time defendantplaintiff and refused longer to provide for her support. Mrs. Millikant1ttiis at present making her home withher daughter, Mrs. Jesse Jackson, iuthe northwest part of the city.
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Kokomo Daily Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 19, 1896
Page 8
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