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ctionsof Several Y Havele time forngs of the inks. Theof directors by the Rein gs Bank, J. Varney; e; Cashier,C. M. Var-Flint, Geo. ian, JohnFostoria,D. B. Bev-Groszkru-AssistantO'Brien, D. Ivan Carr, fayer, PaulSpencer— jeto; Vlce-Cashior, P. ashlers, C. ler; Dlrect-2ordt P. R.. J. Cilley, ter.Spencer—V. Li. Bend-L Graham, stant Cash-J. H. Mc-f. Cilley, P.ARE DIVORCEDWIFE GIVEN DECREE, CH3L-DREN AND FARM HOME BY iVEDGGE LEEHUSBAND FAINTS IN COURTCose Hard Contested; Trial Fills Two Days and the Court Room; Testimony.Mrs. Mabel A. Jayne was granted a divorce from Frank E. Jayne, custody of their six minor children and possession of her 56-acre farm home northeast of Spencer by Judge Lee Friday at the end of a hard-fought trial which packed the courtroom for two days - with interested listen-' era.The judge announced his decision about eleven o'clock Friday night. / When Frank Jayne heard it he fainted and fell into his mother's arms, and It took some timo to : bring him to.Mrs. Jayne charged her husband with repeated cruelty to her and the children and with insulting her and saying vile things to her in the chil- : dren's hearing.The children sided with Mrs. Jayne, testifying against their fath- : er. He was accused of knocking his wife down, of choking his adopted and oldest son Ted till he was black in the,face and of kicking violently his 12-year old son Bertrand,Jayne attempted to show that hia wife had been over-friendly with. other men. He admitted that ho had struck her, but sold she hit him first. It was also brought out that in a discussion about a boarder who was just leaving them, Jayne called hia wife a name which cannot be printed here.Mrs. Jayne wept frequently as she sat in the courtroom through the long trial. Dorothy, nine years old, cried on her mother’s shoulder after she had testified. The children* clustered round their mother and ignored Jayne three feet away across the counsel table.Mrs. Jayne testified that Frank struck her in the mouth when she interfered with his choking Ted; that another time he knocked her down; that he made a particularly. atrocious remark about “a wife like her before the children; that ho called her vile names and said he had ho use for her; that he said of the children Line 'em up and see if they don't look like Rode. She said that in the first years of their married life she drove the .mower and binder and cleaned the barn be-' cause Frank's mother thought he had a weak heart and couldn't do heavy work.” She said she took in washing last spring.They were married in 1897 and lived on his parents’ farm for three years. Jayne said Ills wife objected to living on the same place with hismother and about 1900 they moved onto the farm where they have since lived. Some thrke years later, he testified, Mrs. 'Jayne left home in the middle of the night and got as far as Ruthven before he persuaded her to return home.Mrs. Jayne was brought before the insanity board at Spencer on information filed by her’ mother-in-law, but was found sane. Mrs. Jayne senior said C. S. Weaver, a member of the board, told her Mrs. Frank Jayne had an uncontrollable temper. Mr. Weaver testified ho did not remember saying that.r. Smith, c. f. W. Corn-—President, lent, C. P. lderson; As-)we; Direct-Buckey, A. C. R Howe.i Loan As-M. Dyer;nder; Secre-1 Jayne testified his wife wont, to lord; Direct-. relatives at Minneapolis and Mitch-rnder, J. H. el and they told him she had run off . H. Miller.. with a cousin from West Bend. He Spencer— j said her Minneapolis relative sent Vice-Presi- him a letter alleged to have been hler, C. R. found in hia wife’s trunk, signed A. E. And- j Will and saying that certain cold-irine, chair- ness would be made up when they met. Mrs. Jayne in her, testimony denied getting such a letter or running away with the man. Jayne said he went to Mitchell and got hie wife to come home.In the early years they had no children and adopted a boy. The oldest of their own children, Bert-randf is twelve.ng8 ??n . After her return from Mitchell,-* ' President; jayno 8a|(^i hQ ha(i n0 trouble with•nu a* t i his wifo unt11 three years ago. One i*Jindt% Jr., jday Ted. didn’t mind. . .I shook ys Summer- h|m. she struck me on the hand with a stick. Of course I hit her—in the cheek—it swelled up some.He said those were their first blows.Jayne said Pete Kode came into their home about fifteen years ago. worked for Jayne two years, then I found other employment, but con* tinned £o board at the Jayne home, but bought things for tho table and Jayne testified Rode paid no board made presents to the children and Mrs. Jayne. Mrs. Jayne denied thatllrectors, H.M. Tuttle, Ireen, JohnHester.JR.GIRLrOR A JOBau of the, al Women's it in earnest nth success, r, who runs it has plac-this county position as employers Lions vacant aBked Miss who will fit r asks that want work er persons lone or jobs register the the Citizens’ She will the workers s.PBOGRAM|1 night this of Tarzan, zan stories ire. . Friday Marriage idy in The ense special ly next Sil-sh.(Continued on Page Seven)HONOR ROLL ATGILLETT GROVE CON-SOLI1 DATED SCHOOThe following Is the honor roll the Gillett Grove ConBOlida schools for tho month': of Decemb 1920:Class A.—Lola Gloyzel, Clare F son, Isabel Parson.CJass B.—Jennie Allen, In Hargrave, Lila Allen, Albert Ho ott, Nora Allen, Helen Jacks, Alice Banning, Nelltda Jacks Llazle Bonning, Varle Johns, B slo Blount, Francis LaGrange Rj mond Daugherty, Marjorie Ml Glen Eric son, Anabel Morre, Har: Erlcson, Maggie Morris, Mabel Ha rick, Erma Nissan, Mildred Ha rick, Harold North, Donald H grave, Ethel Parson, Elizabeth H grave, Robert Parson.
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Spencer Reporter
Spencer, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 12, 1921
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