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MRS. MAUDE I. SKINNEB GIVEN SECOND DlVORCE FROM SAME MANCATTLE 1“Your husband bought his whisky for medicine, I suppose,” was the comment of Judge Combs last Friday morning after hearing evidence in the divorce case brought by Mrs. Maude I. Skinner, former Carroll county lady, against Samuel E. Skinner, in the Clinton county circuit court. The woman testified that her husband was habitually under the influence of liquor. Replying to a question by the court she said Skinner bought the whisky at Michigantown, Frankfort and Lafayette. She foundbottles of all sizes from half-pintto quart in his pockets, she said.The divorce secured Friday was the second Mrs. Skinner has obtained from her spouse. She first married Skinner January 13, 1909, and was divorced February 12, 1912, on the grounds of drunkenness, she said. After Skinner promised to reform, sheremarried him September 19. 1914. She gave it up as a bad job March 21, 1916.The couple have one child, Glen, aged 5, whose custody was awarded the woman. She narrated an instance when Skinner drove a party of 17 in a school hack to a social at the Mount Pleasant church. Skinner was intoxicated and failed to notice that he had not placed a bridle on one of the horses of the team. The hack was almost upset, when a neighbor took the reins. Mrs. Skinner lived in Carroll countvIf you have a GOOuntil about a year ago.The court made an ordersale, you would do1calling on os or phobusiness. We canof good veal calves.highest market priclt;Zook’s MePHONE 299.*against Skinner to pay $5 pe: month for the support of thlt; child, but granted him permis sion to visit the boy at all reason able times.To The Public.“I have been using Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion for the past six months, and it affords me pleasure to say I have never used a remedy that did me so much good.”—Mrs. C. E. Riley, Illion, N. Y. Chamberlain'sTablets are obtainable everv-*where.Miss Flora Sanderson of near Roekfield, is attending school at Lake 'Winona.
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Flora Hoosier Democrat
Flora, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 17, 1916
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