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• « - . i •s—40 Years the Standard.WHY DIVORCED.Reasons for Severing the Marriage Vows ot' ThreeCouples.Yesterday was rather a light day in the circuit court. A case which attracted most attention, perhaps, was that of Geo. B. Ranson against Road District No. 6, in which Mr. Ranson sued the road commissioners for damages in the sum of $500, alleging that in working the road through his farm they had turned water onto his land and damaged his ^ crops to the extent of the amount named. He r( The jury retired late in the afternoon, bein and in a short time returned a verdict monwas granted.sgresstionunar B al n porti othe ficeranytran • 'alsodentextriressHeawarding the plaintiff $75. witl1Two divorces were granted Wednes- 1 dav.the first being in the case of Frances E. Wiliamson against her husband, Mil- ploy ton C. Williamson. In her declaration, witlithe plaintiff, Mrs. Williamson, averred orthat ehe was marrijed to Mr. Williamson mee at Nebo, Pike county, Aug. 9, 1867, and an(^He rthat they continued to live together until some time in the year 1885, when in c-^the year named her husband wilfully mftyand without cause deserted her and has the 1ever since continued to live away from of a] her. She averred fuither that fiye 1 children were born to them, all of whom were of age except Charles N. William- c son, aged 12, now in care of the oratrix.She also declared that her husband was S150working as a common farm hand on a ers farm near Nebo, and that so far as she Adn could learn he did not earn sufficientcorrmeans to support herself and minor child. She therefore prayed that the marriage bonds he severed and that she ( ®lnlt; have the control of her son. The divorceCrAnother divorce granted was in the case of George Walter against his wife HisChristina Walter. The orator in this outcase declared that his wife had been inte guilty of habitual drunkenness, and had even been guilty of adultery. He had married the defendant, whose maiden ^ name was Copp, July 15, 1885, and had lived with her as her husband until helc March 1888, in which year she had de- voh sorted him, since which time they had that not lived together. The evidence was heard in open court and the divorce v(^vgranted. taU'A divorce which was granted by the was the court Tuesday was in the case of befc Lucy Snider against James G.'Snider. Par The oratrix declared that on the 16thHo 4day of May, 1885, she had been married to the defendant at Franklin, and that ■- qj he had married her under the name of icier Kelley, but not long after their marriage disc she had discovered that his real name The was Snider. Her husband soon man}- ^ea fested a cruel disposition and at various times he had beaten and struck.her; that ^1C on the 24th day of December, 1888, he oth had struck her a blow with his fist, the knocking her down and had kicked and day choked her. She therefore prayed the , ^ court to grant her a decree of divorce. , Her prayer was answered as she desired. ^'ICThe following are court orders:in tCOMMON LAW.T
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Jacksonville Illinois Daily Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 18, 1891
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