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WIFE LEFT BUT WITH REASON.SeiiHatioual Stories rilingMrs. Itlunchardf I ntrueI (i ft Waukegan daily appears u story in substance as published !« low. us it uIso did 1 u Chicago papers . s. u more exagerated mdetal:• About three weeks ago M rv I twardBlanchard, who lived with Ij« r husbaud ou a farm a few miles noitlj of Waukegan requested her husband to hitch up a horse for her. He did so, andwith her three children, ag.-d aboutfour, eight and twelve \eurs respectively slie got in the buggy. As she drove out of the gate -he called back, apparently in mirth, ••'ion may uever see us again.” and I date he never has.“As her absence became prolonged the husband recalled her ilt;-murk andits significance then appeal'd to him.Mr. Blanchard is in ...... « lrcum-stances and their domesti life bus been the pleasantest. He i- entirely at a loss to account for Ms wife’s peculiar action.Mrs. Blanchard, a most estimable lady, and her many friends deeply regret the publicity the erroneuus story has lieeu given. A lady friend of the family explains the matter t us thus “Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard seperated by mutual agreement, she taking the children aud going to a -isters’s at Russell. Mr. Blanchard is a drinking man and their home life had been unhappy. Their farm Dear /.ion was sold to Bowie. Mrs. Blam-hard intends going to Beloit to live. She is a daughter of James Brown, of Grays- lake.
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Libertyville Lake County Independent
Libertyville, Illinois, US
Fri, Nov 08, 1901
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Nichole S.
USA 09 May 2025
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