Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
MARITAL MISFITS.
Couples Finding Married Life
Not as Represented.
NAVY DIVORCES APPLIED FOB.

Tho september Form Of Court Appealed "a
to Relieve Numerous suRering Hearts
Wife Against Hasbend and Vice Versa
Charges All Sorts OF Things.
lis marriage failure?"
That Oft imposed question which
has SO frequently disturbed the pub
lie mind Of late, is to find a fresh
field for argument in Rock Island
county at the approaching Septem-
number of marital insists disclosed
is startling. as well as lamentable.
and it looks as if a large portion OF
the docket would be taken up with
recording the results of the unbur-
deniBg OF domestic woes.
The last day of service for the
coming term passed last Friday, and
hence the opportunity to view the
extent and nature of the litigation Of
this sort to be disposed of. From
Clerk Candles register the facts
herein related are CLEANED.
A LsnE List.
Federal Summers. of Rock Island,
recently bound over for abandonment,
charges adultery against his wife.
Addie, tn whom he was united in
June, 1876, in Mercer county. He
names as correspondents big Pete
Johnson, Little Pete" johnson, Gust
Burklund, John Anderson, Ben
Schulmeitster and Scott Lodge.
Federal claims he did not discover
his wife's iniidelity until June, 1894,
when he believed her unit for the
ompanionship of a husband. They
have three children. H. A. Weld
represents Mr.. Summers in his de-
sire for separation.
ID. j. Scully, of this city. repre-
sonts that his wife. Kate, is an
adulteress, and that she is now lead
ing the life of a prostitute in Mil
waukee. They were married in No
venber, 1892. He applies for sepera.
ton through the agency of Looney 4
Kelly.
Lindsay A. Shuart aud Electa
Hartwell were married at Mount
Carroll, Iowa, in September, 1888.
She is a deserter. so he represents
through W. A. Meese, and asks the
court to unravel the connubial knot.
Rachel Ritchey accuses her hus-
band. Leander Ritchey. of this city,
with almost everything contrary to
the laws Of marriage-with adultery,
etc. In August, 1875, they were
married and have three sons, two of
whom she desires to retain and edu-
cate when divorced. Maj. Beardsley
appears for her.
John e. Sherman is a villain, &C.
cording to the representations of his
wife, Edna May. She accuses him
of extreme druclty in kicking. beat
ing and using abusive language to-
ward her, and hitting her with
loaves Of bread and other things
about the house. They were married
in December, 1891. and have two
children, the custody of which she
desires together with a divorce.
She has retained Maj. j. NJ. Boards
ley.
Amelia Weleher asks that her re-
lations with Jefiie Welcher. to whom
she was married in 1891, be severed
because he deserted her. She also
asks for her Syear-old son. Sweeney
& Walker represent her.
Because his wife, Minnie, to whom
he was married at Chicago in 1890,
deserted him, Franz II. Miller asks
for separation. A. H. Kohler will
assist him. His wife's maiden name
was Minnie Hartwiek.
August Cyrus was married in
1888. His wife. Flora F., of this
city, now accuses him of deseriion
and prays for divorce and the GUS
tody Of her child, Robert Henry.
Sweeney & Walker represent her.
Loran Jingles, Of South Rock ISL
and. represents through his attor-
ncy. j. NJ. Beardslcy. that his wife,
Henrietta, is an adulteress. accusing
her OF committing such offense at
Biddy McGee's Davenport resort. as
we'll as other places. They were
married in January. 1894.
Amanda and Louis Greim, of Mo-
line, were united in marriage at
Cambridge. July Is, 1890. and they
have one child. Myrtle, aged 4 years.
She appears for an absolute divorce
through W. A. Meese. charging her
husband with extreme cruelty. She
claims he beat. pinched and even
threatened to annihilate her on diff
ferent occasions. Mrs. Greim also
asks for the custody of her child.
Desertion is what Myra Belding.
of Moline, considers sufficient cause
for the court to apply the knife to
her marriage knot with Fred w.
BeldiBg. to whom she was married
in May. 1898. j. ID. Metzgar an.
pears for her.
barry ID. Carr, of Moline, was mar
ried at Cincinnati in 1892 to Lulu NJ.
Deerwester. Harry now wants the
annulled because she de-
serted him. w. A. Meese represents
his claim.
Carolina Olson, of this city, prays
maintenance from her hus-
band, Nels Olson, whom she repre-
sents refuses to support her. They
were married Sept. 10, 1891. Carl
kuehl appears for the applicant.
Separate maintenance is applied
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