Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-19

tells the story of the marital woes oil
George l. Gheens and his wife, Lucy
A. Gheens. coupled with the infor-
nation that Mrs. Gheeus has fled
suit for divorce. Mrs G. viii be re-
!membered by many people in this
county as Mrs. Lucy Maxwell. Her
maiden name was Carter and she OBJ
tanned a divorce from Maxwell in the
circuit court in this county ten or
/ twelve years ago. In reference to
Mrs. G.'s present suit for divorce and
the troubles that brought it about the
| Past Dispatch says: Mrs. Lucy A
/ Gheens brought suit for divorce yester-
| day against George L. Gheens. Mrs.
/ Gheeus is a sister of Miss Addie Car
| ter, who was the plaintiff in a breach
of promise case last june and was
awarded a verdict of $500 against
| Ira B. Pelton. Mrs. Gheens' petition
states that the plaintiff was married to
George L. Gheens Nov. 9, 1892. Be
fore a year had passed, it is alleged,
he threw her wearing apparel and her
trunk out of the house, then drove
her out. She was only permitted to
return under the escort of policeman.
The petition further alleges that the
defendant has been guilty of adultery
with a number of women whose names
are unknown to the plaintiff and boast
ed to her of his relations with them.
Besides this she charges that he spent
his earnings in debauchery with wom-
en- She says he struck her in the face
and breast with his fist and knocked
her down, Aug. 4, 1897. He then
threatened to kill her if she did not
leave him. She left him next day.
She asks the custody of their only
child Hazel, 5 years old, and as her
husband has a good income from his
salary and commissions, she asks that
he be compelled to support both her
and the child. Gheens is a city sales
man for the Railing Butter Co., 708
North Third street. He lives at 1888
Lincoln avenue. A reporter found
him there last night and told him OF
the suit for divorce. 1t is a case of
too much mother-in-law,' he said.
My wife and Mrs. Carter moved near
ly everything out OF the house while l
was away. don't know where they
are. The allegations in the petition
in my life TO hurt her, and / was not
guilty Of adultery. She was jealous
of me-"
Three troops of Cavalry passed
through Ironton Sunday morning
about ten o'clock from jefferson Bar
racks on their way to the rife range,
where they will remain for the next
month. The following telegraphed to
MONDAYS GLobe-DenocrGt from Arcadia
tells of the pleasant and successful
march from the Barracks, and relates
other intems of interest: Three troops
of United States cavalry, B, K and /,
of the Sd Regiment, marched through
the city this morning at IL o'clock and
half an hour later they were camped
at the beautiful rife range three miles
to the east. The troops, composing
one of the two squadrons stationed at
Jefferson Barracks, were under COM
mand of Capt. George K. Hunter, an
officer who has seen much service in
the far West during the Indian trou-
bles and who conducted the march of
nearly 100 miles as a practice march
and with the same rigid discipline
which characterizes duty in times less
peaceful. The troops will spend four
weeks on the rifle range here, occupy
ing the entire time in rife and pistol
practice. The squadron left the bar
racks at O'Clock Thursday morning
with 100 men in the ranks. The
wagon train, carrying camp plumber
for the march, was started three hours
earlier, while the ammunition and the
heavy couical tents for the permanent
camp here had been sent ahead by rail. |
The first days march of sixteen miles |
was through that fertile belt surround |
ing St. Louis where the truck farmer
sows and gathers. The distance was
covered in three hours and camp was |
pitched at Reeser's Grove, mile west !
of Kimmswick. Reveille was sounded |
at o'clock the following morning and |
the hardest march of the trip began. |
The early start kept horses and men |
from the hot rays of the midday sun, |
and the second days camp was pitched |
in a ravine far from town or hamlet, |
but near a bubbling spring. The |
troops had been pushed twenty-seven |
miles during the morning, pitching |
I
ficers' row was placed at the entrance
to the ravine known as Plattin Gap and |
the troop protection tents dotted the |
precipitOus banks. An od6ity of Fri |
days camping place was that two |
springs bubbled up there within 200 |
yards of each other, and yet on inves- |
tigation the Captain found it necessa-
~ to order the men to use but one, |
owing to the impurity of the other. |
Yesterday boots and saddles was blown |
by Bugler Day shortly before 6 o'clock, |
and at a stiff trot or brisk walk, the |
squadron was pushed to Pennington. |
twenty-five miles distant. Great prep |
arations had been made by the citizens |
there for tie reception OF the soldiers. |
Their day in camp had been extensive |
IL advertised as a military picnic, and |
a baud of musicians met the head OF |
the column as it filed into town and |
conducted to the Fair Grounds. Dur |
ing the day hundreds of people visited |
the camp and the band gave contin- |
uous concert The baseball nine of |
Troop B crossed bats with local team |
and ingioriously defeated them. Capt. |
Hunters own troop, K, drilled in the |
paddocks, and a thoroughly interest |
ing day would have been spent had it |
not been for a heavy rainiSl late in !
the afternoon. The rain made the |
camp sloppy aud disagreeable, but did |
no prevent an early start this morn |