Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
Nellie Wickham, nee Castle, Grant
ed Divorce.
WERE MARRIED IN SPRING OF 1899
Other Divorce Cases I'm District Court
wilcox VS. NIosby Case Decided =
Trustee Appointed in Fisher
Bankruptcy Case.
From Mondays daily.

substituted petition for divorce
was filed in the clerks office today by
Seneca Cornell, attorney for Sarah
Stevens, against her husband, Scott
Stevens. The petition alleges that the
plaintiff filed former petition for di-
vorce from the defendant, about five
years ago, which has been lost and
cannot now be found. The plaintiff
alleges that she and the defendant
We're married i'll the city of Ottumwa,
October %, 1881: that there was born
to them Joel, age 10; Charles, age Is,
and Willie, age 10. That she conduct
ed herself toward defendant as loving
wife, and that he in violation of his
MARRIAGE vows and without any fault
of this plaintiff, was guilty of such
cruel and inhuman treatment such as
to endanger her life, and that he at
divers times struck, beat and bruised
her and does now threaten to kill her;
that in her former petition she asked
for the custody of said children, who
were then under Ia years of age. She
now asks for divorce on the grounds
stated and also for the custody of said
children. The case was brought to the
attention of the court this afternoon
and the following facts brought out:
That the plaintiff did fi.e a petition
and that default was taken against
the defendant some years ago. but the
case was never proven up and no de-
cree ever signed that can be found.
The plaintiff now seeks to prove up the
case without serving any other and
| further notice, but the court ruled
that another notice must be served be-
| fore the case can be proven up.
| A decree was stoned today in. the
case of John w. Millisack VS.. I. 0.
Millisack ct al, in which the court
| constructs the will of the late Jacob
| AIillisack, deceased.
| A decree was also signed today in
| the divorce case of frank Halter vs..
Melinda Halter, granting the plaintiff
a divorce from the bonds of marrimony
| that existed between her and the de-
! PENDANT. L. C. Hendershott is plain
| tiff's ATTORNEY.
The divorce case of Nellie L.. Wick
ham VS.. Nathaniel Wiclham was heard
| Saturday and 4 decree ordered. Ihs
papers could not be found, likewise the
decree, but inquiry developed the fact
that Mrs. Wickham was formerly
| Miss Nellie Castle, of this city. What
the grounds are alleged in The petition
could not be learned, but a glance a,
the marriage record shows that they
We're married in this city last spring, d
little less than a year ago.
1 This afternoon the court decided the
case Of Jerry Wilcox VS.. Clyde Mosby
lin which the plaintiff sought to re,
/ cover the value of horse, together
with damages. The court found that
the value of the animal is $3.50 and
the damages that accrued amounted tt
$25. Judgment was entered accord
inaly.
In the matter of the estate OF Eli
Holly today, the annual report was
approved and IN order made to pay
I the funds ia the hands of the admin
/ istrator belonging TO the Harrington
heirs. to the clerk. In the estates OF
/ Albert S. Blosser. j. j. McBaker and
Elizabeth Dickson the final reports
were approved, the administrators dis
charged and the sureties Oh then
bonds eNonerated. In the guardian
ship of Grace Lewis and Thellla b. Is
4 tergren, the same action was taken
while in the guardianship OF Ora Re
veal, the annual report was approved
I'm Bankruptcy.
/ fFrom Fridays Daily.1
John H. Mitchell, Harry E. Taylor
and f. b. Clark, the appraisers ap
/ pointed to value the stock of drugs be
/ longing to Arthur Gephart, bankrupt
have finished their labors and have
filed summary of the value of the
! stock as follows:
Sock of drugs. stationery, etc.s5, 749.s;
Fixtures, including soda foun-
tain, etc -. ........... 3,299.sT
Book accounts and otes,value
unknown to appraisers. 1,549.st
Total ..... .slo,5ss.9'
j [From Saturdays Daily.l
A petition in bankruptcy was filef
today with l,eferee John w. Lewis, o