Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-07
MORSE CASE DEFERRED
Motion For Alimony Allowed and
Also For Dispositions Con-
tinuins Case.
Aged Mr.. corroush Sent to His
Sons to Live and Be
Cared For.
Judge Scott Delivered One OF
His Characteristically
Caustic Lectures.

Caustic Lectures.
Special to Times-Republican.
Montezuma, Sept. THE district
court of Poweshiek county adjourned
yesterday at noon, Hon. John T. Scott
presiding. The usual number of non
jury cases. including probate, was dis
posed of. Three divorce DEGREES We're
given. Bailey VS.. Bailey. jackson VS..
Jackson and Quinn VS.. Quinn, all based
On cruel and inhuman treatment. IL
was the old story of poverty, hardship
and abuse.
Christian VS.. Knepper ct al, fore
closure of title bond, known as the Cha
pin House case, was tried and taken un
der Amusement.
Morse VS.. Morse was taken up ana
continued to take evidence. Plaintiff
was allowed $4,000 for present and inn
mediate maintenance, $500 to take her
testimony and $1,000 for her attorneys,
This to be paid Immediately. The case
of c. r. Morse vs.. NJ. e. Morse. at the
request of plaintiff, was consolidated
with the case of NJ. E. Morse VS.. c. r..
Morse. The attorneys for the plaintiff,
Mrs. Morse. made motion for con-
Etinuance and also one for the taking of
the testimony of her witnesses by depo-
sitions. The first was overruled by the
court upon objection by the opposition
counsel, but the second motion was
granted, when it was discovered that
the motion for the taking of dispositions
worked a continuance of itself, which
carries the sensational Morse divorce
ase over to the next term of court.
In the matter of the applicationSfor
guardian of James Currough for I'M
sound mind an extended examination
was had the children bling the witness
es. The application was granted and
Samuel Currough, son, was made
guardian, but the order was accompa-
ried by such roast" as seldom falls
from the bench. Ont attorney remarked
to the writer that II wouldn't have that
said to me for $500" 1t seems that
James Currough, now 81 years of age,
accumulated a large property several
years ago. He gave to each of his nine
children about $4,000 either in land or
since disposed of, tho mentally incompe
tent at the time and the children mani
fest great bitterness toward each other.
The mother won't speak to the father
nor to some of her children. The chill
dren won't visit each other. The old
man having become a nuisance to then
is buffeted around like a foot ball. If he
ia sent to ---, then ---- ana -
won't visit him. If he goes to --,
then - and -- and can
visit him The court found that it would
be no great deprivation in either case
and both attorneys in the case agreed
with the court so he sent him to sam
uel Currough, with instructions that he
have every care and every luxury posi-
BILE: that the guardian procure, If neces-
sary, an attendant; that if his property
proved insufficient, the court suggested
that the guardian bring suit to set acide
all the deeds, and that il this were in
sufficient he would assess the unnatural
1 children for the support of the father.
| The following blue law passed the
city council at it's Monday evening ses-
sion
ORDNANCE NO. 17s.-An ordi-
nance to Prohibit the Congregating
for drinking and for rioting.
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the City of Grinnell: Section THAT
lit shall be unlawful for two or more
persons to congregate within the limits
of the city of Grinnell, on any street OF
vacant or unoccupied property,on OF
about the college campus or buildings
in or about any lumber yard, in any
| car. or on or about any railroad
grounds or stock yards, in or about any
barn, stable or corncrib. storehouse
elevator or depot, or in any other place
for the purpose of drinking beer OF
any kind of intoxicating liquor. or fol
the purpose of creating disturbance
Tor doing or committing any disorderl1
act.
Section Amy person who shall VIC
late any of the provisions of section
thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine of no
exceeding one hundred dollars or b.
imprisonment in the county Jail no
exceeding thirty days.
j. F. WILSON, Clerk.
JOHN PATRONS FUN.
Editor Times Republican The Grin
nell Gazette. under the management O
John Patton, is having lots of fun wit
the mayor and his imported marsha
and the sympathy of the public is, s
far a. your correspondent can learr
about to / with Patton. There can b
, no doubt that the mayor is maxim
himself needlessly unpopular. Mayo
!, Spaulding is first class man and
good citizen, and his ambition is to at
complish more for law and order tina
any Of his predecessors, but he seem
to have a mistaken notion Of the la
. breaking going on here. 1t Is certainl
very insignificant. The Lake Como cor
troversy is unimportant. No one be
, lieves Spaulding would maintain
nuisance and the position Of the Gazett
is not defensible. spaulding Will max
the pond much cleaner place than
: ever has been. The present controvers
: is over ordinance No. 178 (printed
: Grinnell news). It seems strange thu
five men could be found in Grinnell
q vote for this measure, but such IS II
fact. Where city council gets It's a,
thority to say how many men shall
: together when they drink. or whether
shall drink alone or with friend,
would be difficult to tell. Perhaps Il
t city attorney. who drew said ordinanc
a can thrnw more light on 1t, NObOC