Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-23
MORE HERON A[REa
Notorious Socialist Speaker Di-
vorced From His Vile at
Alsona.
Outcome Of Scandalous Relations
With Miss Rand-.A Strange
Procedure.
Believed the Rands Bought Him
From His wife For a
Large Sum.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Algona, March 23.-The orthodox peo-
pie, who have been scandalized by the
heresy OF the notorious professor and
socialist speaker, George %. Heron,
will look wise now that the professor
has been brought down to earth amid
the sins of ordinary mortals by divorce
proceedings in the Kossu.h county
court. On Friday a divorce was grant
ed to Mrs. George d. HERON, wife of
DIR. Heron, on the grounds of desertion
and inhuman treatment. Judge ]. C..
Cook appeared before Judge Qlarton
for the plaintiff, Mrs. Heron. and Clar-
ence Darrow, of Chicago, the notorious
compeer and companion of Altgeld, for
the defendant. Heron. There was no
objection raised to the granting Of di-
vorce which would indicate that there
was collusioa between the parties
The whole affair is most extraordi-
illegal. Mrs Heron has had no resi-
dence here She came to this place
with her four children only about two
weeks ago and 1t Is the consensus of
legal opinion that Judge Quarton has
been imposed upon. Heron himself is
now In New York city in company with
Miss Carrie Rand. the bencfactress of
Grinnell College and donator of the
handsome gymnasium building
The decree for divorce fails to state
the amount of alimony, but it rscites
that ample and liberal allowance for
herself and family will be made, and as
Heron himself has no money. it is very
evident that the Rands from their all
most unlimited fortune. will pay the
bill, amounting pnquestionably to a
vast sum Of perhaps $4,000 A hearing
was held in chambers. that Is, secretly,
at which evidence regarding the defend
ants (Herron's) association with Miss
Rand was produced, altho it is under
stood that adultery was not charged in
order to force the Rands to oppose. The
grounds Of desertion and inhuman
treatment are desertion in law, not in
fact, which simply means refusal to CO.
habit for u period of five years The
cruel and inhuman treatment Is the
mental anguish and nervous prostration
caused Mrs. Heron by her domestic
troubles.
Mrs. Heron is a very refined and Gull
fured woman, OF superior attainments.
She has an excellent family of four
children, which will remain in her
charge. Her maiden name was Ever
hart and her home was at Ripon, Wis.
Her brother. DIR. Everhart, of Volga S.
D., accompanied her here. Heron as a
public man is well-known. He cares
practically nothing for his family and
A ie said that this affair is not his first
OF the kind The divorce is the outcome
OF the scandalous relations with Miss
Carrie Rand. OF Grinnell. In Grinnell
many ugly rumors have floated around
for years, but Heron was such pecul-
far man in every way, the Rands
seemed SO above reproach, their connec-
tton with the college and the apparent
intimacy existing between Miss Rand
and Mrs. Heron, all led the Grinnell
public to believe that the affair was only
the result OF platonic infatuation for
this intellectual and visionary crank.
But from time to time when DIR. Her
ron was in Chicago lecturing Miss Rand
would take sudden trips to the east,
never getting beyond Chicago on her
came hotels with DR.. Heron.
Last summer DIR. Heron Travelled in
Europe. accompanied by Mrs Rand and
her daughter. Mrs. Heron remained at
home and cared for the children 1t is
said that she was almost prostrated
over her domestic troubles. Dr. Heron
returned in the fall. Afterward he re-
sumed his residence In Grinnell, as did
also the Rands. Later In the winter he
went to Chicago. where he delivered a
series of lectures, and later went to New
York, where he is now Ill. In both places
he was accompanied by the Rands.
The Rands Still claim residence in
Grinnell. but will probably not return
there to live. Sympathy of the Grinnel
public is all with Mrs. Heron and her
family and it is considered very fortu-
nate that she could sell out such assets
for 80 handsome a. price.
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