Rock Island Argus., 1902-09-06

served on the young lady at her home
by Sheriff Macarthur. Carroll Bros.
are the attorneys for the petitioner
and the name of the latter is Robert
ID. Fowler. His residence is in Cedar
Rapids. The name of the wealthy
young woman from whom the Cedar
Rapids man desires to secure the gold
cure for the restoration of his
wounded heart is Sarah \. Mason,
and she lives at the home of her
mother at or near Cadda. n small
village in Winfield township. The
text of Mr.. FowIer's interesting pc
tition is as follows:
Comes now said plaintiff and for
cause of action states to the court:
THAT he became acquainted with
defendant in the month of January,
y. d. 1902. and that both said plaintiff
and defendant are of age and capa-
BILE of entering into a valid contract.
THAT soon after said time he COM
menced keeping company with said
defendant and that she visited at his
home in Cedar Rapids. Iowa, and that
he called on her at her home in Scott
county, Iowa. and that from on or
about Feb. 9th, 1902, to Aug. 1j, 1902,
said plaintiff and defendant have
kept up a regular correspondence.
THAT on or about April 18th, 1902,
said plaintiff asked said defendant
for her company with a view of mat
rimony and was accepted as a suitor
by said defendant.
THAT from the first time of their
meeting. said plaintiff was favorably
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upon further acquaintance by visit
ing and correspondence he grew to
love her very much and was made to
believe by said defendant, both orally
and by letter written by said defend
ant to said plaintiff, that she fully re-
turned his affection.
THAT on or about June Sth, 1902,
said plaintiff and said defendant en-
tered into an oral contract of mar
riage and the time for the wedding
to take place was set for on or
about April 1st, 1908.
THAT on or about July 9TH, 1902,
said plaintiff received a letter from
the sister of said defendant. stat
ing that said defendant would
write to said plaintiff no more and
that said plaintiff must write to the
mother of the said defendant for an
explanation.
THAT on or about July 9th, 1902,
said defendant wrote To said plain
tiff. stating that owing to the obiec-
tions of her mother to the marriage
of plaintiff and said defendant. she
would be obliged to break their en-
gagement.
That this conduct upon the part
of said defendant caused the said
plaintiff much pain and mental an
guish and that he at once called on
defendant and she assured him that
she was still true to him and that she
would keep her promise to marry him
and that said defendant told said
plaintiff, that owing to the objections
of her mother to their marriage the
time of. said marriage had better be
set for an earlier date and that the
time for said marriage to take place
was then set for on or about Sept.
goth. 1902.
plaintiff further states that not
withstanding the love and affection
shown for plaintiff by defendant, and
of her promise to marry him. said de-,
fendant wrote to said plaintiff on or
about Aug. Is, 1902, that owing to the
objection of defendants mother to
her marriage with plaintiff, she
would be obliged to break this en-
gagement and that she would refuse
to carry out her contract to marry
him. and that their engagement must
be cancelled.
plaintiff further states that he
was ready and willing to carry out
his part of the contract, and was
ready and willing to marry said de-
fendant at any time.
plaintiff further states that said
defendant is possessed of real estate
in her own right to the value of S1S,-
coo. and also possessed of consider
able personal property, the value of
which to this plaintiff is unknown.
plaintiff states that he has suf-
fered great pain. mental anguish,
modification and distress of mind
and his plans for life have been upset
and destroyed by reason of the de-
fendant failing to keep her promise
to marry him.
"Plaintiff states that after he be-
came engaged to said defendant, he
arranged to go into business for him
self and that he was preparing to
make a home for said defendant and
himself and that by the reason of the
defendants failure of promise to
marry him. he has been greatly dam
aged and his peace of mind destroy
ed.
Wherefore plaintiff asks that he
may be allowed damages against said
defendant in the sum of $4,000 for
the breach on the part of said de-
fendant of their contract of mar
riage and for the cost of this action"
VANISHING INDIAN TRIBE.