The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-02-22
new CASES IN COURT
More Litigation Commenced for the
March Term of Court, Several
Being Suits for Divorce.

Mrs. Hattie Roberts VS.. VIM. Roberts,
is suit for divorce. The parties
were married in this county Nov. 25,
1890, and she asks for decree of divorce
on the grounds that since their marriage
the defendant has become an habitual
drunkard, and for some months past has
failed to provide for the support for his
wife and children. Two children have
been born to them, We're aged IA, and
Clare aged years. She asks for the
care and custody of her children, and
that the defendant be restrained from
in any manner interfering with the
plaintiff or her children, and for judg-
ment against him for costs. G. w.
Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
Mary Gore VS.. John Gore in an action
for divorce. They were married at
Davis City Feb. 10, 1896, and lived
together until Feb. -, 1906. She
alleges that he has become an habitual
drunkard and has treated her in cruel
and inhuman manner, frequently
assaulting her, choking and bruising
her and threatening to kill her, his
treatment at times being so severe that
she was compelled to go to a doctor to
have her wounds dressed. One child,
Dolly, age five years has been born to
them and the plaintiff asks that she be
given the custody of the child. She
also asks for alimony in the sum of $500
as temporary alimony, and $4,000 as
permanent alimony, stating that the
defendant has personal property Of the
value of 200 and real estate worth
about $4,000, and an attachment has
been issued against his property. G.
w. Baker and L. A. Brown attorneys for
plaintiff.
J. S. Warner VS.. board of supervisors
of Decatur county, Iowa. The plaintiff
purchased the fees of three witnesses
who appeared for the defense in the
case of the state VS.. John Hayden, tried
in the Decatur county district court,
and took their assignment of the same
in regular form. The witnesses were
Philip Nicholson who claimed five days
Thompson five days aud 200 miles, and
Mrs. Sarah Bartram, five days and 4S1
miles. When the board of supervisors
the case they refused to allow these
three witnesses mileage from the place
from which they actually travelled to
the state line of Iowa. The plaintiff
claims that he made demand on the
board for the amount he now claims,
but they refuse to allow same, and
afterwards made settlement of the
fees and costs in the case with Hayden
and took the sum of S400 in full and
complete settlement of the costs, thus
shutting plaintiff off from collecting
same from the said John Hayden. ]. S.
Warner attorney for plaintiff.
Cynthia j. Glassburner has filled her
petition in the District Court, praying
that she be divorced from her husband
Jesse d. Glassburner. The petition
states that the plaintiif has lived all her
life at Garden Grove. That she and tho
defendant were married at said place
Feb. s. 1905. That they lived together
as man and wife until April 21st, 1905,
when the plaintiff left her husband
owing to his jealous and fault finding
disposition, and his treatment of her
being of such a nature that her health
was affected, and she felt compelled to
leave him. She asks that her maiden
name be restored, that of Cynthia j.
Richard. S. II. Amos, attorney for
nlaintiff