The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-02
While Many People Sought the
Divorce Court, There Was a
Falling Off in Number Of
Marriage Licenses.
MANY FOR THE NEW YEAR.
ALREADY MANY ARE DOCkETED
FOR HEARING-OWING TO RUSH
LAST YEAR THEY COULD NOT
BE HEARD.

During the past year there were sew
enty unhappy couples released from
the CALLING matrimonial yoke in the
Wayne circuit court This record
will stand out as the high water mark
for divorces in this county. In years
past there have been numerous divorce
cases heard in the Wayne circuit
court, but the year 1907 makes all 9th
er years fade into insigniticance. A
total of seventy-three cases were tried
before Judge Fox and in every case
but three, divorces were granted.
The petitions for divorce filed in the
Wayne circuit court almost double
the number of cases given hearings
The year 1908 starts out with an adult
sized divorce docket. composed OF
cases filed in 1907, but not given a
hearing. divorce in Wayne county
is assuming the appearance of an cpl
demic," remarked ali attorney today
when he learned of the record estab-
There were only $40 marriage Ii
censes issued last year, a startling de
crease from the number issued the
wear previous. 1t will be seen by the
figures presented, that there were al
most one-fifth as many divorces ii
Wayne county last year as there were
marriages.
The following list OF ill-mated cou
pies who had their matrimonial bonds
severed in 1907 was compiled today:
Moddie Nicholson VS.. eVrlin Nichol
son.
Elizabeth Oler VS.. Arthur Oler.
Louise Saxon VS.. William V. Saxon
Gertrude l.. Shute VS.. Frank G
Shute.
Daisy Parks VS.. Lacey Parks.
Franklin B. Stanley VS.. Hattie NJ
Stanley.
Lizzie Breese VS.. Arthur Breese.
Virgle Carver VS. Helena A Carver.
Henry J. Noble VS.. Emma J. Noble.
Walter D. Bresher VS.. Maude ]
Bresher.
w. H. Hill VS.. Caroline Hill.
Goldia ]. Johnson VS.. Edward Z
johnson.
David Brumley VS. Martha Brum
ley.
Joseph Cook VS.. Mahala Cook.
Elizabeth Glover VS.. Charles Glover
Grace Myrick VS.. William B. Myricll
Dora Bond VS.. Arthur Bond.
Mary E. Heinbaugh VS.. jeremiah T
Heinbaugh.
Clifford NJ. Harris VS.. Charles Har
ris.
Ethel Ferguson VS. Charles Fergu
son.
Nancy Burden VS. Alfred Burden.
Elizabeth NJ. Pickett VS.. William
Puckett,
Carrie Lawrence VS. Elmer Law
renee,
Hattie NJ. Morgan VS.. Oliver Morgan
Frank Steele VS.. Hannah Steele.
Charles Frankenberg, VS.. Wildi
Frankenberg.
Elizabeth Foreman vs.. Victor Fore
man.
Pearl Kirkpatrick vs.. L, G. Kirkpat
rick.
Harriet ]. Johnson vs.. Nils Johnson
Maggie Z. Fulton VS.. Joseph c. Ful
ton.
Ella H. Westcott VS.. Harry NJ. West
colt.
Mary Gibbons vs.. Edward c. Git
bons.
katherine Louck vs.. Roland Louck.
Daisy V. Jenkins vs.. II. 4. Jenkins.
Nellie Lichty vs.. Harry Lichty.
Violet ID. Phcnis vS Clarence Phcnis
Mary Maupin vs., William Maupin
Florence Benbow W.. James Benbow
Mary l.. Slick vs.. James Slick.
Rachel Burke VS.. John X Burke.
Eston l.. HodsOn vs.. Effie Hodson.
Louisa OXendne VS. William G.. Or
endine.
Ellis Brown VS.. Nellie Brown.
William II. Payne vs.. Maggie Payne
Alonzo n. GriCe VS. Ida NJ. Grice.
Jessie NJ. Norris vs.. William L. MOI
ris.
Estella Ault KS. Arthur w. Ault.
Blanch Hollinger VS.. John Hollinger
Carrie NJ. Needham VS.. Edgar +
Needham.
Stella D. Miller VS.. Thomas F. Mi
ler.
Nellie A. Wilson VS.. Samuel Wilson
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