The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-07-16
RENO and HER DIVORCES
The Divorce Question Said TO Be Seriously DIVIDING w
OF This Thriving Nevada Town, Even her Dis're'
Judges HotdSng Opposing Views


RENO sentiment abous its divorce
colony. and its very real notor1ssy as a
divorce center, is 20 divided thae e
makes a split IN politics. argument a
ascension among business men, enid
ness in social relations. and even ex-
tends into the University hfs. WHERE
co-eds aazs officially pms themselves On
record As d.sapproviug OF the divorce
individ ualIy and collectively.
The outsiis world, Tn afraid, does
not sufficiently consider Reno's feelings
IN the mater. L regards the Reno
divorce center rather As a pleasant con-
v~enience, II ir Is in need OF 4 divorT,
OF n n moral ~offsnse, or as a Joke, ac-
cordina to the seriousness Of iss point
Of view, and lets it 20 At that.
Bur Reno has another future IN view
than tina Of being y dumping ground
for matrimonial insists IL mas A
a0ounding ambition TO be \ metropolis
IL is really q remarkable town for a
OF %. 900 beautifully and advantageous
II situated Il Is substantial, up-to-
date and is standing en- Irs sptoes.
shouting as the Top Of it's lungs that it
has other industries besides the divorce
one- Il IL a community 50 ~self-con-
scinus that the business men stock their
shops. the professional men furnish
their offices, the women dress them
selves 80 n 90 be q credit 70 Reno. tina
the rest Of the world may say Reno
knows what's what"
The thing that has brought Rsno's
nororiesy and prosperity. her shame and
her pride-iu short, her divorce colony
ia this little paragraph in b statutes
"Di vorce from the bonds Of matri-
mouy may be obtained by complaint,
under oath. 20 the District Court Of the
county where the cause therefore shall
have accrued, or in which the defend
ans shall reside or be found. or ia which
the plainsif shall reside, if the latter
be either the county whers the parties
last cohabised. or in which the plaintiff
shall have resided six months before
suit be brought for the following
causes
The causes for which divorce may &c
obtained ara practically the same a. in
California. Is il in this little para
graph that lie dormant the possibilities
that the s~utsrprising 5chnitzer awoks
into life 20 make Reno famous. With
out It Reno might have remained Just q
place you pass through on your way te
San Francisco. Bot with is Reno
seerhes and bubbles with d~issensiou and
scandal
Ecsn the Judges Ds0syss
Even the two Jad gss Of the Reno Dis
trics Court. who preside as the hearings
Of the divorce cases, hold different
opiniors, a. you may see by the state
meats they have made 70 me. They ars
both men Of family, both property
owners, with their financial aud p"Lti'
cal future boand 1p in Reno. yet one
would have, and the other would MOI
have. Reno a divorce csntsr.
Hsrsis What one Of tia leading b1si.
mesa nen said TO me. . man who has biz
whole capital staksd co Reno:
Take is from me, Reno would be q
dead town but fer the divorce colony
There are about soc psoplsin toe colony
most Of them with nothing to do bat u
spend money. and they have it 30 spend
They bring 10 and leave Il here. Why
il they spsns only 5000 aysar apiec'
that would be $500. 900 q year. and $500
o0o ayear spent IN . town OF i2.o0t
people counts for something. Wee
Mia is IL 10 were suddenly cot OF.
"As . matter OF fact, the divorce
colony spends more than that. Some Of
its members are poor. is Is true. and
don't spend very much. bat the rich one,
are lavish, they have TO dad amuse.
msnt, they want &c live In the way
they've been accustomed 20 live. and
they p1s their money into circulation.
Where one will spend 1900 others viii
spsaA $4,000.
Take 10 from me" said the business
man again, 'she divorce colony is a
good thing for Reno"
Just look az the Differences between
Reno and other towns Of It's size in
other States" said another business
ma TO me. That's all you have to do
TO see what the divorce colony has done
to Reno. Why we're a. up TO date. Just
as much In fashion. last a. modern in
our way Of living. a. New York. See
how our women drsss-shs same styles
that there are on Fifth avenus or in the
Palace Court In San Francisco"
Cef Their Clothes From Paris
Which is quite true. Women here
get their clothes from New York and
Paris and San Francisco, where the
fashions are ~ nearly simultaneous a.
money and rapid transit can make