Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04

are likely to lose much of their
point soon. According to a re-
cent announcement the NevadaT d.
vorce law is to be amended and there
after the lid will be placed tightly on
the famous colony of divorce seekers.
Through the existence Of the d.
vorce colony, it appears, Nevada has
Deen seriously injured in a business
way. Large numbers of prospective
settlers, hearing of the supposed 60
lngs on at Reno, have been led to be-
ileve that they were typical of the So
clal lie OF the state as a whole, and
nave consequently gone elsewhere. At
the present time Nevada is making
eHorts to increase its population and
mas many inducements to offer. Not
only are the states mineral resources
only partly developed, but through
the completion of an extensive irri-
gatlon system enormous areas of for.
mer desert land have been made fer.
tile.
furthermore, Nevada is SURPASSED
In climate by few other states. its
summers being free from excessive
heat, while the winters are bracinp
and delightful. In spite of these at.
fractions, however, the Reno divorce
colony is better known than the other
FEATURES OF Nevada, and SO the stream
OF western homeseekers has been di.
verted to other states.
1t is for this reason that the peonle
OF Nevada have determined to nut
some restrictions on the colony by
means of an amendment to the d.
Vorce law increasing the legal term
OF residence for divorce seekers from
Blk months to one year. This amend.
ment, 1t is understood, will be adont.
ed by the legislature at it's approach
ing session. A further amendment
likely to be made will provide that no
divorce decree shall be effective until
one year has lapsed from the date of
issuance. This plan, 1t is believed.
would prevent the immediate remar.
riages which 80 often follow Reno
divorces and have been the cause of
much scandal.
Attractive City.
strange as 1t may seem. compara.
tlVeiy rev natives Of Nevada get d.
vorced, most of the people who take
advantage Of the liberal divorce Law
having come from other states. A
majority of these make their resi-.
oence In Reno because 1t is the larp.
est and pleasantest town in Nevada
IL Is an attractive little city-a town
OF red brick SO far as it's business dis.
trict is concerned. The princ,nal
streets are asphalted, the sidewalk
well paved and the whole place looks
unusually we'll kept The residential
districts compare favorably with
nose OF much larger cities.
AS is well known, people of Soma
distinction in literary, musical, theat.
r1cal and artistic circles, as well as a
certain proportion Of what is termed
tine sporting Set" have been much
In evidence In the divorce colony. In
comparatively small town-for
Reno's population is scarcely IL. 900
the livelier members of the colony
are naturally more noticeable than
they would be in larger city. sto.
ries of their doings have been circu-
lated far and wide, and It is on this
account that Reno in recent years has
become notorious. Colonists of the
lively type usually gather at such
resorts as the Colony cafe, the Del.
monico's Of Reno, which has been the
scene of divorce dinners and the other
revels Of which 30 much is heard.
Having ample funds. they may he
seen dining any evening in what ia
popularity known as the "romance
room" They have filled the streets
Of Reno with automobiles and have
taken a foremost part in the local
good roads movement. They do much
toward supporting the various places
Of amusement and have proved such
bonanza to the Reno storekeepers
that 1t Is not surprising the business
people are protesting against the pro-
posed change in the divorce law.
| Whilb 1t Is difficult to estimate the