Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-22

anonymous With easy divorce
4re likely to lose much of their
point soon According to a re-
4 cent announcement the Nevada d.
vorce law is to be amended and there.
4 after the lid will be placed tightly on
the famous colony OF divorce seekers
" Through the existence of the di-
( Xvorce colony. II appears. Nevana has
been seriously injured in a business
way. Large numbers of prospective
'eettlers. hearing OF the supposed go
ings on at Reno. have been led to be-
lieve that they were typical OF The so.
Ieial life of the state as a whole. and
have consequently gone elsewhere. Al
Il he present time Nevada Is making
Efforts to increase its population and
a las many inducem nts to offer Not
& >nly are the states mineral resources
nly partly developed. but through
1|he completion of an extensive irri
&|ation system enormous areas of for
her desert land have been made fer
Die.
X Furthermore. Nevada is surpassed
IA climate by few other states, its
WINNERS being free from excessive
}:4eat. while the winters are bracing
&nd delightful. In spite of these at
Fractions. however, the Reno divorce
sfolony is better known than the other
4 features of Nevada. and SO the stream
bf western homeseekers has been di.
kerted to other states.
IVA II is for this reason that the people
Hf Nevada have determined to put
PINE restrictions on the colony by
eans of an amendment to the di.
torce law increasing the legal tsrm
tM residence for divorce seekers from
INK months to one year This amend
hent, 1t is understood, will be adopt
ed by the legislature at its approach
ing session. A further amendment
|Iiikely to be made viii provide that no
|}divorce decree shall be effective until
AoLe year has lapsed from the date OF
Issuance This plan. 1t is believed
would prevent the immediate remar
riages which so often follow Reno
divorces and have been the cause Of
much scandal.
Attractive City.
Strange as 1t may seem, compare
lively few natives of Nevada get di
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-
dence in Reno because II Is the larg
est and pleasantest town In Nevada
1t is an attractive little city-a town
OF red brick so far as It's business dis.
trict is concerned The principal
streets are asphalted. the sidewalk
Wo nm fhA xryhA
unusually well kept. The residential
districts compare favorably with
those of much larger cities.
As is well known. people of some
distinction in literary, musical. theat.
rical and artistic circles, as well as a
certain proportion of what is termed
the sporting set." have been much
In evidence In the divorce colony. In
comparatively small town--for
Reno's population is scarcely 12.00O---
the livelier members of the colony
are naturally more noticeable than
they would be In larger city Sto-
4 ries of their doings have been circu-
lated far and wide. and II 10 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
nonico's of Reno. which has been the
Scene of divorce dinners and tbs other
levels OF which so much is heard
Having ample funds. they may be
een dining any evening in what Is
opularly known as the romance
POM" They have filled the streets
Reno with automobiles and have
hken foremost part In the loca
pod roads movement. They do much
pward supporting the various places
amusement and have proved such
bonanza to the Reno storekeeperi
hat 1t is not surprising the business
people are protesting against the pro
posed change In the divorce law.
W Women In Majority.
X While It is difficult to estimate ths
y extent of the colony, It is general,
[ believed that between FIVE hundred
and thousand persons visit Rene
every year in quest OF divorce. 4
large proportion of these come from
New York. and for this preponderanc,
of New Workers various explanation
are given: probably the most impor
tant reason is the severity OF the New
York divorce law ss
III Women are in the majority, an,
most Of them live quietly enough dur
ans uheir six uagutias term or resl