Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-20
JUDGE CUMMINGS ALLOWS GIL.
MAN WOMAN 81 A WEEK FOR
EACH OF FIVE CHILDREN.
oNE.HALF
OF MAXIMUM ALLOWED
Pension to BE Continued Until Further
Order Of the Court-lf Money is
Squandered Order Will Be With
drawn-county Attorney Daily op.
poses Pensions in General.

Mrs. Lottie Stanley, Of Gilman, is the
stoned under the new state law. Her
pension, the first II Its kind granted
in the county. was ordered this fore
noon by Judge B. F. Cummings, when
he entered an order allowing her 81 A
week for each of her five children. The
pension will amour. TO $500 year, and
may be withdrawn at the discretion
of the court.
Mrs. Stanlay's husband was killed
in railroad accident n Augu 1872.
Since thea, the widow testified, she has
been washing to support her brood,
consisting OF Glen, aged II; Fern, aged
3; Lloyd. aged I; George, ageu 4; aud
Ruth, ! year old.
County Attorney Opposed.
Mrs. Stanley. neatly dressed and
Intelligent appearing woman, was
questioned closely by the court Mrs.
Stanley said that she had never Kept
arecord of how much she earned, but
she knew II would average .sss than IS
a. month. She ordinarily got 81 day.
and paid IS a month house rent. Three
OF the children are IN school, and the
mother hopes sc keep the family to-
gether.
In behalf Of the county County At
torney Daily opposed the granting Of
the pension for several reasons. He
believed it established precedent that
may be taken advantage Of, and that
it is the duty of either the township
trustees or the board Of supervisors 70
give Mrs. Stanley aid.
Had Not Applied.
Mrs Stanley admitted on the wit
ness stand that she had not applied to
either the township or county for help.
as she was trying to support the family
by her own labor. Mile she talked
the two youngest children, round faced.
clean. chartered and toddled about tins
rear Of the court room.
County Attorney Daily suggested that
Mrs. Stanley should first apply to the
trustees and the supervisors then, II
aid were not given her, the court might
take action. He thought 1t rather be-
low the dignity Of the court to be pen
sioning poor widows.
Court Shows Insight.
Judge Cummings showed insight into
the family affairs of one situated such
as Mrs. Stanley is.
i W1sh, said the court, that the
law aid been so made that the court
would have more supervising capacity
over the expenditure of these pensions;
also. that il the trustees or supervisors
did not provide, that the court could
act
This woman appears intelligent and
she has a pretty heavy burden to car
~. I'm not going to allow the full
amount the law allows. But TIL make
an order allowing enough so that with
the proper effort the mother will be
able to provide for her children and
keep them together.
Suppose now" said the court, "she
works an average of twenty days a
month. That leaves her but ten days
month to do her homework and
make clothes for her children. That's
not very much time, and she may have
to have some help. OF course, if she
does not use discretion in the use Of
this money, why the order will be
withdrawn. The courts order is in ef-
feet an order on the county treasurer
for IS a week OF tax money. 1t will
probably be paid out Of the county's
moor fund"