The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-21
Circuit Court.

out to two admitted violators of the
local option law, by Judge Miner in the
circuit court Monday afternoon. Emil
Bellenbaum, proprietor of an Owosso
soft drink" emporium and restaurant,
will spend 20 days behind the bars in
the county jail, and has paid fine of
500 in addition. Nicholas Miesen,
former proprietor of the Occidental
hotel, Owosso, must pay $3.50 fine and
spend 20 days in the county Jail. or in
default of payment of the fine spend 80
days in Jail.
Both men, with Charles 81 Preece
of the Miller house, were arrested in
raids by county and city officers. and
the two sentenced plead guilty. Preece
was tried the jury disagreeing.
Judge Miner in the circuit court,
Saturday, granted seven divorces. Ia
each Of the seven cases there were
minor children, and under the law,
Prosecutor Collins was compelled to
appear in their behalf.
William ID. Hitsan, SO, was granted
decree from Flora, 40 He claimed
that his wife, who is now in Virginia,
was employed as a telephone exchange
manager at Gaines a year or more ago,
she became too friendly with a male
telephone employe in another city. He
declared he was invited to mind his
own business when demonstrated with
her. Mrs. Hitsan, under the decree,
is enjoined from marrying for two
years, and their five-year old daughter
is given into the custody of the father.
1t is expected that he will have con.
siderable difficulty in trying to secure
the child.
William Reed, "a years old, was
given decree from Mabel 81. He
alleges that his wife, who is now in
Canada, had too many friends at their
home in Perry, while he was in Ban
croft working as cheesemaker in a
butter factory.
Lucy Oltz, &c. and Mcclellan Oltz,
40, swere legally separated. Three
children live with the mother in De-
troit, while Oltz is employed in a
Lansing brickyard. They were mar
riel in Brady in 1891.
Because Della Derr, 81, went to Cali
fornia two years ago, with her parents
and has not returned, her husband,
Albert, was awarded q decree. The
law provides that two years constitutes
q period for desertion.
With her decree of divorce, Lizzie
Carey, 80, received from her husband,
FranB, 81, horse worth $75. They
reside at Vernon, and she charged and
proved non support.
Elmer Ripley, 26 spent too much
of his time drinking and >carousing,
his wife Eva, "a, said. and she was
given divorce. They have two chill
dren, five and three years old. Mrs.
Ripley lives at Durand.
Non support was the ground upon
which Anna kerby, 30, secured a di
vorce from Elmer, 80 She declared
he provided only doubtful support for
her when they lived together in
Owosso, but that this was previous to
July %, 1910. He left her mt their
home at that time she charged
Corunna. Feb. 12-A story of poor
health and the accompanying lack OF
finances, is being revealed in the tri-
al of the divorce suit of Lydia Bur-
CESS VS.. Clarence Burgess, now pend
ing in the circuit court. The case
was partially tried Monday, and ad-
journment was taken until Wednes-
day, when it will again be taken up.
The couple have had IL children,
eight of whom are now living. They
were married 20 years ago. For sew
eral years, Burgess worked in the Es-
tey factory in Owosso, it was shown,
but his health broke down and he was
compelled to give up his work. He
went to Kalamazoo for treatment at
a retreat, but since returning has
been unable to work to any great ex-
tent. Mrs. Burgess alleges non-sup-
port and extreme cruelty. She sets
forth that since they have been mar
ried, large portion of their support
has come from her mother, with
whom she now lives with the young
er children. The youngest is now
four years old. Burgess lives with
his sister, Mrs. William Harper. wife