The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-11
oirAnoS by PUBLICATION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS

Scurry county-0reeting;
You are hereby commanded to
summon NJ. NJ. Adams. by making
publication OF this Citation once in
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof,
In some newspaper published In
your county. II there bo newspa-
per published therein. but II not,
then In any newspaper published In
the sand Judicial District; but II
there be no newspaper published In
said Judicial District. then In a news
paper published IN the nearest Dis
trlct to said S2nd judicial Districts
to appear at the next regular term
Of the District Court Of Scurry Coun-
ty, to be holden at the Court House
thereof. In snyder Texas on the 4th
Monday in May. A. d. 1917, thel
same being the 2sth day OF May, A.
D. 1917; then and there to answer
petition. filed In said court on the
LIST day OF May. A. d. 1917, In a
suit numbered on the docket Of said
Court No. 20s2. wherein Lucille
Adams is Plaintiff. and NJ. NJ. Adams
is defendant. and said petition al
leglng that plaintiff is bona hde
lnhabltant OF the state OF Texas and
has been for more than twelve
months next preceding OF the nllng
OF this petition and has resided In
scurry county. Texas more than NIX
months next preceding the filing OF
this petition.
That plaintiff and defendant were
lawfully married to each other IN
Yell county, Arkansas on the first
day Of January. A. D. 1911 and
continued to live together as hus-
band and wife until they removed to
Texas, where they were bonaiide
resldents and inhabitants OF the
state.
That at all times during their
married lives the plaintiff was at all
times a kind and dutiful Wife treat
ing her husband with kindness ana
forbearance and managing her
household affairs with prudence and
economy. but that the defendant was
unmindful Of his marriage VOWS ana
failed to provide for the pialntln or
IN treat her with kindness, but treat
cd her In such a cruel and unupal
manner. and was guilty Of excess
temperament, both mental ana phy-
steal. Of such nature as to render
their living together to this plain
I'm wholly insupportablc,
That about the 18th of January
D. 1912, the defendant abandon
ed plaintiff without means OF sup
mort and with a child, to-wlt' Mary
Ethel, girl, who was then oh'y
about six weeks old, and remained
away from about August 10th 1919
without cause or justification ana
without the consent Of this plaintih'
That about the 9th day of April
1919, the defendant left with an
other woman and lived with her
about three weeks, travelling togeth-
or.
That about the 10th day of Aug
ust. 1919 defendant promised to /
treat plalntlfr with more considera-
tlon and asked her forgiveness and
naked her to return to him wh'ch
she did and they continued trying to
live together until their final sepor
alton,
That while trying to live IoEe'h-
or the defendant failed and refused
Ia proylde for the support and main
tenance of tho plaintiff and their /
little girl child aforesaid and would
pout and leave plaintiff alone FOR
two or three days at a time and go
down in the basement of the build
ing in which plaintiff and defendant
resided and would leave plaintin
and be away on trips for great
length of time without contributlnF+
to plaintiffs support and malnten-
ance..
That on or about April It'll A.
d. 1915, the defendant returned TO
plaintiff and took his automobile and
left the plaintiff and her child again
without maintenance and support
and has continued to reside away
from plaintiff and without malnten-
ance and support.
That defendant has again renew a
ed his attention to others and divers {
women in such manner that II is {
violation OF his marital relations
and the laws Of this state and a hui !
and embarrassment to the ,
plaintiff Of such a cruel and unre- 1
fined nature as to render her living d
with the defendant. entirely and
..h,ti,, tn,,nnortohia thereby renew 4