Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-05
SAYS MATE VENTED
TEMPER ON GARDEN,
CHICKENS AND HER
STREAToR WOMAN INJECTs NOV
Ell PLEAS INTO DIVORCE HEAR.
iNG-ABuSED POULTRY AND
TORE UP VEGETABLES, COM.
PLAiNANT ALLEGES.

Telling the court that her better
half burned two of her dresses, tore
up garden of vegetables she was
trying to raise, and mistreated hel
little chickens, Mrs. Nora A. Adams
of Streator, secured divorce from
Edward T. Adams in the circuit court
this morning.
Mrs. Adams was before her mar.
riage Miss Nora A. Sutton She in
formed the court that she and the
defendant were married March u
1919, and lived together until May 19
of this year
She stated that on several times
during her married life, the defen.
dant beat her until she was black and
blue. Once she said while he was in
a spell of anger. the neighbors had
to summon the police to take charge
of him.
After hearing her story Judge FL
dredge indicated that he would sign
the decree granting the complainant
her freedom.
Wants AIimony Allowance Modified.
Mrs. Anna Brabender in the cir.
cult court this morning made a mo-
tion to modify the alimony clause in
separate maintenance decree grant
ed her during the January term of
the circuit court in 1919 BY this
edict Joseph Brabender was ordered
to pay her $40 month.
On Dec. 81. 1919, Mrs. Brabender,
who earlier in the year had been
granted separation from Joseph,
filed second BILL asking for com
plete divorce. In this bill she al
legged that the defendant thought too
much of Mrs. Joseph Lesch, of
Peru According to this bill the
couple were married Nov. 20, 1889,
and separated in September, 1915.
This case has never been disposed
of.
The hearing on the motion to mod
ify the other decree has been set for
Dec 27, at 10 o'clock.
Appeals Labor Claim.
To avoid paying $9677 labor
claim awarded Verne Schafmen by
Justice of the Peace George Koenig,
on Oct 81, in his tribunal Louis
Meyer took an appeal to the circuit
court today. The case in the justice
court was heard on Oct. 81.
The defendant is alleged to have
defaulted appearance at this hearing.
After hearing the proofs, Justice koe-
mig awarded Schafmen a verdict of
$96.77, $40 attorneys fees and order.
ed the defendant to pay the costs of
the suit
Estate of $1,000.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of Ella Stevens
who died at her home in Streator on
Oct. 20, was filed for probate today
Mrs. Stevens left real estate VALUED
at $1,000 and personal prorerty
worth $500. Her son. Wilbur Shvens'
and her grandsons, Hugh apd Harry
Brown, are her heirs.
Open GasIess Sundsy Tr,a''
The "gasless Sunday shooting
case went on trial IN the Circuit
Court this Afternoon The plaintiff,
John Hensel. is asking 100000 dam
ages of Louis g Alleman, because he
alleges the latter fired a bullet which
hit him on the night of Sept. %, 1918,
northwest of Tonica.
Mr. Hensel is represented by AT.
tornev A. H. Shay, while l.. O. Browne
and a. f. Buffers are representing
the defendant.
AIleman alleges he did not shoot
Hensel. and was nowhere near where
the shooting occurred on that night.
Hensel was enroute home from Camp
Grant, where he had been called by
the illnessof his son, who was station
ed there.
The work of choosing the twelve
men who will hear the case was start
ed this afternoon.
The first four men chosen were Ber.
nard Greiner of Mendoza, Rasmus
Benson of Ottawa, F. ]. Carter of
South ottawa and Charles Sabo OF
Utica.