Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-26
ONCE RICH WOMAN
BANKRUPT; BLAME
BAD INVESTMENTS
EMMA ORDER, FORMER WEALTHY
sTREAToR RESIDENT GIVES
lHHER ASSETS AT 100000 AND
! LIABILITIES $4,000 IN COURT
! PETITION.

"a. Miss Emma Cridcr. of Streator, has
hled petition In bankruptcy in
which her liabilities are placed at
about 100000, and her assets at n
triie over 100000. Many judgments
>have been entered In the Circuit Court
here against Miss Crider.
Miss Orders funds went into manu-.
featuring enterprises, principally,
while, she also made some poor real
estate, Investments. The biggest In.
vestment she made was in an auto
mobile business, and she was also per-
suaded to invest heavily In stock In a
tractor plant, neither one of the en-
ferprises which gave great promise
materialized, and she is now bankrupt.
y According to information, Miss
Orders investment in the automobile
plant, was $4,000 This sum was in
cold cash. The prospectus of the con.
Germ called for the building of an
automobile that was to run BY steam.
tDne car was assembled. but from in.
FORMATION received, 1t was not a sue
cess. and did not run. The company
was located In Aurora.
Another investment that turned ont
badly was the placing of $4,000 in
tractor plant in Bloomington. This
was also a failure, and she never
realized cent on either of the bust.
nesses.
the remainder of the investments
were in real estate and in each in.
stance she was advised to purchase
almost worthless property.
The petition, which is understood
20 be voluntary one, has just been
filed in court.
$1,000 Assumpsit Suit.
A $4,000 assumpsit suit was started
IN the Circuit Court this morning BY
the Moline Pillow company against r
II. Comiskey, a well known Streator
resident.
M Appeal j. p. Case.
An appeal TO the Circuit Court to-
day was taken in Sl0C assumpsit
,'suit brought by Walter and Eifie f.
,Fogle against Charles Bowermaster
Thestease was heard before Justice
sof the Peace l.. l.. Thompson and was
dismissed for lack of evidence.
Distress Warrant for Rent.
| A distress warrant TO collect an al
legged rental Indebtedness for 1901
acres OF land in Meriden township
was started in the Circuit Court today. |
M. J. Sullivan, the plaintiff, alleges
that John Carls, his tenant, owes him |
/ Sl,50V for rent, which he is unable to |
collect. Carls is alleged to have |
$500 bushels of corn stored on the |
land.
II Wins Divorce Decree.
Mrs. Margaret Eddy, of Streator. |
secured divorce from Ralph Eddy |
in the Circuit Court today, alleging |
that HIS affections had been won
away from her by woman named |
Grace, whose last name was unknown |
to her. On October Is. Mrs. Eddy
started divorce proceedings against
the defendant, charging him with
adultry.
a second bill was filed today In
the cotton Mrs. Eddy alleged that af-
ter sire had taken the first steps to
divorce herself from her husband, he
came to her and admitted that he
was untrue to her, and promised to
reform provided she would return to
Awe with him. She stated that recon
cilatfon followed, but on November
4, he's returned to his alleged sweet
heart Grace. She claimed that she
learned of this and lief him on Novem-
Der 3. ~sssN 1Tak
According to the testimony of Mrs.
Eddy, the couple were married Octo-
Der II, 1910 In, Davenport, Iowa, and
lived together until November of
this year.
Mrs. Eddy was awarded the custody
of their two children, Vernon, aged 10
and Iseda. aged 8. a..,
Notice.