Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-28
FATHER SUES W|FE'S
MOTHER FOR RETURN
Of HIS z CHILDREN
LOSTANT FARMER APPEALS TO
COURT IN HOPE OF REGAlNlNG
CUSTODY OF DAUGHTERS NOW
IN GRANDPARENTS CARE.

! Chcrlej j. Gaus, a Lo3tant farmer
started action in the Circuit Court this
morning to secure the custody Of his
two little daughters, GWendolyn and
Dorothy Gaus, who are now living
with thcir maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Nary williams, in Ladd. The action
was in the form Of motion asking
that the divorce decree granted Flea
nor Gaus his ex-wife, be modified.
In 1918, when Mrs. Gaus secured
her divorce, the molten alleges, the
custody of the Children was given to
NJ. c. Jacobs and his wife, Mrs, Brit
tania Jacobs Mr. Jacobs had died
ana his wife had remarked, according
to the petition. After her second
marriage Mrs. Brittania Jacobs Ar
buckle gave the children to their ma
ternal grandmother
Mrs Eleanor Gaus, the mother Of
the little girls, died in 1921. Their
rather remarked In 1920.
He alleges that he had furnished the
children food and clothing, and that
~ aaa aatisfed his full alimoly claim,
which was ito relieve him from fur
ther.s .s.sett lehfeilt,A. La t Nay he al
Ieeei, he was arrested on a charge of
child Abandonment and was ordered
o contribute $40 a month for the care
i one child in q Rureou county court.
ie alleges thot shortly after that the
other child vert 10 live with her
srahdmother and he has since paid
40 a month for the care of each child,
He claims that he is III a better po-
itfCa to care for the little girls than
RS Williams.
$1,000 Trespass.
$1,000 trespass suit was started
in the county court late yesterday by
red Scherer against Carl NJ. Gott-
.ried of the Crescent Silica Co. The
action was brought to collect an al
eged Indebtedness for goods sold.
To Appraise Hayer Estate.
Attorney T. +. White was appoint
ed inheritance tax appraiser for the
estate OF the late Samuel llayer of
Manlius township, who died in Sept
by Judge Reck in the county court
Yesterday
An order for the attachment of
Timothy j. Holden of La Sale was
issued by Judge Harry ReCk in the
county court this afternoon. Holden
was arraigned in the county court
several weeks ago, on charge OF
wife abandonment. The court re-
Heased him. after ordering him to
pay $S.75 twice a month for the sup
port of Mrs. Holden. The States At
torney reported that Holden had
failed to make these payments. The
attachment was issued to bring him
into court, to show cause why he
should not be prosecuted for this
charge.
Post Cases for Trial.
Judge Edgar Eldredge in the cir
cult court this morning set the fol-
lowing calendar of cases for trial
next week:
Monday, Oct. 3o 1:3o p. m.
Goodyear Tire Co VS.. John Wag-
ner ct al
Englebert Twait and John Thomp-
son VS.. Paul Brewick ct al.
International Harvester Co. ct al
H. Van De Pol VS.. T. O'Neil ct al.
Baker Bros. Co. VS.. George B. Hig-
gins & Co.
Tuesday, Oct. 81, 10 a. m.
John Bell, by his next friend, Will
liam Bell, VS.. c.. B. & Q. r. R. Co.
Carriage Woodstock Co. VS. A. C.
Barley.
Lydia strawn VS.. c., 0. & P. Rail
way Co.
Henry w. Monts vs.. Lucy Swift ct
Francis A. Farrell VS.. Silas Craw-
ford.
Wednesday, Nov. L.. 10 a. m.
Adam Nebergall VS.. La Sale Co.
Electric r. r. Co
X. c. Madden. etc. VS.. First Nation
al bank of Mendoza.
William A. King VS.. st. Helen De-
velopment Co.
First National bank of Ottawa VS..
! S. G. Gay Co.
Arthur L. Alsup ct al vs. Amos Alb
rogast.
Thursday, Nov. 2, 10 a. m.
/ Lutheran International Insurance
/ Co. VS.. Russell l.. Rose.
Western Sugar Refining Co. VS..
Baker Bros Co
Edward Kuhn VS. c., o. & P. Co.
Stephen Sawicki VS.. Insurance Co.
of North America of the City of Phil
adelphia.
H. D. Conkey VS.. Carrie E. Karr,
etc.