Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-18
M|SMATED P AIR s
AIR TROUBLES IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
OTTAWA WOMAN FILES SUIT
AGAINST MATE WHOM SHE
SAYS WAS CRUEL TO HER AND
THEIR CHILDREN.

This was society day" in the Cir
cut Court, divorces being the prin
cipal item of business, Two La Sale
county ladies filed new bills asking
that their marriage ties be severed
BY strange coincidence the complain
ants In both of these actions had pre-
viously filed divorce bills against their
respective husbands, and, according to
their bills, had been persuaded to drop
the cases by the defendants.
| Mrs. Bessie Montgomery of Ottawa
started divorce action against Fran.
els B. Montgomery, to whom she has
been twice welded. According to the
/ Dill, the first ceremony was performed
7 Oct. 10, 1917, in Rock Island and was
illegal, because, she alleges, the de.
fendant had been divorced less than
a year before. The bill alleges that
second ceremony was performed in
Geneva June 4, 1920
Mrs. Montgomery alleges that on
Dec. 81, 1920, she filed a bill against
the defendant in the Circuit Court,
making charges of cruelty. She al
this when the defendant promised to
treat her kindly on June IS, 1921, and
that she returned to live with him
She charges that the defendant
struck her. kicked her, pulled her hair
and that twice during the month of
September he struck her and pulled a
frying pan from her hands, intiicting
great pain on her
She also alleges that he called her
and their three children. Leroy, aged
4; Mary Ellen, aged 2, and John Paul,
aged months, vile names.
She secured an injunction prohibit
ing him from interfering with her.
he children or from coming to their
home.
Mrs. Montgomery was represented
in her action by the firm Of Buffers
& Clark
Threatened With Gun.
Mrs Lydia NJ. Phelan Of Ransom
started divorce proceedings against
John H. Phelan, whom she married on
July |, 903, making charges of drunk.
enness and cruelty against him. She
claimed in her bill that she left him
Nov. Ia, 1922, when upon her return
Home after a visit in Chicago he
threatened to take her life, exhibiting
a loaded revolver.
In 1914, her bill alleges, she filed a
bill for divorce against the defendant
but was later persuaded by him to
drop it and to return to live with him.
She alleges that he goes on "sprees"
constantly. and remains intoxicated
for periods of two days to two weeks
She also alleged that he one time
kicked over basket Of clothes, and
when she demonstrated with him he
grabbed her by the throat and choked
her, and that on other occasions he
treated her cruelty.
She asked the custody Of their sol
Lester j., aged Is. and secured an in
junction prohibiting the defendant
from disposing of his real estate or
from threatening or harming her.
Ottawa Suit Dismissed.
Mrs. Mary Lundberg of Nebraska
street, who started divorce proceed
ings against Frank Lundberg several
weeks ago, had the action dismissed
by her attorney, Robert Carr, this
morning. Mrs. Lundberg made charges
Of intoxication. The couple have now
become reconciled and have gone back
to living together.
Streatorite Is Freed.
Elmer A. Robertson of 'Streator se-
cured divorce from Mrs. Anna Rob
ertson in the Circuit Court this morn
ing on charges of dCsertion. He al
legged that he and the defendant were
married in Chicago April is, 1911, and
that they separated Aug. 81, 1917, when
the defendant deserted him. After
hearing the evidence Judge Eldredge
indicated that he would sign the de-
cree.
Appeal Mendoza Case.
An appeal from Justice w. A. Goss'
court in Earlville was carried to the
Circuit Court today. The action was
brought bv Jessie Olson against Arne
Foss. On October 81, Justice Goss ren.
dered verdict giving the plaintiff a
$5460 verdict.