The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
Stella Marsh in Actor
Against Roy Marsh, q
Geneva Road Farmer.
BITTER CONTEST IS OF
Marsh Heard in Counter CLAN
This Morning in the
Circuit Court.

All of the unhappy details that eau,
the parting of the ways with a your
married couple were unfolded in Il
contested divorce suit of Stella Mar.
VS.. Daniel Royal Marsh, which cor
menced in circuit court before Judl
Belden Friday afternoon and cont
ued until noon today. Charging exec
sive use of Intoxicating drinks, Mr.
Marsh seeks divorce, through her
torney, R. V. Baker, while the hu
band, represented by A.. L. Durry, h.
put in counterclaim for divorc
charging that his wife's affectio
had been won by Elmer Glassman,
young man employed on the Mar
farm.
Marsh is the owner of farm or t,
Geneva road in the town of Brist
and all of the figures in the suit
wellknown in Kenosha county. DAM
Royal Marsh, usually known as R,
Marsh and Stella Marsh were MARI.
at Bristol, June 81, 1916. Accordir
to the testimony at the trial, the
marriage became unhappy and increa
ed in difficulties until December l.
1922, Mrs. Marsh left home after
quarrel with her husband when he o.
dered her to leave.
Value of Lands Discussed.
In order to obtain figures on which
to establish the amount of alimony
to be given, many witnesses were in.
terviewed on the question of the value
of the land owned by Roy Marsh.
James Hansen, whose farm is two
miles west of the Marsh farm, testi-
fled this morning that he believed the
Marsh farm was worth just $500 an
acre.
"The Tarbell farm sold for $3.50,
but that was two years ago and the
man had hard turning to get that
out of it," said Hansen. "And as
good farm as there ever was in that
section, the old Meyrick was bought
within the last year by Jim Torrey for
500 an acre. That's on the Plank
road, 140 or 100 acres, double house,
silo, swell orchard and everything"
Robert Werner, known Familiarity as
eva road, beginning at Mungen's tav-
ern, testified Friday afternoon that he
considered the Marsh farm worth. 500
an acre.
eff you had land to sell on the Gen.
eva road would you sell it that that
price? asked attorney Baker repre-
senting Mrs. Marsh.
glad to get 500 an acre." said Wer.
ner.
Don't you know" said Mr.. Baker,
shat some one made an offer of 5000
an acre for the John Williamson
farm?"
mo sir!" cried the witness, 81 wish
you would send those buyers to mel"
Roy Marsh, called as witness by the
plaintiff, testified that the so acres
Of his farm situated on the north side
of the Geneva road had been left him
unencumbered by his grandfather, and
that he had purchased the go acres on
the south side of the road from q
cousin when the estate was settled
Eight years ago he built the barns
and seven years ago in the summer OF
his marriage the farm house.
"What do you value the place at
now?" asked Mr.. Baker, seeking to
find valuation in the interests of
alimony.
Its hard to put any valuation on
it now" replied the young farmer.
''It isn't what farm is worth, it's
what you can get for it."
Asked what his thirteen head of cat
tie. were worth, Marsh said, Some OF
those cattle of mine are not worth sc
much, $50 or so a head. Some would
sell for $35 and some for beef prices"
''And your six or seven horses 2"
asked Mr. Baker.
''You don't figure on horses nova
days, that is on light horses" replied
Marsh. you might swap a light driv-
ing horse and you might not. Two
of the work horses are worth $50 and
one $500"
"And your machinery, bindery, plant
er, hay fork and SO on?"
"Old. machinery don't bring much
now if you put it up at auction"
said Marsh, q haven't any idea at
all of it's value"