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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1902)
10 TJI E CO T R I KR THIS BROKEN ENGAGEMENT CAUSES MUCH DISCUSSION Nr iiasfcjar o . . nw.umn. CHEVMJER TKNTANOVE I' pitf t.-e ixji an.itio.i of Mrs Lut ille lilniklmrn Iine. daughter of Senator Iilackhurn. that her engagement with Chealier Trent.move. the Italian sulptr. was broken by herself because the chevalier etnbarassed her by his . (U of tait in p-einaturely announcing their betrothal, society is busy p-eparing other leasons for the bleach that came so unexpectedly. Js Marriage . . . . . . a Success? Some iertinent e iilemv on the sub ject of whether marriage is very much f a success or a good deal of a failure is furnished b the records of Iiucas ter county. It will probably not be so very sur prising to those who read the daily newspapers to learn that one marriage in six in this county turns out badly, that is to say, the records show that for every five marriage licenses issued there is one application for a divorce. The number of marriages in Lancas ter county has been increasing each year. So have the number of divorces. The iKTCentage of increase is slightly in favor of the divorces. Not all of the applications for divorces, however, are from persons who were married in Lin coln. In si number of instances the applicants are persons iho come to Nebraska because here a year's resi dence only is necessary. In other cases the parties are bona fide residents whose marriage was solemnized in some other state. In still other in stances Lincoln people have gone to Council Blurts to marry because the Nebraska statute does not allow mar riage to follow divorce until after six months have elapsed. Marriage licenses are issued in the oliice of the county judge, where Harry (I. Abbott enacts the role of Cupid to the sighing swains who seek legal per mission to wed. Here is what his record shows for the past five years- 1.S97 4G. 1S9S -jys 1S9 543 1900 600 1901 606 Divorces are granted by the equity branch of the district court. The rec ord is kept by the district clerk, and Deputy J. S. Baer has made this tran script for the past year: Number of Applications Granted 117 Number of Divorces Granted 86 Number to Women 76 Number to Men 10 (Number Dismissed 6 Uefused 1 During 1900 there were ninety-nine applications tiled and seventy-one 'di vorces were granted. Of these fifty- two were granted to the wife and nine teen to the husband. Most of these were on the grounds of desertion or non-support, one generally including the other. Drunkenness as a cause of divorce is seldom pleaded nowadays. Cruelty is a much more prevalent cause. Only in a few cases is adultery charged. The real causes are gener ally shrouded In mystery. Time and again the woman, asked why her hus band left her, contends that she does not know why. No more is told than is thought necessary to secure the de cree. In many or the cases there is plain evidence that the couple have agreed to disagree and while collusion, in the strict legal sense of the term, is not capable of being proven, yet it is patent that it exists. Some years ago It was a very fre quent practice for attorneys to file petitions one hour and get the divorce the next. Under the rules of the court, where service upon the opposing party is not waived, the case cannot be called until after four weeks have elapsed. It is generally comparatively easy to secure the signature of the defendant to a voluntary appearance. These were filed at the same time as the petition and the case could then be heard at any time. Cases were found to exist where the court had been imposed upon, and most of the judges in recent years have) refused to take up cases as soon as; they were filed. They must awaitl iiieir teiuiu. xiieii iuuiiie iiuui iui( hearing divorce cases is between 1 and, 2 o'clock in the afternoon, although now and then one drops in in the morn-f ing. Most of the women are Impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, and! each is generally accompanied by twol or jiioie leijiiiuut: iiicuus iu ottj.iujr uci nerves. The county judge marries a consider able number of those who make appli cation for licenses to him. This is usu ally the case when both parties live outside the county, and the parties do not care to expend some time hunting! up a minister, xne nanuiesi soiemiuzer is wanted. He is the judge. It's the Steady Exercise . . That docs the good to your muscles and builds up the wasted tissue. It s the asmodic exercise that docs more harm than good. One day a week in a gymna sium is a dangerous thing for auybudy. 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