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Nov. 25, 1920
HARTINGTON — Cedar County’s divorce record will apparently be broken during the December term of court which opens as seven cases are docketed for hearing and others may also be brought before the court.
Of more than passing interest is the Beckley divorce case, brought by Sam A. Beckley, Laurel. This was heard during the last term and the petition was granted but before the case was finally granted, Mrs. Beckley appeared by her attorney and advised the court that although her residence was known to the plaintiff, he failed to have her notified in the usual legal manner.
The decree was then withheld and Mrs. Beckley is now understood to be planning a hot contest.
Mrs. Bernice Dueschle, Wynot, has petitioned the court to grant her a divorce from Charles Dueschle, former Wynot barber, whose conduct following the destruction of some home brew by his wife resulted in an exciting encounter and their immediate separation.
Other divorce petitions were filed by Mrs. August Bechler of near Laurel, against Louis Bechler; Marcia Bell of near Laurel against Ben H. Bell; Josephine Nelson against Clarence Nelson; Nellie McMichael against Leonard D. McMichael and Ezra Brandage against Ada Brandage, who he charges with desertion, the last being the only one of the seven being brought by the husband.
An echo of the famous Jones-McCarthy auto wreck damage suit, which was appealed to the District court, comes in the form of a new suit started by Attorney McCarthy of Ponca, the defendant in the first action.
In the new action, he asks to be awarded $1,034.55. Both cases are on the docket to be tried this term.
Nov. 25, 1920
HARTINGTON— Mrs. Steve Seim was notified last week that her daughter, Mrs. Walter Stephenson was suffering from an attack of appendicitis and had been removed to a hospital for an operation.
Mr. Seim went down and spent a few days, returning on Monday. He reported she was getting along nicely.
Nov. 25, 1920
COLERIDGE — The Coleridge Community Hotel has been reopened under the management of Mr. and Mrs. George Wernstrum, who have been conducting a restaurant business there for a number of years.
Instead of catering only to transients, local trade will be given an increased amount of attention and it is hoped that in this way the venture can be made a financial success.
The rent paid by the new management will be applied on the furniture until it is paid off and it will then become the property of the hotel company.
Nov. 25, 1920
HARTINGTON — Forest Holtsclaw of Pierce, who was charged by Ralph Hill and Frank Pogensee of Plainview with being the third member of the party which stole the big Peerless car belonging to Louis Bruggeman, of Laurel, was brought over from Pierce on Monday by Sheriff McFadden.
He was arrested there some time ago on another charge and escaped but was recaptured.
The officials there believe that the confession of Hill and Pogensee will make it easier to secure a conviction on this charge here, so they released him to Cedar County authorities.
