1895-01-22-sr-p5-westfall-divorce-decree

January 22, 1895 Spokesman-Review Page 5:

AN INJURED WIFE.

A decree of divorce was granted yesterday to Katie C. Westfall, in her suit against Leland D. Westfall. Abandonment and adultery were the causes. They had been married less than seven years. The court awarded to the injured wife absolute possession of the lands held in community interest and the custody of the children—Lela Lisle, Floy Washington, Dean Stanford and Alta Westfall. A woman named Louie Steel is mentioned in the decree as one having something to do with the breaking up of the home,