Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-03-04 | Page 5 | Layton Secedes

LAYTON SECEDES. Judge Rolnpp Grants Decree of Divorce Di-vorce From Knytivllle. Oglcn March 1 This morning Judgn Ilnlipp hnnl. I down his decision, whl.h In eflect Is to grant In the Mil igo of Ijiy Ion Davis (ounty it decree nf divorce from thn Incor: orated town ot Ka)svllle Tor lho rist ilfteen )enrs residents of lajtnn Inve objected lo pi)lng trlhulc lo the town of Kiosvlllc of which It was a part, when as they chimed they do. rived no benellt th. re from Tlio llttlo suburb then r. I oiled nn.l lltn Hupremo court sustained them holding that Knis vllle cool 1 not force the nil In lion of city tnxes a mllo nnd a quarter from Knievlllci swllcb Hie Ijiytnnltes were Jubilant nn 111 tho Ornntsvlllo cases came before tho Ktipreme court, when that bl roierse.l llself, and Iho good people of lho suburb nn tho soulh fotinl themselies Inlehtc.l to their sluer at Isw to th. am unit of uliout lliDD back taxes and their prnierly was sold for tho same At this I a) ton arose In hrr wrath and finally rrfert.el an agreement with bnjsvllle whereby tho Inter shoul 1 consent tn tho rillntr krntlon of the former upon pi)inent of the, nmeiunt due whereuron lho form ll bill of divorce was filed l Ijiylon and as the defendant tl I not appear lho .e rreo was acconllngly entered by default According tn tho agreement two sev cnths of tho contested district remains In the city, with tho other live sevenths In Uijtoti containing about one tblr I nnd two-thirds of the population respectively.