The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Tuesday February 23, 1926
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DIVORCE  GRANTED
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           In the complaint for a divorce filed by  Cannie Portteus  against  Earl R. Portteus,  a decree has been granted the plaintiff in the Shelby circuit court.  Her former name of  Cannie Murnan  was restored by the court and she was prohibited from re-marrying for two years.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Republican
 Monday December 21, 1925
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SAYS  HUSBAND         
        DESERTED  HER
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   Mrs. Cannie Portteus,         
Pleasant View, Asks For 
        Divorce In Suit Filed
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      HAD  TO  CUT  AND         
          CARRY  WOOD
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          Charging that her husband refused and failed to provide for her, and that he had deserted her,  Mrs. Cannie Portteus, of Pleasant View, Moral township, has filed a complaint for a divorce against  Earl R. Portteus  in the Shelby Circuit Court.  She asks for her former name of  Cannie Murnan.  Herbert C. Jones represents Mrs. Portteus.
          The couple was married November 25, 1914 and separated August 5, 1925.  Mrs. Portteus says that her husband deserted and abandoned her and that she does not now know his whereabouts.  The wife alleges that her husband is lazy, that he failed to provide for her, and did not pay his bills.  She also asserts that he refused to keep positions which he held, and that in two years he bought her only one dress.  Mrs. Portteus charges that she took in washings to support herself, and that she was forced to cut and carry in wood for their fires.  The wife states that her husband told her that he did not care for her, and charges that he was intimate with other women.
Contributed by Barb Huff

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