from The Republican (Danville, Indiana)—issue of Thursday, January 31, 1924—page 8, column 4:
WANTS DIVORCE
L. Hester Purviance asks for a divorce from Benjamin T. Purviance. She alleges abandonment and wants the custody of two minor children and $2,000 alimony. They were married September 20, 1899 and separated in December 1921.