Divorces In Washtenaw

In Michigan in 1897, the total number of divorces granted was 1,656, of which 31 were granted in Washtenaw county. Our immediate neighbors show up in the dark record as follows :
Wayne 200, Monroe 10, Livingston 17, Lenawee 41, Jackson 52.
There are 16 counties in the state which show up with a greater divorce record than Washtenaw while there are but 10 counties which have a larger population. But judging from the number of applications for divorce in the last few months, Washtenaw's divorce record is apt to show a large increase.