In re Dependency of Stamp

— I. Petitioner, Pearl Stamp, and Fred Stamp were married in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in the year 1911. Soon after their marriage, Fred Stamp left his wife, and thereafter their daughter, Maxine Stamp, was born. At the time of the hearing, Maxine was a little past ten years of age. In. 1916, Pearl Stamp, upon notice by publication, procured a divorce from Fred Stamp upon the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. There was no provision for alimony in the decree. Since the birth of Maxine, her mother, Pearl Stamp, has taken care of her, clothed her, furnished her with a home, provided *1137her…