Bismarck tribune., 1883-07-20
she LOVED ANOTHER BETTER.
Mrs. Shirley, Formerly Dress
Maker at Bismarck, Elopes
With a Miles City Man.
After Five Years Of Apparent Con-
tentment She Leaves Her Hus-
band and Joins Her First
Love.

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search Of good material for Sunday reading a
TRIBUNE reporter ferreted out the facts in q sad
case Of domestic infel1city. Five years ago Mr..
Geo, NJ. Shirley wooed and wed pleasant ap-
pearing and intelligent young lady, aged 20, in
the Dominion of Canada. The west offered
superior inducements to the young and active,
and MI. Shirley finally came to Bismarck, ar
irving last year. The good people Of Bismarck,
and especially the ladies, will remember Mrs.
Shirley as the accomplished dressmaker whose
sign first adorned a building on First street, and
later one Of the DR.. Porter buildings on Third
street, above Rosser. Mr.. Shirley being an en-
ergetic and ambitious fellow caught on to 100
acres Of land from the good Uncle Samuel,
north Of Bismarck, and by patient toll hoped
in o few years to mould himself a comfort
able home Being goo q carpenter bis services
were in demand in the city, and many dollar
Williams was the result Of his tireless industry.
The couple lived most happily together never q
cross word having passed tbe lips of either in
the others presence. Mrs. Shirley seemed a
most estimable lady, and eudoavored to assist
her husband in every way that skillful needle
and thorough Knowledge Of the dressmaker's .
art could, ~ ~ a.
Last fail Mr. Shirley went out to his claim to
build house, and neighbor wishing one built
also he returned to town to ask his wife if she
would be lonely while he was engaged in the
building of the houses. She said she would
not, and after some conversation stated that she
had learned that there was splendid opening
for dressmaking establishment at Miles City,
and as he would be absent for sine time she
believed it best to go up to that city and engage
in business. Mr.. Shirley argued against
the scheme, but his wife seemed
to have the, best of the argument,
and he finally consented. She was to return
early in the spring, but did not come until May.
Mrs. Shirley met his wife with all the affection
of true and loving husband, but after reach
ing his home in the country he noticed change
in his wife. She was restless and her amiable
natnre seemed changed to that Of obstinacy.
Finally Mr.. Shirley asked her what had caused
this sudden change after five years Of welded
happiness. After some hesitancy she confessed
to having met certain Alexander Mckay at
Miles City who professed great admiration for
her and who had advised her to get a divorce
from her husband and marry him. Mckay had
also threatened that if such course was not
taken either himself or Mrs. Shirley must die.
He could not stand it to see another man the
possessor of that which he coveted herself
Mr.. Shirley then discussed the matter can
didly with his wife, advising her to cast this
mans whims from her mind ana be herself
again. This she promised to do but alss! how
weak is woman. She continued to receive let
ters from Miles City until Tuesday last when
Mr.. Mckay is supposed to have come for his
victim as that evening she was seen to take the
west bound train accompanied by Some gentle
man. ...,
Mr.. Shirley was at Mandan working on the
new roundhouse at the time and knew nothing
of the elopement until Wednesday night
when he came over to Bismarck, only to find his
home broken up forever by the connivances of
q treacherous man and weak and faithless
wife.
MIR. Shirley looks at the matter philosophi-
cally, and will Immediately institute proceed
ings for divorce on the grounds of desertion.
1t seems that before her marriage to Mr..
Shirley the lady in question was engaged to
this man Mckay, and that she broke off the en-
gagement to marry him. Now, after five years
of apparent contentmcnt she discovers that she
made mistake and proceeds to rectify it.
UNDER the head of "Dakota's new Ca
pital', Mr.. E. V. Smalley's paper "The
Northwest published at New York
says: ...
In the selection of Bismarck as the new capi-
tai of Dakota Territory, the Commission charged
with the matter of choosing location have
made wise decision. There were many RIVALS
for the prize-most of them raw villages on To-
cal lines of railroads, the names of which had
reached the ears of few people outside the Terri
tory. Real estate speculation was at the bottom
of most of the propositions urged upon the
Commission, and with two or three exceptions,
all the towns which put forward claims, did 80
rather on the ground location central to the
southern part of Dakota, and with view of a
future division of the Territory into States, than
of convenient situation for capital for the en-
tire Territory as it now exists. The towns in
northern Dakota held off until the last moment,
in the belief that the decision would favor the di