The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-09
TO MARRY HIS WIFE AGAIN.
SENATOR Fairs Domestic Trouble APP
preaching = Happy End-Fair's Nag
nanimity-A Lawyer Had . 100000

senator Fairs Domestic Trouble APP
preaching = Happy End-fair's Nag
nanimity-A Lawyer Had . $1,000
Fee.
A social event that has often been
predicted seems ut last about to come to
pass. Senator Fair and his late wife,
from whom lie was divorcsdlast spring,
have effected reconciliation, and the
longsseparated couple will bo reunited
in marriage soon. The property in
terestes at stake have been SC large, and
the int~ercessions of tho children have
been so potential, that the parents have
found it impossible to resist the in
~fluences which seemed to draw themto o
gether.
Mr.. Fair was the practical man ofthe
bonanza firm. He, like Mackey, was a
miner. HIS was a mine foreman, and,
understanding his business thoroughly,
he became invaluable to his associates.
He knew every detail of the business,
could tell what was the matter with a
machine, and was a good judge of ore,
of rock, and OF the hundred things which
enter into the calculations of q minor.
He was quiet and business-like.
Mrs. Fair is a large, f~ne-looking
woman of the Irish type, witt, dark
hair and eyes. In the early days of the
silver mining excitement, when Fair
was poor, she was his mainstay. She
economical in o hundred ways and en-
couraged him to persist in his efforts
many times when he was disheartened
and inclined to abandon his enterprise.
She was a good wife, rs all admit and
Mr.. Fair himself never made a COM
plant against her, except that her de-
votion to the Roman Catholic church
was too great. -Four children were
born to them, two boys and two girls,
the eldest being James G. Fair, Jr., now
81 years old, and the youngest Virginia,
aged 9. Mr.. md Mrs. Fair lived con-
tentedly together until a year ago last
winter, when they separated, and a doz-
en- different stories were put in circula-
ton concerning their ause. After the
separation Mrs. Fair took up her resi-
dence in the elegant home belonging to
the family on Mob hill in this city. The
senator, with his eldest son, took a for
eign tour, and ON their return secured
quarters Mt a hotel here.
In the meantime, the prospect which
o divorce suit q family of such enor-
nous wealth opened up had caused
several attorneys and others to take a
hand in the matter, and this influence
was not calculated to allay the ill-feel-
ing. Mrs. Fair filed q bill for divorce
ut Virginia City on the 18th of last May,
alleging infidelity on the part of the
husband, and duplicating several women
in this city. The allegations caused
something of q sensation, and it was ex-
pected that a long trial would be the
result. Lawyers. detectives, and 60
;betweens imagined that they had rich
picking within their grasp, and Mr..
Fair found himself annoyed beyond
measure by their solicitations.
Feeling that Mrs. Fair had been i'm
properly influenced by some of her u
celors the senator determined to make
contest to the suit. In n card to the
public he denied the allegations made
jim his wife's bill, and a day later (on the
9th of May he issued the following.
II am the man, and am willing to bear
all the odium which the public, in igno-
of the real facts. may choose to
cast on me; but my regret is for my
wife, whose name has been improperly
associated and incorporated in the dis
t,ofn1nS ! no NOW ,%%o1 all o,,, ~ $500
try. Now, as always, my desire has
been to do that which would contribute
to the happiness Of my wife and child
rem. If ! have in any way failed, God
knows it has not been prompted by a
desire to do SO. Now, as ever, l want
that which will best contribute to the
happiness of my family. If my wife
thinks a separation will contribute to
her further happiness, then her mind
and mine are alike. | have done moth
ing to merit the obloquy cast upon me
Those who best know me will tell YOU
what my desires are. God has blessed
me with wealth, and 1 have never used
it for any mean or humanity purpose.
My heart and hand have always been
open to those in distress, and will con-
time to be to those who seek or require
my help. l repeat that in this matter
with my wife. which has been made so
public, L lave nothing to say further
than that it pains me to see her name
n mine associated with such BASTARD
" and vindictiye dispatches as have
gone forth to the world. I am the
man, she is the woman, and in these
relations L will shield her name at every
point in my power"
1t became painfully evident to the
lawyers and detectives that Mr.. Fair
was not going to defend the case. On
the 18th of May the matter was called
in court at Virginia City, and after an
hours hearing with closed doors the
Judge announced that a decree would
be given to Mrs. Fair, that the minor
children would be given into her keep
ing, and that the senator would paw to
her in cash and United States bonds
1890, 900, besides giving her title to
the residence on Nob's hill in this CITY.
The settlement was a profound surprise
most people here, for no one believed
Senator Fair was SO wealthy as the
paid his late wife would seem to in
dlcate. It had been generally under
stood that he was not worth more than
=, 0oO,O DOC, but it came out soon after
settlement that he could command
four times that amount. 1t is currently
reported that R. s. Mesick, attorney
or Mrs. Fair, received n fee of $500.
for negotiating the settlement Of the
senator's estate.
After the divorce Mrs. Fair, with her
son and two little daughters, took up
Ter abode in her palatial home in this
'it,y. Here she had beautiful grounds
md an extensive conservatory. She
las gone out but little, and seems to
slight taste for social life, devot-
ng herself to the education Of her