Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

-Nt wv NNuifh. quo was 50 poor thNt
she could not afford sleeping aceommoda-
tons on the trains, and sat in O day coach
Tor three days and two nights. The plaintiff
was living here with n womhn who passed as
his sister. He married the woman as soon as
the case was decided in his favor, and now
stands in the peculiar position Of being in
danger OF arrest for bigamy, as It is certain
that the Judge was bribed.
The wife OF ex-Consressmnn Durham. OF
Chicago, sued for a divorce hero last fall. and
after long trial received her decree. The
ex-eongressman put in no Appearance at the
last minute. though he had led the plaintiff
to believe that he would. Mrs. Durham
rented the handsomely furnished house Of
Mr.. Phillips, the warden Of the jail, for a
year, and is still living here. Durham has
lust began suit against her in Chicago
There Is considerable money and real estate
mixed mp in the AFFAIR. Colonel Allen, who
is named as correspondent, stops frequently
at the Cataract House, while visiting Mrs.
Durham here.
About the LIST Of last December Mrs
Lockwood, OF Brooklyn. came to town, and
Immediately electrified the inhabitants with
her magnificent dressing, her striking ap.
pearance and her lavish expenditure OF
money. The proprietor Of the Cataract
House could not or would not give her tho
desired accommodations. She moved to the
Commercial Hotel. engaged six rooms for
herself, two daughters and maids. The car
pet on her parlor not suiting her. she had II
taken up and bought now one to please
herself. sho afterwards hired Mr.. Styles
house, on Duluth avenue one OF the hand.
soonest houses in town, and pays si25 per
month FOR 1t furnished. This is an enormous
rent for Sioux Falls. She left here the first
week in January and IA still away; notwlth-
standing which fact, when her six months
are up, she will swear out her papers aud
claim that she has lived here for the required
time. She initiated Mrs Blaine in hiring tho
only private box in the Opera House for the
length OF her stay here, and her toilettos and
gold-handed lorgnctte opera glasses were
the talk of tho town. The theatre was pack
ed every evening just to SEQ her.
There arc more men than women here
now. One Of the principal members of the
colony is New York painter, one Of whose
signs can be seen all over the clty-two
Brownies, holding up a banner, on which is
the legend; Little, tho Big Painter"
The Princess Colonna was expected here.
1t was even rumored that house had beon
taken for her, but alas the rumor proved
false; the hopes Of the lawyers, in perspee-
tive, fell fat. and she wended her way to tho
California coast
The Sioux Falls papers. few weeks ago,
published the notice OF Mrs. olea do Silva
Young's approaching marriage to Mr.. Fos,er
Gaines, Of warrentown, Va. Mrs Young
lived here about two years ago, obtained her
divorce, and was reported engaged to tho
young and fascinating editor Of daily paper
here.
There are often some laugliable reasons
given for desiring divorces. for instance. the
following;
"ispeciR to the Argus-Leader.l
"YAsKroN. Fob. l2.-Fred. l.. Kilborn, IN
the employ Of the United States Government,
IN the Bureau OF Animal Industry, at WASH
ingtoD, D. c., Is hero 10 procure a divorce
from his wife, whom he charges with extreme
cruelty, inAsmuch that she refused to bear
him children, and adopted extreme measures
to this end"
Another funny case was that OF lady who
came here after Christmas and opened
dressmaking and millinery establishment in
the Syndicate Block. A bomb-shell exploded
one day in March. when her husband from
Texas appeared with this greeting; II have
come for that cup OF ten, and id long
distance, too 1t seems, so gossips cay
that the husband. being ~ in bed, the wife,
kissing him, said liam going to makey you
a cup Of tea, dear" He never saw her again
until he came to Sioux Falls. She sold out
her business and they left for their home in
Texas.
The wife Of an New York editor IS here in
retirement and under an assumed name. II
has caused much surprise among those ia
the secret, as tho editor in question has the
reputation Of being good friend to strug-
Cling women.
one word about the Cataract House. Its
reputation is far spread All tho drummcrs
in this section arrange their business In
such way that they can spend sunday in
Sioux Fails, at the Cataract, and the hotel Is
always iiled to OVERLOOKING from Saturday
till Monday. The utmost license Is per-
mitted; the hall boys, chamborma'ds and
elevator boys are all spies and toNn-criers.
They are so well posted as to the dates Of the
different trials, and keep the townspeople 50
informed, that as rule the court
rooms arc nlied 10 their utmost capacity
with strangers eager to assist in the wash
ing Of dirty linen"
The more respectable Of the ladies seeking
divorce, live In private houses. They are
known on the streets, and otteHtimes.
in passing crowd OF school children, you |
viii hear the little ones Gays; ''fherr goes 4
one Of them" The little dve-3ear-old |
daughter Of lady living in ono Of the
private boarding houses came running into |
her mother one day, in great state Of indis.
nation. "a man asked another man who 4
was. and he said 'Oh. she belongs to one Of 1
the divorces next door, What did he mean
By a divorceer'
Even the children are "psfiaAs.f A cor
onist Is not welcomed Ia the CHURCHES,
though they are glad enough to take their
money Ia the subscription box; no invita-
lions come 70 them for social gatherings no
positions are open TO the POOR ones In the
snras They ars barred oat from every