The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-08-23

Great sympathy is felt in this cum
munity where she was resident Tor
many. wears. for Mrs. George F.euden-
reich. daughter the late p. S Hickman
, whose mother. brothers and sisters still
reside here. in the matter uf the suit
brought against her by her husband. for
a decree of divorce. The story as told
by the Journal Press OF st. Cloud, is as
] followss
/ On Thursday afternoon Sheriff Ifam-
| meiel served the summons aud COM
| plant III divorce proceedings brought bv
!, Mr.. Frcudenrcich against his vile, Mrs.
/ Sarah Frcudenrich of ST, Cloud.
The publication is in the nature Of n
sensation, the friends OF the lad, who is
made deiendent having been totally
! Ignorant that their relations were any
thing but conyenial. To be sure Mrs.
! F. has resided in ST. Cloud ever since
| 1887. ana her husband has liv; d i'll
Odessa. Russia. all the time, bu, lie
VISITED her and their child last summer
all 1t was universally supposed that
the reasons which impel'ed him to re-
main IN far-away Russia. while his tamil
| " lived here in Minnesota, were that he
had q very desirable position with the
!, Mccormick Harvesting Machine COM
pany there and was Swiss consul to
odessa. while the climate and other con-
ditions OF Russia were extremely dis
tasteful to Mrs. F. The education Ct
their child was also considered prime
| Object in her remaining in this country.
The fact that papers have been served in
| divorce proceed igs will therefore come
| as a severe shock to the lady's friends in
this citv and state.
The complaint which IS a voluminous
document. is written in the German
language. 1t was sent bv the Swiss
government to DIR. G. Stamm. Switzer.
lands consul To st. Paul, and by him
forwarded TO the Hon. Theodore Brue.
ner OF st. Cloud. The defendant. Mrs.
Freudenreich, has been visiting friends
at Gran Lake and Sank Centre and tor
this cause the summons and complaint,
which were in the hands of the sheriff,
| were not served until Thurs 'av, she
having returned from Sank Centre We'd
nesday afternoon.
The case is entitled George Adolph
Horatius Won Freudenreich. plaintiff,
versus Sarah Won Freudenreich, nee
Hickman, defendant" and the summons
| requires the defendant to appear We'd
| nesday. October "a, 1894. at "a. IN. in
the circuit court at the city OF Bern, Swift
zerland.
the complaint sets forth that the
parties were married November 80,
1868, at Sank Centre, Minnesota: that
the plaintiff is a citizen of Bern, S,vltzer
land, and Swiss consul at Odessa, Russia.
That the defendant was born at Cape
Nav, New Jersey. in 1916; that plaintiff
was bonn May 10 1910. That the first
three years of their married life was
spent on the plaintiffs farm at Brandon,
Minnesota; in 1871 they removed to
| Alexandria and shortly thereafter the
plaintiff entered the service OF the Nc
Cormick Harvesting machine company;
in 1878 the plaintiff moved to St. Cloud
and was soon thereafter appointed bv
the sa d McC company as repre-
+! sentative of their business IN Russia and
Roumania. This appointment neces-
STATED the removal OF Mr.. Won Freuden-
reich and wife to Odessa. Soon thereafter
they occupied a. high position socially
! and otherwise; that by his appointment
as Swiss consul at Odessa his social re-
lations became OF the highest order and
that his wife could not reasonably ex-
pect any better. But notwithstanding
| all this the defendant manifested a dis
position oi impatience and caprlcious-
ness. Mutual affections ceased; no
friendly word or loving look passed be-
tween them. The plaintiff endeavored
to show to the outer world that there
was no misunderstanding or disaffection
| between them. In 18S3-S4 when the
defendant was eneiente she insisted up
on and compelled the plaintiff to have
her go to Heidelberg and notwithstand-
ing the expense and sacrifice OH the part
| of the plaintiff, and notwithstanding
| that the d. PENDANT was unable to under
stand the language. he allowed her to
go and there the little girl. Eugene
Martha, was born. Three years later
i'll 1887, she insisted with much per-
| severence on returning to the United
States, and the plaintiff not willing to
exchange an uncertain future for his
present position, declined to make the
change. She therefore came to this
country and has remained in st. Cloud
since 1887.
So far as property is concerned it is
|! alleged that she has a property-the
handsome homestead on Second avenue
| south. which is in her name-worth 80,
900 francs ($5, 700 in our money!. He
makes no claim to this and saws that iff
she wishes to exchange it for a smaller
residence in smaller city she can live
comforta bly, OIL the difference in value.
He is also willing that certain amount
be for warded for the maintenance OF his
Iidauphter.
The plaintiff therefore prays that de-
cree of divorce be awarded him on the
grounds of desertion, and that the GUS
tody OF the Child be given to its mother,
the defendant, and that the property i'll
St. Cloud be given to the defendant.
Mrs. Freudenreich was seen this after
noon by representative Of the Journal
Press. She declined at this time to make
any statement Of tie trouble. but may
decide to do so later. She has sent her
side of the case to the nited States con
sui at Bern. who will represent her at
the time set for the hearing. She will
simply say that the charge of desertion
is false. Mrs. Freudenreich leaves her
side of the unfortunate affair to her
frieuds. believing that thew will hold her
guIltless OF any wrong whatever. She
will certainly receive her full share or
sympathy from her many friends i'll this
city.
The marriage OF Miss Mabel E. Doty
and Milton A. Cotter, was celebrated in
St. Cloud on Sunday evening last. Miss
Doty is native Of Sank Centre, where
she was reared and educated, and she
enjoys the esteem of this entire cummun-
ity, and the HERALD but voices the
sentiment of all in extending candid CON-
gratulations, The Journal Press says
of the event.
Avoiding at $50 o'clock last night
| which was largely in the nature of a
surprise TO the friends of the contract.
| ing parties, took place at the rooms in
the court house occupied by Deputy
Sheriff Doty and fnniily. His daughter,
Miss Mabel E. Dotv, was married to
| Milton A. Cotter. the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. Tno. w. Crooks
of the Baptist church. Only the men,
bers of the families were present. After
the ceremony, which took place in the
parlor, was over, bountiful wedding
supper was served in the court room;
which Ina I been tastefully arranged and
decorated for the occasion. The bride is
a well known and popular Young lady.
She taught last year in the. Lincoln
i school .on the East side and was most