The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-03
THE DIVORCE FEVER
It Has Struck Livingston and One
Separation is Legally Made.
AFTER "a YEARS OF BLISS
National Park Wheelmen's Club.
Whose Motto 10 Free Silver
and Good Roads"--Office OIL.
Deputy Sheriff AbolIshed.t,'t,,lf
special correspondence Of the standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston. May LIN the district
court yesterday the Yeaton family
skeleton was dragged forth from tho
closet. The parties to the action were
w. H. Yeaton and wife. the latter be-
ing the plaintiff In a suit for divorce
and alimony. It has been rumored
about for some time that the marital
relations of the couple were far from
being felicitous, and the suit lid not
occasion very much surprise. The cuu-
pie were united in the holy bonds OF
wedlock 81 years ago and have been
residents of this city since the shrill
screetch of the iron horse first awoke
the echoes of the Bohemian pass. Mr..
Yeaton responded to his country's call
to arms when the Union was threaten
ed with ACKNOWLEDGMENT. in the days
of Abraham Lincoln, and is one of the
honored members OF that noble band
of heroes, the Grand Army of the Re-
public. A locomotive engineer by
trade. he manipulated a throttle on the
Montana division for a number of
years. but lost his position some time
ago and IL now an employee In the
Northern Pacific machine shops in
this city. This spring he was the re-
publican nominee for alderman from
the bloody First ward" but was de-
feated by few votes.
The charges brought against him by
his wife were cruel and inhuman
treatment. covering a period of six
years. A large number OF spectators
were present during the trial and en-
joyed immensely the recital OF the cou-
pies conjugal infelicity.
Mrs. Yeaton detailed from the wit
ness stand how she had lavished her
affections upon the man whom. she
said. had wholly disregarded his du-
ties as husband. She averred that on
two separate occasions within the past
two years her husband had knocked
her down. The last time he struck
her was last New Years day. This
time her grown-up SON was present
and took her part. The result was that
father and son engaged in a fight over
her PROSTATE body. but how the scrap
ended the witness failed to state. The
complaint, however. AYERS that Mr.
Yeaton threatened his son with great
bodily harm IL he ever interfered
again In the domestic affairs and said
he would split his sons head open
with an axe. Mrs. Yeaton gave the
court to understand that her husband
had been holding out" on her for the
past six years. and that he had a
cache somewhere, which she thought
ought to be dug UP and whacked up.
She said her husband had n ter11ble
temper, and had lost his position as
Northern Pacific engineer partly on
this account and partly because os his
carelessness.
Mr.. Yeaton denied each and every al
legation and made counter charges
against his wife. one OF which was that
she had written him letters containing
false and malicious accusations and in
situations for the express purpose of
provoking quarrel.
Judge Henry considered that Mrs.
Yeaton was entitled to a legal separa-
ton and granted her a divorce. The
question OF alimony and a division OF
the property will be argued before his
honor In a day or two.
The attorneys in the case were Smith
& Wilson for the plaintiff and w. II.
Poorman for the defendant.
The cyclists OF Livingston held n
meeting Tuesday evening and perfected
an organization by electing officers and
adopting a constitution and set OF by
laws. The new organization starts out
with a membership of 30 and has adopt
ed the name OF National Park Wheel
mems club" The motto OF the club is
Free Silver and Good Roads" The
race track on the fair grounds is being
put in shape and some splendid bicycle
races viii be given during the summer.
The club has sent for uniforms and the
members are very enthusiastic. An
effort will be made TO secure a state