The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-07

idea took possession Of his wife about
a year ago. and she became independ-
ent and Insisted on supporting herself
and children by her own labors in
baking and selling bread. Mrs. Carl
son has fallen I'm love TO bake bread"
said the wrongcd husband i'm telling
about the early stages of the trouble.
Very well, said. let her bake bread"
Her next show of independence was
when she refused to longer consider
him as her husband except in name
and appearance. He was still permit
ted to sleep at home, but he had to
take his meals at a restaurant. She
would not permit him TO come to the
family table. and all this time he had
10 light the growing woman's rights
idea that was gnawing at the peace
and happiness OF the family.
II had to fight for my rights he
declared. II was man and human
being" He said he had such dreadful
fears OF the new woman idea that he
let his life insurance policies run out
SO that there would not be too much
temptation. Under my circum-
stances" he said lit was a dangerous
experiment. To suffer death with short
pains is hard. but inch by inch is
still harder. and therefore I asked
them TO use quick-worAng remedy"
The new woman question continued
to grow on Mrs. Carlson until finally
house and shift for himself He op-
posed this high-handed outrage might
lily and would not vamoose, so on the
advise of some prominent lady
friends" as he said. she attempted TO
leave him yesterday afternoon. she
took the three children. He grabbed
the baby. She called a policeman. The
officer patched up a truce until this
evening, and then, so Carlson says. she
and her children were accompanied to
the depot by the officer. who saw them
safely on the train, but the story OF
the latter-day troubles are perhaps
best told by Mr.. Carlson himself. who
wrote IL out as follows:
"A wife run away under police pro-
lection is a new thing even for Butte.
policeman yesterday afternoon call
ed into Mr. Herman Carlson house 316
Il. Broadway and found there Mr.. G.
holding his youngest child, a 2-year-old
boy, and Mrs. G. having hold of Mr.
G. Mrs. G. ordered the officer TO get
her baby. Mr. G. said he was the faith
er Of the child and that the mother
wanted to go away with. but Mr.. c.
would give 1t up to the officer. when
he ordered to. but must be sure that
the officer Know. The officer got time
to ask his chief, the marshal, but now
then he would not decide in the ques-
ton. Later the marshal himself called
to the house. ask Mrs. c. If she has
to Mrs. G. that for the train time to-
morrow a policeman will be here to
your service, and to MIR. G. if he pre-
vent the mother to take what she want
to take. he should be put i'm the hole
BY the train time Mr.. G. kept himself
away and his family is now travelling.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlson came TO Butte
about seven years ago, had hard time
in the beginning. but both energetic
and hard working in harmony they was
soon I'm good circumstances. Also good
friends until some kind Majors
brought into the lady the principles
about the 'womens right Mr.. G..
there yet keep his old country notions,
that the man is the chief of the house
and the woman the partner and he
worked against the notion but could
not prevent that the disease from get
ting worse and worse. He ask some
nabor husbands to keep their angels
in dresses from his house and instead
of as heretofore to let his wife use his
checks after she been too good for the
hole household. He had to change and
Mrs. c. took the next train. 1t was on
the question on point who should be
the chief"
Mr.. Carlson says his wife has en-
ployed a lawyer 10 bring a suit for di-
vorce. And now all / got left of my
home are the debts" he said. They
even took my black dog with them.
You know that black dog used to come
in here with me?'
The victim of the new woman's idea
submitted a list of the important ar
ticles he had struggled into the papers
and also claimed a great share of credit
for electing the present city admins
tration. yet he could not understand
why Mrs. Carlson acquired such ex-
allied ideas of herself and left him.