The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-29
VERY FUNNY ACTION
A Devoted Wife Surprised By a Sum-
mons in a Divorce Case.
SHE CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR 1T
After 90 Years of Married Bliss
Charles Bergstrand Seeks Sepa-
ration and Without Apparent
Reason-The Answer.
SHE CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR 1T

Several weeks ago Charles Berg
strand. a manufacturer of jewelry
employed in a Butte house, commenced
an action for divorce against MS wire,
Sophia Bergstrand, charging desertfon.
The defendant is a resident OF Denver
and seems to have many friends VINO
have interested themselves in her case
and they have brought out some facts
that upon their face do not look well
for Mr. Bergstrand. Hon. f. 5. Booth
has been retained as counsel for MRS.
Bergstrand, and he yesterday nled an
answer to the suit for divorce Inc
answer admits that the parties were
married on Jan. 80, 1870, but denies that
the plaintiff has been for period OF
two years or more an actual resident
of Silver Bow county, and denies that
he has been a resident of the county
| for more than 10 months preceding the
| commencement of the suit for divorce,
! and alleges that he has been resident
| of the state of Colorado for more than
| Is wears and continued a resident of
| that state up to the commencement or
| the suit The defendant denies that
| on or about the first day or May,
| 1898, or at any other time, did she
desert the plaintiff and denies that she
at any time abandoned him and con-
| tinues to live separate and apart from
him. She alleges that her residence is
| in Denver and that the plaintiff rs at
present living in Butte, but that they
| lived together as husband and wife in
| Denver for more than 10 years. In 1898,
the plaintiff being without satisfactory
employment went to Montana TO take
| Job of work temporarily and intending
to return to Colorado and to his family
| at some convenient time. He went TO
| Montana of his own free will and with
the consent of the defendant, intending
to absent himself only temporarily
| leaving his family and household In
the defendants charge. and she there
fore denies that she has deserted or
abandoned him. Mrs. Bergstran fur
Their answering, alleges that they have
been living in Denver since August,
1879, and reared a family of three chill
dren named Fred, Florella and Gerda,
the youngest of whom Is IL years OF
age. In November. 1891. the son Fred
found employment in Butte 1ewelry
store and subsequently procured job
for his father. The latter thereupon
| went to Butte, as related, and there
after regularly corresponded with me
wife and family, writing frequent and
affectionate letters and frequently,
usually every week, sent them money
for the payment of rent and for the
support of the family. The plaintiff
and defendant have at all times lived
peaceably and happily together, and
! during May and June of last year he
| visited his wife and family ana nVeC
with them during his stay. The CORE
spondence between the plaintiff AND
defendant has at all times been pleas
ant and agreeable until after the serv-
ice of the summons in the divorce suit
On Dec. go 1895, he wrote to her In his
usual style very pleasant and agree
able letter of the character of CORE
spondence that usually passes between
husband and wife living together, and
!. no word had ever been mentioned by
him of his desire or intention to aban'
2 don his home or his family in Colorado
or to take up his residence in Montana
' or elsewhere, but at all times intimat
I ed a desire to return and live In Colo
[ RADIO If he could secure employment
and nothing has ever been done or saiC
by the defendant indicating a desire o.
! intention on her part to abandon thu
plaintiff.
; A private letter from Denver say
that Mrs. Bergstran received lette
from her husband some time abou
Christmas wishing her a merry Christ
| mas, etc, and on Jan. she was serve'
with a summons in the divorce suit
e She Immediately wrote to him for al
explanation and he replied, giving hi
reasons for the suit, which. it is al
d legged, We're no reasons at all. He re
g called a number of insignificant mat
r tiers, some of them dating back as ia
= as Is years. and. 1t is alleged, recalle
s little remarks on her part and littl
l. family troubles such as will happen Il
l. the best regulated families. 1t is init
&" mated that there must be some un
h known cause back of the action an
a Mrs. Bergstrand is anxious to lear
Il what IL is.