The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-01
GRACE LA MORE IN BUTTE
She Is the Wife of Klondiker
saltwater Bill.
AND SUES FOR A DIVORCE
A Prosaic Ending to the Romantic Story
of Love n Marriage in the
Frozen North-She Asks for
1000 AIimony.

A short time ago the papers published
a romantic story about the love and
marriage of Grace la More, well known
on the variety stage in Butte, and
saltwater BILL" a Klondike million
aire. Their dream is already DER, and
both have Instituted suits for divorce.
and Grace demands 81, 900 a month ali
mony. The San Francisco Chronicle
tells about IL as follows:
The Gussie la More named in the
story is at present doing a Klondike
act of her own with two of her other
sisters in a Butte variety theater:
saltwater Bill" is being sued for
divorce.
The complaint. which was filed here
yesterday. charges infidelity and cru
city at the Baldwin hotel, where the
bride and groom spent their honey
MOON.
After a married experience of only
even weeks. following a remarkably
brief acquaintance and a courtship of
only six days, the wife left her nus
band. That was two months ago.
Since then William C. Gates, one of the
lucky people of the Klondike. better
known by his nickname. acquired ii
shooting some dangerous Alaskan rap
-'f ''' ''Nh " ottu iIoii ~ a
Francisco girl he chose as his life-part-
ner. Mrs. Grace la More Gates has
been living so quietly i'm a boarding
house on Suffer street hat few eve OF
her friends have known that she was
still I'm this city.
On Feb. 6. soon after their notable
separation. saltwater" left for the
East on some Klondike business. He
returned last Sunday, and Mrs. Gates
had the papers served on him yesterday
before he had been i'm town "A hours.
Now she wants 81 900 a month ali
mony. But Bit declares that he will
fight the case to the bitter end before
he will pay her a cent.
When seen last night at his rooms at
the Baldwin "Swiftwater Bill was en-
pertaining two ladies. One was dining
with him. while the other, hated and
yelled like her companion. occupied the
remaining chair M was a mere wit
ness at the feast.
'Sit on the bed there" said the host.
Where is Mrs. Gates? Why, | saw her
this afternoon. She invited me up to
her apartments, but she didn't tell me
she had papers out for me.
~ fellow handed me some legal
looking documents to-day. I haven't
taken the trouble to read them yet.
Yes; understand she is after a
divorce. 'Infdelity. cruelty Let her
DlONt IL. MY NoIuS MS SOOu as tnat
little colored maid of hers.
viii | fight the case? Well. I
guess yes. | done are much what
grounds she may get a divorce on. but
she won't get any none out of me.
I'm going to cave for Dawson about
the end of the week with my manage
and Dr. Wolf and his brother. who is a
wealthy mining expert"
Gee" remarked 'Swiftwater's" Wis
avis, his wife only wants 1000 a
month: but | guess nit. Ell. Bill?"
The dissatisfied Mrs. saltwater Is a
blonde. young and attractive.
oh" she began, have you seen him,
and do you think he really cares IL |
get a divorce? I brought him up here
Why, he's ever so much better
looking now thar he was. i used to be
afraid of him. he looked SO wild.
Il tried to have him stay and dine
with me, but he said he had a business
appointment. Then he noticed that /
didn't have on my wedding ring. / lost
II when | was moving here, and he said.
Where's the ring?' And when l told
him how IL happened he never said an
other word. but just left.
You see. he was in love with my sis
ter, Gussie. up in Dawson. Did she say
wouldn't have him? She would
jumped at the chance. After we
had been married a little while l saw 4.
he was thinking of Gussie, and then he
for her to come down. THAT made
me jealous. and when she came | left.
my youngest sister. the only one
of us seven girls that hasn't had a
short married experience, actually
she had a claim on my hus-
band and wanted to order me away,
and she is as homely as can be.
IF / win the suit. then off for Paree
with the nun of Billee.' This worry is
me out"
Mrs. r. A. White has bought the