The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Three Days of Married Life Were
Enough.
THEN ALICE SKIPPED OUT
Her Husband Wants hi Court to Unite
the Knot-Frank Bouche Files a
Suit Against Joseph Barsalou
and w. j. Naughton.

Three days of married life were suf-
ficient for Mrs. Alice Hattie Clark, ac-
cording to a sui. for divorce brought
against her in the district court yester-
day by her husband, II. Wilson Clark.
He alleges that they were married at
Brigham, Utah, on July %, 1896, and
that on the LIST Of August of the same
year the defendant. ~disregarding the
solemnity of her marriage vow, will
fully and without cause deserted and
abandoned the plaintiff and has since
lived separate AM apart from him.
With his complaint Clark filed an afi-
davit alleging that he is too poor to pay
the court costs of his suit, and asking
permission to prosecute without costs.
In an affidavit for the publication of
he says his wife of three days
Is still living in Brigham.
Judge Lindsay held a session of court
yesterday afternoon and disposed of a
great amount of business, including
many probate matters. The appeal
case Of County Clerk Weston was ar
gued ON an agreed statement Of facts
and taken under advisement. The
case involves the question of whether
the clerk and his deputies or the county
are entitled to fees collected for max
ing copies and transfers of papers on
record in the office. The law says no
officer shall receive fees, and that all
such moneys collected shall be paid to
the treasurer. The clerk, OF the other
hand, argues that becaus he makes the
transcript out of office hours. he acts as
any private individual who has a right
to access to the records n to make
copies and transcripts. For the GER
tifcate attached to such copies and
transcript he charges the regular fee
as clerk. and pays that fee over to the
treasurer. as the county is entitled to
Il.
Another question of Importance ar
gued was on a demurrer i'm the damage
suits OF Andrew Less and NJ. G.. Hol-
land, growing out of the East Broad
way grade in the Leggatt Il Foster ad-
dition, by the establishment of which
many residence properties were left
high in the air. The city claimed the
right to establish a grade. and as much
right to cut down the street as one man
had the right to grade his lot down be-
low that of his n%eighbor. The judge.
however. having ruled on the same
point before. said he a heard nothing
new I'm the arguments that would cause
him to change his mind. and therefore
again decided against the city.
Judge Lindsay yesterday made an
order appointing Richard J.. Watson
guardian of VIM. G. Gallagher.
The proofs in the divorce case of Julia
Regain against Michael L. Regain were
partly heard by Judge Lindsay yester-
day, and he will hear the remainder
next Friday morning. as the plaintiffs
witnesses were not all on hand Mrs.
Regain testified that she was married
to the defendant in Butte on October
4, 1880. and that August, 1897, he beat
and kicked her. and again on the 14th
OF last March. She said he had neg
lected her for three years, n i'm July
of last year she was compelled TO leave
him m order to earn a living. ON the
nth of last month she was coming
from Walkerville and met him on up |
per Main street. He stopped her and
proposed to her that she accompany
him to a place where she refused to
whereupon he knocked her down
and kicked her. This occurred right
in the street.
Christiana Andrews brought suit yes
terday against Thos. L. Andrews on the
grounds of desertion and |
They were married on January %. 1891, |
in Butte. and on the 18th of August, |
1895, the defendant deserted her. and
she has since been compelled to SUD-
port herself by hard labor.
Frank Boucher yesterday brought suit
against Joseph Barsalou and w. j.
to get possession of a house
and lot on the Plymouth lode of which
claims to be owner. and which
Is occupied by MIR. Naughton. 1t is
alleged that on Feb. 20, 1897. the Defend
ants took forcible and unlawful possess
sion of the property. Boucher asks for
The restitution of the premises, for $3.50
for 1852 Is as rents and profits
due, and for s42. 80 a month as rent here
The city of Butte was yesterday made
in another suit for damages
on account of a grade established on
East broadway in the Leggat * Foster
without giving the residents
notice or granting them compensation
damages. The plaintiff in the last
suit is Joseph Dewitt. whose property
left IL feet above the grade. He
claims damages to the amount of sl.470.
He also alleges that 1t will cost him a
sum to put up a wall to
prevent his lot from caving i'm and to
build a stairway from the lot to the
street.
A suit for $3.50. "a, due for building ma
terial, and to foreclose a lien on lot ls.
block Z. of the Noyes & Upton railroad
was brought i'm the district
court yesterday by the Nj. J.. Cornell
Lumber company against Kate l.. Cob
ban n w. +. Cobban.
IL. ]. Blume commenced an action
the American Developing and
company for S22i.50, claimed To
be due on an account.
The Case, Gravelle * Erwin company
also brought suit against the company
for 1922. 80.
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