Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-10-11
NO MORE DIVORCES
The Dakota Quick Separation (
 Thing of the Past
A New Law for the Nsrth State WAhsh Wtu Do Away with ths ooI- Oay Scheme and a vsry
 Large ReVehas.

There will be no more 0o-dAy divorces in North Dakota after July l. North Dakota will have but few advantages over other states when the new law takes effect. for there are several places where divorce laws are pliable after ons years residence.
 The amended laW has been discussed for years by the church and temper anee" people. who have argued that the divOrce-while-you-wa law was ealeu- lated to give wrong impression of the commonwealth. They have now ob- tAined law just as they obtained pro hibition, but, like the latter law, the door is left open for easy access and exit.
 The North Dakotans are nothing n not thrifty. Easy divorce brings about S2.5O0. 900 into the state every year while it only exports eontented and hsart-whole residents" The wheat farmers of the legislature had their eyes On the money end of the question and threw out the years residence af a sop 10 the moral enthusiasts. In this they had ;he backing of the hanks, law. yers, hotel men and business men gsn- srally, all of whom appreciate that the divorce money furnishes business thai cannot be had from any other source.
 There is no state where the judges are so sympathetic towards htigants iU the divorce mills. The courts define cruelty as any action on the part of the husband or wife that causes the oth- CT mental suffering. Over nine-tenths of the Dakota diyorces have been grant ed on charges of cruelty and desertion, the former charge predominAting
 This new law will be convenient ir one way, for there must be desertion Of 6 year, and while obtaining B resideneS the charge can now be secured
 In North Dakota no place amounts to anything unless it has its divorce colony.
 Of these the largest is Fargo. with Mandan at her hssls. The colony at the latter place was only started few years ago. but it has a record, due to . couple of hustlng New York attorneys who send their clients out Iorrowful and bring them back happy.
 Mandan, being the newest colony, fur, nishes an interesting bat of life to the observer. There are about 1000 citi' zens and a colony of lSO residents" and ''would-be residents"
 It was in 1896 that Mandsn began its career As a divorce center. and the books of the courthouse show a boom town business. From 1889 to 1896 but six pages were used in recording all the cases heard by the court. From 1sS6 10 1898 so pages have been nsces- ssry to enter the causes, and over 50C divorces have been granted. The DO kition of the clerk of the court has be come a gold mine; the EtenographsI and others who receive fees roll ID wealth, while the judge has an air of prosperity and coptentment.
 Life in the colony is not attractive, but the enforced stay 10 obtain resi- denee is looked upon ss something bit ter that must be taken with the sweet that comes st the end
 During the day the principal diver sion is 6 game called Trouble" To play this it is necessary to join col ony; the more players the merrier. Each one must tell his or her troubles to everyone else, and there must be nc secret. In this game there are more women than men.-Denver Post