The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-15
NEW WOMAN In COURT
PREFERS TRAVELLING FOR A cor
FEE HOUSE TO LIVING ON
A FARM
MRS. HATTIE DALE DIVORCED
Asked for 1t on the Grounds of De-
sertfcn, and When Her Farmer
Husband Filed an Answer Mrs.
Dale Was willing to Blue Pencil
the Request for AIimony-No
Contest in the Case.

The struggle Of the new woman
against the limitations Of life on the
farm cropped out in district court when
Judge Lewis yesterday granted Mrs.
Hattie &. Dale a divorce from Gaylord
Z. Dale on the ground of desertion. And
When after the hearing the court an
nounced the decision, the Junoesque
palntiff gathered her furs about her
with gesture of disdain as she thought
Of her hOmeSpun husband working on
a Minnesota farm.
According to the complaint which was
filed last summer, the Dales were mar
rled at Aberdeen, S. D., on Sept. 6, 1887,
and have no children. Then, on Feb.
l, 1895, the defendant, wholly unmind-
full OF his duties as husband, deserted
and abandoned the plaintiff. The plain
tiff asked for an allowance of the ex-
pense Of conducting her suit.
The request for funds evidently
aroused Mr.. Dale, because on July %
he filed an affidavit stating he had
given his wife a good and suitable
home and been kind and attentive to
her However, not satisfied, the plain
tiff had insisted on living in some city,
and well knowing that defendants
means and occupation in life would not
permit him to do so. That for more
than two years while plaintiff and de-
PENDANT We're living together plaintiff
did against the wishes and protest of
defendant neglect her home and fam
lily and insist upon learning typewrit-
ing and stenography, and while so en-
ployed did wholly and entirely neglect
her home and family, and while in said
employment plaintiff received a month
ly salary of from $50 to $75 per month
all of which amount plaintiff used in
dress and luxuries. for herself and her
parents"
The defendant also filed an answer
denying the allegations contained in the
complaint and setting forth that he
was farmer by occupation and that
his wife had left on that account
Then the affidavit was Withdrawn by
stipulation after the plaintiff had with
drawn her application for allowance,
and yesterday there was no appearance
on the part of the defendant
Mrs. Dale gave her occupation as
Coffee Company Of New York, in which
capacity she visited the wholesale trade
all over the country III the large cities
She had come to st. Paul on Feb. 1,
1895, and for some time previous had
found 1t necessary to support herself
At the time she came here she was
living with her husband at Detroit,
Mimi, and kept house When she
came to st. Paul it was with her hus-
bands consent, and afterwards he
came himself but went away again, al
though he was importuned to stay.
Since that time she had never seen him
nor corresponded with him She had
worked for the Thurston Cold Storage
| company and for Indian Agent Camp
bell as stenographer.
Il was born In Northfield," said Mrs.
Dale, in answer to questions. 81 was
married when I was twenty-five years
old and went to Aberdeen with my
husband. We lived there two years
and then went to Fargo, where we liv-
ed two years. Then we removed to
Detroit, Mimi, where we lived hap
PLY, although he did not support me-
He is farmer, but only rents the land.
His only fault is that he is lazy, and
1 think he would have supported me
If 1t had not been for his people.
was sick here once for four weeks with
typhoid, but he refused to come because
he said he did not believe I was sick.
When came here my husband promis-
ed to come, too but he would not stay
Mrs Dale's testimony was supported
by two or three witnesses.