The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
BUTTE NEWS.
SHE HAS NOT RETURNED
Mrs. Miller Went to the Worlds
:" Fair in 1898.
MILLER GETS HIS DECREE
An Aggravated Case OF Mother-in-Law
Alleged in the Divorce Suit OF
Emma Reed VS.. James Reed-A
+ Divorce for Leora Franklin.

- Mary J. Miller, wife of S. ]. Miller,
an upholsterer, went to the worlds far
in Chicago in August. 1898 and has not
yet returned. After waiting for her for
more than five years Miller sued for a
divorce on the ground of desertion, and
srJudge Clancy yesterday granted him
-sdecree. Miller testified that they were
married in Illinois in 1882 and in Au-
gust, 1898, while they We're living in
Portland, Ore, she left home to visit
the worlds fair and he hasn't seen her
s9since, though he has heard of her and
has tried to get her to return to him, but
She has refused 70 do so.
~ ~ An application for alimony in the di
yorce case of Emma Reid against
sJames Reid was to have been heard
yesterday, but the plaintiff did not put
in an appearance and the hearing was
continued for one week against the pro-
test Of the defendant, who was on hand
eand wanted the matter disposed of.
Through his attorney, w. E. Carroll, he
filed an answer to his wifes complaint,
IN which he said that the trouble be-
tween himself and wife was an aggra-
waited case of mother-in-law He says
they were married at Butte in June,
1892. and have three children. He earns
80 d tdy, pul Has NJ steady tluplOS lleIl
The nature of his work is such that it
is very injurious to his health and in
sstime he will be compelled to retire al
together. He denies that he has $500 in
cash and says it is not true that he has
neglected his wife and children. On
the contrary, he is supporting two of
the children, while his wife has only
one to take care of, besides having prop
serty and funds sufficient to maintain
herself. During 1897. with her consent
he went to the Klondike country, and
$in order to provide her with home and
means of support for herself and chill
dren he gave her money and decided to
sslaer house and lot in the Terrell addi-
.stion to be held in trust for him and to
.zbe returned to him on his return from
1.-The klondi Ike. On his return, in July,
slS9S, he stopped at his former home at
ssSea Forth, Canada, and met his wife
there, but she refused to live with him
again and told him so. He asked her
Ito return to Butte with him, but she
refused to accompany him unless her
Rtmother could go along, too, and he
.sbucked against that and said her
,Enother could not live with him. Reid
SsSays his wife has erected two-room
sshouse on their property from which she
sssets SIS a month rent and also receives
SIS month from the other house On
the 18th of last November she took two
of the children, one only months old
to him and said she would no longer
care for them. and he sent them to his
parents at Sea Forth, and is paying
$3.50 month for their maintenance Reid
tasks the court to dismiss his wife's suit
and to compel her to reconvey the prop
~aerty which he had decided to her in
trust.
Leora Franklin was granted a divorce
from Thomas A. Franklin on the ground
of habitual intemperance. She told
ssJuQge Clancy that thay yyara
on Oct. %, 1894, and that soon after
their marriage he began to drink and
went from bad to worse until finally
ne seldom drew a sober breath She
said he also pinched her arm at one
time. Mrs. Franklin's testimony was
scorroborated by that of another di-
~sorced woman, who said she knew
Franklin and that he did nothing but
drink, get drunk and abuse his wife.
The divorce case of Richard E, Dennie
against Viola Dennie had been set for
nearing, but DENIES attorney did not
put IN an appearance and the court
ordered the case dismissed for want of
prosecution.
In the case of Louie Orestad against
Ole Orestad an order for the taking of
deposition was made
Judge Lindsay yesterday afternoon
granted a divorce to the plaintiff in
the case of Lizzie Northey against John
Northey. Mrs Northey testified that
they were married in Butte on Aug. II.
1887, and that three days after their
marriage he began to abuse her, and
on Dec. s he beat her face black and
f1lue and she left him Mrs. Northay