The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29

ANACONDA news,
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Resie Bleiie Sues Joseph Steiger
for $4,000.
PROMISED TO MARRY HER
After Many Postponements,I 1t Is Asserted,
Mr.. Steiger Flatly Refused to
Fulfill His Alleged
Agreement.
PROMISED TO MARRY HER

Resie Bleile has commenced suit
against Joseph Steiger for $50 900 dam
ages sustained by reason, of a breach
of promise to marry. The complaint
in the case alleges that in July, 1895, in
the city of Anaconda, in consideration
of the plaintiff being then sole and I'M
married. at the request of the defend
ant, on request, the said defendant
then and there promised to marry the
plaintiff That afterwards ii was mutu-
ally agreed and understood by and be-
tween plaintiff and defendant that they
would intermarry in May, 1896. That in
March 1896. at the instance and request
of the defendant, the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT agreed mutually with each
other that they would be married as
aforesaid. That in October. 1896, the
plaintiff, at the solicitation and request
of the defendant, consented to the mar
rage between her and defendant being
postponed until the spring of 1897: that
in January, 1897, at the special instance
and request of the defendant, plaintiff
agreed with defendant that their mar
riage should again be postponed until
the fall of the year 1897. In October
another Dostponement was agreed to
until the spring of 1898, and once more,
in March, 1898. it was agreed that a
postponement should be had until July,
1898. The defendant, it is alleged in
July, again requested a postponement,
urging business reasons, to which the
plaintiff agreed. 80
1t is further set forth that the plain
tiff, contiding in the promise of defend
ant to marry her, has always remained
single, and is now ready and willing to
marry the defendant
In July, 1898, the defendant. it is al
legged, refused to marry the plaintiff at
any time and at all: that prior to the
commencement of this action, the
plaintiff has at divers and sundry
times requested the defendant to keep
his promise with her, but the defendant
has failed and refused and still re-
fuses to do SO.
BY reason of the defendants refusal
to marry her, the plaintiff has been
damaged in the sum Of 100000.
The plaintiff is informed and believes
the defendant is the owner and pos
SCISSOR in his owns right of a large
amount of real estate, situated in Deer
Lodge and MissOula counties, to the
aggregate value of $4,000. and of
! large amount of personal property, the
Z true description and character of which
+ is unknown to the plaintiff.
1t is alleged that the defendant, I'M
less restrained by order of the court
pending the final determination of the
action. will cucumber and dispose of
all of the real and personal property
above described.
Wherefore, the plaintiff prays judg-
ment for $50 600 and costs of suit to-
gether with restraining order prohib-
iting the defendant from in any man.
ner encumhering or disposins of any of
the real estate or personal property.
j. H. Duffy and J. r. Casey are at
torneys for the plaintiff.
restraining order was issued and
forwarded for service to the sheriff of
MiSsoula
Mr.. Steiger. against whom the action
is brought, is well known in Anaconda,
where he resided for a number of years,
being at one time a heavy stakeholder
in the Anaconda Brewing company.
He now resides at Mssoula.