The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-24

MdrU M. BiruIn Commences a.
Breach OF Promise
Case.
lSda6 johnson, an Old Set
tI6f, Named as De
f6ndd1t.

Mary NJ. Birum has commenced
AN action for breach of promise
against Isaac j Johnson.
Her attorneys are Messrs. Bald
win q Howard. In the complaint
Mrs. Birum alleges that on or about
IOctober 25tn, 1899, at Redwood
| Falls, she, at the request Of Mr..
johnson, promised to marry him,
and that Mr., Johnson promised to
marry her as soon as he returned to
Redwood Falls from a Journey he
was about to make to New Mexico
and other places, and which return
he staIed as likely to occur in two
months, and certainly to be made in
the spring Of the following year.
Mrs. Birum alleges that she, CON
fiding in the promise Of Mr. Johnson,
has always remained ready and will
ling, and she IS still ready and
willing to marry the defendant,
She further alleges that although
Mr.. johnson has returned from his
Tourney, which he took soon after
the promise Of marriage, and arrived
lat Redwood Falls about June 1st,
| 1900, yet he refused to marry her,
although requested by her 50 to do,
Ito her damage in the sum of SIS, 600.
She demands Judgment against
Mr. johnson for that amount, to-
gether With her costs and dis sburse-
ments in the action
The plaintiff in the action was
formerly the wife Of G. g: Birum, a
resident Of Redwood Falls many
years ago. She is the daughter Of
| the late David Watson, and her
mother is Still a resident of this city.
For a number Of years, while the
wife Of G. G. Birum, she resided in
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and it was
IN that city that q legal separation
between the two was broug ughta abo Ut
Shortly afterwards it was an
Inounced by Mrs. Birum, who came
| to Redwood Falls on a visit with her
mother, that she was aboutto marry
/ a gentleman in Fond du Lac, but for
l#some unknown reason the engage
ment was broken, and while Mrs.
lBirum returned to Fond du Lac for
| a short time, she was back in Red
! wood Falls in a few weeks after she
left here. She remained with her
mother during the winter of 1899-
1890, and spent most of last summer
in this city, Late last fall she re-
ceived a visit from a ughter resid-
ling at Victor, Colorado, and during
the past winter she returned to- that
place. with her daug ter, and they
were accompanied by another daugh-
ter, who has been engaged as a So
licitor for a map publisher IN
Illinois
Mr.. Johnson is one Of the oldest
residents Of Redwood county, he
having come here In the early 70s,
and settled on a farm III Sheridan
township, where he was successful
lin agricultural pursuits. Later, he
moved into Red wood Fails, and
several years ago he met with an
accident that has impaired his mem
s..al powers somew hat His wife
passed away shortly after the ac2
lcident and since that time he has
been travelling more orless. visiting
his old home in Canada as we'll as
other points. NJ Z. Johnson has a
number Of children residing ID this
county and they are taking steps
| to defend the case: His real prop=
lerty was sold some time apo.
Relatives Of M johnson, who
are look ing after his property inter
|ests and other affairs, are inclined
10 treat the commence cement Of the
action in q decidedl u light manner.
They say that 40 opposiin counsel
has been employed, and il is ex- 81