Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-25
HAS
HAD USUAL RESULTS
Canton Will Be q Great Divorce
Center Whether Willing
or Not.
MANY LETTERS RECEIVED
The Unhappy From All Sections of the
Country Are Making Inquiries
About Canton and It's In
duoements.

Canton, S. D., April O.-ThiS CITY Is
seemingly destined to become a noted
divorce center in fact as well as III
name, In spite OF herself and her plous-
minded citizens, who are loudly expos
tulating In opposition to the revolving
idea. And IL is all u TO a COMPARE
lively small amount of unsolicited
newspaper advertising.
For several weeks most of the daily
papers throughout the country, from
Maine to California, have been publish
Ing stories OF various descriptions about
| Cantor as a popular divorce city, alleg-
ing at the same time that the divorce
business had become a highly desirable
industry In this city and that its cltl-
zens were making an effort to foster 1t
by all possible means at their COM
mand. Public mass meetings had re-
Gently been held, the PAPER said Tor
the special purpose OF discussing the
divorce business and the most practical
means OF securing az much OF II as pos
sible.
Just where the stories emanated from
ia still n mystery to most OF the people
OF South Dakota's Gate City, many or
whom are daily expressing supreme
| modification over the thought that the
previously good name OF the city should
have suddenly become stiSmatized, and
all through the mlschievous pranks OF
irresponsible newspaper correspond
ents.
Advertising Bears Fruit.
Suffice II to say, however, that the
advertising feature OF the neWspape
articles has already begun to bear fruit.
The city authorities are beginning 10
receive letters from all over the United
States asking for information about
the city and It's people, Its surround
lngs and hotel accommodations, and
about any special inducements 1t offers
to people desiring TO become liberated
from burdensome matrimonial am
ances. The letters come from all
classes OF people seeking information
on all possible subjects pertaining TO
the arduous task OF getting divorces.
Some Of the inqulrers appear to nave
the impression that the city has esJab-
lished n sort OF matrimonial nuliiilca-
ton bureau wherein unsatisfactory
marriage contracts can be |oga on
Short notice and in workmanlike man
ner.' They appear to labor under the
quaint notion that a kind OF an under
ground cooperative agreement had
been formulated with the matrimonial
bureaus OF eastern cities whereby each
can manufacture business for the other.
Letters are pouring In from every
corner OF the ompaSS ana from every
state in the union, and If the present
state of affairs continues Ii VIII soon
become necessary for the city AUDITOR
office to employ an extra force of clerks
to take care Of the divorce correspond
ence. If the inquiries concerning dl-
yorces being received here are amy IN
liCatlon OF the number Of married peo-
pie yet seeking legal separations IN
eastern states there Is no
that the South Dakota divorce mills
will have to shut down for the want OF
patronage very soon.
Wealthy Make Inquiries.
Most OF the inqulrins colnmunica-
lions received have come from persons
apparently in good circumstances. The
seem TO be we'll educated, cultured ana
refined, their correspondence beiug
written with the best OF stationery, Is
couched in the choicest language, and
pennel in the most approved style or
pcnmanship.
4 party who appears to be an actor
writing from San Francisco, Cal, &c
sirog 10 know how long a term OF resi-
deuce is required in Canton to secure a
divorce, and also how long a time att
er the separation must elapse before
Divorces can again embark upon the
turbulent waters OF matrimony.
a young in the interior or
Maine, whose letters give evidence or
the writer's possessing great Wealth,
writes that she has been separated
IlOlla HtI lluSbbll' " wv " 'N'''
and desires TO know If this VIII suffice
TO erfitlc her to n legal separation IN
the Canton court, and II so would II
be necessary for her TO remain in the
city more than two weeks to complete
the work should she determine to come
to Canton for her divorce.
An industrious seeker after single
blcsredness writing from the capital
city OF Michigan says that he saw the
notice Of Canton's superior advantages
for r~ocle with troublesome matrimo-
Mai affairs in the Detroit daily papers
AMI desires the city clerk to put him In
communication with the proper au-
thorities having charge Of the divorce
dcuartmcnt, and TO expedite matters
he requests to have the anne tcle-
graphed with all possible haste.
Wants Divorce Badly.
In the city Of Toledo, o., there re-
sldcs n wealthy dame yet young in
years, who writes that she has been four
years married, and that 1t has been for
her four years of h ON earth. IF
IT is POSSIBLE for me TO unload this bur
den of woe upon the soil OF your city
| am willing to come and TO pay most
any price for my liberty. For the sake
Of myself and my little girl, please
write me what 1 can do to obtain my
freedom once more
Nv no menus dl lllC NOl lGSlullNcilIt
received comes from people who are
really tired of married life, for many
OF them betray plans already formu-
lated for the renewal of existing So
cial relations as quickly as possible
after present ties have been severed.
A notable case of this Kind is a SEEM
inr!y wealthy New York woman who
betrays a desire for a divorce from her
husband only to marry n poor college
professor In the hope that thereby she
may be able to improve her personal
hapnlness If not her standing in Goth
am society, and she wishes to know
among other things If the Canton di-
vorCe court would permit her to be
come divorced and married to another
without too much loss OF time"
Enterprising Californian.
An extraordinarily enterprising seek
or after matrimonial separation is a
young oma writing from Los An
geles, Cal, who is anxious to be sepa-
rated from her present husband and
married to another, but is exceedingly
solicitous that the entire proceeding
be conducted in quietness II secrecy
~unbeknown to her husband and their
friends. She inquiries If this PROPOSE
ton would be tenable in the divorce
court located in this city, and If so she
promises to pay well for everything"
suggesting that she is the daughter of
LIKE HooslER ScHooLeoY.
Rejected Suitor Stuffs Hay Into School,
pa,amta Ghiponev-