Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-04-14
CHANGE PARTNERS.
DON CUPID PLAYS FRANKS IN A
NEiGHBORiNC COUNTY.

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Between Two Couples, the Last Act in the
Interesting Drama Taking Place a Few Days
Ago When the Curtain Fell on the Closing
Scene. One Of Content and Happiness.
The issuance of a marriage license
the other day to c. H. Dexter and
Banch f. Newton and the subsequent
marriage were the happy concluding
chapters to an unusual matrimonial
and divorce story in the Pierce county
courts. BY it was completed an ex-
change OF life partners between two
couples, Mr.. Dexter marrying the
former Mrs. Newton and Lucien F.
Newton wedding the former Mrs.
Dexter.
The court records show that C. H.
Dexter was granted a divorce from
Eloise f. Dexter June 16, 1908, on the
grounds of abandonment. They were
married September 3, 1885, in Wis
consin. In the complaint plaintiff
alleged that the defendant abandoned
him August ., 1901. By the terms Of
the decree the plaintiff was required to
pay the defendant $50 per month for
the first three years and SIS per
month for the next three years for the
support OF their two children, then
aged lG and 10 years respectively.
The records also show that a decree
OF divorce was granted Blanch E.
Newton from Lucien F. Newton April
30, 1904. The parties were married
September 9, 1894, and there were no
children. The grounds for the d.
vorce were desertion and non support.
In this case defendant was required to
pay 500 per month alimony during
the life of the plaintiff.
All parties being acquainted, the
friendship led to a new pairing off,
and the obvious readjustment was
soon recognized. AS the denoument,
promptly upon the expiration Of the
six months restriction provided in the
divorce decree, Mr.. Newton and the
former Mrs. Dexter were united in
marriage November 5, 1905. The
wedding ceremony OF Mr.. Dexter and
the former Mrs. Newton would not
have been long delayed. it appears, but
for their desire to first straighten out
the alimony tangle. Negotiations Of
length were req uired for
this, it seems, but last week witnessed
the legal adjustment of the matter,
when there was filed in the Superior
Court a stipulation in the case of c.
II. Dexter against Eloise E. Dexter, in
which it was set forth that the de.
fendant had remarked since the di.
vorce decree, aud was now known as
Eloise E. Newton, and that herself and
the minor child were being provided
for by her husband, the other child
having attained the legal age; and
that the defendant agreed to release
plaintiff from any further obligations
for alimony. An order OF the court
was accordingly issued satisfying the
judgment for alimony.
On the same day, upon q similar
the judgment for alimony
against Lucien +. Newton was satisfied
on the docket. This difficulty having
been satisfactorily adjusted, the license
for the marriage OF c. H. Dexter and
Blanch f. Newton was secured at the
County Auditors Office the following
day.
All parties, il is understood, are
on friendly terms and Don Cupid
at an achievement far diff.
ferent from his ordinary easy victor
les with lads and lassies whose idle
thoughts Eighty turn TO thoughts OF
love-"