The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-27
The Guests Are Limited.

hubby" coming home with guest
under each arm for supper-no. In
deed unless wiley" first gives her
consent The rules In thia respect
are rigid.
Special provisions are made for the
entertainment OF relatives of either.
The husbands relatives are permitted
10 visit them during the crst two
weeks Of May Mrs HardIpg's kin.
folk are permitted to invade the fam
lily circle during the last two weeks
Of October However. this rule IL
construed to except the children OF
either. so Mrs Harding says
Such. In brief. are the pIiacipal by
laws governing this thoroughly or.
ganized household Past experiences.
II seems. demonstrated to each the
necessity for a strong governing belt
upon the family engine
Mrs. Harding. 1t IN stated. was de
serted by her flrst husband and Sc
second husband was wealthy farmer
OF foreign descent. who. II was
charged, insisted on making her do
the chores. milk the cows and even
work In the hayfields.
Thia was more than she would stand
and she sued him for q divorce a year
ago. She got the divorce and all.
mony amounting to half his estate,
netting her fortune Of posaibiy $780,.
900
As for Harding. the shoe, n appears,
fitted the other foot and no was twice
defendant In divorce courts upon
charges OF unreasonable temper. lie
In fact, one Of the remarkable fea
lures OF this strange romance Is that
Harding and Mrs. Engeibrecht met
for the FIRST time In the divorce court
room OF Judge A. IL. Mcvey Hard
lng and bis witnesses were obliged
To walt until Mrs. Engelbrecht OBJ
tanned her decree before their case
could proceed
As Harding sat there he was moved
to pity by her tale, When he found
that his efforts In resisting his wife's
suit were frultlesA he accepted the
situation.
Terms Of the Contract.
Not u month elapsed. II Is said
before Harding sought out the woman
who had told the sorrowful tale on
the witness stand He told her that
he believed she could curb his temper
and she said she thought she might
take a chance. Hut she insisted that
the contract be drawn up and Il was
signed before they were married tive
months ago. Following Ia the curious
contract
Know All Men by These Presentai Tha
we, by the terms Of this agreement. mad,
this ~ day of May, A, u 1905. between
Isaiah Harding Of the county OF bal
las aud state II Iowa, party Of the mrs
county count u FOLK and state Of Iowa Of III,
SECOND part, do hereby bind ourselves b.
this covenant TO carry out entire and Il
ton, 80 that we, as man and wife. maS
dwell together In peace and harmony -
long as this aald covenant shalt DO Il
May. A. u 1903. until the 81 day Of Nay
A. y. 1874. a period OF fifteen years,
II Is hereby agreed and stipulated be
the first part, and said Isabella Enge.
| brecht party OF the second part that
at the snd OF the ntteen years aforesaid
Nt=
interests OF either of Us the same sal,
union shall be tefmlnatst by either part.
without further formally, providing tina
set tosth either should wish to 10 rsnnauisI
\ the houdA of matrimouy such action shnl
/ not TO taken except With due process o
/ law,
| We hereby agree that We shall joint,
/ and aeyeraiiy settle upon tho children o
each by former marriage one.half Of tn
| estate OF each. the said Dne-half OF TN
! estate OF tho party OF the first part to b
/ settled upon his children and the sal
/ one half Of the estate OF The party ot IN
/ second part upon her children Deeds an
/ papers 10 this effect shall be duly signed
| transferred and recorded upon tho com
| pietian ~ this covenant, Aud this khAl
hs regarded as srr.ytns TO personal prop
| And We hereby bind ourselves TO III
l faithful performance ~ the follewin
| stipulation ae far as Within rs Hes
isaiah ~ Harding, party OF the hrs
part. agrees thai Isabella Euglobrcch
/ party OF the Second part. shall upon he
part' receive each week the sum OF 81
/ with which 10 defray the household 81
penses, bat II u understood that he. th
party OF the first part, shalt Furnish fa'
ID Is expressly understood that from thl
! uniau shalt come not more than thre
ehlldren, Upon the birth ef each or an
shalt be Increased % tser week
THE party of the second part shalt fur
this she shatl he allowed the financial cut
post % the poultry ami one cow from "a
iarus herd But u ler any reason u sha
Z hss found necessary - dispense with IA
nlrstie help ttsn u shall be the duty q
the husband 10 eaiist the ttfos and prs
pare the nuratng meals for six month
/ thruua hetft the winter ANA TOT the wifi
tn bsiIla the Ares and prepare the nlaru
I lex meals foF the remaining alx month
( oI tRs Ssar
Neither party shalt invite guests 10 IN
ns,al~s except with thr express psrmissio
n tbs utheF, and then not oftener tina
t~sce pei week relatives shalt not .
( allowed - xtRit the family. except tha
E relatives OF the party uf the hrst PAL
shalt 10 permitted a. visit tha h0snA d
amY ttuns Within the first two weeks 4
ths ss,anth ~ May. relatives ~ IN. part
~ he ~seond part within the last ~