The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
DIVORCE CLEARS
AWKWARD TANGLE.
NORTH DAKOTA FARMER Sc
CURES DECREE.
Norwegian Is Freed from EARLY Mar
riage in Home Country and Will
Again Wed Wife No. 2, with Whom
He Has Lived for twenty-five Years
In This Country.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 1.-Andreas Peter
this county, until few years ago, when he
moved to Thief River Falls. has been divorced
from his wife, who lives in Norway. The de-
cree was granted by Judge Watts at Crookston
and it leaves Peterson with but one wife.
Peterson came to America twenty five years
ago. leaving wife and two children, boy
years, writing regularly to his wife in Norway
when he was married \ second time. By this
marriage he has had two children, also boy
and a girl. and in naming them he used the
same names as were used In naming his children
The fact that Peterson had two wives came to
light In this city last October, when Carl Peter
son arrived from Norway, having been advised by
would find his father, whom he had supposed was
dead, in this vicinity. ..
Andreas Peterson was brought face to face
with his son in law office, and before he left
he turned over $500 to be forwarded to his de-
serted wife in Norway, portion Of the amount
being given over to the son.
At that time Peterson did not seem to realize
the seriousness of his position, and insisted on
! the younb man going home with him. but the lat
ter declined. ~ .-..@ "
BY the granting Of the decree Peterson il
1t Is understood that another marriage ceremony
will unite him with the woman with whom he
has lived for almost quarter of century. He
Is well known in the city. few years ago he
was indicted by grand jury, charged with
| maintaining place for gambling. At the trial
1t was shown that farmer boys and laborers con-
gIegated at his barn on, rainy days and played
poker, and he was acquitted. -
Valuables Recovered.
The money and valuables that Michael Cum
mfngs threw away when he became insane on a
Great Northern passenger train approaching
Grand Forks ten days two weeks ago, have
been recovered, with the exception of his rail-
road ticket, good for passage as far as Lancas-
ter, Wis The valuables were found at st.
Paul by car cleaner, and were sent to Sheriff
Turner. They consisted of $40 gold piece two
trunk checks, note for SITS and draft for
$110, in addition to a money order receipts for
$40, which he sent from Butte to town In
Ireland to his brother, Edward Cummings, as
Christmas gift. 81. 49,.
All Of the articles were found in the coach
from which Cummings was taken when the train
| reached the station here.
Two Settlers Asphyxiated.
Jacob Graves, 10 years of age, and William
Conrod, aged % years. were asphyxiated in their
shanty on claim near Alsen, Cavalier county
and companion, named Abraham Peters had u
narrow escape from the same fate. The young
men were working quarter section. They went
to bed leaving soft coal fire In 4 eookstove in
; the same room. They were not found until late
! the following afternoon. and by the time q
/ physician had arrived, Graves and Conrod were
dead and Peters was hardly able to tell what
had happened 1t appears that in the afternoon
a friend of the young man visited the shack, but
noticing the three men apparently asleep did not
disturb them. Peters recognized the man, but
he was so nearly overcome by the gas that
he was unable to make a sound The parents OF
the unfortunate young men live in the neighbor-
hood. - ID. .