Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-11
TO PUBLISH THE
roll OF D|SHON0R'
Those Engaged in Defeating
divorce Reform to Be
"Shown Up"
PUT NAMES IN PAMPHLET
City Lawyers Who Reap Harvest From
Migratory Divorce Seekers Are
Back Of Law O~bstructing Move
ment in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Apri! 4.-That
those interested in divorce reform in this
state, headed by Rt. Rev. w. III. Hare.
Episcopal bishop for South Axe In
tend to make matters just az unpleaS-
ant as possible for those planning to
defeat the recent enactment by the
Legislature on the divorce question, is
getting more and more apparent.
AT a ministers meeting held here yes
iterday bid were received for the pub
LEGATION OF Il pamphlet to contain the
names of the signers of the petition
asking that The referendum be invoked
on the new law. A committee was
named to obtain other bids. Sioux Falls
is particularly active in the effort to
put off for two years at least the oper-
alton OF the divorce reforms secured
by the new law, and then have The
matter submitted to popular vote. for
Sioux Falls is the prime beneficiary of
the immigrant divorce industry.
Prominent Men Support Reform.
But out through the state there is a
sentiment less affected by the
cial view. and there is expected To be
Reputation of the roll of HONOR as
Bishop Hare has denominated the refer
endum petition I'm this matter. Messages
were received from prominent men
from different parts OF the state. at
the meeting yesterday. expressing the
opinion that the referendum would COW
er it's authors with confusion and that
a popular vote would completely snow
under Immigrant divorces and their adj
NocateS.
A letter was drafted to the secretary
of state to find What would be the cost
of a certified copy of the list of refer
endum petitioners. A committee on
ways and means was also appointed.
The advocates of the referendum are
seeking support of their movement
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up this city's specia! interest in the
case and to make it appear the demand
for submission is statewide.
Calls 1t Lawyer Movements.
1t is believed by the reform element
that the sentiment OF through the
state is reflected accurately in the fol-
lowing from the DeSlnet Independents:
AS soon as it become known that the
legislature had made certain changes in
the divorce law with a view to restrict
Ing the wholesale feature as practiced in
the larger cities of our state 1T was an
nounced that an effort would be made to
to have the law referred to a vote of
the people at the election in 1908. The
LAYERS reaping a rich harvest from his
petitions endeavoring to secure the re-
quisite number of signers. The scheme
evidently originated at Sioux Falls. and
last week a lawyer of that city sent blanks
to a lawyer at DeSmei with the request
that our lawyer circulate a petition,
which request was refused with thanks
by. the DeSmet attorney. We are not
fully posted as TO the changes made in
Tho. law but we understand that among
other things the new statute requires a
residence of one year in the state. in
stead of six months as was heretofore:
that all cases be heard at a regular term
of court. and that the action be brought
in the county where the plaintiff resides.
We do not know that there les any partic-
ular virtue in the last two changes
named: but ii would seem that they
could do no harm. AS to the first men
toned. requiring Il residence of one year.
all will agree with the possible eXcep-
ton of n few divorce specialist lawyers
that it is a good thing. 1t is of no benefit
to the morals of our people to have the
short order divorce business established
j.! and carried on La this state.