Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

or another as MEMBERS of the divorced
colony-from near-royalty down. Not all
of them are full-rigged treasure ships that
come with swelling sails into this port
Of separation. There. are water-loggedl
derelicts Of the matrimonial sea that beat
upon the beach with masts gone. sails mi
shreds. and both sides stove in, cryingI
out for such repairs as will enable them
again to embark upon the stormy waters|
Of marriage.
These of the poorer class must needs
be careful about expenditures. Board and
loCging-the chief expense-may be obtained
from "a 20 Sc a week-not bad. The conf
petition Is keen among the lawyers. THERE
are more than sixty of them in Sioux Falls
A good bargainer may get a cut rate. There
IS no union scale of prices. The client who
/ starts out with one lawyer at a fiat rate
of $50 may find another to do the work
at So, and still another at a lower rate
He may nave had three, or even four
lawyers before he has finally obtained MS
decree at the lowest possible cost, for he
can forfeit several retainers of $40 and 3, u
save money.
With the weather class money Is not an
object. Some of them have set up eX-
pensive establishments, maintained stables
of horses, three OF four automobiles, re-
/ tinues of servants, ard scattered funds In
all directions for the thrifty to gather in.
one young millionaire evidenced his bona
fide residence by setting up a private resi-
dence at a cost Of some $4,000 or $4,000, en-
PERTAINING those who cared to accept and
who we're on the eligible list for entertain
ment, sduandering easy money right and
left. and finally finding a hitch in the
divorce ceremony that precluded his obtain
ing the legal separation he sought-such
cards.!
What is money where the heart is con-
cerned? A wealthy Brazilian coffee eN-
porter brought out his niece and established
her in the colony. He engaged the best
lawyer in Sioux Falls, as he judged 10
handle her case for divorce, and In his
avuncular capacity oversaw the proceed
ings from start to finish. He dwelt upon
the cruelties to which she had been sub
tected. and cheerfully paid the bills for
witnesses, board. lodgings, lawyers. and
incidentals. She was a rarely beautiful
young woman-ke was an uncle TO tie TO-
After the decree was granted she did tie TO
hlm-they were married in San Francisco
within a week and went around the horn
to Rio. All is not gold that ghtters'
Neither are all uncles who claim to be so.
The wealthy applicant for the benefits
Of the South Dakota divorce courts has
littlo to do with the actual details OF
divorce getting, except to furnish the testi-
mony and the chief facts that are to be
put in the form Of dispositions and laid be-
fore the court. The matter of lodgings. OF
accommodations. of domiciling-there are
attended to by attorneys,
Monday-which is wash day, and APP
propriately the day for the laundering OF
nnen-is divorce day in the circuit court
at Sioux Falls. That Is the day the Judge
has fixed for the hearing OF this class of
cases. There is no necessary fuss AMI
feathers about it-no straining OF threats,
I no pounding OF desks and books, no thun-
| derlngs OF eloquence. The hearings are
had in the chambers where there are none
but the Judge. the attorneys, the court
stenographer, the plaintiff and the wit
nesses. The papers are regular, the tes-
tImony is sufficient to establish the cause
alleged, the motion is made for judgment
according to the complaint, everything is.
on its face, bona fide, and the order is en-
tered granting the decree. And the bona
fide resident. In most cases, goes home to
pack up.
The newspapers OF Sioux Falls Fay little
attention TO the business, except in IN
usual cases, where inquiries with regard
20 persons Of especial distinction OF notoi
riety who are reported as being In Sioux
Falls for the usual purpose come from
eastern cities. There is no aim to give the
business too much publicity or notoriety.
1t seems TO be a general policy 20 say moth
ing and saw wood.
The presence OF so much w-insOmeness,
beauty. style, grace and a spice Of the