The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03

house and lot In Custom House court,
near Harrison street, another in Ken
sington and svAcant property at State
and NftetA streets. Besides these,
she claims he owns bonds, notes and
securities and asks that he be en-
Joined from, transferring any of his
property.
The bill. which was drawn by At
torney L H. Craig, 1902 Fort Dear
born building, says that she was mar
ried October 13, 1873, and sets forth
in legal verbiage that "your oratrix
further represents that at the time
Of her marriage the said defendant,
Henry Miller, and your oratrix de-
pended upon their industry and
economy, efforts and labor for their
sustenance," and detailing how for
twenty years she had helped in the
making Of tha $4,000 fortune, and
that "the said Henry Miller ever since
the money has been accumulated has
had possession and charge OF the
SANG and has refused your oratrix
any share Of the same"
Now, after thirty years of married
Afe,. in which 4 have expended my
best years in helping my husband to
make his fortune and rear family,
l am forced TO 60 to court" she said.
"All I have ever asked him to do for
me fs to provide me with my own
home In my declining years, but in
stead Of that he has turned over all
his property to- his relatives and
transferred som9 of his own to him
self In technicalssways.
Never at Theater or Concert,
"He has never in all his life taken
me to theater or concert. Years
ago. when my children were small, he
took me to Europe. When he took us
to restaurant he used to order fried
chicken for himself and for us he or
dered a stew. aOf course, was
cbedient and did not complain"
When Mrs. Miller was married her
husband owned q shoe establishment
at 112 Harrison, street in which place
he has been In business for forty
years.
From the time of my marriage I
had to help my, husband in the store
and do. all my own housework be-
sides," she said. II used to get up in
the morning at 6 o'clock, tend to the
shcp, do all the scrubbing and clean
ing in the store, do my washing and
ironing and / cooked for my family
and three or four workmen, doing all
their washing and mending. When
we began, our business was not big
and my husband used to send me to
deliver the shoes In saloons and bar
Der shops. wherever he sold them.
Up to eight years ago he used to give
me So a week to keep house on and
buy clothes for myself and the chill
dren:: Now that living expenses are
higher, he gives me s12 a week and
out OF that feed a family of four,
buy my clothes and those of my
youngest son Walter
Husband Never Speaks to Her.
MY husband never speaks TO me.
This is silent house He gets his
breakfast In the morning and does
not come home at night until after
supper. Then he sits around the
house q while and goes to bed, never
speaking a word or giving me the
slightest. recognition for my hard
work. which I have been doing day
in and day out these thirty eyars."
your wife complains that you arc
not allowing her to live according to
your MEANS" Miller was told when
seen in his store today.
We'll, that's what she thinks" was
the curt answer.
:. She says you have transferred
your property to yourself and your
relatives under assumed Names"
We'll, suppose l have" retorted the
old man. Il haven't a thing to say"
and with this he closed the interview.