Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

or another as members of the divorce
~colony-from near-royalty down. Not all
of them are f%ull-rigged treasure ships that
come with swelling sails into this pert
Of scparation. There. are water-loggcd
derelicts of the matrimonial sea that beat
upon the beach with masts gone. sails in
shreds. and both sides stove in, crylng
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
loGging-the chief expense-may be ootalnedI
from "a 20 Sc a week-not bad. The com
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 flat rate
Of $50 may find another to do the work
at SO. and still another at a lower rate.
He may have had three, or even four,
LAWYERS before he has finally obtained his
decree at the lowest possible cost, for he
can forfeit several retainers of $40 and y
save money.
With the weather class money is not an
object. Some OF them have. set up eX-I
pensive Establishments, maintained stables
of horses. three Of four automobiles, re-
.inues of servants, ara 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 were on the eligible list for entertain
ment, squandering easy money right and
left, and finally finding a hitch in the
divorce ceremony that precluded his obtain
" L.. 9attnhN-Q t1Nh
cards,
What Is money where the heart Is con-
cerned? A wealthy Brazilian coffee ex-
porter brought out his niece and established
her in the colony. He engaged the best
Ia wyer in Sioux Falls. as he judged. to
handle her case for divorce, and In his
avuncular capacity oversaw the proceed
Ings from start TO finish. He dwelt upon
the c~ruelties TO which she had been sub
jected. and cheerfully paid the hills Tor
witnesses, board. lodgings, lawyers and
incidentals. She was a rarely beautitul
young woman-be was an uncle to tie TO-,
After the decree was granted she did tie to
him-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
little 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.
M~ondsy-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 an1
feathers about it-no straining OF threats,
no pounding OF desks and books, no thun-
derings 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 it's face, bona fide, and the order is en-
tered granting the decree. And the bona
nde resident. in most cases, goes home TO
pack up.
The newspapers OF Sioux Falls Pay little
attention to the business, except in IN
usual cases, where inquiries with regard
10 persons of especial distinction or notoI
riety who are reported as being In Sioux
Falls for the usual purpose come from
eastern cities. There is no aim 20 give the
business too much publicity or notortaty.
It seems 70 be a general policy 20 say moth
ing and saw wood.
The presence OF 50 much w-tnsonleness
beauty. style, grace and a spice OF the