The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
SUM MONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict Of the state OF Montana, In and for the coun.
Anna Christensen, plaintiff, vs.. August Chris.
tensOn, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greeting to the
above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
plant in this action, which is fled in the office of
the clerk OF This court, a copy of which IL here
you reside, and to file your answer and
servs a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at.
torney within twenty days after the service Of
and in case OF your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against you by default for
the relief dem andod In the complaint.
This action Ia divided in said complaint into
two causes of action which are therein sepa-
rately stated. Both OF said causes are for q de-
cree OF divorce and dissolution of the marriage
of plaintiff and defendant. First cause of action
alleges that plaintiff has been a resident of Mon
tana for more than one year next preceding the
commencement Of this action; that plaintiff and
May 18th, 1898, ind ever since have been and now
are husband and wife; that April goth, 1904, at
Mailard, Minnesota, defendant, without any Just
cause or reason therefor, and with intent 40 to
do, and against the will and without the consent
of plaintiff, wiltully deserted and left and went
away from and refused to live with plaintiff, and
that defendant has ever since so continued to
wilfuly desert and abandon plaintiff with intent
so 10 do, and without any Just cause or reason
and against her Will and without her consents;
that plaintiff never consented to. acuuiesced in
Or condoned or forgave any of said offences, and
plaintiff and defendant never entered into any
agreement or understanding that one of them
to be falsely represented in court as having COM
mttted, acts constituting a cauee of divorce, for
the purpose OF enabling the other to obtain q
plaintiff has nssI been 'a a resident ID as', Of m stleges 'f for
more than one year next preceding the COM
mencement of this action; that plaintiff and de-
May 18th, 1895, and ever since have been and now
are husband and wife; that for Q period of time
commencing November 1l'h. 1898, and c~ontinu-
Ing until April 2oth, 1901, and during all Of said
obligations. and without cause or reason there
for. at various, and divers and numerous times
during said period, struck plaintiff with his fists
damaging blows to plaintiff and repeatedly
threw plaintiff PROSTATE upon the floor, thereby
brIising her, and cursed and abused plaintiff and
called her vile and slanderOus names, and broke
and destroyed dishes used by plaintiff and de-
PENDANT for housekeeping, and on several occa-
f sions TOR dSosci IDLY, compelled nPs plaintiff togo away
were keeping house, and said wrongful and un-
justidable acts caused plaintiff great and griev-
GUS mental suffering and injury and caused her
ing and throwing plaintiff upon the floor caused
plaintiff physical pain, injury and suffering, and
bruised and wounded plaintiff; that plaintiff
or forgsve any of said ~ofienses, and p~isintif and
de tendant never entered into any agreement or
understanding that one Of them should commit
represented in court as having committed acts
constituting . cause of divorce for the purpose
of enabling the other to obtain q divorce; that
plaintiff and defendant have not lived or cOhab-
tied together since the termination Of said period
by reason of the fact that defendant deserted and
abandoned plaintiff at the termination of said
period and has ever since continued to desert
and abandon plaintiff, and that said d~esertion
and abandonment is and has always been with
out the consent and against the will of plaintiff
and without just cause or reason therefor.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
CHAS. 81. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
F. N. Utter, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, May z, 1909.