The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
SUI MONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict of the state Of Montana, in and for the coun.
ty of ChOuteau.
N 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 filed in the Office of
the clerk OF this court, a copy of which is here
with served upon you in the county wherein
you reside, and to file your answer and
serve q copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at
torney within twenty days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and in case of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against You by defaultfor
the relief demanded in the complaint.
This action Is divided in said complaint into
two causes of action which are therein sepa-
rately stated. Both of said causes are for a 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
defendant were married at St. Paul, Minnesota,
are husband and wife; that April a0th, 1904, at
Msllard, Minnesota, defendant, without any Just
cause or reason therefor, and with intent so to
o of p and sRa,ns w, fhe wa de sna wi, snd Ie ehe .o oGn went
away from and refused to live with plaintiff, and
that defendant has ever since SO continued to
wilfully desert and abandon plaintiff with intent
SO to do, and without any inst cause or reason
and against her will and without her consent;
that plaintiff never consented to, acquieeced In
or condoned or forgave any of said o6enses, and
plaintiff and defendant never entered into any
agreement or understanding that one of them
should commit, or appear to have committed, or
to be falsely represented in court as having ON
the purpose of enabling the other to obtain q
divorce. Second cause of action alleges that
plaintiff has been a resident of Montana for
mencement Of this action; that plaintln and de-
PENDANT were married at st. Paul, Minnesota,
May 18th, 1898, and ever since have been and now
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commencing November 18th, 1883, and %continu-
ing until April 1Oth, 1904, and during all of said
time, defendant. In violation of his marriage
Tor, At various, and divers and numerous times
during said period, struck plaintiff with his fists
upon her head and body hard, injurious and
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called her vile and slandsrous names, and broke
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from the rooms where defendant and plaintiff
were keeping house, and said wrongful and nm
Gus mental suffering and injury, and caused her
to worry and become III, and said acts Of strik-
ing and throwing plaintiff upon the floor caused
BB lalssd p 1nS .ouPP satsal ' pisi1.i sRi ; sass pis,in sas
Or forgave any of said ohenses, and plaintiff and
understanding that one Of them should commit
or eppear to have committed, or to be falsely
represented In court az having committed acts
constituting . cause Of divorce for the purpose
Of enabling the other to obtain . 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 desertion
and abandonment 10 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
,., court this 4th day Of May, 1907.
DEAL" CHAS. 81. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
First publication. May Z, 1908.