The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
SUI MONS.

In the district court OF the Twelfth judicial dis
tEact OF tneetate OF Montana, In and for the c0un
Anna Christensen, plaintiff, vs.. August Chris
The STATE q Montana sends greeting to tn,
You are hereby summoned to answer the com
plant In this actfon, which 10 hled in the once O
the clerk Of this court, . copy of which 10 here
you reside, md 70 de lie y! your Sou answ ~neI AM
s se!as vi sSGs t sR 3 d aSSn .f sss sSs Service q q
and in case q your RIA failure It to t sppe cay OF or snswer
Judgment will be taken against you by defsultfo,
the relief demanded In thecomplaint.
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 plaintih and defendant. First cause Of action
tana for more than one year next preceding the
commencement of this action; that plaintiff and
defendant were married ct St.. Paul, Minnesota,
May nth, 1893, and ever since have been and now
are husband and wife; that April 9Oth, 1904, al
Msllart, Minnesota, defendant, without any Just
cause or reason therefor. and with intent so to
of plaintiff, wilfully deserted and left and 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 Just cause or reason
and. against her will and without her consent;
That plaintiff never consented to, acquiesced in
OF conOOneO or fOrgave any OF said OHone0s, and
plaintiff and defendant never entered into any
agreement or understanding that one of them
should commit, or appear to have committed, OF
to be falsely represented In court as having CON-
United, acts constituting a cause of divorce, for
the purpose of enabling the other to obtain a
divorce. Second cause of action alleges that
plaintiff has been a resident of Montana for
more than one year next preceding the COM
mencement of this action; that plaintiff and de-
PENDANT. We're married at St.. Paul, Minnesota,
May 18th, 1898, and ever since have been and now
a > n ahn and VryFA - Ia n - -. m v,4.A~I = . kl~-
commencing November 11th, 1898, and continu-
ing until April goth, 1904, and during all of said
time, defendant. in violation OF his marriage
obligations. and without cause or reason there
for. at various, and divers and numerous times
during said period, struck plaintiff with his fists
upon her head and body hard. injurious and
threw plant If PROSTATE upon the floor, thereby
bruieing 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-
sions forcibly compelled plaintiff to go away
from the rooms where defendant and plaintih
were keeping house, and eaid wrongful and I'M
justifable acts caused plaintiff great and grIev-
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
Bruised any "s', Wounded Rdd1Hdl ' p}sinsti II; s saas pIsiin saa
never consented to-, acguiesced In or condoned
or forgave any of said ~ofenses, and plaintiff and
understanding that one of them should commit
or appear to have committed, or to be falsely
represented In court as having committed acts
constituting q 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 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
.,A court this 4th day of May, 1909.
" CHAS. H.. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
First publication. May z. 1905.