Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-22
COEUR D'ALENE A
MECCA FOR MANY
Persons Seeking Marriage, d.
vorce or the Seductive Gig
arctic Come Here.

Occur d'Alene, by reason of the
lenient laws of the state in which 1t
Is located, has become a Mecca not
alone to those residents of the state
Of Washington who are anxious to
set sail on the matrimonial sea, and
those who have been wrecked upon
its shoals, but also to those who seek
temporary oblivion to life's troubles
and worries in the fragrant and ex-
hilirating fumes of the condemned
and denounced cigarette, and the To-
cal tobacco sellers have found a
marked increase in the sal of these
articles of merchandise since the
Washington law, which not only for
bids the sale of cigarettes but which
also makes it crime to be in pos
session of them as we'll, went into
effect.
Marriage and Divorce Laws Lenient.
Both the marriage and divorce
laws of the state are lenient, as COM
pared with those of Washington, and
because of it all residents of the lat
ter state who are interested in mat
tiers pertaining to either literally pat
rOnize the courts and public officials
have jurisdiction over them. The
laws governing the subject OF matri-
mOny in the state of Washington,
provide that the applicants must un-
dergo physical and mental exam
nation by a physician, but the Ida
no laws are satisfied If the parties
can show that they are of legal age
that there is no former marriage
existing as bar. and If there was a
former one and a divorce was Sc
cured that six months have gone by
since the divorce was awarded. Be-
cause of this those who reside in the
state of Washington and contem-
plate entering matrimony, are pat
ronizing the auditors office of this
city, and nearly all of them return
to their houaS sattoRa1 and haDny
In the divorce laws there is prob
aoly only one point of difference of
any significance, and that is as to
The length of time required as to res
iuehce before a suit for divorce can
De brought. Washington says that
all persons before divorce proceed
nss can be brought must have been
residents of the state for a period of
year, but Idaho is satisfied with
halt of that time-six months. and
ali residents of Washington and res
'oents Of most of the other western
Nates as well, who are anxious to
nave the bond uniting them in mat.
rimony dissolved hurriedly avail
themselves OF the Idaho law IN this
respect by taking up a residence in
me state, and securing their divorce
IN its courts.
Has No Cigarette Law
While the state has a law forbid
~as the sale OF cigarettes and their
OIpounds, and chewing tobacco to
I'nors it has not a law forbidding
'ae use Of tobacco In any form to
nose who have reached the age of
'efetlon. and 1t may be freely pur-
Used and freely used In every form.
Asaington. on the other hand. has
'@~ That not only makes it a crime
.eh cigarette. but il is a crime to
found in possession Of one. or as
0Oys say. their ''makins." and for
Nc Cigarettes and the making the
ngtonians who have become so
N'eted to them that they can not
Oh them, or use tobacco in
Other form as q substitute, are
aasing their supplies in Idaho,
oOeur d'Alene. by reason OF its
location to Spokane, is secur-