Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-21
Plaintiff Requests Grant of $4,000
PermanentAlimony
DEFENDANT HIGHLY PROMINENT
Is Wealthy Councilman and School
Board Member.
RoUNDLY CHARGED
Petition Accuses MIR. Dickey of striL-
ing Her and Otherwise II-Treat-
ing Her-DeHertiOu iu Also
Alleged by Her.

A divorce suit that created immense stN
prise among the friends OF w c. DlckeE
one of the older residents and best known
real estate men in Council Bluffs, was
filed In the district court OF Pottawattamlo
county last evening. Three years ago Mr..
Dickey closed out some OF his interests
and went to Boise, Ida, where ne engaged
in banking business, real estate and other
enterprises In a most successful manner.
lie has made frequent trips home and
spent a large portion OF last summer In
Council Bluffs None of his friends had
been informed Of the fact that he remarked
until the divorce petition announced 1t.
The petition asks absolute divorce and
$50, 900 alimouy.
The petition was drawn and aclSnowl-
edged at Caldwell, Ida, and filed by Flick
niger Bros, Council Bluffs attorneys. Ida
l.. Dickey is the plaintiff. She alleges that
she married MIR Dickey IN Canyon county,
Idaho, on August IL, 1900. and lived with
him until August IS, 1909 Just one day
She charges that he Immediately began
system Of cruelty and Intimidation for the
purpose Of driving her from him and re-
fused to permit her TO live with him as
his wife.
Says "NO More Money"
Soon after her marriage asserts Mrs
Dickey, he induced her to go to Seattle.
Wash, upon the promise that he would
shortly follow and take her to California
where he would buy property and provide
good home for her. Then. after several
months, she AYERS, he served notice upon
her that he would not only continue to
refuse to go to her but would send her
| no more money.
! Mrs Dckey says she then wrote and
notified him that she would return to Boise
! City. She did and AYERS that he went
/ to see her, but refused TO recognize her as
his wife or be recognized as her husband
She further AYERS that on or about March
| 10, 1870 he assaulted her with hts fists
and threatened her life She asserts that
he repeatedly told her that he would live
with her upon no other condition than
that she should not be known as his wife.
The plaintiff ayers that Mr. Dickey left
Boise on June ! ana she believes len me
state of Idaho. She further asserts her
belief that "he is now in hiding somewhere
in Iowa
The woman says she has no money to
prosecute the case or pay railroad fare.
She says she thinks Mr. Diokey has real
estate property in Iowa and Kansas and
elsewhere valued at $4,000 and personal
property worth $4,000. She wants divorce
and an immediate allowance OF 5000 AS
temporary alimony for expenses and sup
port attorneys fees. etc. ana $2jOOO per-
manent almony at the final hearing She
also asks for a writ OF attachment on
goods, lands, chattels, tenements etc, he
longing to her husband.
Twelve Lots Attached.
The petition was submitted to Judge
Green last night and an order of attach
| IA oak. .
the property belonging to Mr.. Dlckey that
could be hurridly located. The property
comprised twelve or fifteen lots, valued
at about 1880. Mr.. Diclxey is now thought
to be somewhere in California.
Mrs. Dickey's attorney Is owen Loveiov
OF Caldwell, Idaho. Flickinger Bros have
no other connection with tho suit than to
simply act as local representatives of
Lovejoy Lawyer Lovejoy is a former
Iowa man and practeed IN Carroll and
Boone counties All that Is known about
the new Mrs. Dickey Is that she is quite
a young and good looking woman.
! Mr.. DicRey's first wife died in Council
| Bluffs about ten years ago. He had built
one Of the most beautiful and expensive
homes in this city, located at the iuncture
of Benson street and Hyde avenue. He
exchanged this property recently for a
ranch in Antelope county, Nebraska, which
he has since sold for $4,000. Mr.. Dickey
has been member OF the Council Bluffs
council and Board OF Education ana for
more than thirty years prominent In the
affairs OF the city. He has four daughters
and one son, several of whom reside in
Council Bluffs and Omaha. All are mar.
ried.
One Of Mr.. Dickey's recent ventures was
the establishment OF bank at Buriey
Idaho, where his son-in-iaw, c. NJ ober-
holzer, a we'll known former Council Bluffs
young man. is now cashier. and where his
son Chester is a prominent hardware rner-
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