The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-12-26

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the district court was spiced up some
last week when the famous Gobbs di-
vorce case came up for trial.
This case has been very sensation
al because of the prominence of the
people involved and so the court
house was the center of interest again
all week.
Mr.. Gobbs as defence TO his wife's
petition for divorce on the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment, IN
terposed defence denying the
charges and making counter charge,
accusing his wife of infideilty and
naming Prof. Frank Houston, for
many years at the head OF the schools
of Plentywood and prominent educat-
or in eastern Montana, and now as
sistant county superintendent OF
schools of Roosevelt county, as cor
respondent
Because of the charges of adultry,
the case went before a jury.
Howard M. Lewis appeared as at
terney for Mrs. Gobbs and Attorney
Lunkes of Sydney appeared for Ed
win Gobbs.
Mr.. Gobbs is a well known and
hi ghlv esteemed young farmer OF the
McCabe precinct in Roosevelt county
! and early in the war was called, put
7 was later dismissed because ne coulo
T not pass the physical examnatFon
TTnon his return to his home his Wl1e
! left him and finally sued him tor
: divorce on ground of cruel ana lnhu
e man treatment, although the evl
dence indicated that they had Away:
I ootten along happily prior TO ina
time. 11oo.o,
=, +bat Mrs. Gobbs had met Prot. Hous
Z Z ton in Williston and that she ma
> ctaved with him there at the hotel'
II r seems that Prof. Houston wa
at the hotel at Williston one nlgn
Il while Mrs. Gobbs was there, but eVl
vi doncn was presented that proved pe
If uond doubt that Prof. Houston al
1e not 90 there to meet Mrs. GOODS, OF
ie Vent there accidentally, and met MI
Is Cohhs at the hotel, where ne ON
III III smoke to her in the lobby when ne hl'
her. 11o,,a+o,, was r
a tba county examining board tor oner
H. H. don county along with Prot; LlIih' VI
VI ston of Medicine Lake and that ~
Houston after several delays Went
Mod;cine Lake, taking the paper
mark. and that as he stepped on :; =,
+rain he met Prof. Livingston ~
stepping on the train to go 70 VIZ AZ
W tom to meet his wife III response ~
l telegram. Prof. Houston pfot5esC -
that the papers had to be mafkeo d
that he did not have the ,,,, TIME
N r11n around any more. whereby
ED the Medicine Lake teachef suesSa' 70,
that Prof. Houston accompany l1iiti u,
WiBiston at his expense anu Iilds -, -,
for would put in their time tneie @ ii1S. p,
,e re- ing the paper, which propositloHm m;11 :
the Houston accepted and Went 70 WI w Il
end tom. where the two teacners W.
81 M until three o'clock in the mor1ihg &,
for fore the work was completee' W. W.
ate thev all retired. Eariy IN MI LIE CoI r
ing all parties, includlng gnnb mss' IN N
took the train for the Drai,on nencb
ort- Gobbs rode in the Gay ao Soaer e,,oot
of Prof. Houston Travelled III e,.e 9 fn,,n
.acv so it seems that there was nar rU ar p.
,an, ton to the charges OF lfhP!obRhes PTobhs =
eel tionship between Mlo. donce in
was prof. Houston and the eViufns; ;nst;ca %
who case proves that grea' IIo nn5 uas
- been done Mr.. Houston, WV au:Jenc
L. solutely vindicateo oi 'i.t efoted in
not However, ~ ShLe that among
n in tice to MI; uoD u7bare ne is
'i known, he is very highly y,di1 aH1usuC vo
Mil and is consldSeaet Sae tbe entire 'symps
con- man, anu ~ ID s.Lood in his troubl
king of the ne1gilp4e.n en,.,,o was appraised
when The Gopns h;,l ;,l,u and after ded
pen S6,OO0 oy h4odness tI1 half of the
arch, ing all 1naepeedd ee1.Iarded to Mrs &c
worn who will realize between 10 si'9Go h,3sba
me1r ssenl, So. 600 from her unfortunate hus''