Montana labor news., 1937-09-30

In the District Court of the Second Jul
dicial District of the State Of Montana,
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
OSCAR r.. PRIESTER, Plaintiff,
HELEN PRIESTER, Defendant.
The State of Montana Sends Greeting
to the Above Named Defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action, which is flied
in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a
copy of which is herewith served upon
you, and to file your ansWe and serve a
copy thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
within twenty days after 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 default for the relief demanded
IN the complaint, which alleges.
That on or about the 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1929, in Sligo, Pennsylvania, the plain
tiff and the defendant intermarried, and
ever ince said date nave been, and now
are, husband and wife; that there was
born as the issue of said marriage three
children, Joseph and John, twin boys
aged six years, and Roy aged four years.
That the plaintiff now is, and has been,
a resident OF the State of Montana for
more than one year Immediately preced-
ing the commencement Of this action.
That the defendant has been guilty of
Wllful desertion of plaintiff and which
Wiltul desertion has consisted of the fol-
lowing acts, to-Wit: that plaintiff on or
about the 18th day of June, 1885, due to
business necessities, was compelled to
change his residence from Rimersburg,
Pennsylvania Where said parties were
domiclled, to Manhattan, Nevada, and
defendant on or about the 5th day of
August, 1886, refused to remove her habi-
tauon from Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, to
Manhattan, Nevada although said own Of
Manhattan was a suitable place for plain
tiff and defendant to make their home;
that ever since the said time the de-
tendant has voluntarily separated herself
from the plaintiff, with the intent to de-
geTL the nlaIntfff 9lfhnuph the nlaipffff
has often requested defendant to resume
marital relations with him in Manhattan
and other places to which he has moved
and had his dwelling; that at all of the
Times since the said marriage Of the plain
tiff and the defendant, the plaintiff has
conducted himself as a dutitul INT SUD-
porting husband OF the defendant and tina
Tor the full and entire period ~ontinuous
~ Tor the space OF more than one year
Immediately preceding the 21st day of
September, 1887, the defendant has been
guilty of Wilful desertion OF the plaintiff;
that such separation of the defendant
from the plaintiff has never been by plain
lifts consent and at all times since the
9TH day of August, 1886, the defendant
has voluntarily separated herself from
the plaintiff with intent to desert him
and to abandon all marriage relations with
him, and without his consent.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays that the
bonds OF matrtmony existing between
plaintiff and defendant be permanently
and forever dissolved, and for such other
and further relief as to the Court may
seem meet and equitable.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said
Court tins 2lst day OF September, 1887.
ELMER SHEA, Clerk.
R. p. DONOVAN, Deputy Clerk.
WELLINGTON D. RANKIN.
CHAS. l.. ZIMMERMAN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
4l5-l7 Phoenix Bldg, Butte, Montana.
First publication September %, 1937.-4T.