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CUPID HADE MISTAKES FOR FOOD AND TDDEE OTHERSThret* husband* were freed from lies that bound them to wives whom they considered tindulifuh Saturday, and to evenmatter* up three other wives sought divorce from husbands they could cnd ure no longer, The single divorce granted n a woman placed the score that muon m favor of the better half of humanity.t-fter £G years of baching* It* James Mitchell was divorced from Market Mitchell, whom ho married in ^ ales in 1SS0. arid left there when he came to inis country si few years later. There ho paysPho was unfaithful to him In his absence, though* being a few thousand miles aw ,he can name no co-respondents There are three children, alno In Y. ales.John Slrceby reported that he had made several attempts to get his wife lo r*ii.rnto him, someilmes being successful. Shecot the going away habit, however, and She last IS me he was unable to get her o co”o back. Before Referee W«li™Crome he testified thal^-he J'?dr,tv Mary Ftrecby in 1S3S, at Kansas City.and that the last time she had lt;le*ertc^ him was nt Denver, four year* ago. 1 k subsequently came to Salt Lake. h • »huL returned to the Colorado city for one-effort to have her return to his breMde. Pffvlous to that llmo she ^ ' fint time* left his home, onco selling hisrurnltun-Iti W» absence, or wlthput hl«r£— A^cSU eng-llyan, and then she left him. Ryan secured his default divorce on ground* of desertion.Mr*. Janet E. KUpple testified that James 11. KUpple had provided nothing for her support In eight years. She hud married him ten years ago at Salt Lake. She was awardert the custody oC theirone child.Mrs. Gvorglna Logie Selsor, one or the three wives filing actions for divorce In the District court, declare* she married W, \V. Selsor In Salt Lake In Juno, 1S99, For three months, she declares, he him been an habltuat drunkard, and has on several occasion* subjected her to cruel treatment. Selsor, she sayx, Is a build-ing con tractor, capable of earning U a day. She herself Is In Indigent clrcum-stance*, and she askn for divorce andalimony, ^It took Jusl two years for George A, Morgan’s feelings toward Mrs. Mary Morgan to change from those which prompted him to lead her to the altar to angerwhich brought on threats to kill, according to Mr*, Morgan's complaint, filed in the DJylrlct court Saturday. Morgan, says his wife, Is an habitual drunkard.They were wedded in July 190G, at Salt l^ake and last week, August 30 and ust 13# she asserts, her husband added threalH of violence to the sin of coming home drunk, Sh« asks ?£0 a month alimony for herself and child, and attorney^ fees and cost*.Mrs Edna K, Veddcr ulso wishes ronr-rlace ties severed, but according to her complaint she has benefited nothing byHie bond* that tied her to ltlchar.l P. Vcdrlcr slnco July, ISM. She alleys de-KiTtlon and non-support. Thu Vedders were married at Pueblo. Colo,, early In i*K, and Mr?. Vcduer asks tho custodynf their n-year-old hoy.
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Salt Lake City Intermountain Catholic

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Sun, Aug 18, 1907

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