Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-14 | Page 40 | Questions and Answers

IS I QUESTIONS AND f ANSWERS ' 1 ' Salt L:iko City, Kuv. 12. I Plcaso inform inc, for the benefit. ot i others, lias 1'renideut Joseph V. Smith ;. been through file divorce court? Who mis tho woman he wis divorced from 7 b When wns he divorced.' Is his di- ' vorced wife slill 1 i ' i n J Where does ! she uow reside; A SUBSORIBE1J.. ' His first wife, Levira, was divorced j; from Joseph F. Smilh l).v I lie Mormon church about JS70, and later she obtained ob-tained a legal divorce in tlio Fourth district court of Snn Francisco, Cal. Leviia died in St. Louis many years ago, but iu giving his testimony a I Washington, Mr. Smith said he could not remember (he year, nor did he give her full maiden' name. Clyde, Ida.. Nov. S. Will you please answer in your next "Questions and Answers''' column: (1) Can hind be filed on lawfully as a homestead thai is situated in a "mining "min-ing district and crowd mining claims back, not allowing ample room for full claim on the lode' (2) This land is surrounded by mineral-bearing claims; can he hold ft (.'!) 11 not, what pro- ceoding would bo necessary to knock it out. A SUtfSei'IJ.'l:l". (1) Land cannot bo filed upon for il homestead that, is under lawful appropriation ap-propriation otherwise. (2) Ho cannot as against a prior mineral loi-.aliou. ('.') No proceeding at nil, except to show tho prior appropriation.