Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-04-12 | Page 1 | Walter G. Filer, Millionaire, is Sued for Divorce

j WALTER G. G fiLER MILLIONAIRE IS ISSUED S SUED SUD fOR DIVORCE Wife AsKs for Custody of Seven Seven- Year Seven Y Old car Daughter I I Walter G G. G Filer Her millionaire who is well weH known all through h the west west and especially in Salt Lake is defendant in a divorce suit filed lc this morning in inthe tho the district court Tho The petition is one ono of the shortest ones presented in a di- di voree suit for mont months Mrs r Filer Her char charges es her husband with ha hain having in deserted de tie- c her in She asks for tho custody of her sev sc e en year laughter daughter fh Tho Filers were married in Salt Lake Lak May la 2 G j 1911 I Walter Baiter G. G Filer was wa at one time timo one of tho the best hest known young Youn business men II in in the tho west A A. ch civil engineer by pro ho lie was early earl ear attracted hy by the tho opportunities presented by tho the Twin I Falls kalls country in iu tho the way of land speculation lation anti and a t few rears vars ago he be opened offices thero and anti Jon long Jong was on the hi high h road to fortune llo lIo is JS known as tho the father of tho the town of Filer Jer a t few miles from Twin Falls became tho the head and front of the Twin Falls Fall Land an and Water company and played a prominent part in tho the development de tic- of the Iho entire section He lIe was 11 also 0 interested d in coal lands both in this state stat and in Idaho and while at It the height beight of his prosperity was popularly suppo supposed ed to bo be worth in in excess of 1 1 In Tn December 1006 ho lie left eft Salt Lake Lako Lakond and nd wont went to New York City ity anti and except except ex ex- for scattered visits ilits has hns remained thero crr since since His offices in ill the thc Atlas Atlas' bl block ck were given up at that t time Hmo mo and within a is short bort time timo 13 later he ho had bad withdrawn Irma from active connection with th tho greater part of tho thio enterprises which ho had dono so 50 much to set afoot Ho lIo is still a stockholder in iu most of the these e companies but hut a largo large part of his wealth is understood to have havo been converted con con- I into c cash sh at tho the time ho bo left Tho Tue handsome residence property at I 94 4 Bringham street still stan stands s a amon- amon monument mon mon- to tho industry and ability of I ono one of the foremost irrigation and land authorities in tho the west onest Mrs Filer I has since sinco resided there but when called I Continued on page pago WALTER ALTER Vi G. G FILER Continued from pa page ce 1 t I upon today declined to give i c any information i mation as i to her future plans T w Early this afternoon a waiver of summons was wag filed by b. Filer and ana Howard A. A Jin King was H appointed referee to take testimony in the case cap The filing liling of oC the hc waiver indicates that there will be 0 e against tho the action on the thc part of oC Filer The instrument im was in iii New w York I cit City ity April 3 j.