Today in History revisits the Tuesday, August 15, 1905 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on the long-running and unusual divorce dispute between Ole Simonson and Rhoda Simonson. The case reached another turning point in Devils Lake, where Judge Fisk was expected to issue a decision. The couple’s legal saga began in 1892, when Ole Simonson was granted a divorce on the grounds of desertion. However, in the previous year, Mrs. Simonson challenged that decree, claiming the legal service had not been properly carried out.

SIMONSON CASE AT DEVILS LAKE

AN INTERESTING MIX UP—DECISION EXPECTED TODAY.

Judge Fisk is expected to render a decision today in the divorce case of Ole Simonson against Rhoda Simonson, tried before him at Devils Lake on Friday last.

The original cas

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