The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-27
jim BAKER.

The St. Paul Dispatch has ventilated
Jim Baker, BY the grace Of Ulysses
Surveyor General Of this State.
Jim and his wife, very worthy lady
This was nobody's business
and probably would have passed without
note or comment; but that Jim thought
he could make point ofit;. and SO with
that high sense Of honor which distin-
guishes the man he proceeded to secure
the insertion Of articles in sandry news
papers which made it appear as if thPy
had separated from ''incompatibility lof
TEN per-" and that he was about mag
unanimously to support her, thus leaving
the impression that ho has been long
suffering hero in the hands otIa virago
and shrew. Whereupon Mrs. Baker,
or some one for her won't to the Dispatch
Office aud ventilated Jim as follows:
On the 18th Of April, 1875. Gen. James.H.
Baker who was widower, was married. in
New York to Miss Mary B. Capen. Miss Caten
possessed in her own right, previons to her
marriaee some fifteen OF eighteen Thousand
dollars Being an accomplished, finely edu-
Gated and sagacious lady she proposed TO her
afIinced that as he had children by former
marriage, and in any esttlement Of an estate
there must necessarily b divided interests, II
would b. better for each to relinquish any
claim upon the Others property. Gen. Baker,
after aons demuring, assented TO the arrange
ment, and an arrangement 70 that cffsct vas
duly executed, and when Miss Capen became
Mss. Baker, she still con n,rolled her own mon
ey. When he assumed the position Of Sur.
yeyor General Of this State Gen. Bskel
| brought his wife 70 Minnesota, and his nasi.
I dence at Mankato was furnished in comfortable
stvle bv Mrs. Baker. with her own means
| A Gen. Bakers ofice was in St. Paul th'
couple spent much time in this city, boardin!
as the Metropolitan. Il Was at the hotsl thu
the "incompatibility Of oftemper" Was first naad
known 70 The public. but the "temps5" an; p;
s.incompatibiiiy" were upon Gen. Baker
! mart alone, and arose from HIS desire to secur
his wifs's property. He upbraided lupbr.idc
is ! very mild wordl her because shs decline
20 fxynish him Nth 15, 700 to ocanv0ss for Con
eress IL the frst distSict, and he also foun'
fault (mild again) on account Of her unwilling
ness 70 indulge in certain pine land specula
tons which hs.had piontsd out. During th
period Of '4incompatibility" on the General
pArt Of lady, which she j., The 0cneral
htemper''fnally eliminated in his leaving b
| wife at the hotel and posting Of to Mankat'
, taking the precauti0n, however, TO notify Il
, hotel otics THAT III HAD VACATED HIS Roon
> Mrs. Baker, lelt IN this dilsmma, sent for b
, father, and : few days ago the separation "
axrred upon, the true rsason for such sepers
!. tion being tnat Nm Baker wisely preferred !,
: l keen her own property rather than pla ate Il
J "t.m DER Of her husband with SIS, 900 salv
| Ms. Baker, il, ws believe, still in st. Pau
I but the ide. that she Is to receive a"suitAb
, In.iutenance' from her husband 10 absurd q
! on the face OF it. The large circle Of acqnain
i nnces which Mrs. Baker has formed in u
State all continue 10 hold her in high estre1
and If fuller dstailsog Den. Bakers s'groel
II rven lt.ss 10 his, and more to her credit, th
this present statement indicates.
Jim. Raker comes as near TO being !
! unadulteraied skalswag as anything th
! God Almighty has made in the last thr
: huadrcd years.