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, a very worthy lady |
separated. This was nobodv's business |
and probably would have passed without
note or comment; but that jim thought
he could make point oft; and SO with
that high sense of honor which distin
cuisines the man he proceeded to secure
the insertion OF articles in slndry news
papers which made it appear as if they
had separated from ''incompatibility OF
temper" and that he was about mag
unanimously to support her, thus leaving
the impression that he has been long
suffering hero in the hands otla yirago
and shrew. Whereupon Mrs. Baker,
or some one for her went to the Dispatch
office aud ventilated Jim rs follows:
On the 18th Of April, 1878, Gen. James II.
Baker who WAS widower, was married! in
New York to Miss Mary & Capen. Miss Capen
poss sssed in her own right, previous to her
marriage some fifteen or eighteen Thousand
Gated and SPACIOUS lady she proposed to her
!; afr nced that as he had children by . former
marriage. and in any settlement Of an estate
| there must necessarily b. divided interests, it
would b. better for each to relinquish any
claim upon the others property. dsn. Baker,
after aolns demnrring, assented to the arrange
mspt aud an arrangement to tina: eff@ct was
duly executed, ana when Miss Capen became
Mrs. Baker, she still con rolled her own mon
! pv When he assumed the position OF Sur
| yeyor General Of this State Gen. Baker
brought his wife to Minnesota, and his resi-
i d.nco at Mankato was furnished i'll comfortable
styl. by Mrs. Baker, with her own means
DAB Ofi iY,S
| oon ple spent much time in this city, boarding
at ths Metropolitan. 1t Was At tie hotel tha
the "incomp2.ibllity Of temper" was first made
known to the public, but the "temper' and
"incompatibiliiy" were upon Gen. Baker,
part alone, and arose from his desire to secur
his wifs's property, He uPbraided lupbraidct
is very mild word) her because shs declines
to furnish him NTH 81, 900 to canOass for Con
, gross in the frs. district, and hs also found
| fault (mild ayain) on account OF her unwilling
, ness 10 indulge in certain pine land specula
,ions which he. had piontsd out. During thi
period Of '.incompaiibility" on the General
nart. all accounts agree that his wife acted th
part OF a lady, which she il, The General
'stemper' finally culminated IN his Having hi
wife at the hotel and posting off to Mankatt
Q taking the precaution, however, to notify tn
n hotel Office THAT Hg HAD VACATED his Rooms
. Mrs. Baker, left in this dilemma, sent for M
n father. and ; few days ago the separation WI
AIRED upon, the true r.ason Tor sncn sepsra
}. ton beng that Mrs Baker wisely preferred
$ keep her own property rather than pla ate th
y ",1npsr' Of her husband with SO, 900 sav
I Ms. Baker, il, ". believe, still in st. Pau
= bs. the iie. tat she Ia to receive a'suitAb
j maintenance from her husband ID absurd III
A oil TIL, face of it. The large circle OF acq1ain
II ances q Icb Mrs. Baker has formed in til
STATE all continue 10 hold her IN high ester
AMI II fuller d..aiiso: Drn. Bakers s.greer
b4ck incompaiiaiity," we're given. It w,.n
Il le even less i0 hs, and more 10 her credit, Thu
this PRESENT statement ni!catcs.
Jim. Blker comes As near 10 being I
d u7aIulteraiei skalswag a. anything th
J. G d Almighty has made in the last thr'
I, huadrcd years.