Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-05-10

Joseph E. Mcdonald, widow of the
distinguished ex United States Sena.
tor from Indiana. When "Old Sad
dlebags" died he left all his earthly
possessions to his widow, who was
many years his junior. Included in
this devise was certain piece Of real
estate which the Senator'S children by
his first wife, alleged that he had in
tended to leave to them. The will
was typewriter and it Vas claimed
that several sheets referring to this
property had been taken out and
others inserted. This allegation was
made the basis Of . contest. Mrs.
Mcdonald, who is . we'll preserved
woman Of distinguished appearance.
won the everlasting gratitude of the
newspaper reporters and corresponds
ents by insisting at the preliminary
hearing that they should be admitted.
When the opposing counsel demurred,
she and her attorney declared that
unless the proceedings were to have
the publicity which could be given to
them only BY the newspapers they
would refuse to remain. After .
protracted discussion and consultation
the defendant carried her point.
Bloomington, Ills, has just had .
campaign in which the determination
of ; number of women TO carry out .
pet purpose PLAYED an important part.
Two members Of the school board
were to be elected, and as it was tho
first occasion in Bloomington when
women had been permitted to vote
without objection, the contest natu.
rally attracted great deal of atten.
ton. especially IS the fair voters were
engaged in campaign upon the issue
that more male teachers should be
employed in the public schools. The
ladies held mass meeting . few days
before the election at which every
point was thoroughly oanvsssed and
discussed. All questions bearing
upon tho law OF woman suffrage were
referred by the convention to Miss
Elite Henderson, q particularly bright
young lady, who is at the head of her
class in the law department OF Wes-
leyan university. She will begin the
practice Of her profession in Bloom.
ineton during the present year. Miss
Henderson was moving around inces-
sanity on election day, and had any
attempt been made to interfere with
the rights of her sister voters she was
prepared to resist vigorously. 1t
might be just IS we'll to mention that
the Bloomington women carried their
point and triumphantly elected their
two candidates. They we're not in.
terfered with. and all Of Miss Hender.
sons opinions as to the intent and
practical operation of the law thus
received thus received unqualified
vindication.
Mrs. r. L. Stebbins, who calls her.
self Christian scientist, is locked up
in Chicago on . charge which is de-
cidedly out OF the ordinary. Mrs.
Jennie Nichols died short time ago,
and the coroner's jury in its verdict
said that "life would have been pro-
longed under proper medical treat,
ment, and we recommend that Mrs.
K. L. Stebbins be held to the grand
jury for undue influence A. . practis>
ing Christian scientist physician and
healer" Mrs. Stebbins has not been
frightened by her incarceration, and is
~ impassive as if she were free to
come aud 60 as she wished. She has
a kindly, motherly face, and does not
appear to be a. all apprehen.ive as to
the outcome of her present entangle-
ment with the law. She insists that
she has done no wrong, and her de
termined nature prevents the Its of
depression which usually come period
ically to persons imprisoned for the
first time. A very good index of Mrs.
Stebbinss character is afforded by
her response to the question whether
she had yet employed q lawyer?
"Lawyers?" she asked. "What do
l want with q lawyer? Has Jesus
asked us to hire lawyers? Did he not
say, Take no thought what 20 shall
say, for in that hour l will be with
you?'" Mrs. Stebbins objects to
being called faith healer. She says
that she Is Christian scientist, and
was in the las, class taught by Mrs.
Mary B. G. Eddy, of Boston, the lead.
er of the sect. While differing in its
main lines from those Of the three
ladies already referred to, the career
of Mrs. Stebbins shows degree Of
determination to resist what she con.
ceives to be an Infringement of her
rights, which goes to demonstrate the
force of the proposition enunciated in
the beginning of this article.