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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Got Home All Right.

The following was repeated this
afternoon:
August %, 1892. My DEAR "TooTs:'
Your letter received this a. M. Yes,
[ got home all safe and sound. sup
pose you have heard again that [ am
married, and l suppose by this time [
have got several children. Business
is good. "POPs."
After the above was read Attorney
Samuels asked witness if she ever
made will. This met objections from
Attorney WEIGH, but the former ex-
planned that he wanted to show that
the will was made in favor of defend
ant and that he was made executor
and custodian. The court overruled
the objection.
Witness identified the will in ques-
ton, but the lower half of it had
been torn off. She said it was made
in July, 1892. 1t is the original will.
She was asked why the paper was
mutilated. Objected to. The court
held that the plaintiff might give the
will in evidence and prove by oral tes-
timony what the missing part con-
tanned.
Witness continuing, said the will
was made by Attorney Baxter, OF
Minneapolis. She admitted that she
mutilated the will as soon as she re-
ceived it from Mr.. Saulpaugh. This
was sometime in January, '94, am not
sure, perhaps in the latter part of '93
1t wasoafter [ knew of Mr.. Saul
paugh's marriage. have burned the
part that was torn off. Do not re
member the contents. The benefci
airy in the part torn off was Clarence
Saulpaugh. [ made other changes al
the time [ tore it off. l wrote on it
erasing the name of Clarence III. Saul
paugh. The executor named in the
portion torn off was Clarence Saup
paugh. When / made the will / gave
it to Saulpaugh the first time [ saw
him in ST. Paul. He kept it until long
after he was married, and did not
return it until [ had demanded it.
then he sent it to me by express tc
Chicago.
The will was shown to defendants
counsel before giving it in evidence.
The paper was eagerly scanned by
Clarence Saulpaugh, who looked at it
over his attorneys shoulder.
Attorney Welsh, after examining
the will, objected to it's being adm it
ted in evidence. 1t would not be OBJ
jected to were the paper complete.
| Court held that it was offered in evil
dence to show the confidential re-
lations between the parties, and for
no other purpose. Objection over
ruled. Defendant excerpts.
Attorney Samuels then read the
portion of the will that still remained
intact. Plaintiff ordered that the
several debts be paid, then she be-
queathed $1,000 to her aunt Susan
Robar, $500 to another relative and a
few smaller sums to some neices. How
much she intended the defendant to
have is not known, for the will was
torn off at the point where Saulpaugh's
interest is supposed to begin.
Continuing, witness said her father
died in Michiga Saulpaugh told me
in the spring of 81 he wanted me to
marry him within sixty days. When
the time came he put it off again be-
cause his father was so much dis
satisfied. Finally he told me if 1
would take trip around the lakes he
would be ready to marry me. Witness
said she took trip to California in
February, 1898. Mr.. Saulpaugh'wanted
me to go there until he could make
arrangements about disposing of his
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14

he came to see me he renewed his
promise"
Victoria retained her statuesque
demeanor throughout the reading of
these letters. She did not appear to
realize the sensation that these let
tiers were creating, or seem affected
by the language therein, except by an
occasional pink tint upon her cheeks.
:: Although hundreds of eyes were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Suggested a HOusekeeper.

About the first suggestion which de-
PENDANT made to her about a house
keeper was as follows, according to
the letter read in court:
April %, 1891. DEAR "TooTs:"-
/ have not got time to 60 up today,
but 1 have to go to Minneapolis to
see some parties at the Brunswick
hotel and will step in and see you.
/ am now proprietor at The Saul
paugh hotel and | expect to have my
wife for housekeeper. l am writing
this on the train. "POPS."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Holiday Excursions.

The time to travel cheaply will be
during the holidays. Spend Christ
mas and New Years with friends.
Special holiday excursion tickets on
the Nickel Plate road will be on sale
December oath, 25th, 31st, and JAN
uary 1st, good returning until January
End, 1895. Before purchasing tickets,
call on or address ticket agents of the
Nickel Plate road, or address J. Y.
Callahan, General Agent, 1919 Clark
street, Chicago, Ill.
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A Love EffuSiOn,

In the following letter Clarence is
alleged to have sent the poetry which
is attached. The poetry is all right !:
My DEAR "TooTs:"-This is pretty
hard, but my shoulders are broad and
l guess l will live through it. There
is one other thing: | will not stay here
if l have to give up all / have.
"Toots," did not go to bed until
o'clock this morning. / could not
sleep. / sat in the office and wondered
if l would ever see you again and
wondered what you were doing and
where you was.
"Toots," am about crazy and I
don't care what do. The hotel and
the furniture may go for
all l care. [ may stay here two weeks
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Got the Observation-Disclosures"

A third person is mentioned in the
following letter, who Clarence says
gave him the -"razzoo." 1t is No. So:
MANKATo, Mimi, Feb. %, 1S92-My
dear Toots: | have just this morning
received your letter and am surprised
at you for feeling blue, for was only
iOshing. Do you remember the girl
giving me the "razzle"-dazzle a week
ago? So l guess it is boss and boss. :"
Be good girl and keep your nose
clean. Enclosed find So. P.
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ter condition than was. am feel
ing sore, and can't help but think what
d-m fool l was.
/ sent the ring Saturday evening.
Did you get it? Please acknowledge
receipt of it.
Business is picking up some, and we
have fair house over Sunday, but
are short dining-room girls.
Please find enclosed So that [ owe
you and also S12 for yourself.
Please to be good girl, and don't
blame me, and don't find fault, for no
one has suffered more than [ have.
Lots and lots Of love and lots of
kisses. "POPs."
"Now, Mrs. Stein" said Attorney
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More Confectionery.

The following letter shows the
enclosure of caramels, but they do not
appear in evidence:
Jan. %, oil wrote you Tuesday
evening and yesterday and will send
this to Cleveland, and l suppose you
got the letter | sent to Detroit. /
received your telegram saying you are
all we'll. Lots of caramels and lots of
kisses. Have you been good girl? [
hope so, and / will send check tomor-
row. Well, dear, be good girl and
keep Your nose clean. Pops.
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InStaIiment Plan,

Have you.ever tried the installment
plan of hugging? This is what plain
tiff offered in evidence on the subject:
July s, 1892. My DEAR floors:
Your letter received. Yes, | arrived
home all 0. K. 1t is hot and sultry
here today. | have not got over my
summer complaint yet. | had to get
some rubber for the stairs and have
been putting it down, and will now
go up and take a bath. Goodbye,
''Toots." / send a thousand hugs and
kisses to be taken on the installment
plan one before and three afterwards.
Lots of love and kisses. "P."
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Sent Her SIS.

Frequently money was enclosed.
The following was one of these en-
closures:
MANKATo, Mimi, Aug. 2, 1891. My
DEAR ''TOOTs:"-I received your let
ter yesterday and will answer it to-
day. Enclosed find exchange on Chi
cago for S25.
The house is packed, as usual. ]
mean. to hurry the sale of the furni.
ture, and then we won't starve.
The Dutch are having big time ir
town today. This is all the news
have; so lots of love and kisses, anC
God bless you. "POPS."
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Samuels, "to what did Mr.. Saulpaugh
refer when he said Don't get discour-
aged, for it will turn out all right?'"
''He was telling me-" she said, "to
keep up my courage, for he had put
the wedding day off from time to
time, and began to think he did not
intend to marry me. But every time
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property. He told me he had been in
correspondence with New York bro
kers with view to selling his prop
erty, and afterwards said he had
made arrangements to sell out.
Here Mrs. Stein was excused tenn
pOrarily from the stand, and the
reading of correspondence was re-
Sumed
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selves out by $50 p. M, court was adj
journed, giving special instructions to
the jury to talk to no one and to read
no newspapers purporting to give the
facts of the case or expressing any
opinion upon it's merits or dement's.
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By Another Name.

In the following letter Clarence
changes "Pops" to simple "P," and
shows money enclosed:
MANKATo, Feb. Ia, 1S92.-Dear
Toots: got home all OK. We have
got a good house. Enclosed find 'sV'
Lots of love and kisses, and God bless
you. This is one of your short let
tiers. t.
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Would Eat Her Up.

Along with a bunch of others the
following was read to the jury:
March &c, 1891. My OWN DEAR OAR
LING "ToOTs:" am just going to bed.
The house is full-only three beds left
and three trains to hear from.
Well darling, if l had you here
would just eat you up, toe nails and
all. God bless you, darling, and lots
and lots of love and kisses and sweet
ones, too. "POPS."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
The Mankato Malt g. Grain Com

The Mankato Malt & Grain Com
pany are paying the highest cash prices
for barley delivered at their malt
house in Mankato. Parties having
barley to sell will advance their own
interests by giving them call, as
they must have 100000 bushels.
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Special Holiday Rates via the Omaha.

A rate of one and one third fare for
the round trip will be made by the
Omaha road for the holidays. This
applies to points on the line not more
than two hundred miles distant. For
particulars call on or address
Allan Burdick, Agt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Court This Morning.

The letters, together with their
highly sensational testimony, were
the topics of discussion ON the streets
and in the Hobbies last evening.
The reading Of defendants alleged
billet-dOuX was resumed this morning,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-14
Reduced Rates Via. the Nickel Plate
Road.

The Nickel Plate road will sell holt
day excursion tickets at very low
rates during the holidays, as follows:
December 24th, 25th, 31st, and JAN
uary lst, good returning until January
End, 1895
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Had Sent the Ring,

The next letter was in substance as
follows:
MANKATo, Mimi, May Is, 1891.
MY DEAR ''TOoTs:"-I got home
all o. X. and found everything in bet
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Hard For Both.
lowing:

One of the letters that produced
considerable merriment was.the fol-
lowing:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
ANTE-ROOM ECHOES.
THE DoINGs OF THE FRATERNAL
ORDERS LAST WEEK.
Degree Work in the Masonic Order
The 1. o. o. f. Have an Interests
ing week-Festivities Among the
Pythians.

The past week was rather a quiet
one among the fraternal orders. The
usual lodge meetings were held and
the attendances were fair, but the
amount of degree work was small. OF
the latter the Masons had more than
any of the other orders, they also
have a number of applications on file
and the prospects of work in the i'm
mediate future are good.
The system of allowing discussions
of a miscellaneous kind in the lodge
meetings of the Odd Fellows is finding
favor and adding to the interest of
the meetings
The Pythians are keeping up their
end satisfactorily and are well to the
front IN all works of charity and
benevolence. The ball given by Myrtle
lodge on Friday evening was a, pleas
ant social event and productive of
satisfactory financial results.
The A. o. U. w. members are con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of making a
temporary reduction in the initiation
fees in order to induce additional re-
cruits to come forward.
The Foresters are doing very nicely
and the smaller orders are also work
ing effectively.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
knights of Pxthins

The four lodges convened on their
usual meeting nights, with a good at
tendance at each, the sick have been
looked after, and the work has been
one of pleasure and profit.
The only lodge doing any initiatory
work was Myrtle No. 1. On Tuesday
the rank of esquire was conferred
upon William Mcqueen
The ball given by this lodge on
Friday evening was a success, about
sixty couples were present and a very
enjoyable time was had Mizpah
Temple No 3, Pythian Sisters. pleas
antly surprised the members of Myrtle
by being on hand with splendid
lunch. The committee and the band
were invited to partake, which they
did, with justice to the cooks and
themselves. Sam Zeigler was declared
to be the chief oyster cook in town.
Nearly all the guests patronized the
sisters and complimented them upon
their good times meal at hard times
prices. The few dollars that were real
lied will be used to relieve the unfor-
Inmates.
Grand Chancellor ]. E. Wiscomb
and Grand Instructor John P. Meakin
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SONS of st. George.

The Sons of st. George will hold their
next meeting on Wednesday, Feb. z,
at the Temple of Honor hall, and it
being the first one in the month their
regular social will be held that night,
which is open and free to the public,
so that all are cordially invited to come
and participate in the feast of reason
and flow of soul prepared for them
Most of the old favorites of the lodge
will be there with their talent and
several new ones have rendered their
services. We hope the spring will open
under better auspices than last year
and things will begin to recuperate.
After the hard times we have passed
through there is every prospect of
trade picking up in the future.
We are all being put through the
mill. Many of us are enjoying the new
sensation Of being ground between the
upper and neither mill stones. We had
better console ourselves with the re-
Election that it is only the good grain
that is worth grinding. We shall be
none the worse for having a lot of
chaff knocked out of us. America is
said to be the paradise of the toiler,
the greatest country on Gods earth,
so that it has seemed like tempting
providence to give it a slap in the face.
but it has been given this time. SO Ist
us profit by the lesson and do the beyt
we can to remedy It.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
Comforts of Life.

The Spaniards individually eat every
year 500 pounds of bread. 4S of meat,
II of fish, IL of sugar, and wash down
this supply with IA gallons of wine.
An eminent statistician estimates
that during the course of an ordinary
life the ordinary man will eat seven
four-horse wagon loads more food than
is good for him.
The turkeys of the United States are
annually favored with over 1000. 900
bushels of cranberries, grown mostly
in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wis
consin.
1t is estimated that the worlds Gu
cumbers are worth $S,O0OO0O annually
to the gardeners who raise them. and
twice that sum to the doctors and drug
gists.
California puts the rest of the coun-
try under obligations by supplying us
with S2,000,000 pounds of raisins every
year, most OF which are eaten in the
United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
"WeII, Mr.. schumann, Are You, Too.
Musicale,

have also referred to the slowness with
which Schumann's popularity spread dur
ing his lifetime. This is the more remark
able Because of the many advantages
which he enjoyed He lived in the very
center of the musical wird; occupied i'm
portant positions being at one time a
teacher at the Leipsic conservatory; and
was married to one of the most soulful
and famous pianistS of his day With his
wife he even made musical tours from
which he brought home with him many
evidences of his popularity. Thus in the
year 1913, he accompanied his wife to
Russia, where in many of the principal
cities she was received with great en-
thusiasm, and where also she endeavored
to Introduce the works of her husband
Let it not be forgotten that in 1S43 Schu-
mann had already written and published
much of his most beautiful chamber music
piano work, SongS-and even his SYM
phony in B fiat major. Nevertheless. it
is said that at a court soiree where Clara
was greatly feted, one of the most ex-
aulted personages addressed him in this
wise: well, Mr.. Schuniann, are YOU. too
musicale The story bears the STAMP of
truth. What artist is there who could
not relate similar incidents? The reign
ing princes and their hangers-on seem to
possess a peculiar aptitude for uttering
stupidities when they have the misfortune
to sray within the pale of art But what
happened to Schumann is a signal in
stance of what can be achieved in this
direction by those who represent the
claim, I'VE alone knoW."-Century.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
UTAH AND STATEHOOD.
Views of n Democratic WORKING.
man.


To the Editor of The Herald:
sir:-I have read your editorials IN
on this question with deep interest. and
feel assured that the Republican on
position to statehood for Utah was not
on account of the Mormon religion and
polygamy. but solely on account of ifs
Democratic tendencies.
The Tribune has always maintained
That Utah was neither ready nor fiji
Tor statehood, and it held that position
up TO the end of last year When it
saw that great number of Mormons
together with many of the church Of
hcials We're Republican in politics If
at once changed its course. and Their
reIlglon and polygamy were no longer
a drawback towards statehood But.
Sir, l maintain that Utah is still
democratic. The last election from a
political standpoint is no criterion TO 90
by. '0-- - 50
From my experience 1 know that
very many Democrats did not vote
ana that some voted the Republican
ticket because of Cleveland's supposed
opposition to silver
Again, the dizziness of trade and so
many workingmen out of emplovnent
all tended to injure the success of the
Democratic party.
The Republicans made political Cant
TAI out OF this. and it was astonishing
70 see sensible and intelligent men
guiled by such political sophistrv.
1 am afraid that our political nro-
paganda has not been so fully and
forcibly carried on as it ought to have
been. 1T is bad policy to leave this
work until the last moment.
Again, why l consider that Utah is
democratic, and will be when we have
got statehood, is this: There are
hundreds of residents here who are NOT
on the electoral list and conseguentiv
not entitled to vote, but they will be
placed on that list when we get state
hood. And from my knowledge of
them, the most of them, if not ali
will vote the Democratic ticket.
Ii the Democratic party now in
power will only endeavor to give q
good account of their political steward
ship we may rest assured that T Tffad n
as state, Will not go back on their
principles.
The Republicans are not over SIRE
that Utah is theirs, for they are now
organizing clubs to carry out their
propaganda to its fullest extent. We
as Democrats, will have to throw in q
little more life and energy or else our
case it lost
As 1 have said before. I saw again
let US have permanent political clubs
where those important questions can
be discussed, and then we shall be able
to draw together the more INTELLIGENT
amongst the working classes.
l appeal to my fellow workingmen
not to neglect this important question
of organization. 1t is through this
political organization that the laboring
classes in England have now twenty.
two labor representatives in the house
OF commons. Your respectfully,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
ExnIninfg HnseIf.

The defendant had shot the dog
there was no dispute about that-and
it was only a question as to how much,
if any, damages the plaintiff was en-
titled to. The witness had been put on
the stand to testify to the circum-
stances of the shooting.
''You say that the dog was a vicious
aninal?" inquired the lawyer
Worst l ever saw replied the wit
ness.
And you were standing by when
the defendant shot him?'
Moo, not exactly"
But you certainly said that you saw
the plaintiff release the dog and cry
Sic himr'
Il saw him start to release the dog"
Where were you then?''
Standing beside the defendant"
How long after that was it before the
defendant shot?''
about a minute"
Had you changed your position
then?"
Eyes, SIR
Nearly block away?"
yes, sir
rAnd you didn't see him shoot?-
mo, sir; was facing the other way,
Chicago Post.
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|
Minor Offenders.

Jim Smith stole a can of oysters on
Saturday from a First South street
store and when arraigned entered a
plea of guilty. He will labor ten days
for the city.
Thomas Muldoon, worthless charac-
ter, who spends most of his time in
Jail, was given forty days for vagrancy.
E. Christensen, John Ringer and
James Goodwin. the boys who were
charged with stealing tools and iron
from the Rio Grande Western yards,
were given a hearing and discharged
They were able to prove by A. H.
Meredith and Mrs. Alice Heaton that
the tools had been given to them. The
Judge administered a reprimand for
the carrying off of the railroad iron,
and allowed the youths to depart
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
Pvthian Sisters.

Mizpah Temple No. 8, met on Thurs
day and transacted considerable bust
ness for the welfare of the lodge. Many
cases of distress have been brought to
the notice of the sisters both in and
out of their ranks, and the work dur
ing the past few months has been over
whelming.
Ivy Temple No, 2, met on Friday and
some of the sisters of this temple have
almost worked themselves down in adj
ministering to the wants of the needy
through these hard times.
The ladies of this temple will give
grand masquerade ball on the evening
of Feb. IA, at Younger's hall. The
generous merchants of our city have
donated number of elegant prizes TO
be awarded to the best sustained char
acters. The committee reserve the
right to refuse admission to all obJec-
tionable characters. All who attend
will raise their masks on entering the
hail.