The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21


and why not 60 there, and meanwhile
I'll try and get my fathers consent to
your coming back again. She felt
sore, and said it was not right thing
to do, as she was trying to reform. /
did not know until little while before
she came that she had husband liv
ing. She said to me one day: Il am
going to get a divorce from my hus-
band, and | want to get it in Mime
apolis, SO no one here will hear about
it,. In about four or five weeks she
received her divorce and gave it to
me to keep. | never asked her to get
this divorce so [ could marry her. /
did not suggest or have anything to
do with it. | never proposed to her
to go to Hudson and go through the
form of marriage. She left the hotel
in May, 1890, with the intention Of
going to Chicago. She said she wanted
to rent rooms there, but failed to find
any, and along the last of June or the
Paul. / did not suggest to her to 60
to Chicago. She went of her own
free will. Before she left [ never
said l would come to Chicago and
marry her or anything of the kind,
and | didn't see her in Chicago at all.
She stayed in st. Paul until the fol-
lowing spring, renting rooms from
Mrs. WinSloW at 80 ST. Peter street.
She remained there until some time
in November, 1890. She soon removed
to a place kept by Mrs. Loomis, and
asked ne if that was too far out of
the way for me to come and see her.
L told her of course | could come and
see her if / wanted to, no matter how
far it was. In the spring or summer
of 1891 she wanted me to take trip
with her on the lakes, starting at Du-
luth and taking in Niagara Falls !;
but [ told her | couldn't go. but said
she could, and would give her money
enough. She went, and was gone
three weeks. | never said to her be-
fore she went that | would meet her
at any point and marry her. When
she returned she came back to Mrs.
Loomis' and stayed until the 1st of
August, 1891. She went to Chicago
to look for furnished rooms, but not
finding any suitable location, she re-
turned to st. Paul in about six weeks
and wanted me to find her a place to
stop at. secured her some rooms at
the Ethiopia, where she stayed until
April or May, 1892. During all this
time [ gave her money enough to pay
all her expenses. l paid her from 1925
to $3.50 month, and even then she
was complaining. But 1 told her |
was paying her more than l could
afford. In February, 1898, she wanted
to make trip to the coast. She
wanted to go into the ladies' furnish
ing goods business, and if not, she
would rent flat and have furnished
rooms. At this time she had two GER
titicates of deposit, one for 81, 500 and
the other for $4,000. She didn't want
to ebreak into these certificates, and
asked me to pay her expenses. She
wanted to know if l knew the cost of
any of the furniture at the hotel. She
wanted to know because she might
have to purchase furniture for her
rooms. sent her list of all [ was
able to find, and it was this [ referred
to in the letter already read. con-
sented to pay her expenses, and
bought her round-trip ticket, which
| found would only cost S. to $40 more
than single-trip ticket. She went
to Los Angeles and San Diego. and
from there to Portland Oregon.
received this letter from her:
"SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 8, 1893.
My Dear Saul.-Your letter received
this morning; also draft for $4,000 and
many thanks for the same. was glad to
hear from you. was sorry to hear how
you were feeling and was sorry ever since
l sent that letter; Try and forgive me and
I'll not do so again. Of course you can
come and see me. No one will be more
welcome than yourself. Will leave at 8
o'clock-the doctors say that it is still dan
gerous for me to leave I have been in
doors all the time, have only gone as far as
the postoffice. I am afraid I'll not have
enough money to settle down with in case
find suitable location. In case don't,
I'll telegraph. If you will only hold me up
till get settled I'll never ask you for more
money. I know you have been good and
kind to me and I'll never ask you for more
money.
If don't wire you from here will from
Frisco. Will you send me some there?
I'll try soon and make expenses and so
make it easier for you. How is your
mother now
Lots of love and kisses and God bless
you. Forgive me for writing that letter.
TooTs."
also received letter from her while in
San Francisco it reads as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. April 70, 1909.
My Dear Saul-Your draft received and
three letters and one telegram. Many
thanks for the same. The places out here
are all overdone and I'll go to Seattle and
see how things are there and if they don't