The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-24
HAD HER REVENGE.
Awful Deed of a TinkcOmyille
Girl.
The Law Called Upon TO Intervene in a
Dark Feud That is Separating
NeighbOrs.

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residents of Tinkcomville. That suburb
has been having social upheav&l and
every persons hand seems to be turned
against his neighbor. Tinkcomville has
been productive of more or less trouble
for the county attorney all winter but
an acute phase was reached last week.
1t seems that a couple of the young PEG
pie, or people who were once young, be-
came engaged and then fell out. The
expectant groom learned that his
fiancee was making faces at him be-
hind his back, and in relating the oc-
currence he said that 1.-The more he
thought of it the madden he got, and
he forthwith broke off the engagement.
He had purchased the lady some we'd
ding garments, including a hat and
cloak, and these she refused to deliver
back to him. A few days ago he met
her and tore the headgear from her by
force, and subsequently managed to OBJ
tain possession of the cloak, which he
sold to her nearest neighbor, with whom
she was at swords points.
This latter proceeding was too much
for the young woman, and she proceed
ed to vent her wrath by decorating her
neighbours front porch by placing pair
of old shoes on them. When the
neighboring woman saw that such
awful vengeance had been taken upon
her, she Indignantly hurled the aban-
doned footwear back against her
enemys mansion. AS luck would have
it, they crashed through a window,
spreading CONSERVATION and broken
glass all around.
Sunday forenoon, the woman who
had purchased the cloak and thrown
the shoes started for church-not for
the stately Presbyterian editice but for
the more .lowly Salvation Army hall.
She had disposed of the cloak and Rur-
chased another that fitted her sylphlike
form better. The young woman whose
lover had Tilted her for making faces at
him behind his back, and whose shoes
had, like the cat, come back, espied
her Hell contains no fury equal to
that of woman scorned," and she de-
termined on revenge. She chose the
most awful course by which one woman
can humiliate another Getting bot
tie of I've, she stealthily and swiftly
crept upon her foe, and while the latter
was STOPPING down in the street ON
James avenue to tie her shoe strings,
this modern Nemesis came upon her
from the rear and poured the I've upon
her clothing from head to foot, burning
aud discoloring her best Sunday fab
RIGS and utterly running them. The
victim of such diabolical hatred return
ed to her abode, and yesterday sought a
warrant from the county attorney. In
fact, up to yesterday, almost everybody
had sought warrant for almost every
body else, as the friends of the princi-
pal characters in this sad romance have
taken sides. Two or three complaints
have been issued. but up to today no
warrants had been served.
In contrast with this scene is the glee
of another resident of Tinkcomville,
who was recently outwitted in horse
trade, He claims to have traded horses
again with the same party and to h We
gotten decidedly the best of this bargain.
A Tinkcomville resident who was
recently examined as to his sanity and
discharged has asked the county at
torney for warrant for one of the
chief movers in the effort to have him
incarcerated in an insane asylum He
alleged that his life was in danger, as
the party was carrying a revolver on
his accound v hen questioned closely
by the county attorney, he admitted
that the party might be carrying the
revolver to defend himself from said
com plairant
| And so the ever restless tide of human
affairs moves on increasingly in this
suburb of Mankato
A marriage license was issued Satur-
day to Warren B. Cole and Hulda
Petrich.
Mr. Lockerby states that the cold
weather is not yet over by any means
Cold snaps will follow at intervals, he
says.
Mr. and Mrs John Eberhart and their
little son, MasterJ ohnnie, departed v ed
nesday for their home in Montana,
having spent several weeks in the com
munity visiting with relatives a,
friends. Mr. Richard Eberhart, of Rap
idan, accompanies his brother John 10
the same destination, where he will
combine business with pleasure until
next fall, when he expects to return
again.
A number of girl friends of Miss Clara
Willard formed a surprise party Satur-
day afternoon in honor of her 18th
birthday. They marched in upon h-r
at in the afternoon. Mrs. Willard
had been let into the secret, and had
everyt thing ready for fine supper,