Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-12
A SAINTS DIVORCE
LATEST INCIDENT IN THE
CAREER OF SANTA TERESA.
A BEAUTIFUL SENI0RITlA
She Seeks to Break the Bonds of
Forced Marriage-Suitors in Plenty
While Yet a Child Under Fifteen
Duly Canonized.

The courts of Los Angeles have
been the means of again bringing De
fore the public "Sa..a Teresa" thu
beautiful Mexican girl who was, so to
speak, "canonized" by the YaQui In
dams and Mexican poems some time
ago.
Divorce proceedings seem scarcely
consistent with canoniZed saint, blu
as she was persuaded into marriage At
the point of a revolver. neither calling
nor inclination had any weight in the
matter. For that reason, coupled with
the undesirable qualities of her alto
gether too strenuous husband, Santa
Teresa" or as she is known on the
court docket, Teresa Urea Rodriguez,
desires to return to her maiden state,
to continue without let or hindrance
the work in which she was engaged
when the man who became her hus-
band felt called upon To interfere.
She had known him short time
only, when one night he appeared with
a revolver and threatened to end her
life then and there if she did not marry
him. She knew he would make good
his threat. She consented. A Justice
of the peace did the rest.
Immediately after the marriage
Rodriguez celebrated the event with
an unique quantity of aguardiente, an
within two hours was arrested. and
10 D, 10 CT,
His bride visited him and tried to pen
suade him to lead a better life, but he
received her religious advice and coun-
sci with scorn.
He threatened to kill her when he
was released from prison, so the girl,
scene of her strange woolng and mar
riage, and went to her friends in the
east. Now she is again in the west,
living un:er the protection of her sis
ter in Los Angeles.
Adversely seems to have marked the
path of Santa Teresa" ever since she
was very young girl. She was born
in Mexico, and as she grew her beauty
and light-hearted gayety made her fap
or much sought. Like all Mexican
girls, she had suitors before she was
Is. To all but one she was Indifferent
On him she bestowed her sweetest
smiles. Unfortunately they were sep
arated. The man proved less faithful
, than did the girl. He married another
Shortly afterward Teresa was brought
down with typhoid fever, and for some
time she hung between life and deaLn.
During that time she fell into a long
trance When she awoke she related
a marvellous story of having been
transported TO heaven, where she saw
and cOnversed with the saints. They
had told her, Sue said, that If she would
devote herself to suffering humanity
they would have the power to cure the
sick and comfort the afflicted.
She arose from her sick bedwith her
life work cut out for her. She was
only 16 years old, but all her girHsh.
ness and pleasure-loving nature were
put aside and she went into her work
with steadfastness of purpose that
soon won her the love and respect of
not only her own people, but the Yaqui
Indians as well.
She practiced what the poor people
call her miracle working" with such
success that Indians and Mexicans gen
orally loked upon her as having super
human powers. They credited her
with cUrins evil Affections of mi: / and
body. In short, the powers ascribed
to her by her adoring people were I'M
limited, while her untiring efforts to
elevate them morally as well as help