The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-20
CELL A BEAUTY SPOT
MRS. GRACE LEDBETER HANGS UP
HER LACE CURTAINS.
Woman Spends Most of the Time Sew
ing; Reading Makes Headache; Has
Picture of Children; Tells the
Story of Why Mrs. Schwandt Prior
to Marriage "Kept Company" With
One Mr.. Cameron.


Mrs. Grace Ledbeter, since her visit
to the office of her attorneys yester-
day, when she got at her trunks, has
fixed her cell up so that it has much
more inviting appearance. She has
taken down the newspapers that for
merly screened the windows and put
up neat lace curtains, that saw SER
vice at the Ledbet6 farm house. Be
hind these, she can see what is going
on in the street without being SEEN
Mrs. Ledbeter was busily engaged in
sewing when the reporters called this
afternoon. She got lot of sewing
from her trunks Yesterday, and was
in quite happy frame of mind, and
said that her walk did her good. She
has been reading a good deal, until
her four children, taken since their ar
give it up, but can now pass her
time sewing. She said that time at
best passes slowly.
Picture of Her Children.
Mrs. Ledbeter has good picture of
her four children, taken since Their
| rival at Shell Lake, Wis, where they are
staying with their grand parents. Two
of the children, the oldest girl and
the youngest boy, are light complex.
Toned and in this respect take after
the Harmon side of the family, but
hn of nr txxrn 10. IL ,,,I %nl- -
the Ledbeters. The nearest school is
two miles away and Mrs. Ledbeter is
thinking of bringing the children back
to Mankato in the fall, and may start
them to school, although she has not
decided about this yet.
The children do not write often tc
their mother, neither does her sister
Mrs. GOldie Schwandt. The Schwandts
are located on their farm, off from q
rural route, and have been busy har
vesting. Schwandt was raised on a
farm, but after attending business
college in this city spent several years
clerking in stores $50
That Printer Cameron.
AS to Mrs. Schwandt and a printer
named Cameron being infatuated, Mrs
Ledbeter states that while her sister
| was engaged to Schwandt the latter
gave her permission to 60 with Cam
eron, as Schwandt was away. Hel
sister and Cameron were only good
friends, said Mrs. Ledbeter.
Mrs. Ledbeter stated that she has
not seen anything OF Smith, neither
did she care to-. "What do I want Of
him?" she asked. She said that she
expected her trial to last at least three
weeks, from what her lawyers had said
and seemed to look forward to il
with hope. "My time is coming" she
declared confidently, but in the next
breath was not so sure about it, and
expressed a hope that she would be
freed upon her trial. The waiting
was great strain upon her. She has
not abandoned hope of getting out
on bail later on but has not decided
where to 60 if she does. She might
visit sister who lives in ST. Paul.
Reporters Are Nuisances.
Mrs. Ledbeter laughingly declared
that reporters, were nuisarces. ''But
then" she observed with smile, they
are hired to get the news and must
get it. Only some of, them do not get
| it right. | would have no objection
in my case if they all got it right
Still, outside of that | don't suppose
reporters are bad people,"
Mrs. Ledbeter is bitter against hel
husbands relatives She says tn.
they never acted right toward her 10,
paid much attention to her children
They were opposed to Holland marry
ing she said, because he stayed at
home and earned money and used it
all for the family, and they did not
want him to marry anyone. They
were not particularly opposed to his
marrying her, but did not want him
to get married.
Ledbeter Could Not Swim.
A story printed some time ago about
Mr.. Ledbeter being in swimming and
consequently losing his eye, attribu
ted to Judge Quinn, was remarked
upon by Mrs. Ledbeter as being mis-.
take. "Why," she exclaimed, 'Mr
Ledbeter could not swim, and did not
like to get into the water. He otter
remarked that he would stand no show
in the water if he was to fall in, as he
would sink like log"
Mrs. Ledbeter said that Judge Quinn
was mistaken in saying that the loss
of her, husbands eye was due to swim
ming. She said that when her hus
band was seven years old he got his
feet wet one winter. not having as
good protection for the feet in those
days, and the cold that he caught de-
veloped into brain fever and the loss
of the eye resulted. 81 remeber this,
said Mrs. Ldbeter, because [ heard my
husband many times caution the child
rem not to get their feet wet, and
he would illustrate the danger by re-
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