The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03

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charm. u well - the size OF her for.
tuna. completely turned his head.
With this handsome woman for = wife
Iamds her. 1Duey q his command, be
thought. there vas no telling how far
hs might rise In the social scale.
Mindful Of the duke Of Braganxa's
coup IN carrying on the wealthy and
charming Anita Stewart. he did not
hesitate 70 Try his luck: with his
proud name to back him success seem.
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Hut Mrs. Leeds. too. had . good
neuory. She recalled the sad expe-
rieors1s u Anna Gould. the coultess
~ Yarmouth and others. So she very
promptly said him nay.
Society hero and abroad has taken
= yery keen interest In Mrs. Leeds
d0ings yer since her marriage to VIII
liam Bateman Leeds In 1901. II was
fhe old story Of tha mar who became
! millionaire and then decided that
~ m1Bt 6Ast aside bis FIRST wife for
: eompan1nn better fitted to help him
spend his money ard attain social suc-
ceAs
He Vas Born ID the small town Of
Richmond. Ind In 1861. His parents
we're poor. but be had ambition.
While earning his living = I florist.
~ found time to study civil engineer
Ing At the age Of n be started his
railroad career y . helper In . aeid
corps q the P~ennsylvania railroad.
NtDs - High Position.
! BY hard work be earned his way
70 ! position Of general superintend-
ent m Z few years. thus gaining the
practical experience Ia railroading
which later stood him ID good stead-
He had married. IN 1888. Miss jean
nette Coar ef his home town. who
posssased = comfortable fortune in
her OWE right. He VA then but -
years old.
FOr some time. . superintendent
~ the Lognnsport division OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. Mr.. Leeds had
watched the progress OF the tinplate
Industry. The 0eld looked very good
to him: %. ID 1855. Win D. q. Reid -
. partner. Ne acquired . plant 1T FL
Thslsssia.ssl nv . rapidly tina.
hs had 10 give up railroading entirely
20 11o6leytl . Dre.tlspf -ol his COM
pany. In 1888 he organized the Ameri-
can ,Tinplat3 Company, c0cnmonly
kn6&h . the Tfnplate trust. with =
string of plants In various cities. His
faculty Tor organization and executive
work was remarkable. At<the forma-
ltop 81 the United States Steel Com
fpGny L3edg~ and his ass061Sles sold
800 = ths1 It = proit q Ahout s4o.-
100000.
with the procseds Of the deal they
bought heavily In Rock island rail-
way stock, rapidly absorhipg the ma
jority Or Il. ana In = shostsfime Mr..
Leedo tound himself presi6ent OF his
rad. This once he held from 1901
until 1se6. when ~ reslGpe1. from &C
tive connection With the vstem.
aAse III. AMnlty.
When Ls9@s 0rst became deeply en-
grossbl 4 sbuslness affairs 10 and his
wife gradually drifted apart. His In
tsrests required hls presence In the
AQek moet = ths ttms ard 4 hia wife
pgSferre1 % remaln at hpa6A \
In aaoeo 30 meG AAA4fascinsting Mr..
Nannis Stewart Worthington. and Inn
mediately decided that she Wa his a..
unity. She was the daughter Of .
wealthy CIsveland banker and had just
obtained : divorce from her arst hug
band. George = Worthington-
NJ. Leeds tmmediately. BECAME hope.
Issiy infatsSts1 widsNA1Aeeutiful dt.
vorcee. He notified his wife that he
had foSnd has IDEAL and o&sred to hand
her ii. 900. 900 In cold cash II she would
institute divorces pFocsedings agains,
him. % that he might be free to wed
! the fair charmer. Mrs. Leeds accepted
and entered suit In = western court on
the ground Of desert1on. u Mr.. Leeds
had moi lived With her q about ive
years. -~-<,s-~
Mr.. Leeds loat no time. Three days
after his nFst wife W. s43anted her
decree. Mr. Mamie May Stewart
Wcrthingtoa showed into her place.
The ceremony. which was celebrated
II the Stewart home Ia cleveland. was
tn0et' iaylsh. ~ = wedding presen,
1lr. Leeds 1ave Ais bride shout 81. 900.
OOO worth OF jewels. = prtncely s.. 900.
80 mansion on upper FIFTH avenue.
New York, and An Acean. yacht M
TO be worth another $1,000. 900. The
5ewsls included : pearl necklace val.