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tier neroes$1.50 PER YEARFORMER LA PORTE WOMAN SUICIDESIMaree Peterson Skeels Ends I Own Life at Waterloo Monday Afternoon.A terrible shock came to Henry PoteMon. who lives near ML Auburn, lust Monday when lie received lUu uiosxnge I tint Ida da up liter. Mrs. Marie SkeelH, had commuted sukldo. Mrs. SkcclH liuniceJ herself in her room In' Waterloo, presnniobly a short llmo before tIk* nuon hour. The dccujisuU's maiden name was Marie Peterson nmJ she lived in Iwi Porle City Tor several years and ailemlod school. Her mother died when she was sum!I and Hho mndu her home hero with her grandmother. She was n very apt |)uiJl and pus-cased mmmiul latent In music. .Mrs. Sknelt; accomplished her purpose by hanging herself In (he doorway llu»l sepuraicd hor Iwo rooms in :i hoarding house on LuraycUe Street. An explanation of her terrible deed Is' found hi the following note which she left on her lt;lre.Hj.or uml which won ml- , dressed lo n young musician who formerly ployed In the Sheets' orcbos- . ira:“Hurry Uortler,Wagner Hotel.You have betrayed me—I have given you till—bodily, mentally utitl financially—yuu have stolon all a woidqji holds ileur—May God forgive us both — I l.ovu You- Mil ret*/*LHmcoccO' of the tragedy was marie fcl I. in ji. in. Ivy Mrs. KM lie Nash, who occupies a pun meats at ilie ronr of the two rourua In which Mrs. Skeels lived. Xoi wucltii* auyihluK of her neighbor during ihe forenoon. Mrs. Nash called upon Marco tifWr dinner. Ah nho stepped Into (lie lutcvr'H aparlntcuiH. nho flinughi she huw Imr stun ding In the doorway and called out: •’Hollo. Maree.” Then she noticed her neighbor was hanging by u cIulIioh line rope to the transom over iho door that hep-tiled the two rooms.Among the womans possessions, the officers* found nn uncus hud check for $4K. u fjno gold watch, two villa-nhlu diamond rings, and a beautiful pearl necklace. Theue w«iru all in rued over to the coroner.Marli* I'eler*on was born ubnul thirty yearn ago and grew to young womanhood In Ui'h vicinity. She wu» niurrkd to Arthur Stone, nf Ml. au-bitril. II lid two ell lid on were burn to Ihrm, Leol.i, age S. and Dolores. age ti. Shortly utter IIigIr marring© (lioy ninveil to Urninlou where Mr. Slone engaged In hmdncKu and where they erected 11 modem htingnlow fur u home. DomfHtlu life palled nn Mm. Stone, however, and she loft her 111 tic family mid went id Waterloo, securing n position In one of the motion picture Jiouhc.i there and afterwards obtaining u divorce from her Inis ha ml. The two children were taken Into the home of Jils mother und *he has hJiu:o cured for them. Later Mrs. Stone mnrrleil Lloyd SkcclM, « miiHlclutf of Waterloo and much older thun alio waa. They organized Skccln* orchestra and played for dances and other hocIqI affulrH. Conjugal blka lasted Ijui a siirt llmo ond again iho wife bc-uimc u divorcee. Sho then organized nn urchcutra of her own culling It Maree SkcelB' Society Orchcstru. At the lime of hor death n1h was employed o* organist m one of the Waterloo tlieaturn,Ifexldea the fLhcr tho «urv|v|»g relatives are a brother, Frank Fetorson, and tlireo * Inter*. Florence, who In u hi intent hi the State Teachers College ut Cgdar KuIIh, and Maud, who Is MUporluiciloiit of the children'll wurd in the University hospital ut Iowa City, 11 ml Mrs. Alfred Clark, of thfsCity.I -M’lIJi Jim;AT I’LAY“IT FA IS Tl AIIVEKTJSKThe Senior Clu«* of the bJgh school , will, repeat their clo*» play. “It Pays to Advertise,'' at the school midllo-. rlum on Saturday evening of this ■ week. The play will be repealed at tli* refluent of many who were unable to attend cither «n Monday «.r Turn* ’day evenings. This Ih on© of the KronguHt home tolent productions over (staged In the city, ami all member*; or the cast portray tliclr finrlH In a manner that would lead you to believe (hey were aid timer?; behind the glittering footlights. It you have already witnessed the pcrroriminc*lt go 1 again, for you will enjoy It bettor than ' the first occasion. He member the ditto—Saturday night (hi* week.I! I. 0. 0. V. MJTlCK.A1J members of Lotos I/jdge, I. O. 0, y. are hereby notified to meet at . the Odd Fellow Temple, Monday at . 12:3ft ty lake pari In the Decoration
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Progress Review
La Porte City, Iowa, US
Thu, May 26, 1921
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