The Dawson journal., 1884-09-25
EQUALIzING THE SEXES
wives Furnished to Western Farm.
ers at One Dollar a Head.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

nnaIneS names OF farmers daughters. Address
Mrs. Z. ESHGLMAN, 80 Central ave
Cincinnati, Ohio ave.
The above advertisement in q
Cincinnati paper Of August 3Oth.
drew the attention Of a reporter,
and contemplating an item he
started out on a tour Of investiga-
ton. A call was first made at the
poSt-office, where it was learned
thatmall matter had been delivered
to the party whose name is signed
to the advertisement.
The reporter next made an effort
to see Mrs. c. Eshelman. A call
at Flat B, 3Ol Central avenue was
made, and the scribe was inform
ed that Mrs. Eshelman was out at
the time but could be seen after
SIX o'clock in the evening. Ac-
cordlngly at the above named
hour the reporter rang the bell
OF Flat 3, and was ushered into
neatly furnished parlor. Alady
presently appeared. She was ap-
parently about forty years of age,
and, were it not for the way she
wore her hair and at times dis
played her teeth, would be con-
sidered good looking. After be-
ing seated the following conversa-
ton ensued:-
MADAME, I called to see you in
regard to you advertisement,
where you agree to furnish wives
and houseketpors : Western far
mers and ranchmen on paynlon..
of one dollar"
"Well while I am not the Mrs.
Eshelman who inserted the adver-
tisement, I can give you all the
information that is necessary, and
that is that the busines is perfect
ly fair and legitimate. The lady
named simply takes her meals at
my house"
This the reporter knew to be
untrue, and he began little STRAIT
egy that acted like charm. The
woman after being assured that she
wouldn't get into trouble, made
the following statement
"My proper name is Mrs. G.
Eshelman Croft. [ first drifted
into the business by reading an
editorial in the Philadelphia Press
regarding the equalization of the
sexes in the East and West. Now
you know there are more women
in the East than there are men,
and mere men in the West than
women. Now, l thought if [ could
accomplish the equalization |
would be doing a great good, Ny
home was formerly in Pennsylva-
MIA, and I visited there this sum
mer and succeeded in getting quite
a list of ladies who were willing,
if they could get good husbands
who were pretty well-to-do, to
make the venture. [ came to this
city and inserted my advertise
ment."
"How many answered have you
received?"
ooh, only a few. Ijust commenc-
ed. Whenever [ get a letter from
a Western man I write to his post
Office address and learn his char
acter and standing. If he is all
right 1 pick out lady who Think
will suit him and send her address.
They then correspond, and if
agreeable she starts for the West
and gets good home l make a
little by the operation, and at the
same time make two souls happy
What kind of ladies' have you
on your Hst?"
"Well, I'll tell you confdentially
there are more old maids in I'm
ion county Pennsylvania than in
any part of the United States. OF
course they are anxious to get hus-
bands, and if they and the farmers
can agree, why, l am sure
1 ought to be satisfied There
are two or three widows on my list
who are anxious to re-enter the
matrimonial state, and l think
they should be given a chance.
In conclusion, the lady stated;
oT read sometime ago of some per-
sons in the East sending out car
loads Of boys to the West, where
they are given good homes, Now
t.,l1 bo q Good idea TO