Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-06-12
Girls, Girls. Go West,

Red Bond. Washington Territory.
When the census OF this town
was taken last month il was found
that there was population OF 37S,
including so3 males, 90 married No.
men, one widow engaged, aud the
rest children. More than 700 of the
men are bachelors ranging in aye
from IS 10 so. Red Bend is some
distance from n railroad, aud il has
been a very difficult matter to get
Young women to locate here.
Most Of the girls who come into
this region stop NJ Yakima, or 20
thence TO the largest towns south
OF here.
When the school house was built
the directors advertised in various
Territorial papers for teacher, and
the first one that presented herself
was employed. She had not been
at the desk fortnight before she
was married to II siorekcepcr named
Elvcrsion, " ho was about the best
looking young man in the town.
She resigned her place, but con
sentcd to serve until her successor
had arrived. One Of the Young
women with whom the committee
had been in correspondence was
found discngagcd, and in the course
Of month she transferred herself 10
Red Bend and took charge OF the
school. She was tolerably home.
~ woman somewhat advanced in
years, but she, too, was led to the
altar in less than month, and gave
up the school as her predecessor had
done.
Once again her place was filed,
and things went on smoothly for a
while. About that time McGinn.
the tavern keeper, imported ser.
want girl from Portland, and nut
her to work in his kitchen al sal
ary Of 80 week. Mrs. McGinn
was not very lusty, and her husband
found that the only way in which
keep ng hotel was possible was for
him TO have efficient female hclp.
He had serious troubles in getting
anybody TO come, but the wages
that he offered finally Induced the
girl spoken OF to accept the Job. She
had no more than learned the ways
Of the kitchen before two or three
young men began 10 hang around
the back door Of the tavern. Nc.
CHM was equal 20 the emergency.
lie watched matters for day or
two, and, becoming convinced
that the school house episodes were
to have repetition IN his own
kitchen, he got gun, and just as q
young man appeared nj the back
door the next evening after supper
he jumped cut on him.
What do you want heref' he
asked.
Nothing" said the fellow color.
ing up little; nothing much. !
was just calling on the girl in there.
She's an old friend Of my family.
and / look in once in a while 10 see
how she's getting on"
"Well. I'm friend of your fami
~, too said McGimn, 80 the extent
that ! don't want 70 kill you. but II
you don't keep way from here III
murder you Now, you git"
The youth skunk away. The next
day the girl was missing from the
kitchen, aud late im The afternoon il
was discovered that she had married
the young man. The same day the
school mistress announced her res.
ignation, and as McCinn was on
the warpath with bis gun. leading
citizens made up their minds that q
crisis bad arrived which would re.
quire a good deal Of statesmanship
to.bIidge over.
That evening, when the school
committee met 10 consider things
Mr. Elder, the chairman said he had
an idea which he thought might be
worthy tho ottention OF his associ
aics. lie proposed that IN the ~.
iure al the school teachers should
be made to sign bond not 70 mar
~ before the end OF the term. The
idea was accepted, bus fearing that
che conditions might make 1t i'm
possible for them TO get women IN.
to the town, they said nothing about