Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-05-08
A CHANCE FOB the LADIES.
wye0lsg . Good Place for xatrimoui
ally lnciined Women.

Wyeniss . Good Place for xatrimoni'
ally lnciined Women.
Chicago Tribuns.]
A member Of the Wyoming legis
la.ure has presented = bill to tina,
body which provides for taxing eact
unmarried man in the Territory owe,
IS years old $3.50 per year. Martin
Hopkins, who is stopping at the
Grand Pacific, il IN ardent supporter
Of this bill, which he believes will be
adopted.
"And why not:'' he said to Trib
une reporter. "The Quebec legisls
ture has provided that every head Of
a family Of twelve children shall re.
ceive from the government 100 acre,
Of land, while the French chamber oil
deputies has directed the minister oil
tho interior to investigate tho subjec,
Of compulsory marriage.
"Our bill, you see, is only the revi
val OF m old idea. Bachelors we're
subject to a special tax under the old
Roman law, as they we're in England
~ late xs the time of William, III.
Frederick the Great limited the
mourning period for widowers to
three months. At present the petit
TONER of France is urging that Ger.
tain age for marriage be fixed by the
government, those who pass this line
to be severely punished.
"Afser our bill has passed We ex.
pect an influx Of young women. To.
day Wyoming is the best hunting
ground for husbands in the Unit ed
States. II 1000 unmarried women
from Chicago should start for Wyo.
ming this month I would guarantee
that 80 per cent. OF the number would
not be single \ year. 1t takes right
hard disposition to block = match out
there. Our school trustees wan,
women for teachers; our young chap.
want pretty, entertaining girls to take
to parties; our bachelors want sensi-
bic. middle-aged women for life.
partners.
"[.ots Of women from the East have
gone to Wyoming within tho last few
years, vet the demand is Tar greater
than the supply. There are hundreds
OF young girls working like slaves for
mere pittanoe in Chicago who
could 60 to Wyoming, get a school
there, and decide on husband. She
would not have to look for one. The
school'oom is the greatest avenue to
matrinony in the West. You would
be surprised to know that two-.hird.
of the wives of Wyoming's wealthy
men were once schoolmarms. II this
keeps or we won't have any schools.
"When WAS up here a year ago !.
advised a Young teacher to 20 to Wy.
oming. She got . school about fifty
miles north of Cheyenne and began
work during the September term. In
AOoOHo0s ouo "AtItcu y Wc6ItUy CEC
tie owner. Before her marriage she
turned over her school to another
young woman from Chicago. She,
too, msrriad in the spring. Then the
trustees employed an old maid who
had seen about sixty summers; but
she was there only about two months.
She didn't get married, but the bach.
elor ranchmen who supported the
school would not pay . cent until the
old woman was removed. They said
it wa could't run 4 kind of m.trimo-
NAL shop along with our schools they
would quit the territory. The next
an Omaha g'rl, was the pref.
test one | eyer saw"
us she teaching now ?"
mo"
"Married . ranchm an ?"
"No; one OF the school trustees"
"Who was he?''
"Martin Hopkins, and he is proud
# it," and the wealthy citizen of
blushei like girl.