Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-20
A WILLING WIDOW.
Novel Proposition Made to a
Minneapolis Man.
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE MISSILE,

Are What a Florida Woman Proposes to
Bring Down-Her Situation Being n
Critical One, She Valves Conventional
ity and Proposes Marriage, Thereby Saw
ing Property She Has Worked for and
Supplying Herself with a HeIpmeet.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 20-A young
man i'm St. Paul named Frank Walton
berger recently discovered that he was the
owner of property valued at $4,000 in
Florida. A few days ago he received the
following letter from Chipley, Washing
ton county, Fla.
DEAR SIR: In writing you this letter /
perhaps am violating the laws of conven-
tionality; but, as we have never met, in
fact, you have never heard of me until
now, there can be nothing of sentiment in
the proposition am about to make to
you. To explain, first of all, how 1 know
your address and name Last week The
Washington County Times published a
story credited to a st. Paul paper, in which
it was set forth that You were the legal
owner, by the possession of an old deed,
of section SO, township 3, range IA. in this
county.
An Inventory of Interest.
81 laughed at the story at first, for Town
half of that section myself, though as it
now appears my title is imperfect. The
other day ! received a notice from a firm
of lawyers in jacksonville of the true
state of affairs, and what | now have to
say to you is after due deliberation on the
situation. | have improved this property
in such manner that il is very valuable.
| own a timber mill which employs
twelve hands and yields me a fair income,
besides which | have property in Pensa-
cola, giving me an income of 81 900 year.
l have also three farms, railroad land
along the line of the Louisville and Nash
viii railroad, yielding me fair annual
profit.
Jewel of "a Woman
"The newspaper account / read of your
appearance stated that YOU were good
looking, poor, and hard working am a
widow, - years old, am called good look
ing by my friends, and by those who dis
like me am said to he too stout | have
two children, Mamie, ; years old, and FL
sic. 8. Their father died some years ago
and was unable to attend to business dur
ing the last few years of his life, being an
invalid from rheumatic trouble, and
carried on the business myself then as do
now Now. Mr. Waltenberger, You have
the title TO this property, which have la
bored very hard to render productive
am attached to the place, and should dis
like to abandon prospects which seem
fairly brilliant
The Chance of Your Life, Frank.
Here, then, is my offer; have grow
aV.T. h..
dren. You have a deed to some property
of which you know but little except that
it is said to he OF value VIII yo.l marry
me- share equally with me in everything,
and as my husband relieve me of the bur
den of business which has grown to
greater proportions than | can successfully
operate alone. Eou may have an attach
ment; If 50, the subject is to he dropped at
once, and we must negotiate ON other lines
If. on the other hand. yOu are heart whole
and like my appearance from the photo
send you, let me have yours in return. to-
gether with your views on the subject of
this proposal
kfsSaF win Not Stick at TritIes.
"All other things being satisfactory,
can arrange to come to ST. Paul for the
purpose of becoming better known to
you, or | will make any arrangement Won
wish, should you prefer to visit Chipley
or Pensacola with the same object Hop
ing that You may regard this somewhat
unusual proposition in its proper light, 7
am, sir, yours very ohediently.
ELLEN NJ. WALDO"
Frank viii Investigates.
Mr.. Waltenberger, who Is unmarried de-
clines to say what he will do in the matter,
but expresses great admiration for n woman
with such a good head for business The
Jacksonville firm Of lawyers who are look
ing out for his interests inform him that
1T may cost him several Thousand dollars
to secure his title. He is about to make a
trip to Florida to take a look at the prop.
artV and the widow