The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-05
NIGHT, BY SKINNY
The Father Says "NOt Py Elm Long
SchOtt' Can She Come Home.
HIS DAUGHTER HAS GONE
She Ran Away With a Bartender
and Left Her Betrothed In
the Lurch-A Tickle
Girl.
HIS DAUGHTER HAS GONE

Cleveland. Nov. 4.-Miss Sophia
Washer. the 22-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Washer. who
keep a grocery store at the corner Of
Lorain street and Gordon avenue, is
missing. and worse than that, If the
fears of her parents are well ground
ed. she has eloped with young man
who for the past three years has
worked as bartender in the saloon d.
rectly opposite the Washer grocery.
II this is true then Miss Washer
has proved herself to be a most tickle
and heartless woman. for. besides
leaving her parents in distress and
anxiety she has left behind her
young man. Theodore Stenger, to
whom she was to be married next
month.
Sunday evening Stenger called on
his promised bride. and. so he says.
never spent a more pleasant evening
in her company. They talked of their
marriage In the near future, of the
little home on Harbor street, which
Is already being furnished for the re-
ception Of the young couple. and just
before he left Stenger told Miss So
phia at her first opportunity to go
down town and look at dishes for their
table.
1t is presumed that 1T was upon such
an errand that she left her home Mon
day afternoon at l o'clock. Since then
not a word has. so far as any of her
friends will admit. been heard from
her.
Now comes the other side of the
story. Charles Harvel is a bartender
in c. Blum's saloon directly opposite
the Washer grocery. He has worked
there for three years. and of course
has become acquainted with Miss
Washer. Monday morning at IL
o'clock he left his place of business
telling his employer he was going
down town. but not stating when he
would be back. That is the last that
has been seen of him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washer would not
admit yesterday that they were GER
tain their daughted had eloped, but
thought there was a strong probability
Ii was so. They are honest German
folks and seemed to be willing to dis
close everything they knew. Mr.. Was
mer said he has inquired at Blum's
saloon across the road concerning Har-
vel, but that he could find no evidence
that he had ever paid any attention
to his daughter or that he had induced
her 20 elope. The ease and equanimity
with which thew seem 10 accept their
daughters disappearance suggest,
however, that they knew more than
they are willing to state.
Theodore Stenger. the young man
who was engaged to the missing girl,
was very much broken up over her
disappearance when seen Thursday
| night, but he. too. seemed inactive
and to be burdened with the certain
| knowledge of the inevitable. rather
| than the uncertainty which invariably
begets worry and anxiety He is a
fine looking young man. has respon-
sible position with the Hopwood Pro
vision company. and further seems to
stand we'll in the graces and favor of his
was-to-be parents-in-law. Yesterday
an attempt was made to see him at his
work, but the reporter was told thai
| he was sick and had not been at work
The parents are making no deter
| mined effort to prove their suspicious
| and In fact seem to accept their daugh-
ter's disappearance with little or nc
| worry. Another daughter eloped some
years ago. When asked If he would
| forgive and bless his daughters mar
riage If she returned with her hus-
| band, the father replied: "Nicht! Py
| shiminy! Not by Elm long schott!'