Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-05-07
A GAY DECEIVER TRAPPED
A ShOrt-Time Resident of Aberdeen Too
Much Married

Much Married
Aberdeen people will remember G. s.
+. Baker, who opened up the Aberdeen
hotel last sumMer and run it for just one
month. He soon went east to sell real
estate, and not long after letters began to
come from young ladies making inquiries
about him. 1t appears by the following
clipping from the Eau Claire Leader that
he was successful not only in disposing OF
real estate to the highest bidder, but a
portion of his affections likewise. That
paper says:
&c. S. F. Baker is a much-married man.
He has wife on the Pacific slope and a
wife in Wisconsin,, and possibly wives
scattered at short intervals throughout
the intervening territory. A new wife
occasionally was as necessary to Mr..
Bakers happiness as bread and beer. He
advertised for better half, to share his
fortunes, temporarily, much the same as
a dog fancier would advertise for pug
dog, or an old maid for pet cat. He
practically kept standing adj in the
newspapers and received more applca-
tons in day than would camdy man
who advertised free bon-bons.
&c. S. +. Baker is gentle zephyr that
waited into Eau Claire from the Pacific
slope some months ago. 1t is not to be
inferred because he came from beside the
big salt sea- that he has been 'pickled,'
for such an inference would be manifestly
unjust; he is as fresh as 16-year old
college freshman, although he has long
since passed his 35th birthday.
"Mr. Baker came from Aberdeen,
WASH, to represent the Aberdeen Land
Company, and he represented the COM
pany and misrepresented the company.
He told tales OF the Aberdeen country
that would place the Arabian Nights in
the shade. go west, young man; take
up land in Aberdeen; the company will
furnish you employment until you are
settled; in year you will have ali kinds
OF wealth; stick seed in the ground
and next day reap a harvest were some
OF the things he said. But to come back
to the better halves.
"On Mr.. Bakers advent here he put
an advertisement in the Leader for
wife, under the name of George Marshall.
This was in the latter part of December.
Letters poured in FROM ELL over the state
from young things who offered them
selves as new years gift to the Prince
from the coast. Among others who an
swered was charming widow, of Cedar
Falls, Mrs. Kate Glidewels Mrs. Glide
wells has passed the sunny side, and
there is some 200 pounds or more of her,
but then she is worth her weight in gold
and that is what counts. In addition to
owning the Glidewells Hotel, at Cedar
Falls, the fair charmer has $4,000 ducats
in the local bank. Baker put gilt cross
OH her letter, and answered Immediately;
letters were fired back and forth like
small Shot from gattling gun. On or
about the first of the year Don Juan
went down in person. The grass widow
was smittcn, and Immediately trade OF
heart for gold was made. A parson
was sought; and reception was given at
the Glidswells Hotel that rivalled any
thing ever given in the berg. Everything
went along smoothly until some meddle
some gossip advised the new Mrs. Baker
that there was another Mrs. Baker and q
young little Baker basking in the sum
shine and breathing the fresh air from
the ocean in the PARKWAY state of Wash
ington-then there was a vacant chair at
the head OF the family table in the Glide
wells Hotel.
Ibid Baker stop advertising for wife?
Nit. He kept right on. A young lady