Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-16
CHARLIE" coNRAD's FUN.
A Small Personal Advertissment Causes q
Big Chicago Rumpus.
FAMOUS HOTEL HIGHLAND CLUE.

weeks ago was q clerk nj the Hotel
Highland. and after leaving this city re-
turned to bis home at 1856 Thomas street,
Chicago, has just made himself famous,
80 says the Chicago News, and by q
comedy Of errors involving love, and
mistaken identity, stirred up q church
and nearly caused serious results"
These extract from the News article
will be read with pleasure by the guests
OF the Hotel Highland, and by others In
the city who knew ''Charlie" Conrads,
who came ou' to Albuquerque last Sep
TENDER Just ''for his health"
ACTOR IN THE CAST.
The chief actors In this drama In real
life have been, besides the pastor, the fol-
lowing:
Charlie Gerhardt, q Lake View man,
who has not yet been found.
Nora Gerhardt, his wife, who has sd-
yeftised for him.
Charles Conrads, 1856 Thomas street, q
young man who went away for his
health.
Nora Christensen, e5l North Arteslan
avenue, who wss formerly engaged to
Charles Conrsds.
Edna ~Falkenberg, 100 North Campbell
avenue, who has been proven innocent OF
causing the trouble.
Achorus of ~neighbors and members Of
the church.
The plot hinges on a personal adver-
tisement which appeared In the Record
Nov. 8, and read ~ follows: Charlie:
Do come back or let me hear from you;
letter at general delivery; am nearly
crazy. Nora"
sCKNES LAID IN CHURCH COMMUNITY.
In that part Of the city near Wicker
park. Just west OF Humboldt park, Zion
congregation has been formed among the
Nor wegiAn families that have moved
thithsr and built or rented homes.
When the Rev. Mr.. Meyer was called to
take charge Of II the congregation was
small, bnt rapidly growing. Plans we're
soon laid for erecting q church edifce
which should accommodate the congre-
CATION when IL had attained full rowth.
Money WAS subscribed and at last build
ing wa begun. The first story walls
we're put up and rooted over to walt till
the congregation should become larger or
more prosperous, and In the half finished
edi1ce the pastor has conducted services
1 tNtt Htutts htuohk II hirtubCtH " VIII
congregation we're Nora Christensen and
"Chsrlle" Conrsds. Nora had blue eyes
aud curling, fisxen hair and sang In the
choir. "Chsrlie" was straight and tall
and handsome. The two began to be
much In company, and o o the congre-
cation was informed that an engage
ment, or at least IAN understanding" ex-
listed between the young people,
ENTER ANOTHER YOUNG WOMAN.
About April Of last year a demure
Young ID OF IL years, with a mis-
chievous twinkle In her eyes and q laugh
that Vol many hearts In the congrega.
tion, Joined the church. This was Edna
Fslkenburg, who Is employed during the
day ~ q s,enogrspher In q downtown
book store, where her father, Fred Falk-
enburg. Is clerk. With the coming OF
Edna and the attention paid by Charles
TO Nora Is said to have waned, and the
time Of the young man became divided
between the two. As the summer came
IN Charlie showed signs Of lung trouble,
which developed at such q rate that
Sept. IL he went to Albuquerque, New
Mexic0,to regain his health. Letters came
back from Albuquerque. but to Miss
F~alkenberg. Miss Christensen had
dropped out Of the affair entirely and, as
she said to-day. had nothing more to do
with the young man" Between the
girls a degree OF GOODNESS existed.
NOW APPEARS THE PERSONAL.
Nov. s the personal" was published.
Many members Of the congregation read
II at the breakfast table and before choir
rehearsal on the following Friday even.
ing every member had read IL or heard
about 1t. That there were two Charles
or two Noras In Chicago was an I'M
dreamed OF possibility. The ~estrange-
ment between Charlie and Nora had
been q topic Of general conversation and
the advertisement came az q natural
sequence 10 the minds OF the parish.
toner's. Nora was calling Charlie back
again. kven Nora herself saw II that
way and became convinced that some
one had inserted the notice as q joke on
her. Miss Falkenberg was noted as the
possessor Of a spirit OF mischief.
IL just told the girls that l believed she
did It," said Miss Christensen to. day. IL
didn't know she did 1t, but l told the
girls what l thought"
DIssENsIoN SPREADS TO THE CHURCH.
Miss Falkenberg denied the accusation,
but even she did not grasp the idea that
there were other Charles and Noras, 30
she suggested that some else might have
done II, and from the snap Of her eyes
and the Quiyering OF the corners OF her
mouth, the other girls inferred that she
could guess who put II In the paper"
From q quarrel between two girls the
matter became q dissensi0n among the
members OF the congregation and at last
the pastor was forced to step In and In.
tertere.
Miss F~alkenberg was openly accused by
members and her expulsion demanded.
The pastor questioned her and she de.
clared she had not done It,. but q trial
was demanded. This was set for to-
night.
PASTOR IN DETECTIVES ROLL.
Thon, three days ago, Pastor Meyers
set out 10 unrayel the mystery. He came
TO the newspaper office and delyed deep
In the masses OF advertising CODY until
he found that the I'D" had come from
the drug store OF II. II. Kruger. S6s ely
b0urn avenue. Armed with a letter 10
Mr.. Kruger he went TO his store. found
out who had brought the lad" 10 him and
went out TO trace II down.
AT last he found the original Nora-a
Mrs. Garhardt-and drew the story from
her. He obtained her affidavit and re.
turned to his congregation. To-day he
went from house TO house telling OF the
happy outcome OF the affair and prOmis-
ing TO read the affidavit at q meeting OF
the congregation next week.
HARSH NOTES IN TIE COMEDY.
But, like most comedies, the play has
not been a funny one to the actors.
II shall never go 10 the church again."
said Nora Christensen to day. II have
been sadly hurt"
MY daughter shall never set foot Ia
the church again" said Mrs Falksnberg.
II guess wont go there any more,''
said Charles Conrads, who returned from
New Mexico. cured. a week ago.
Now the Rev. Mr.. Meyers Is e%ndesyor.
ing to smooth the difficulties.