The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-17
ALL IN HONOR OF
WIFE'S RETURN.
MIR. VAN AUKEN OF ST. LOUIS
GIVES VENT TO HIS JOY.
Celebrator's Fair Wife Is Not at All
Worried Over Report of Her Better
Halls Franks, and Says She Is Sure
He Had a Good Time.

Staid, old St. Louis was stirred to it's
depths yesterday by former Mime
apolis man, according to the press dis
patches received last night and today.
William j. Van Auken, who said that
he was from Minneapolis, was reported
as having cut the town wide open with
a huge automobile
According to the report, he appeared
at a well-known St. Louis garage and
asked to hire the biggest machine and
the most skilled chauffeur in the place,
as he was to be married Wednesday
and had some calls to make. Having
secured the machine and the driver and
started, he produced revolver, and
placing it against the back Of the
open and hit only the high spots. :"
ing luck Of the automobile fraternity
and some lively work on the part Of
pedestrians and drivers seeing them
thru numerous hair-breath escapes and
preventing trail of ruin and devasta-
ton. The "steeple-picker is said to
have. finally parted with the gun, after
which the chauffeur fastened to invite.
two friendly ''coppers' to join the
party, and the game was ended in the
tain was examined as to his sanity.
Mr.. Van Auken is not at present a
resident Of Minneapolis, but for fifteen
years he did reside here, leaving for
SteLouis about three years ago. After
his I'll ght was stopped yesterday he re-
pudiated the wedding arrangement and
said that the celebration was in honor
of his wife, who was visiting in Min
neapolls and was expected on Wednes-
day. This apparently is the truth Of
the whole affair. Mrs. Van Auken is
in inr 1yc r1Io Oh hos
iting her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Warren, SIT Ridgewood ave-
nue., the address Mr.. Van Auken gave
as his wife's home in Minneapolis.
:, At first l was terribly scared and
van Auken today. ~ have since re-
eelved a message from Mr.. Van Au-
Ken and have also talked with him over
tne !ong-d1stance phone and now it 8
all right. He leaves St. Louis this eve
nlng TOR burlington, where I am to
meet him a; as planned some. time ago
ana we will be in st. Louis Wednes-
day. / only wish the stupids who
printed the report had seen me first.
| am inclined to doubt some of the story
but at that it's all right. T think If
the truth were known there were some
other friends Of ours in the celebra-
ton which I now find was in honor Of
my expected return.
81 really feel as tho I should feel
f1attered that he is SO glad to see me
back. It's lots better than having him
sorry I'm coming. No, he was not sick
or crazy or anything, if he did do it..
| Go not know that he did all they say
but l guess there was some sort of a
celebration all right. I have been here
for three months to escape the hot sum-
mer in St. Louis and have planned to
leave tonight for Burlington to meet
Mr.. Van Auken''
Mrs: Van Auken is a delightful and
charming young woman and is proud
that she has been a bride the whole
Of the seven years Of married life, that
seem, hardly possible from her: fresh
beauty and youthful appearance.
Mr.. Van Auken is in the Wholesale
cigar business in St. Louis and is also
engaged in promoting several enter
prises. He is the son of W. E. Van
Auken of 1919 Park avenue and is
! we'll known here on account Of his ff-
teen years. residence in the city. Mr..
and Mrs. Van Auken were married here
seven years ago.