The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
HEMENW AY LOSES
HIS YOUNG BRIDE
FERGUS FALLS STIRRED BY HIS
MATRIMONIAL CAREER.
Fought for His Girl and Carried Her
Of to North Dakota Because She
Was Too Young to Marry in This
State-Given the Cold Shoulder
When Threatened with Breach of
Promise Suit. .a

Special to The Journal. ST.. Us
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. 4.-William Hem
s enway has left this city after brief but exctt-
Ing matrimonial career. He came mere from
St Cloud about six weeks ago. expecting to
make this city his home. He had been here only
n day or two when he met Miss Estella Ha1ght,
with whom he had been acquainted IN MS ooy-
hood The acquaintance was renewed ana
proposal of marriage was made and accepted.
1t was agreed that the wedding should take
place at early date in November, and Mr..
Hernenway was spending the Saturday evening
preceding the happy event with his brlde-elect
when two other young men. John Skogsol and
Jess Harry, also called. 1t seems that Mt:
Skogsol had been admrer Of Miss Ha1ght ana
Sesenting the intrusion of successful rival, had
induced his friend, Mr.. Harry, to- accompany
him, presumably for the purpose of Furnishing
Hemenway.
Mr. Hemenway received numerous bruises and
+. cuts and Monday morning appeared In justice
court mad swOre out warrants against his assam
ants Both were sentenced to pay lines OF soo
or to spend sixty days in jail, and Mr.. Skogsol
spent part of what might have been his honey
moon behind iron bars.
II, Marry, Then Part.
This left clear field, and Mr.. Hemenway
went Immediately to the office Of the clerk Of
court and applied for q marriage license. The
application rejected on account OF the e1-
IRENE youthfulness of the br1de-she was not
l5-but this did not discourage the happy cou-
pie and the next train, west bound, found
them travelling toward the Dakota line. They
crossed over into Wahpeton, were married there
and lived happily few days
Then cloud appeared on the horizon. The
report came from St. Cloud that another Mrs.
Hemenway, widow of the bride grooms brother,
had heard rumors Of the marriage and was about
to bring suit for $4,000 for breach Of promise.
claiming that the young man had agreed to
marry her before leaving for that city.
The youthful bride felt he waS not the man
she had supposed; an enlargement followed
and Mr.. Hemenway left the city, going to
Sank Center. He returned a few days ago, but
his bride had taken up her residence with her
mother; he was denied admittance to her home
and she says he has deceived her and that she
is done with him for all time to come. He left
the city again today and the estrangement IS
probably permanent.
Queer Accident on the Great Northern.
The Great Northern train on the Pelican Rap
ids branch leading out from this city, narrowly
escaped a bad accident while distributing rails
on Sunday. One of the rails caught it went
down and the projecting end crashed into the
door Of combination passenger coach at the
rear Of the train and went thru the roof Gus
Drake of this city was knocked down and re-
ceived injuries about the head and shoulder, and
the conductor and others escaped by jumping.
The train was brought to a standstin after the
rail had been bent almost double.
Killed Horse by Mistake.
Magnus sather was brought in from the
town Of Scambler today the charge Of shoot
ing horse while practicing with rifle. The
boy shot at post and it is alleged the bullet
missed its mark and killed horse belonging
to John Frederickson. The charge is malicious
destruction of property. The young man strenu-
ously denies any malice in connection with the
affair. 80 ~.
L. P. Gellerman local agent for the Northern
Pacific, has been appointed travelling passenger
the Montana line to Duluth and northward tic
Winnipeg. =