Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
QUITS HOME AGAIN
FOR HOLY JUMPERS.
OLGA LUNDELL LEAVES PARENTS
WHO TORE HER FROM SECT
III AUGUST.
Tells Of Sin in Home Town and Says She
Wants to Become Foreign
Missionary.

WAUKESIIA, Wis, Nov. 81 Spe-
cial. II Leaving note pinned to her
nightgown stating that she had gone to
rejoin the Holy Jumpers Olga Lun-
dell, the Sac City Ua) girl, whose re
lease from the Get here on habeaS cor
pus proceedings before Court Commits
sioner Hcmlock in August, after a SEN
sational hearing, attracted wide atten-
ton, left the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Peter LundelI at Sac City,
and has again cast her lot with the
Jumpers.
The young woman was IS years old on
October l, and, according to dispatches
from Sac City, lost no time M leaving
home after attaining her majority. l pom
leaving home the young girl told her pa
rents she was going to look Tor her
brother and the first they knew oil her
whereabouts was when the note was dis
covered.
The young woman is said to have left
her home with one of the missionaries
of the sect l. is said she had been dis
satificd with her home for some time
and that her parents will make no Ell
fort to induce her to return.
Other Sensations in Case.
Last July Mrs. Lundell, accompanied
BN announcer udtSilSi. GdIllC IGIc 1IplL
Sac City in search Of the girl who lett
home suddenly to join the Holy Jump
crs. who had held revival meetings TT
chat city. She was granted an inter
view with her daughter at the Fountain
house and after il scene III which the
girl refused to accompany her, the moth
err placed the matter in the hands OF an
attorney. Habeas corpus proceedings
were commenced and the officials of the
sect dis, aimed knowledge of her where
aboutS they later produced the girl Ill
court and it was shown that she had
been sent to the headquarters of the sect
al Chicago. She was turned over to her
mother and by order of the court COM
missioner, Deputy Sheriff Gibson accom-
panied her to her home III Iowa.
The costs of the proceedings were as
Sessed against the Jumpers who arc
lighting payment. The case is now pend
ing i'll circuit court. At the habeas cor
puS proceedings the girl testified that she
was only happy when with the Jump
ers'' and preferred life with the colony
at the Fountain house to her own home.
Mrs Gertrude l.. Harvey. wife of
Edwin l.. Harvey, who is at the head
OF the sect here, admits that Miss I-ul-
deli has again joined the ranks OF the
Holy Jumpers" but declines TO state her
whereabouts other than to deny that She
is ut present at the Fountain house. The
girl is thought to be with members OF
the sect at Chicago.
She Kept on Jumping.
\ letter written by the girl 10 Mrs
/ Harvey from Chicago under date Cl DC
tober !. as reproduced III the curreH;
issue of The Burning Bush" the oaicia
publication of the seer, is in part az fol
lows:
NV Dear Mrs Harvey: ! arrived i'm Chi
cago yesterday and am glad 10 get here.
am glad started i'll TINS way and VII
never regret the step | have taken
praise God for deiiveTaucc. l saw Mrs
+ Nirc twice before | came away. was
time of real pleasure to see and talk VIII
/ one of Gods missionaries after having beer
/ separated for few weeks. However, tn
Lord seemed TO have plan of MS Owl
/ which would work out to be glory tor on
souls and we could make no definite III
/ rang meuts for my leaving town. The tw
/ months seemed long during the igG, Du
+ now as look back they seemed TO nav
i passed quickly. | love the ruggc,
way and believe God will keep me In ii
/ While at home my folks treated me nicely
4 but tried in every way to persuade me L
change my mind about the Jumpers" a
] they sometimes remarked. My lathe
would read passages from the scripture am
| tried TO argue their meaning, but wheneve
] | gave a straight truth from the Bible III
devil would have to own defeat. God sure
/ there God ta1ght me many lessons
| found everyone in 4 sinful state W her
ever l would shout or jump their prId
/ were my lot. ! am glad for on
crowd that keeps their garments spo:
Your friend in Jesus
OLGA LUNDELL.
The Girl has expressed the desire to be
come i foreign missionary of the sect.
Boy Has Jumper Arrested.
Anton Nelson. 4 member Of the Jump
grs. was arrested Friday on a charge Q
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