Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-29
Oddly in the Mems
Man al Girl Wins Lover.

Belle FOurche, 5. DIT mas JusA
come to light that handsome and ac-
complished young man wearing female
attire and passing himself off for
young lady, has been taking leading
part in the society of a number OF the
| smaller towns in western South Da-
kota and breaking the hearts of some
of the young men, and that the secret
of his sex was revealed but short
time before the day set for his mar
riage to Roscoe j. Billman, well-to do
young man living near Spearfish.
The young man came into the Black
Hills last summer disguised as wo-
man, and was known by the name OF
Helen Manley. He was so skillfully
disguised, and in voice and manner inn
personated a young woman so we'll
that nobody suspected that he was not
a Dung woman until few days ago
he met with an accident and his SEE
was revealed.
Immediately upon his secret being
| discovered he disappeared from the
haunts that had known him and has
nor since been seen or heard from by
! Billman or any other of his old friends
and admirers. Billman can scarcely
believe that he was not sweet. at
tractive young woman. and is heart
broken over the outcome of his love
affair.
Fortunate in His Wives.
Bu,ton, Mass.-George B. Martin the
popular chef of the Fairfield house,
Moth woodstock, N. H., is in Boston
on visit with Mrs. Martin No 4, who
is sister of Mrs. Martin No. 8 and
Mrs. Martin No. 2, and the Intimate
friend or Mrs Martin No. l.
( L always was popular with the Cole
girls" said Mr.. Martin. "even when
was n al,ed to my first wife, who was
Miss Nellie woodward, and only few
days after the ceremony they all toid
me they d wait for me- I though they
Wee Only fcoling but they were mighty
FIRE gill, and kept them in mind. And
when the time came, as it did !atsr eli,
ii a.1ied them all, one at a time, ard
now I'm living with the last"
George himself, tho he's the imper-
sonation of modesty, allows that It's
his good Fellowship that has in years
past made such hit with the women,
family. He says that he always treat
GU IuGlll IlSlI anu 6Ot lucu1 81 IldI
they were crazy to marry him. To be
sure, he admits that wives Nos. /, 2
and got divorces from him on the
grounds Of non-support and desertion.
but he declares that they didn't seem
to mind it much, for they're all good
friends of his now.
Finds $4,000, Gets no Reward.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Schuennecke, an
A. d. T. messenger, is an honest lad
He found $4,000 in miser's hovey and
took the money to the police to avail.
the disposition Of the courts, who will
probably award the cash to the sisters
of John Tenhaaf, the miser, who live in
Holland.
Tenhaaf died in a howell few days
ago, but the neighbors reported to the
police that he had $4,000 hidden abou:
the place. The police looked for a
while and gave up the search.
Then the A. D. T. boy looked up a
stove pipe and found $500 in paper and
gold and certificates Of deposit for 3d.
500. He turned the money over to the
authorities and did not get a cent as
a tip.
Finds His Affinity at Last.
Hamilton, O.-William Duke, known
as "Uncle Billy" an Oxford township
bachelor, whose industry in advertising
and corresponding for a wife for the
last fifty-two years has brought him no
end Of notoriety, has found his affinity.
He was married here by Rev. A. B.
Austin Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church to Mrs. Mary Allen Markham,
aged 4S years, a widow OF Kansas City.
TIL brides mother was Lee of Vir-
ginia. first cousin of General Robert
e. Lee.
Duke is rs years old. 1t is estimated
that he has spent thousands of dollars
in matrimonial advertising and in pay
ing the railroad fare Of women from all
parts Of the country to Oxford. He al
ways wore white ribbon on his coat
as a means of Identification and crowds
would gather at the Oxford station
whenever Uncle Billy" appeared
wearing a ribbon.
Muscle, Saves from Death.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Superintendent of
Construction D. II. Brown of the Ma
tional Tubeworks in McKeesport was
saved from being killed by his great
strength. While walking thru the
works his coat became entangled in
cog wheel and he was drawn toward
the machinery.
Mr. Brown, who is of powerful build,
seized pole near by and matched his