Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14

ieved to have been murdered on the
| charmed farm for his accumulation of
money which he had saved during his
residence in this country
Wrote to Mrs. Guinness.
1t is known here that Gurholt had
been communicating with a matrimon-
ial bureau through a Scandinavian
paper, and some of his friends de,
clare that he had been corresponding
with Mrs. Guinness. He left this
pace about two years ago, saying that
he was going to be married to wild
Ow who owned a large farm near
Chicago.
Cannot Locate Him.
The last word heard from Gnrholt
was on July 4, 1906, buC at that time
he said nothing about his matrimonial
venture. he disappeared completely,
and all efforts to locate him have
proved fruitless. His friends declare
that he is dead, and they feel sure
that his skeleton is numbered among
those which have been found on the
Guinness farm in Indiana.
Recent Death Letter.
Kansas City, Mo, May 13.-Chris-
tian Hansen, a Norwegian Iaborer OF
ArmOurdale, Kan, a suburb, received
a letter from Mrs. Belle Guinness of
ing that if he could produce $1,000
cash. she would marry him. The text
of the letter, which had remained in
the local postoffice some time before
its delivery to Hansen, follows:
"LapOrte, Ind, March l, 1905 Mr.
Cristen Hansen, 6O6 North Third
street, Armourdale, Kan.-Dear Sir:
| am a lonely No Wegian woman and
you have been recommended to me
by a mutual friend who tells me you
have plenty of this worlds goods and
have a kind and generous disposition.
| live on a little IS acre farm just
fifty miles from Chicago with a coy
12-room cottage, kitchen and the rest,
and badly need a good kind husband
to look after myself and small fanny
of three children.
7 have two little girls and a boy
years old. His father died five years
ago, when he was little baby so he
needs a father and one who will aid
in his bringing up.
You understand that I hire help
here, but none of the men l hire can
be depended upon, so you must not
come as a hired man but as my hus-
band and | will entertain you under
my roof until We understand each 9th
er. You will find me competent and
of a loving disposition.
81 have plenty of money upon which
to liYe. You must have plenty OF
money, too. In order that I may
know that you are not a CRATER and
do not marry me for my money, You
must be sure and bring with you ST.,
900 in currency. | live only a few
mi s from LapOrte, and have
splendid farm and a nice little garden.
Lovingly yours,
Mrs. B. S. Guinness"
Discussing the receipt OF the de-
Iayed letter from Mrs. Guinness, Han
sen said: "Only one thing about her
I know: she is not a Norwegian. My
people don't do the way she does"
Hansen had $500 in the bank He
continued: when l got this letter
thought of the 500 in the bank.
thought l might draw it out and go
and see what this woman was like.
read the letter again. She said ST.
600. That amount was too big. It
cannot be raised, so I wait The
came the exposure at Laporte. Thu
skeletons are dug up and I see what
a fool I would have been"
German Reported Missing.
Chicago. Ill, May 13.-F'rtends of
Herman Konitzer, who suddenly dis
appeared in January, 1906, have be-
come convinced that he was a victim
of Mrs. Guinness. He had been the
manager of an estate at Posen, Ger
many, and was wei versed in farm
ing. 1t was known by his friends
that he had received a letter propos
ing marriage from a widow at La
porte, and that he went there to see
her. Since then nothing has been
heard Of him.
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