The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-21
Mrs. Hartman Falls in Love
With BOrah'S Picture
NOT KNOWING HE HAS WIFE
Asks for a Husband. But Really Wants
Him Statesman, to Widows Regret,
Has Asked Men in overalls
to offer Their Hands.

Chicago, Aug. Gilt is better to
have loved a picture and lost than never
to have loved at all9 Thus spoke Mrs
Grace Hartman, charming widow, with
big, dark ees, masses Of waving brown
hair, and graceful, though buxom figure,
as she fondly looked at and caressed a
photograph Of United States Senator W.
f. Borah Of Idaho.
The senator married at thirty, four
teen years ago, but the widow does not
know even yet that he has a wife. She
wrote letter, inclosing her own photo
graph, asking him to get her husband.
She says, however, it was really the
senator that she wanted. She hoped
he would recognize his souls affinity BY
her appeal and rush to her arms. She
fell in love with Mr.. Borah's photograph
published in magazine, and realized
at once that he was the only man in
The world who could make her happy.
Il didn't really want him 70 get me
husband said Mrs. Hartman. Il
wanted Senator Borah himself thought
that If in the manner | adopted his at.
tention was called to me, his soul must
tell him Of the yearning | felt.
thought there must be a response in the
senator's soul
7 am afraid the atmosphere Of Wash
ington is not suited to the transmission
Of soul messages. 50 the senator did
not see the point and is trying to get
me an Idaho husband in overalls. It
is really awfully dear 81 him, but
woman knows what she wants My plan
was too subtle Tn afraid
His soul has failed to respond to the
yearnings OF my heart, but his photo.
graph win ever be cherished BY me as
that Of the ideal man. / win always
love this photograph, how noble how
handsome how full Of divine love he
looks is all one feels. but none Of the
sentiments with which have endowed
him"
Mrs. Hartman, who says she is thirty.
five, but looks more like forty-iye, has
been a widow six years Though Idaho's
lawyer statesmen has failed 70 respond
TO her soul message other hearts in
Idaho have been set beating BY her APP
peal for a husband. Here are sample
paragraphs from some Of the marriage
offers She has received:
!, Twill marry you if you are work
ing woman but Of you be an Of these
sossity danes, ! don't. Coed BY, write
soon. Oscar johnson, Pactello.
?. From the tone Of your letter i'll
seems that you must have loved someone
desperately. Are you sure that love is
obliterated and that you could honestly
be devoted to another'
William Horst, Mampa,
8. am the man IN the overalls. l
am 'baching9 On a 24o-acre farm. Ell
You really think woman can love and
labor at once, let as try it.
Edward ]. Cornovau,
Long Lake. Idaho
& / have not much Of a life TO offer
woman. It is on the farm here. /
rise at 4, m. and 90 harvesting. ri
don't get home until dark, and then |
work two hours. ] want a wife, but 7
can't see why any woman would want
to share this life.
William Dittman, Taylor, Idaho4
5. You say, Nothing doing but over
ais All right. TIL have mine made
by a good tailor know woman Of
your intelligence doesn't want to see a
man looking frowsy
Certainly if l were looking for a
husband from the great prairies Of Ida
10 I have every opportunity to select
one said Mrs. Hartman blushingly
There are scores of letters and all Of
them are from men who appear to be in
earnest.
eBut / do not think ! shall make
selection from among them. MY little
ruse has failed shall fan back upon
my original love, the old picture in my
writing desk. It's Senator Borah Or
10 one"