Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-09-01
ABILENE GIRL lad a SIREN
UOUs HONEYMOON IN RIGA

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Riga, Russia, and their baby have
been visiting relatives in Salina. Mrs.
Wielapd will be remembered BY Abb
lene people as former resident
here. She was Miss Myrtle Duncan
and came here from Delphos to visit
with relatives during the winter be-
fore her wedding.
Mr.. Wieland is the general mana
ger of the International Harvester
company branch at Riga, Russia,
which is one of the seven branches
in hiatt country, He and Mrs. VIE
land left Riga the latter part of last
June for America to spend two
months with relatives and friends.
They will sail on the return trip from
New York City September 1.
Eleven years ago Mr.. Wieland ac-
cepted a position with the Interna-
tional people at salina as travelling.
salesman. F. G. Hadden was genera
agent at the time. After two years
of hard work on the road out of Sa-
lihc Mr.. Wieland received word that
he was to be sent to Odessa, Russia,
as general manager Of the Interna-
tional branch OF that city. He was
given this position because he speaks
the German language fluently. The
German language is used to a great
extent in Russia especially around
Odessa and Riga. Since then he has
learned to speak the Russian Ian
guage.
In 1906 Miss Duncan went to Lon
don and there she met Mr.. Wieland
and they we're married. From London
they went to Odessa. A few days later
hundreds of dock employees of Odessa
went on strike. Business was at
a standstilI. Odessa is city of about
$4,000 population.
Soon after the slriks was declared
The sailors Of \ RUSSIAN battleship
nptinied while the vessel was AZ
archer in the Odessa harbor. This
threw things into create la'mOil
Private persons hardly dared to 80
out on the streets. Mr.. Wie!and says
that he stayed in his house nine days.
This, he says, was INST very pleas
ant honeymoon for Kansas girl,
Even the homes Of the citizens Of
ODESSA were in danger Of being de-
stroyed by the strikers. hey threw
bombs, pelted homes with sones, shot
through windows and wrecked street
cars. The men did this in an effort
to compel the government to come
TO their terms. After tic city mad
been practically controlled by the
strikers for two weeks their demands
were granted. "A few weeks after the
strike had been settled large num-
btr Of certain class of Russian citi-
zens Of Odessa started Q campaign to
rid the city of the Jews, which re-
suited in a Jew massacre. Hundreds
Of Jews were murdered. There are
about 100000 Jews in Odessa.
Following tht Jew massacre reyo-
luton broke out which lasted several
Mr.. Wieland was later made gen
eral manager Of the Riga branch Of
the international Riga Is city OF
about 100000 persons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wieland's l4-montns
old baby boy was born at Riga. This
is Mr.. Wieland's third rip to Amer
lea since he left the first time
years ago. 1t is Mrs. Wieland's sec
ond trip. Mr.. wieland's home origl-
nally was at Chase. in Rice county.
He is the son Of Fred ]. Wieland,
a farmer.
According to Mr.. Wieland the cost
of living in the places in Russia
where he has lived-odessa and Riga
lit costs about the same as in the
United states. Butter, the best grade,
is cheaper. 1t sells for almost SOl
cents uer round on an average the
year around Meat makes up ta!s
difference in cheapness as 1t is much
higher than in this country. Although
Riga is only about IS miles from Sc"
fish are very high. Fifty miles from
RIGA deer are to be found in large
numbers, yet meat is high. Potatoes
sell at an average of so cents a
bushel the year round.
wheat, rye and oats are the prin-
clpla products Of farming.
riga Is probably the best city
10 live in, in Russia, +" said Mr. Vie
man. ut is a little larger taan
Kansas city. 1t is clean and all the
stress are paved with granite. There
are few buildings over four stories
high None over seven stories.