Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-11-25
NO MAIL ORDER WIFE FOR Hum
Palouse Republic Tells Interesting
Story of Palouse Mans Expert
ence With Matrimonial Agency

Charles Becker farmer who lives
five miles east OF palouse, has made
the discovery within the past ten days
that matrimonial agencies are like
mail order houses-they 40 not al
ways deliver the goods as rep g.
scented. AS a result Mr.. Becker, who
lives happily on his farm, with his
four children, will continue 10 live
a single life until he finds among the
fair ones of the Palouse country, a
woman who meets his ideal OF what a
wife should be.
The story, as It is told to The Pc
public, is Ike this: Mr.. Becker, who
is one OF the substantial citizen, of
his nelghoorhoou, decided that mar
ried life, with all its pitfalls, would
be more satisfactory tnan single Lire,
and consequently took the matter of
securing suitable companion up
with an eastern matrimonial agency
He soon received a letter from a Mrs.
Potcamp OF Des Moines, Iowa. Fur
Their correspondence, and letters
from persons to whom Mr.. BE ,Ier
mad been referred tor further infor-
nation, Indicated that the said Mrs.
+. was most estimable lady. The
correspondence led up to the final ar
rangemenLs Tor the woman to CJne
to Palouse, where she would be met
Dy Ar, Becker, and the marriage
ceremony performed. She arrived in
Palouse Tuesday of last week and
was met here by Mr.. Becker. When
the Palouse farmer met the woman
who expected to become his wife.
face to face, he was entirely disilh,s-
Toned and it took him a very short
time to make up his mind to a point
where 1t was Interchangeable that there
would be no wedding bells for his. at
least not With the eastern lady in the
role of the bride.
Mrs. Potcamp, according to tuose
WIZ pASSCht dI Tue meeting OF
the two and the later deliberations.
was OIL different mind. Nothing an
pealed to her esthe.ic senses SO much
as the idea OF being a farmers wife.
with chickens to feed ana cute little
a"I'es to teach 10 drink out of a pail,
ana all that sort of thing. She ex-
pressed herself as being ready and
willing to have the knot tied. Mr..
Becker, however, would have none
of 1t, and the longer the woman "a k
ed and the oftener he stole a look at
her countenance, the more deter
mined he was.
The next thing to do was to ar
range for the lady to return to her
eastern home, inasmuch as she had
made the trip west with the under
standing that Mr.. Becker would de-
liver over his heart and hand.
Friends of Mr.. Becker aided in bring
ing about a settlement on the basis
OF transportation and expenses being
paid, according to information given
The Republic. After making a trip
to Potlatch, Mrs. Potcamp purchased
a ticket to Spokane, and it is sun
posed has returned to Des Moines.
1t is said to those familiar with the
case that Mr.. Becker showed excel
lent Judgment when he refused to
marry the woman. Her first request
upon arrival was for money to pay
transportation on her trunk, which
she said was held in the depot at Des
MONIES. This did not appeal to the
western farmer. He was evidently
satisfied, too, from Slight conversa-
ton with the woman, that they were
not soul mates,-Palouse Republic.