The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-23
- WIDOW WHO FLED THOU
Gtl' SAND LOVERS.
~ Land Hungry Suitors Drove
Arh! From Dakota Homestead.

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= . story of a real, genuine
Ihis nidow" and exactly 1,OOl men,
r;ac6 and every one OF tne et ~ senr
md hni one begged for tne Chance - ma
ry her. ut- widow-she is not only
lne Int Young besides-is Mrs
nefr!,, nav Dixie, night chief operator
hii. ia teiephone exchange at the CITY
q tHo con resides at the hotel Ok
L l1I5 seattle, Washington
lofa' l. questionable if Mrs. Dixie ever
y - gsingIo one OF the 1000. But
saw I'd not detract from the ardor OF
tLat u4T making love episcles- They
tnell from the North and from the
WfOtS md from the East and from the
T 9GS The protestauons OF love
, "rH from tall men and short men,
ea ad old men and young men.
@i All sent their pictures. They KEPT
A ancb q bombardment of the pretty
t up oD widow that she was forced to
NC no her claim in South Dakota.
ieS arrs nike was formerly an Iowa
-, 0ttumwa being her home city
~ wears ago she was married.
Inn che was 10. With her husband
railroad man-sne went to South
natota He was killed in a wreck,
UrS nike bravely faced the world
on1 took up a claim.
Che called her place "OttumWa,
ond il is now known as that In South
natota At the State fair in South
Datota in 1908 Mrs. Dixie was award
aJ thp prize for being the prettiest
vopnc woman. A local newspaper
wrote an account of her and stated
that she was a widow.
THAT was the beginning. At first
LETTERS came by two and threes, but
fnally the rural delivery man had to
nut on an extra mule to haul Mrs
Dike's mail.
Mrs Dixie has a bungalow on her
1fO acres. There she opened and read
zach and every one of the proposals
hid she file them carefully away, tied
with ribbon Not Mrs. Dixie.
Mrs, bikes house needed papering
What would better serve for the pur-
mise than a ton or two Of love letters
Mrs. Dixie plastered the walls and the
ceilings. inside and out with burning
love missives.
She used the photographs for roof
ing, and with the surplus built a
chicken corral.
Then over all she pasted this large
sign
Love Letter Shack. Tack New
Proposals on Vacant Space"
But this did not stop the influx OF
letters. When men began to drop of
of trains, both passengers and
freights, in their follow-up system OF
love making, Mrs. Dixie was frighten-
ed. She barricaded herself in he1
house. Whenever she would come
out some one was sure to put his
head around the corner and murmur
BE mine
Mrs. Dixie was literally driven off Of
her ranch and came to Seattle to re-
side until the love storm swept over
No Diana was ever wooed by such g
cavalcade of lovers as was Mrs. Dixie
Mrs. Dixie bought a bulldog. The
besieging army of would-be husbands
won him over by feeding him swee
stuffs.
Mrs. Dixie bought a gun, and eacl
and every one of the 1000 stood u:
and begged her to shoot. Wed dix
for YOU" they declared.
You will if you don't beat it," She
said, but they didn't seem to sense it
Mrs. Dixie gave up the siege. Sh>
pulled down the blinds and went dowr
to the X ilroad track and tagged tht
first train to Seattle.
Never fear, little one" chouruseC
the 1,o00 Well be here when yog
return You must choose one of u.s.
They found ont I owned 100 acres
Of land that shortly will be very val
U@hIe," lays Mrs. Dixie. Not bless
I'll enc wanted ne for myself alone
They aIl wanted my land. Why, ot,
iove letter I got read as follows :
Dear Mrs. Dixie | offer you my
heart anil hand. I love you, although
We &@v" never met. It is fate that WI
should meet. My soul has beer
}aajRiE@ in sp@ca and you are my
""nttV. Let me- hear at once. I love
%oN, love Won, love you.
4. L." here j. no doubt is there
,r "A|r Tie Land il yours p
! Sit Hly WIS driven out Of The
s,:'". I'm going back, but not unit
.h fave Iefa. On, how / hate men
".~. DON want to be married
WIZ. sod j. z mere man Why
@-'.'i' they 1oar,r ne SO 2"
.ra ..e -" I Ioen-so End ahOminatJ
"N.' err c. ttcsa men" said Mrs
a.. n0uld1'- marry the best mar
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