The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-03
Girls, here's your chance.


Girls, here's your chance.
William Henry Tappen visited The
Times ONCE, Wednesday afternoon,
with a request to have the forego-
ing notice published Matrimony, Of
course, Is William Henry's object.
While he doesn't say so In his adj
vertisement, he confided to a Times
reporter that he wants to get mar
ried. It's like this, In William Henry
own words:
II own a farm of 40 acres, nine
miles northeast of Lake City. Mich,
about $50 miles from Detroit For
two years have been patching 1t on
that farm. I've got tired Twin alone
and now want wife. But she's got
to be the right kind of girl, or she
don't come to my farm, mind you.
No hobble-skirted, fickle-minded girl
need apply. want girl with lots
of good taste and judgment. She's
got to be an accomplished girl, too
one who can bake and In every way
make a good farm wife don't mind
tellin' you, either, that want a short.
blocky girl, light-complected, and
about five feet tall. And I might az
well tell you, too, that | don't want
any girl who wears red. I certainly
despise red.
IL have a pretty good home for the
girl, little log house of two rooms.
But am going to build new house,
so we won't have to live In the log
house very long. But that log house
Is a good one. built 1t myself and,
havin lived In 1t for two years, GER
tainly know what it's like It's snug
and warm, | can tell you. The girl
might as well know what kind OF
farmin' I'm goin' to do. | have no
horses just now, but I'm goin' to raise
poultry. She might as well know, too,
that there's a good spring right on the
farm-runs the year round. So she
won't have to carry water very far
William Henry, five feet 10 inches
tall and weighing 100 pounds. Is now
living with his mother at No. 10 Mag
nolia-st. He has been working In the
city during the winter, but plans to re-
turn to his farm within a month or so.
He would like his proposed bride to
return with him. For the past two
months he worked as second porter
In the Baltimore lunch room, Grand
River-ave., but said he got fired be-
cause big window was broken. He
declares that his dismissal was not
justified; that he really and truly
didn't break the window at all. How,
ever, he says he doesn't care so much.
now that he intends to return to the
farm. perhaps with stunning
BRIDE"
Speaking OF his own conduct, VII.
liam Henry confided to the reporter
that he has no bad habits: that he
doesn't even dance. Moreover, he
wishes 1t understood that he didn't
get the farm through windfall, like
many young farmers have done No.
sir, no such legacy for William Henry.
He acquired his 40 acres by the sweat
of his brow and the exercise OF econ
omy while employed on farm in the
Yet he doesn't mind the public know
ing that the farm isn't all paid for,
there being $112.35 still coming to the
former owner. This sum, however,
will soon be raised, once he gets back
on the farm, says william Henry.
William Henry Is the second oldest
of six sons. His father is dead, but
his mother is living at No. 10 Mag
nolia-st., his present address. He says
his eldest brother Is Free Methodist
preacher In Illinois. William Henry
says he Is just common Methodist"
that he doesn't like the Free Metho-
dists. But he says he isn't very strong
on religion, and that IL doesn't make
very much difference whether his ex-
pected wife be Protestant or Roman
Catholic. AS he says himself:
mo girl need refrain from answer
ing my adj because of her religion.
don't care what church she goes to, so
long as she's fine girl. about my age.
forgot to tell you before that she
must be about my own age. Another
thing, I'm Pennsylvania Dutch and
English myself. / guess the reason
have not married before is that I'm
pretty shy, and guess the girl will
have to do most of tn courtin'."
viii she have to pop the ques-
tion?" William Henry was asked.
Nope" replied William Henry,
smiling and looking somewhat sheep
fish, Il guess can manage that part,
all right. when I come TO It,"
William. the wife-hunter. wishes 1t
understood that he will be at his moth
er's home for some days yet, and that
any and all aspirants for position as
Mrs. Tappen will be carefully and re-