Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-11
WINS OVER COWBOYS
Tenderfoot Captures Western
Girl From Many Rivals.
Preacher Who Was an unsueeessful
sultor for Her Hand Will OH
eiate at NuptlaIs--other
swains Also Pressnt

Grand Junction, Colo.--Fcr two
years scores OF suitors have sought the
hand of pretty Molly Reese. queen Of
the cowpunchers Of three states. She
has cas- aside the proffer OF titles. has
looked with scorn upon wealth II she
had to take It with husband and now
announces her engagement to a $40
a-month "tenderfoot" cowpuncher.
Hal Hanson of Boston Is the lucky
cattle wrangler' who will lead the
beautiful COW. irl of the plains to the
altar A former suitor whom the girl
discarded will perform the ceremony.
and the wedding. party will include
fourteen or more ardent swains who
had their innings" but failed to cap,
ture the prize while the scene OF the
marriage will be the home OF D @
Graden. cattle baron
Hanson's proficiency with the mouth
harp won him his fnancee. The melo-
dious strains from the little wind In
strument with which he surreptitiuos.
ly serenaded the object OF his dreams
nightly turned the tide in his favor
over almost score OF other active
suitors.
The most determined rivals for the
pretty cowgiri's hand in marriage we're
four cowboys from the same camp.
Jim Hadley. Weston Hayes Chris
Johnson and Bill Groves took turn
about each night for four months until
they learned 1t was no use Henry
George James. schoolteacher In the
Midelbow school, next tried his luck
and failed. Rev Henry Austin,
Free Methodist preacher. was the next
victim. but he progressed no further
than four nightly calls al d two sage
hens. Wilbur Jens. schollboy friend.
was next turned down to make room
for w. l.. Henselman. real estate
dealer of Gateway. Utah Another
schoolteacher. a German nobleman.
going under the title of Baron Won
Brudenecker. three ranchers and
numerous cowboys from the plains OF
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming. who
rode miles on their COW ponies to bask
a while in the light OF Miss Reese's
smiles. were numbered in the long list
Of rejected applicants for the hand
of the girl before the engagement Of
Miss Reese and Hanson was an
nounced.
And even then they would Rot STOP
for, despite the fact that Hanson's
horseshoenail engagement ring en-
circled- her left third finger. the beauty
charms proved too mucl9Ator an east
ern correspondent OF producs jour
nal who spent two weeks here cover
ing The outlook In western Colorado
and eastern Utah for stock marketing
He yainly attempted to prove that life
as the wife OF a special writer beat
that Of darning socks for a cow
puncher
Hanson came here two years ago
from Boston. He worked In stuffy
office as copyist until his nealth
broke down. Fearing tuberculosis. he
secured work in a cattle camp on
Pinon Mesa about the time Miss Reese
attained the age OF twenty and was
declared by her parents to be old
enough to receive the attentions OF
men II she desired.
After the wedding Hanson and his
bride will live In cabin In the noun
tain ranges on his $50 month as cow
boy and what rabbits and small game
they can shoot. Later they will come
to Grand Junction. where Hanson viii
continue the study OF law In local
Office Miss Reese is beautiful ex-
ample OF the typical western plains
girl III