Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
|0TTuMWAN WINS /.
IN RACE FOR GIRL
ERNEST |. PoHLsoN DEFEATS
\ RIVAL sUlroR FOR HAND or
y, HIS BRIDE.
PAPA is WITH LOVER
Father Of sweet Heart Aids In Mar
riaoe-Parents Of Local Man
.. Have Heard Nothing From
~,.ar's --o. Their Son.

! The ways Of cupid are not always
easy to follow, but determination even
In love will bring the result sought.
At least. thus thinks Ernest L. Pohlson
formerly Of Ottumwa but at present
fan operator on the Burlington at
{, Maxon. 1t would appear from the fol
lowing story that appeared in the
IMarshalltown Times-Republican Of
Tuesday that Mr.; Pohlson Is strong
on the determination thing:
Going to Waterloo expecting to be-
come the bride Of one man, and throw
ing him over to wed another after. an
irate papa and the real lover appeared
! on the scene, Miss Eva Wilkinson.
aged Is, daughter Of Rev. r. Wilkinson
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
church Of Rhodes; created stir in
Waterloo police circles today.
Instead Of becoming the bride of
Walter.J. Schafer, aged 80, of Water
loo, Miss Wilkinson switched lovers
iand this morning became Mrs. Ernest
L.. Pohlson,. of, Ottumwa.,., ~
~ Case Had Origin. Herr.
-, According to Woro from Waterloo
TO- the Times-Republican today the,
case had Its origin In this city last
Saturday, when Schafer is said to have
enticed the girl from a dry goods store
where she was employed as a clerk,
and induced her to speed in an auto
mobile to Waterloo to be married. In
CURRY here. however, sfailsf to locate
Miss Wilkinson as "a dry goods clerk,
although persons who knew the family
say they have seen Miss Wilkinson
here a great deal and supposed she
was employed here, .,, rs, ,...t 81. /.
Papa and Pohlson on Scene.
/; The matrimonial sea for Schafer
and Miss Wilkinson was not destined
to be smooth, however. A heavy gale
came >up within. "a hall, hour after Schaf-
er secured the license to make Miss
Wilkinson his bride. TIL
! The gale was personifed by, Rev.
Mr. Wilkinson and Pohlson who
claimed that the girl had literally beer
abducted from Marshalltown.} Schafer
It Is alleged, prevailed upon NJ. J. Han
Ion, Of Waterloo, to swear to the affi-
davit for the marriage license. end It
developed that Hanlon did not know
the girl at all. .Pohlson appealed to
the police to stop the wedding, and
Rev. Mr. Wilkinson took the case up
With the county attorney. The latter
found Schafer had been guilty Of induc
ing person to make, false afldavits
for the marriage license, and issued 4
warrant. for Schafer's arrest. Schafer
left Waterloo and 9 clear, field for
Pohlson., 4. ,s=. III ,F
X Pohlson Good Plsadsr.
| That Pohlson is a good pleader. was
evidenced. this morning when. at the.
home OF Mrs. G.. M.,Woods, he led Miss
Wilkinson to the. marriage altar, with
Rev. ". B. Sanford as first aid 4; to
Cupid. y. st 5i
Before pleading his owns case sPohl-
son had. secured the promises of the
girl to forget all about Schafer, The
plans for the Pohlson- w ilkinson we'd
ding were completely 1t is said, at q
conference held Monday night, at
which Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson was present. :.
Pohlson is much younger than
Schater. giving his age as. a.. 1T is.
said at Waterloo that Schafer has been
married and has two children. e He is
divorced from hts first wife, 1t is said.
As far as known at Waterloo Schafer
does not live there, although he gave,
that as his residence In securing the
license. He is said to have met the
girl In store in this city. IA