The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-05
Kato Girl Gives Love
Over To Omaha Gent
From Mondays Daily.

One of Mankatos fair daughters
name unknown-would marry an
Omaha gentleman-Fred w. 'Anheu-
ser, lawyer and city prosecutor of
the Nebraska city who has had 500
proposals of marriage in two weeks
and his office is fairly swamped with
letters that have not yet been open
ed. Most of these offers are from
blondes, as Anheuser is partial to
that type. Practically all are from
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South
Dakota, although Minnesota and Mis-
souri, are fairly we'll represented
among the applicants.
Tho rush is due to the fact that
Anheuser's uncle died about a
month ago and left him legacy of
$4,000 provided he married and set
tied down within the next two
years. Immediately after the funer-
al the will was read and its provi-
sions got into the Omaha news
papers. Also, the announcement
was made that unless he secured
the wife within the specified time
he would lose all claims to the
$4,000. Further, Anheuser's parti-
atty for blondes was enlarged upon.
One the First Twenty-four Hours.
Fred's first proposal came within
less than twenty-four hours after the
terms of the will were made known.
The applicant was on Omaha girl
and in her letter she told Anheuser
that she didn't want the $4,000 but
was willing to help him out by mar
rying him at once. "I'm sure we
will be happy together" said the
writer Of the letter.
Before Anheuser had an opportun-
ity of answering the Omaha girl, let
tiers began to come in from other
towns.s At first they were in lots of
twos and threes, but about the third
day the mail carrier brought them
in by the sackful In the early
days of his "courtship," Anheuser
made resolution to answer every
one, but now he has them opened
and read by his stenographer who
prepares them for a hasty reading
by her employer. The stenographer
goes around all day with a broad
grin on her face and Anheuser is
ashamed to look, her the eye.
Wants Him to be Farmer.
Hermann, Neb.. girl got in early
with her bid for Anheuser-and the
$4,000. She wants him to come to
and called pretty, is as sure that
such a nice farm and have enough
left over for an automobile for that
$4,000, she writes A girl from
Kearney, Neb.. says her hair will
stand every test and that if she
can help him gain that $4,000 she's
there like a duck."Ssf @
From Canistoga. S. De- Marie s.
says that if Fred will choose her
she will get a. divorce within a
year and they tean then divide the
money between a! them. Another
South Dakota girl writes loving
missive in song titles.
. A Sioux City 1miss says her lest
quality is her small foot and that
Mr.. Anheuserl will have no difficulty
in falling in love with her. She
stipulates, however. that they must
live in dear old Sioux City"
Doesn't Care For the Money.
Perry, Iowa, girl starts out by
telling Anheuser that she doesn't
give a rap for the $4,000, but that
she has fallen desperately in love
with his picture she "seen in the
newspapers" Throw the money at
the birds and come on over here
after me-" she advises
A Manhattan, Kan, miss who de-
scribes herself as nineteen years
old, blue eyes, golden hair, plump
her and be a farmer 1--WE can get
Fred will be tickled to death with
her that she is ready, to leave for
Omaha upon receipt Of telegram
for the purpose of being looked
over"
kato Girl Calls Him "love."
I'm not the; kind of girl who
nus pSSh t"Cnty 5SCdl . Oiu LOT ING
last five years. says a Belle Four
che. S. D., girl. 'Ill bear insr2c.
ton" This picture of me is no
good, love-" says a Mankato, Mimi.
charmer who incloses a photograph
of the fashion of big sleeves.
girl in Lewis, Iowa, modestly
tells Anheuser, 81 have pretty lips
and a naturally rosy complexion.
am handsome and | have string
of beaux over here longer than the
River-to-River road"
Tyndall S. D., is represented by
five girls, the last of whom says
she wants an opportunity to mend
socks, do up, the dishes, cook ham
hooks and cabbage and milk the
COWS.
II don't see what the old man
wanted to get me in this fix for,
anyway" grumbles Anheuser. "And
I've got a girl Of my own, too"
And the letters are rolling in at
the rate of fifty to seventy-fve a
day.
From Mondays Daily.
Faribault, Mimi, December l.