The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25
Albert Lea Doctor
Stung By Dan Cupid
srom Thursday,s oally.

dttIdlIttu III ~ Oltt va tht
worlds leaiing prima donnas, has
found her future husband In a school.
day sweetheart of her native city,
and on january she win be mar
ried TO DIR. William Bessesen of
Albert Lea.
A gap of nine years interrupted
the romance OF the soprano and the
physician, during which she studied
abroad and he studied his profess
sion I'm America and in Europe.
When Miss Gjertson was n pupll
at the South high school and sang
at the school and church concerts,
William Bessesen was a student in
the College of Medicine at the Uni.
versity of Minnesota and lived with
his brother, DR.. Albert Bessesen, at
Twenty-flfth Street and Elliot Ave
nue., one block from where the Gjert-
sens lived. at 1926 Elliot Avenue.
He Attends Recital.
From fve-year engagement as
dramatic soprano OF the Grand Du
cal Court Opera I'm Weimar, Ger.
many, Miss Gjsrtsen returned TO
Minneapolis In November and DIR.
Bessesen. who had followed in the
newspapers the career OF his sweet.
heart of undergraduate days, learned
Of her announced appearance In re-
cital I'm Minneapolis at the First
Baptist church. November 10. He
set his visit for the Wisconsin-Min
nesota football game. November IA,
four days ahead in order TO attend
the recital. When the concert was
over he hurried TO the Odin club to
attend the reception TO the singer
and met her there for the first time
I'm six years.
Four days later Miss Gjertsen left
for concert engagement In New
York and DIR. Bessesen was again
visiting his patients In Albert Lea.
Only a few intimate friends knew
the secret they carried with them.
Wedding at odin Club.
The wedding will take place at the
Odin club the night of January =
and the Rev. Irving Hanscom of st.
Louis Park will perform the cere-
mony. The late Henry Gjertsen. at
torney and democratic politician.
was the father and founder OF the
iOdin club, and his daughter, Be-
atrice, has been Christened the
Daughter of the Odin Club" A re-
ception AT the club will follow the
wedding.
No loss to the musical world Is
To result from Miss Gjertsen's COM
ing marriage for she announced last
night that her husband-to-be desires
her to continue in the profession.
lie has unbounded faith the pos
-tl. 80 oil
ages her to the greatest develop
ment of her genius. With him and
her mother, Miss Gjertsen said. she
will make tours ia America.
After the wedding the couple will
go for a honeymoon trip that will
take them TO Chicago by January 10,
on which date Miss Gjertsen will
sing in recital at the Blackstone ho-
tel. Later I'm the same week she
will appear at the University of H.
linois I'm Champaign and at the con.
clusion OF an engagement with the
Seattle Symphony Orchestra In the
coast city the couple will travel to
California for the Pacific ex-
position.
~ ouls DNNtihbti
nual meeting of the State Agricul-
tural society will be held in st. Paul
In January. Officers and directors
will be elected and addresses by
prominent men probably will be on
the program.
The officers and directors of this
society constitute the state fair
board. and politics often enters into
the election. This year will be no
exception.
John J. Furlong of Austin Is presi-
dent of the society. II Is under.
stood. however, that he is to retire
and that Charles p. Craig of Du-
luth. now a director, will be unani-
mously elected as his successor.
Robert Criekmore Has Opposition.
Robert Crickmore of Owatonna,
member OF the board for nine years,
also comes up for reelection and is
said to be an active candidate. II
was believed that he would have no
opposition until recently when a
movement was started to give Mr..
Furlong the position as representa-
tive on the board from the First
congressional district.
This is receiving considerable sup
port from those who feel that as Mr..
FurloDg has served most acceptably
as president. his long experience
would make him most valuable
member OF the board Of directors.
This Is said to be acceptable to
Mr.. Craig and his friends.
Royaiton Man Slated for Place.
The position on the board vacated
by Mr.. Craig II Is said, will 60 to
Frank Logan Of Royalton. Mr.. 10.
gan has been supervisor of the agri-
cultural exhibits at the fair for sew
eral years. Eli Warner of st. Paul
and Z. j. Stilwell of Minneapolis
probably will be chosen again as
the representatives OF the board
from the twin cities. There seldom
is any fight over these places. E.
Mr.. Furlong recently fell and his
right arm was broken. and as a re-
suit his campaign is being conducted
by his friends, who say that they
have lined up enough of the dele
gates TO the convention to insure
the defeat OF Crickmore. The latter,
however, Is said to have a strong
following and can be depended on
to put up hard fight to retain his
seat.
The convention Is attended by
three delegates from each of the
county fair associations in the state,
one delegate from each county which
has no fair and representatives from