The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-14

Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS ON
cupid SPECIAL" HAVE MERRY
TIME SEARCHING FOR WIVES
Chicago, Dec. 8.-Young girls, old
girls and girls of IS; blondes, bru-
nettes and all the graduated stages
between; plump and tall, slim and
small; blue eyes, brown eyes, black
eyes and eyes that change color with
the mood; stenographers, milliners,
saleswomen, manicurists and girls of
no occupation; by mail, phone and per-
sonal call, came the charge Of the
bright brigade on the bachelor farm
ers today. The burden of their COM
posite refrain was this:
"I'm looking for husky North Da-
kota farmer man and if he listens
good to me I'll wed him if can"
Hot on the announcement that the
prosperous bachelor farmers in the
North Dakota delegation of 600 to the
stock show were yearning for Chi
COCA brides, came the following wire
from Louis w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, to Hoke Smith, who
had charge of the special train which
is now known as the Cupid Special:
"Great stuff. Marry them off as
fast as you can. We need Chicago
women in the northwest. l will per-
sonally give nice wedding gift to any
of the bachelors who get wedding"
Not only the girls themselves but
their mothers and other relatives got
busy.
One letter: "Just for the fun of it.,
/ will give party to six or eight of
these handsome westerners. If they
are. interested I will invite CORES
ponding number of my best friends
I have several Irish( Swedish, Scotch
and German girls, tall and short,
slender or wide, and every one of them
fine looking girls"
Among the first to heed the call of
the soil was Miss Ethel Bowden,
manicurist in a loop building. Miss
Bowden is 81 years old, 5 feet tall,
weighs 112 pounds, and has very dark
black eyes. She is southern girl
from Lexington, Ky.-and she says
all she wants is real man.
II have met hundreds of males here
in Chicago, but not a single man"
said Miss Bowden. "The Chicago
man seems to care for little more than
to drink and go stepping about. There
isn't any mock pride about me. Show
me mana regular man-and I'll
go through with him.
"I1l kind of like that fellow Irish"
she said as an afterthought.
Elsa Tanner, 562 Belden avenue,
hnvr1y m 1,,oEx,
disposition like her own. She is q
years old, S feet 5 inches tall, auburn
hair, hazel eyes, weight 100 pounds,
business gents neckwear. Her man
must be tall. athletic and have blue
eyes.
Later in the day Miss Tanner con-
nected with one Of the North Dakota
bachelors-N. F. Case Of Cando, N. D.
They met. They gave each other the
east and west. They are both little
above normal on heft. Case cleared
his throat.
"Will you give me kiss?" he
asked
"Sure."
She gave him two. They were ex-
cellent kisses. They appealed to Case.
He asked Miss Tanner for her address.
She gave it to him.
Fluctuations.
Anna Leahr, 1928 West Twelfth
street, stated that she had quarrel
with her gentleman friend and she
came down to look at the bachelors
just to spite him. When she lamped
the unwedded yeomen she made up
her mind to play the game. She is
20 years old, 5 feet inches tall,
weighs 1876 pounds and has blue eyes.
Her man must be young, kind hearted,
Protestant and good heart.
Miss Jane Leslie, a Chicago-Ten-
nessee girl of 80 East Thirty third
street, is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs
142 pounds, is fair and % years old.
She declared the method might be a
bit unconventional, "but then, life is
short"
Marion Olson, 5000 Broadway, Is
years old, is feet 6 inches tall, brown
hair, blue eyes.
Ida Pott, 2755 Osgood street, who
expressed a preference for Walter =.
Eppman, is 80 years old, 5 feet 2
inches tall, 1876 pounds and has a
hearty laugh.
Miss Laura Smith, 1920 Oakdale
avenue, is 135 pound, 70 year old
German girl. She has pro-German
husband tendencies.
Hundreds Of others who called,
phoned or wrote, left description and
stated preference. The data will be
referred to the bachelors.
The great response caused some Of
the more shy Of the North Dakota
contingent to request that their
names be added to those given yester-
day. Here they are:
c. H. Morton, Page; T. A. Thomp-
son, Page; James Beattie, Ayr; John
Henry, Grand Forks; Ole H. Hatton,
Washburn; Dick L. Baughman, Grand
Forks; E. H. Holtan, Ryder. and Nels
Nelson, Rollette.
A NEW IDEA IN STORM DOORS.
Now is the time to prepare for win
ter's chilling blasts. It is altogether