The sun., 1916-12-10
CHICAGO BACHELOR
GIRLS ALL AFLUTTER
Arrival Of 600 North Dakota
Farmers Seeking Wives
Is the Cause.
CUPID KEPT on THE JUMP
Open Air %ovcmakin Regu-
lated by Two Policcwomcn
on "BOul Mich"

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-Louis W. HIS 500
North Dakota bachelors, who arrived In
Chicago yesterday on three special
trains to seek wives. had n big day
to-day. The chairman OF the board OF
directors OF the Great Northern Railway
and son Of the late James j. Hill, IA
reported going around Chicago In n
limousine this afternoon signing up
ministers who arc expected to convert
the cupid special of yesterday into the
honeymoon special of six trains to-
morrow.
Dick l.. kaughman OF Grand Forks
said he had seen many we'll known faces
from up Dakota way around town this
afternoon. This started an Inquiry
which resulted in the discovery that
aimee news OF the lightninglike success
Of the wife seeking bachelors has begun
10 nltcr back into the Northwest several
hundred more clisible bachelors have
started for Chicago.
Open Air LOvcmnklnE.
Meanwhile In Chicago the wooing has
become In a measure u city problem.
A large amount of open air lovemaking
took place to-day In Grant Park over
tVVaiuk Mitnlkdh b'ultNiIu. NNSpEu-
tngly two policewomen have been as
signed to stroll along among the fashion
able crowds OF Boul Mich and cast an
unobtrusivc bu: watchful eye over the
couples grouped on the park benches.
TIT SNOWFALL which the bachelors
started has become an avalanche.
sNorthwestward no. seems to he II
solgan OF the bachelor girls OF Chicago.
10 great has been the response that
~14-- .-lh - -. ILL.,
and western parts of the State OF North
Dakota to take care OF Chicago inquiries
for the brawny thewed tillers of the
land.
Bert Green of Sherwood will represent
the western and slope part OF the State
and A. q. Sorlle will take care OF the
eastern and valley districts. Both men
travel constantly among the farmers OF
the State and attend all the meetings OF
the agriculturists.
Inquiries addressed to either OF the
two gentlemen will get prompt and care
fNl attention. The North Dakota dele
cation has ~rccosnized them officially r..
members OF a new committee TO bs
known az the North Dakota-Chicago
Cupid Committee.
The shy contingent capitulated yes
terday n called en- masse It the Offices
q the Tribune.
No HoEEinR Of the show.
W refuse to let the other fellows
hog the show" SAID Ray Law. speakinS
for the delegation. Were just az good
looking as the rest OF the sang and we
wives"
Eloquent and earnest are some OF the
epistolary pleas OF the mateless misses.
Seeing there are wives wanted I
thought l might have a chance. Am
tall and about 1870 pounds and 90 years.
A dressmakfr n m!lliner and dark
eyes and hair"
II am OF medium height and consid-
cred sweet natured and loving, also good
looking and pleasantly plump. Nineteen
years and ten months, / can cook and
keep house"
Il am q trained nurse and have saved
money to buy n small farm. but of
course to have n regular farm and a real
farmer would he the loveliest thing in
all the world to me. I have n lovable
disposition and all my life | have wanted
10 marry a farmer"
please save one Of those Wcsterners
for me. as ] an sick and tired OF a big
city. i am a young widow and have
some money OF my own. An want Is
some one | can take care Of and that
can take care of me-