The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22
MAIDEN WAS TILTED
Shameful Treatment OF
Cannon Falls Girl
GROOM DID NOT APPEAR
STAGE All Set For Wedding
Would-Be Bride Broken
Hearted

Redwing. July 20.-Everything was
set for a marriage at the home Oh
Attorney and Mrs. P. A. Aslakson at
Cannon Falls Saturday.
The guests had assembled, The
bride was gowned: arrangements for
the ceremony were complete and the
little worn prayer book.
But the groom failed TO arrive!
No. this is not a motion picture
scenario 1t is a true story Voucheu
for by Mr.. Aslakson, rather OF the
Tilted orlde who was in Red Wing to-
CAV. and the records OF Clerk OF
Court, ]. A. Norstad bear him out In
his statements.
Years ago Clifford Lee Hendricks
was teaching school in North Dako-
Ia So also was Miss Cora Aslakson'
daughter OF Mr.. ana Mrs. +. A. AS
laksun OF Cannon Falls. The couple
became enamored OF one anotner anu
marriage was talked or. o,,,
then the war broke out ana Cin
ford went away anu later Miss AS
lakSon returned home.
Hendricks Came Home.
Then the war ended and hendricks
came home. The report was that ne
HAD been shell shocked. He has OIL
Iale been attending Dunwoooy IN e
stitute at Minneapolis. there recelV-
Nlues or disabled soldiers learnt Is
new Xocations.
hendricks visited at Cannon Falls
and called on Mss Cora and hnally
the date Tor a wedding was settleu
Ont was July 16.
On july 5tn Clifford Lee Hen
bricks secured license from Clerk
OF Court Norstad here 10 marry MISS
Cora.
II was agreed that Hendricks
should not arrive at Cannon Falls
until Friday night before the cere-
mouy. ON July II, he wrote his n
ance saying he would send his we'd
ding suit and some other articles IN
ADVANCE. The suit arrived but the
groom was missing: His last ap-
pearance at Canaan Falls occurred a
week ago Sunday when final ar
rangements for the wedding were
made.
Day Dawned Bright.
The wedding day dawned bright
and the would be bride was happy and
busy in her preparations. The groom
was expected to come during the day,
his failure to arrive Friday being
he could, perhaps, exlain later.
The guests gathered, some COM
ing from Wisconsin, some from Du
luth and other parts OF the state. The
minister came, but the groom re-
manned conspicuous oy his absence.
A newspaper clipping from twin
city paper in possession of the bride
Io.pe ; father today showed a license
TO wed had been issued on July IA
10 Clifford Lee Hendricks and Cert
rude E. Schenrich of Minneapolis.
According to Mr.. Aslakson the
couple are already married. A son
OF Mr.. Aslakson is IN the city now
Investigating.
even this action" said Mr.. Aslakson
today. But it seems he should have
let US know"
The Tilted bride is heart broken
according to the father, as one could
well imagine she would be.
Threatened With Suit.
st. Paul. July 20.-Whether the
Lee Hendricks to change his mind
about marrying Miss Cora Aslakson
OF Cannon Falls, after the expectant
bride was at the altar, or whether
his strange actions were the result OF
Teutonic gas which he inhaled while
overseas Win the American army
are two points which relative OF
Miss Aslakson are trying to deter
mine.
At Cannon Fails. Miss Aslakson
the Tilted girl, is grieving while
somewhere In the Dakotas or Mon
tana." Mr.-Hendricks and another
bride are on their honeymoon. Thus
far, no explanation has been received
by Mr.. and Mrs. P. 8. Aslakson from
their embryonic SON in law.
Hendricks had been engaged to Miss
Aslakson one year. The hour Of the
wedding approached and passed, but
no word was heard from the intend.
ed bridegroom.
Hendricks was married Saturday tc
Miss Gertrude E. Schurick, 784 Fry
street, by Rev. John Briggs, pastor
Of the Woodland Baptist church.
Hendricks obtained sick leave from
Dunwoody institute early Friday. II
Is reported that Hendricks received
q letter, xeid to be from st. Pau
attorney, setting forth that Miss
Schurick to whom Hendricks had for
merly been engaged would certainly
entertain ideas relating to breach
Of promise suit II he failed to keeI
betrothal pact made with her sew.