The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
LEGAL SUIT Is
SEQUEL TO LOVE
IN NORTH WOODS
Girl Who Married
Father Guide Cut
OFT in Will.

Cnicae0, Oct- 13.-Back OF the
legal suit filed at Rockford, ILL.,,
yesterday BY Mrs. Edith Kuharske
for possession Of two farms in Win
nebago county lies q tale Of the
North woods, the story Of the
elopement of an Evanston heiress
with her fathers trapper-guide. and
the marriage of the unforgiving
parent to his daughters college
chum.
Mrs. Kuharske is the daughter Of
the late Charles B. Cleveland, for
many years prior to his death west
ern agent for the New England
Mutual Insurance company. In
March, 1905, she startled Evanston
society by marrying Edward A.
Kuharske, Wisconsin trapper, who
had been her fathers guide on hunt
ing and fishing trips on which she
had some times gone. Educated at
Evanston and in Europe, she be-
came her woodsman's tutor as we'll
as wife. They moved to one of the
Winnebago county farms, which
her father stocked, despite the dis
pleasure over the match.
Step-Mother Gets ALL
Early in 1921, Mr.. Cleveland, then
widower two years, went to Cali
fornia, and at Los Gatos met and
married his daughters former col
lege chum, Mrs. Frances Edna
Coleman, Mr.. Cleveland died few
months later leaving everything, in-
Guiding fishing tackle, guns
liquors and wearing apparel" to
his widow.
Mentioning Mrs. Kuharske in his
will, Mr.. Cleveland said he 'hoped
that her fool husband could earn a
comfortable living for his family
but that he had frittered away "the
snug sum of $250,O00 by the most
reckless, unbelievable mismanage-
ment and extravaganza"
/ Mrs. Kuharske claims her father
gave her the farms outright prior
to the death of her mother in 1918
and that she has invested more than
$4,000 of her own money in the
property.
Several thousand dollars worth
OF liquor. mentioned in the Cleve-
land will, was stolen last June
when Mrs. Cleveland was in Cali
fornia.
sDaddy Loved Me-.
/ Rockford, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-"Daddy
always loved me. In fact he idol.
lied me and'I know that daddy did
not willingly write that awful will.
/ This as the assertion today oi
Mrs. Edith Kuharske, who has car.
4 ried to the courts her fight to OBJ
tain title to the two Rockford farms
which her father bequeathed hel
in his first will and denied her in Q
second will made shortly before his
death.
| up to a short time before m,
fathers death he idolized me-" Mrs
Kuharske continued. Il do nca
want to be put in the position O.
saying anything against anybody
And am not going to say any
thing against anybody" she added
sChum Wanted Money.
Mrs. Kuharske said after hel
mothers death her father becam,
lonesome and decided to 90 t.
Honolulu. Remembering that hel
college roommate, Mrs. Francs
Edna ColVGnan, lived in Los Gatos
Cal, she wrote to Mrs. Coleman
asking her and her husband to cal
on Mr.. Cleveland when he stoppes
there on his way to Honolulu. Sh,
was not aware, she said, that Mrs
Coleman was a widow.
my father was always lavis]
with his money and l suppose Mrs
Coleman had the idea he was wort
q great deal more money than b
was" Mrs. Kuharske said. 'Afte
the marriage she found out ther
was not as much money as she be
Neved there was and suppose sh
was greatly disappointed"