Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1912 — GIRL SENDS ODD REQUEST [ARTICLE]

GIRL SENDS ODD REQUEST

Daughter Attempts to Find Husband for Pretty Widowed Mother of Kansas City, Mo. Portland, Ore. —Setting out to find a good husband for her mother, Who wishes to be out on a ranch, “away from the city,” la the teak Miss B. Eckles of Kansas City, Mo., has bet for herself. She has written a letter so Mayor Rushlight, asking him to have it published, In helping on the work she has undertaken, expressly with her mother’s consent and approbation. Her letter follows: "I have a mother and I want to find a good husband for her. She has two daughters, one eighteen years of age and the other one seventeen; one aim, fourteen. She la & good housekeeper, neat and clean, and the man must have a home and plenty to provide-for her. She hs# made so many wishes to be out on a ranch some place away from the city, and I asked her if I would find her a good hutitead if aha would have him and she said 'Yes/ So I thought I would advertise for her. She dresues nice and Is pretty. Any man writing in answer to this must send photograph.” Miss Eckles’ address is 2324 Bellevue avenue, Kansas City, third floor.