Lincoln County Bachelors
Part III
Lincoln Beacon, March 12, 1896
Horace Wilcox
Doesn't that sound good to you, dear girls? If it doesn't then its because you do not know the young gentleman. He is at present a student and teacher in Kansas Christian College, is a member of the Church of Christ and is as good as gold. Is a tall, slender blonde but will undoubtedly grow portly like his pa. Is of a serious turn of mind, and if he says yes, will mean it very much, dear girls.
Frink Brothers
This firm of farmers has its headquarters in Lincoln and may be consulted on matters agricultural and matrimonial at the family residence in the north part of town. We've never been fortunate enough to see the Frink Bros. but are informed that they are first-class men, gentlemen farmers who live in town and work in the country. Just keep these brothers in mind.
John Thomas
Here we have a genial bachelor, well known to west-side citizens as owner of the pretty red barn with two cupolas. This barn is filled with wheat which Mr. Thomas proposed to keep until the price reaches $1.00 per bushel. We would not advise the sisters to wait for this millenium but proceed to business in regular order, as the capital of Mr. Thomas is not all stored in the red barn.
George Wilson
A good example of filial love and devotion; stays with his mother and comforts her old age. Any lady who could coax him away from mother Robinson would be a very attractive one, and happy will be the Miss who claims this dear little lady for a mother-in-law.
Schuyler Joslin
Section boss and all around useful railroad man; stands away up in the esteem of the U.P. folks. He is a good-looking brunette with a determined expression. Right this way, ladies, and get an introduction before it is too late. Strawberry blondes preferred.
Sherman Joslin
Likewise a section boss, and relied upon by the railroad company. Ladies, if you secure one of the Joslin brothers your name will be synonymous with good judgment. They have fine reputations and will not likely to spoil their past good records.
Roy Allison
Has winked the other eye and said, "She didn't get me on the list." Here you are, brother. Mr. Allison is a swell beauty and loves the society of ladies, and has for a long time. Will a few of these same ladies please reciprocate now in the year of 366 days. Oh, yes! Brother Art will be the sole remaining bachelor in the house of Allison when the swallows homeward fly.
Henry A. Smith
Makes his home at the family residence of Probate Judge Smith, and works his father's farm west of town. We presume he is a nice fat blonde and would make a good husband if he could be induced to give up his ma's cooking. The judge might be gently sounded on the subject.
Bruce Smith
Another son of the judge and likewise works his father's farm Is fond of horses and makes frequent trips for liverymen to Beloit, Barnard and other outlying towns. Like Brother Henry he loves to go to mother's cupboard, but might be induced to try somebody else's cooking.
John Brunt Jr.
Another valiant soldier of the cross is a graduate of Lincoln high school and has taught two years, and has a deep analytical mind and excels in mathematics. John is exceeedingly fond of the ladies and although he has not been long a voter, is said to be planning a home of his own. His best feature is a classic Grecian nose which indicates fineness and strength of character.
Irving Yenser
Is a school teacher and musician and a fine scholar. He is a member of the Church of Christ and sings in the choir and plays the mandolin semi-occasionally. Has a decided preference for prima donnas, but do not despair, sisters, just go off and train your voice a bit if you would find high favor in this particular case.
Frank Watts
Carpet weaver by trade, has never been known to send out a poor piece of work. He is rather a bashful gentleman, and if the girls wish to weave a romance they may sit by his loom and the swift flying shuttle will assist them to think of a few tender things to say to the kind gentleman.
Tad Trump
Whether this is an abbreviation of Thaddeus or tadpole we know not, but we're certain that Mr. Trump is no polly-wog. "A merciful man is merciful to his beast." Leviticus 10-25. Mr. T. once journeyed to Ohio with a carload of horses for the firm of Sherrick, and would you believe it, he slept not until he had landed those animals safely in Canton town. We suppose he feared a horse might stand cross-wise and get wedged into the car. This noble deed shows a good kind heart. Mr. Trump is a druggist, and can be found at Dr. Sherrick's fine drug store. It is claimed that he is already deep in love, but you can't make Mrs. Allen believe that any man with an appetite like his is very far "gone." Circle to the left ladies, and when the music stops, the one who is nearest to Sherrick's drug store gets this prize.
William Arthur
A graduate of Lincoln high schol and at present a student of the Presbyterian College in Emporia, and has taught one year. Although William has a habit of worrying quietly, he is the most genial and ambitious young man at Emporia this year, we presume to say. When the question is asked him he will put on a far away expression and answer cordially, "Certainly, certainly, if you are economincal, a good housekeeper and a graduate of Vassar." Then the young lady will vanish into thin air and while Will "does" the dishes for mamma and sets "sponge" for tomorrow's baking he will say, "Well, mamma, I don't want to marry for 10 years yet anyway; not until I've finished Emporia and Princeton and Heidelberg, and taken a tour around the world, and receive a call to fill a professor's chair at Princeton." And let us predict: That chair will be filled by a bachelor, and mamma will always have the largest corner of Prof. Arthur's heart.
Al McMichael
A noble young man of Scotch descent and Scotch grit. Is good to his mother and gets dinner when she goes to church. Is a stone mason and farmer and has a fine estate in the Ozark country ' maybe with a coal mine underneath. Whoever gets this genetleman strikes a gold mine and this is no wrong story. We have heard a thing or two about his matrimonial prospects but we are not going to put it in the paper and tell everybody from Yauger to Spillman all we've heard.
Robert Crawford
"When I returned, love,
there stood a man;
Kissing my sweetheart,
As lovers can."
This is said to have been hummed softly by a lady in the Methodist chuch, who was sitting in north pew and looking out of the window. Whatever caused her to chant this very wordly song just then will forever remain a mystery. But we fully intend in this article to tell you something of Robert Crawford, who is a young man of means and good horse sense, good looks and good habits and no end of Yankee thrift. You may propose and plead, but dear sister, it's too late, too late.
Ed Wingett
Is Henry Elrod's brother's wife's brother, and at present is tending the flocks and herd of this bachelor at his home, over the hill. This gentleman is presented to the ladies for their most earnest consideration. We venture to predict that he will be a good provider, and never go to the club, or bring a friend home to dinner with out sending word to his better half.
George Anderson
Another of Mrs. Anderson's boys, is a student of Kansas Christian College and one of mother's best boys (and that, sisters, is saying a great deal). This young Christian is a staunch Methodist and is believed to be heart whole, differing widely in this respect from his elder bachelor brother with the fine black curls. George has a sunshiny smile that is good for the soul and is going to be a fine scholar. Don't all speak at once.
Fred McElheney
Has gone west, but Lincoln claims him yet. He is a quiet, industrious man and can run a meat market or farm and is an all-around capable business man and if he is engaged has kept the courtship secret. We think his exact whereabouts may be found by inquiring at his father's residence, first door north of the M.E. church. We would like to hear of this wanderer's return, and happy settlement in a home of his own.
Charles Anderson
A spiritually inclined brother who would be a success as poet, preacher or missionary. He is a country school-ma'am just now, like most good boys who climb slowly and surely up the ladder. We don't know whether Charley has a "steady" or not. They say that the paternal of the Anderson boys is about to build a high-tight board fence and shut up the boys. The public will then be electrified by the sublime spectacle of rows of girls jostling each other to get a chance to peek through the knotholes of this fence on moonlit evenings. Serenades will then be acceptable to these pent-up sufferers.
Bion Sigmal Hull
Late of Lincoln and later of Oklahoma, Mr. Hull is a very tall blonde, and the lady of ordinary stature who would whisper soft, low, sweet words in Bion's ear will need a stepladder. This Hercules is a model man, handsome and accomplished, and habitually wears a thoughtful expression. He is a fine blending of the spiritual and physical which renders him a very attractive man. He will soon be back in Lincoln when his splendid bass voice will fill the void now aching in the M.E. church choir. Mr. Hull would make a kind, loving, patient husband.
BACHELORS, PART I
Includes these surnames: Anderson, Arthur, Aufdemberge, Barley, Berry, Berquist, Brann, Brockett, Brumbaugh, Burt, Crowe, Cheney, Davis, Dunham, Elord, Hall, Harris, Hedrick, Helton, Hibbs, Hutchison, Lerch, Linker, Menoher, Miller, Mitchell, Moss, Munch
BACHELORS, PART II
Includes these surnames: Hall, Hanson, Kelly, Kilmer, McReynolds, Pontius, Roenigk, Ryan, Schellinger, Shire, Stewart, Strawn, Stover, Stubbs, Thompson, Webber, Wood