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Show LEAP YEAR CLUBS ARE NOW THE PROPER THING Maids of Dubuque, Far-Famed Far-Famed as the Bachelor City, Start Out in Quest of Husbands. DUBUQUE. Ia., Feb. 27. Twelve Dubuque Du-buque society girls have formed a leap year club, and if any one of them falls to get a husband before 'the last of the year, a serious fate awaits her. She will be virtually ostracized by her fortunate for-tunate sisters, and will not even .be recognized on the' street. . The club's existence became known when one of the members proposed GOVERNOR ASKED TO PROCLAIM RIGHTS OF GIRLS IK LEAF YEAR. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. J7. ffl The girls of Minnesota have come 0 to the realisation that their leap- 0 I 0 year privileges are not what they I should be, and have called upon Gov. Vansant, through - a letter written by one of their number, asking that he make a public pro- 0 clamatlon of the rights of young 0 women In leap year In order that young men of the State may be 0 brought to a realization of their 0 situation. . The Governor is serl- 0 0 ously considering the matter of is- 0 suing the proclamation. 0 marriage. She informed the man of her choice that If she failed to plight her troth before the first of the .year, she would have to entertain the other , members' at a dinner and lose their so-i so-i clety. The young man has promised to come to her rescue. She is the first to announce an engagement. -According to the rules of the club any young man who fails to accept an offer of marriage will not be invited to attend any social function, and will be snubbed on the street. The betrothed pair will be entertained enter-tained by each of the members at dinner, din-ner, and public announcement will be made of the engagement. Dubuque has the reputation of being the banner city Of Iowa for bachelors. |