Mrs. Ben Hendricks of Genesee tried to kidnap her daughter, Mrs. Ida Reiglin, of Rock Falls. The people of First avenue, Sterling, were treated to a novel sight this afternoon about 2 o’clock. they saw two women in a buggy driven by one while the other was whipping the animal and making it go faster. There was quite a din caused by this affair. Both of the women were screaming as loud as they could. One to have some one stop the horse and the other to let it go faster as her cuts on the animal’s back testified. The mayor of the city, A. J. Platt, happened near the city hall at this time and he rushed out heroically and stopped the mad career of the horse. He is said to have been in great personal danger to his honor.

J. P. Overholser, head of the department of safety and public health hove in sight at this time with the assistance of Samuel Wetzel and the others, the ladies were quieted somewhat and alighted to the ground while the rig was taken to a feed shed. The older woman was loud in her denunciation of her daughter, and the girl sobbed as though her heart would break, but bent on having her own way. The two were German and it was somewhat difficult for one to understand the cause of the racket they made o n the street.

Mr. Henry Cassens came along at this juncture and between them all the following facts were brought out: The woman was Mrs. Ben Hendricks of Genesee. She is the mother of this comely daughter, nineteen years of age, named Ida, who had been working in the city here for some time. She had met and loved a Mr. Reiglin of Rock Falls and a week or two ago the couple obtained a marriage license and were married. The old folks knew nothing o the affair at all until a few days ago. Then the fun began. The old folks were very much offended at the elopement and were not going to stand it. A separation was talked of by the parents, unknown to the girl and her loving husband, who have been living a blissful married life for a few weeks.

It would seem by the talk that this afternoon the old lady had evil designs in her eye and started at once to put the ideas into tangible shape. It was to kidnap her daughter and take her home where the worst was yet to come. The mother went to the home of her daughter and making loving remarks to her, inveigled her into getting in the buggy, to come to Sterling to buy her something. The daughter fell to the soft words of her mother and slicked up a bit and went with her parents. They came to Sterling and instead of stopping as she was told they would by the mother the horse was put into action and attempts made to get out of town to take the girl back to the farm. Now the girl had no intention of going back to the farm and leaving her husband alone for there would be no one to get his supper tonight when he came back from the factory, and there she rebelled. Her ire arose and she took the lines from her mother and attempted to hold the horse back while the mother with all the strength in he put the “bud” to the old nag and here is where the mayor of Sterling came into prominence and hung on to the horse, although endangered of being trampled upon by the animal. The matter was adjusted by the mother going back with the married daughter to her home in Rock Falls and talking over the situation in a cool fashion. The girl is of course over eighteen years of age and can get married if she so chooses, and it is thought all will be right and the girl will be at home tonight to get her hubby’s supper just the same as usual