River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-17
ELOPEMENTS.
How People Get Kid OF Undesirable
Partners and get Other Ones.

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Partners and get Other Ones.
New York World.
Bruce Cooper, of Moorhead, KY,
eloped with Moilie de Hart, aged 13,
but after going thirteen miles repented,
advised her to go home, and shot him
self.
A resident of Bucker County, KY,
after arriving at the age of so, and hav-
ing been married four times, eloped at
night on horseback with the youthful
belle of the county, was chased twenty
miles by her angry father, but got away
triumphantly, and went on his fifth
honeymoon trip rejoicing.
Two young people eloped from Rip
on, Wis, to Fond du Lac. and tele-
graphed back to the girls parents,
"May we get married' Please wire
consent Immediately, as ceremony will
be performed this evening anyhow"
A married farmer of Knox County,
Ohio, eloped with a reighbor's wife,
and the deserted partners philosophi-
cally obtained divorces and we're mar
ried.
When DR.. j. c. Thompson was mar
ried at Sedalia, Mo., he noticed that
Miss Collet, the bridesmaid, whom he
then saw for the first time, was hand
somer than his wife. He told her SO,
o few days later, and that he was sorry
he had not married her, whereon she
remarked that they could easily RENE
dy that by clipping, and they eloped
accordingly.
The elopement of two young lovers
at Lexington, KY, was followed two
dox,o 10 ay hx, tho daa.h &c tho bride
groom Of measles.
A married woman eloped at Farwell,
Mich, recently, and took train for the
east with her paramount. "Thank
heaven, Pm on time y yelled the hus-
band as he galloped up to the station,
entered the car, placed her child in the
covering woman's lap and rode happi-
ly away.
John Halvev and Mrs. Anthony, at
Albion, Miss, were about to elope.
Each had four children, but they con-
cluded that two would be as many as
the new household could support COM
fortably. So they drew lots, and she
won and took half of her family with
her.
A middle-aged couple recently visit
ed Kansas City on their bridal tour and
stayed at the house of the brides
brother. The bridegroom saw his wife's
niece that she was fair, won her heart,
eloped with her, and made the rest OF
the journey on the old tickets.
DR.. Hammond, of Minneapolis, was
engaged to marry Miss Bly,, but he
made Miss Winter his wife instead.
Nobody could guess why he changed
his matrimonial plan, ana the mystery
was deepened by the fact that Miss Bly,
had nothing hard to say against him.
The matter was made clear when he
eloped with her after getting possession
of his wife's fortune.
Jacob Ropp, of Pine City, Mich,
went out for q walk with Annie Ryder,
the daughter of his employer, and in
duced her to elope. The groom's cap
ital amounted to four cents, and they
lived for two days in an empty box-car
on three cents worth of crackers, when
he obtained work in brickyard, and
they were getting along quite comfort
ably when the brides parents found
them, and, after stormy scene, relent-
ed and took them home.
A young Lochinvar eloped with an
Illinois girl, but at Hays City, Kas.,
abandoned her, giving her 800, and
telling her he was going to Texas.
She bought horse, a revolver. and
some provisions and set out after him.
A baby was sent to the New Haven
poor-house not long ago under singular
circumstances. Both it's parents had
eloped, the father with another mans
wife and the mother with another wo-
mans husband.
Mr.. Gowland, of Stockton-on-Tees,
England, lodged with Mr.. Peacock and
eloped with his wife. The husband
some financial arrangements not be-
ing carried out, bad them arrested foI
larceny of the woman's clothes, but as
it came out that he had helped them
to carry the trunk to the station and
had wished them a pleasant journey,
the charge was dismissed.
A young woman of Wallingford
Conn.,, was married the other evening
and while festivities that followed the
ceremony were at their hight the bride
eloped with one of her old admirers
who was among the guests.
Not long ago curious elopment
case occurred in Bath, Me. A woman
fell in love with man who was not
her husband. The husband taking the
matter cody, said: "Wife, we've saved
up this winter 800; stay and well
spend it together; go, and here's so
She took the money and went.