The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-12
rLCPEMENT EUCENrR CITIES.

Bruce Cooper, of Moorehead, KY,
eloped with Mollie De Hart, aged thir-
teen, but after going a few miles repent
ed, advised her to go home, and shot
himself.
A resident of Bucker county, KY,
after arriving at the age of eighty, and
having 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 honey
moon trip rejoicing.
Two young people eloped from Ripon,
Wis, to Fond du Lac and telegraphed
back to the girls parents, MAY we get
married? please wire consent immedi-
ately, as ceremony will be performed this
evening anyhow"
A married farmer of Knox county, O.,
cloped with neighbor's wife, and the
deserted parents obtained divorces and
were married.
w iCD LII. ". was
ried at Sedalia, Mo-, he noticed that Miss
Collot, the bridesmaid whom he then saw
for the first time, was handsomer than
his wife. He told her so, few days
later, that he was sorry he had not mar
ried her, whereon she remarked that
they could easily remedy that by eloping,
and they eloped accordingly.
The elopement of two young lovers at
Lexington, KY, was followed two days
later by the death of the bridegroom of
measles.
A married woman eloped at Farwell,
Mich, recently, and took train for the
East with her paramour. "Thank
Heaven, I'm in time' yelled the husband
as he galloped up to the station, entered
the car placed her child in the covering
woman's lap and rode happily away.
John Halvey and Mrs. Anthony. of
Albion, Miss, were about to elope. Each
'7 had four children, but they concluded
that two would be as many as the new
household would support comfortably.
So they drew lots, and she won and took
half of her family with her.
A middle-aged couple recently visited
Kansas City on their bridal tour and
stayed at the house Of the brides brother.
The bridegroom saw his wifes niece that
she was fair, won her heart, eloped with
her and made the rest of the journey or
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 matri
monial plan, and the mystery was deep
ened by the fact that Miss Bly, had moth
ing hard to say against him. The matte
was made clear when he eloped with he
after getting possession of his wife's for
tune.
Jacob Ropp, of Pine City, Mimi, wen
out for a walk with Annie Ryder, tn
daughter of his employer, and induces
her to elope The groom's capita
amounted to 4 CENTS and they lived TO
two days in an empty box-car on cent
worth of crackers, when he obtaine,
work in brickyard, and they were get
ting along quite comfortably when tn
BRIDES parents found them, and, after
stormy scene, relented and took ther
home.
A young Lochinvar eloped with a
Illinois girl, but at Hays City, Kan
abandoned her, giving her 500, and tel
ing her he was going to Texas 81
bought q horse, revolver and some pr
visions and set out after him.
A baby was sent to the New Have
Poorhouse not long ago under singul
circumstances. Both its parents h,
eloped, the father with another mar
wife and the mother with another mar
husband
Mr.. Gowland, of Stockton. on. Tee
England, lodged with Mr.. Peacock al
eloped with his wife. The husban
some financial arrangements not bel
carried out, had them arrested for t
larceny of the woman's clothes, but as
came out that he had helped them
carry the trunk to the station and h