Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-03
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MARRIAGE Licenses and How They
Are Obtained.

Marriage Licenses and How They
Are Obtained.
The marriage license will ayerace
about six day the year round. They
are not running very heavy at the
present time, being only one half the
usual number. The winter holiday
season is when there is the greatest
rush. The days OF the week have their
special preference among most people.
yet some young men never stop TO
think about the day OF the week or the
month, rs to whether 1t be considered
lucky or unlucky, Some, prefer an
odd number In the date OF the month
for odd numbers are considered more
lucky than the even, Many will not
take ont license on the 18th day OF
the mouth. They ara prejudiced
against the number, notwithstanding
the fact there are thirteen clubs who
ut the banquet defy all superstition
Friday Is always light day In taking
out marriage licenses, Ii may only
Just happen that way, but the better
reason would seem to bo that there IN
n general prejudice against Friday ms an
unlucky day. The license Is usually
taken out the day before the wedding,
yet some wait till the last day. Whom
ever you see u young fellow with
Kind OF bashful look walking up To the
county clerks desk late In the after
noon and just before the closing hour,
with hesitation in his manner, the
clerks In the Office can usually surmise
his mission. A man with deed to
file or who wishes to examine IN alb
stract, will walk In hurried and bust
ness like way. But not 80 tho average
prospective bridegroom. lie will often
alter having obtained the license ask
the clerk tn have 10 kept out OF tho
papers, Tho request is complied with
by tho clerk wriLing across tho names
OF the couple In the marriage license
book don't publish" This book il
daily examined by members OF tho
Denver press, and the request Is usual
ly complied with. for nine times out of
ten license marked don't publish"
IRE names not generally known,
Ono day reporter was ut tho desk
w1en u young iaboring man made tho
request not to have the license pub.
nshed
why do you not want tho license
publishedp" asked tho reporter wish
lug to learn the reason why some poo.
Pc are 40 anxious to have their mar
r'hgo licenses kept secret. In re-
ply he said: III am poor man aud
chn't afford to have II published. The
ooys would all see IL In tho paper and
10 would cost me $40 TO SGT up the
drinks. That In the reason why !
don't want IL published.
A good, square, honest reason.
wasn't itP
We'll, how many marriage licenses
today" asked Denver gentleman OF
q Republican reporter one day. glanc-
Ing over his shoulder while copying
the names OF prospective bridogrooms
md brides.
"Did you take out licensem was
The query answer OF the reporter.
mo, sir.n
"What Is the interest you take, then,
In these thingsp" asked tho reporter.
81 am" he replied IAN insurance
agent Young men, when about 10 get
married, are good subjects for life In
nurnnce agents. by keeping u list of
the marriage licenses wo know the
names OF men who. are quite likely to
take out life insurance.
Every man understands his own pc.
culiar business, doesn't he?
There Is another interesting feature
tn this question. Sometimes pretty
md f,ir maiden comes IN and asks in
q quiet, don't-you.tcll kind OF way 10
Charley, Harry, George, or whatever
The name may be- has taken out
license. Young ladies arc cute, and
when they think there may BIO rival
In the field, they are on the look out,
md so, young man, II you are playing
D double game, beware. Denver Re-
publican.