The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-07
SHE IS MARRIED NOW
And the Ceremony Was fastened by
Her Mothers Presence.
INDISCREET MARY OLDS
The Girl Ran Away From Home
Saw Her Lover. Excited Her
Parents Suspicious. and
Becomes a Mrs.

fearful br,ownred checked brunette
almost a child, sat In Justice Hollahu
court room from early last evening I'M
I'll midnight waiting TO be uniteu ~
che bonds of matrimony to Joe Ed
wards. more than twice her age. Inc
young girl was Edith Oids, ana ACCORD,
ing TO the testimony of both hersell
and her mother, Is 16 years ana
months old. The ODDS family live on a
ranch eight and one-hak miles south
of town and about a half mile from the
Nine Mile house. They lived. until a
few months ago, In South Butte, about
200 yards from a house occupied by Joe
Edwards and his brother and sister,
fn-law. Joe Edwards Is a fine-looking
man, 35 years old. He and Edith be-
came acquainted. The girl got struck
on the man and they went together
good deal.
The Olds family moved out TO the
ranch late in the fan. Edith went with
them and seemed contented enough un-
til q week ago, when, without a word OF
warning or explanation to her mother
or family, she left home early In the
morning and started for Butte. Ar
rived in Butte. she went to the Ed
wards house in South Butte and took
up her residence with Joe Edwards,
his brother and his brothers wife.
Mrs. Odds did not think anything
wrong of her daughter and momentari-
ay expected her back. She thought that
she might have grown tired of ranch
life and gone to visit with a girl friend
for a few days. But as day after day
passed and the girl did not return and
nothing was heard from her, she be-
came suspicious that things were worse
than She had suspected and yesterday
morning came to Butte.
Mrs. Olds soon ascertained where her
daughter was staying. She then went
10 Justice Holland and explained the
facts I'm the case. The girl seemed de-
termined to stay with her lover and
would not return to the ranch under
any circumstances. SO Mrs. Olds swore
to a warrant charging her daughter
with vagrancy. the purpose being to
send the girl TO the reform school. The
warrant was served by Constable T. ].
Bordeaux last evening. The officer
found the girl at the Edwards house
IN South Butte and took her to the
Justice court. There the girl startled
her mother and the officials by stating
that she was with child. having been
pregnant two or three months. This
put a new phase on the aspect of
things. The girl could not go to the
reform school under such circumstan-
ces. She was willing to marry Joe Ed
wards and ne seemed willing to marry,
and TO Justice Holland that seemed to
be the only way out OF the scrape.
opposed to her daughter marrying Ed
wards. She wanted the girl sent to
the reform school and the man pun
tehed. But under the circumstances
she could see no other course, and gave
her written consent to the marriage.
Late last evening Edwards routed
out the deputy clerk of the district
court for a marriage license. Here
there was another difficulty, for the
girl. being under age, 1t was necessary
10 nave the consent OF both parents to
the marriage, and while Mrs. Olds had
given her consent Mr.. Odds was eight
and a half miles away on the ranch.
Captain Neidenhofen was got out of
bed and he could see no way to issue
the license. Judge Holland was con-
suksd again. Under the law the only
way the license could be issued without
the consent of both parents was to
nave the consent of the county attor-
ney. who Is the only one that could
make any trouble. Mrs Olds gave |
assurance that her husband would con- ]
sent TO the marriage as soon as he |
heard OF the facts. She was bound /
that Edwards should marry her daugh-
ter before he left her sight. Messenper
boys were sent for County Attorney
wines and for his assistants. Messrs.
Madison and Booth, but II was near
inionlght before one of them was
found. the consent being obtained and
the license issued.
During the early part of the long
wait in the court room Edith
olds sat fearful and stubborn.
Later In the evening when n
appeared that she was TO mar.
~ the one whom she showed by q. hun
nred signs that she loved. her tears
vanished and she became bright and
happy and laughed and jolxed with her
orother-in-law and others. Mrs. Odds
SAT- In another part of the court room
ana 70 her the proceedings were no
laughing matter.
The ceremony was a brief one II
was performed by Justice HOLLAND ~
mldnight In the presence of Clerk
Ihomas, Captain Neidenhofen, Con-
ssaoie bordeaux. one or two reporters.
the brides mother and the groom,s
brother. The bride was smiling and
apparently happy as she left the court
0om on the arm of her husband. Mrs.
ofos old not seem 50 happy. but she
ooked more relieved '"e