The herald., 1896-02-13
COL. SHAN'S latest MOVE
tie Proceeds to Take Out a
Marriage License
BRIDE JUST PAST TWENTY
The Colonel Himself Has Almost Reached
Three Score and Ten
Not Known Yet Whether the Ceremony Has
Actually Been Performed - CoioneFs
Friends Curious Over II

Colonel F. M. Shaw, the sage of Little
Mount Olympus, has taken unto himself a
bride. AT least he has taken the prelimi-
nary steps in that direction. Whether or
not Colonel Shaw has carried to a success
full termination his proposition to wed is
not positively known. Diligent and search
ing investigation made yesterday failed to
secure any evidence that the colonel was
actually married.
AS before stated, however, the colonel
took an essential step looking to matri-
mony. He secured q marriage license of
Sam Kutz at the court house.
The colonel is in the habit of dropping in
at the various departments of the big
county building on the hill at any and all
times in search of data and statistical in
formation. So when he entered room No.
8 Clerk Kutz supposed of course that he
was after some figures. Imagine his sur
prise when the colonel coollyinformed him
that he desired marriage license.
"Who for?" asked Clerk Kutz, in q calm
and collected manner.
"For myself and Elizabeth Mccullough.
Who do you suppose would be getting it
for?" asked the indignant colonel.
Sam nearly tainted. He pulled himself
together, however, and made out the
license.
The colonel. with smile, gave in his age
at.uS and the age of his bride at %. The
colonel is ripe and mature, and this he adj
mits. He has been on previous occasions
a bridegroom.
Before leaving, the colonel left for the
accommodating clerk written invitation
10 attend the feast at Jerry Illich's. 1t
n off al IIIflO
Shaw received n similar invitation on Mon
day. This fact throws in darkness the
question as to whether or not the colonel
is as yet really married. The party who
performed the ceremony, if it has been
performed at all, has not shown up.
Colonel Shaw is one of the characters of
Los Angeles county. 1t is the delight OF
his life TO appear upon the highway during
those seasons of the year when tourists are
here in plenty. Then, clad in a very
recherche suit of blue cotton, trousers
stuffed inside his boots from the knees
down and carrying in his hand copy of
the North American Review, the colonel
has been wont to parade the Rialto, to the
wonderment and astonishment of the awe
stricken multitude.
Up on Little Mount Olympus, the classi-
cal name which the colonel has given to
one of the knolls of the Sierra Madre
mountains, that overlooks the Cahuenga
valley, are SIN acres on Wnlcn tnlS eXtraOT-
dinary character has made his home.
II the colonel has been married again it
viii! be about his third experience. Twice
before he has taken chance in the lottery.
He was one time married by telegraph,
and the sensation that peculiar system of
getting tied in created seemed to greatly
please the colonel. 1t is great pleasure
to him to relate even now the details of the
alliance that was brought about by the aid
of electricity and the telegraph wires.
The colonel once made trip to Europe
to float some bonds he had issued on a
llarbor scheme by which he intended tc
give to Southern California seaport that
would have put San Francisco to sleep.
While the colonel was across the water
he raI on to lady in England to whom he
was united in the bonds of holy wedlock.
1t was currently reported that the lady dis
posed of considerable property she had in
order to enable her to come to California
with the colonel. Be this as it may, she
did not linger long with the colonel after
her arrival here.
Colonel Shaw has many friends in Los
Angeles county, and if he really has taken
the step that the marriage license he pro-
cured yesterday would indicate, they all
wish him great JOY and many happy re-
turns.