The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-02
Sixteen Iear-Old Schoolgirl Be
CAME the Bride of A. f. Skaggs
Of Granite City.
DISAPPEARED ON LAST FRIDAY.
Father and Police Searched the
City for Her While She Went
to HillsborO to We'd
MIR. Bishop Provoked.

Miss Ada Bishop, schoolgirl. &c years
old. Who had been missing since last Fri
day morning from the hcm= Of her father.
George ". Bishop. Of No. 5229 Minerva
avenue. has turned up again. but she is no
longer Miss Ada Bishop-she Is Mrs. Arch
fbali r. Skagzs ot Granite City, III.
While her father, aided by the police,
was making every effort to locate her fear
Ing that she had suddenly been taken Ill
ana was in such 8 condition that she could
not explain who she was. and while acting
on thai theory and searching the city ia
s;tutions and neighborhocd Of the A-iing
ton School for her. the young lady met her
sweetheart at Union Station and went with
him TO Granite city. from thence 70 HIS
horo. III whore, Saturday morning tile TWO
were married.
Mrs. Skaggs was very popular among
those who knew her. and at the Arlington
Schuui which she attended.
Last Friday morning about o'clock she
comrla med to her teacher. Miss Ford. that
she was feeling III. and the teacher excused
hor from her studies and she Irf, the
school, presumably 10 go to her home.
which was then at No. is>0A Easton ave
nue.. tho family having moved Saturday
90 the present address.
But instead Miss Bishop went 20 Union
Station. where she met Skaggs They went
to Granite City and from there to Hills
boro. procured a license and were married
by Judge McMurry Of that place. They
then returned TO Granite City. where they
are living.
The first intimation received bY the
Bishops OF the whereabouts OF their daush-
ter came yesterday morning. when they re-
ceived a clipping from HiilsbOro paper,
which gave a brief account OF the marriage.
The clipping was sent to Mrs. Bishop by
a friend who had noticed the account OF
Miss Bishops disappearance In Sundays
Rapublic. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bishop
received e letter from her daughter. stat
ing the circumstances OF the marriage.
Late yesterday afternoon the young bride
groom called at the Bishoo residence. but
received a cold reception. He Is employed
at the Granite City Rolling Mills and is
% years old.
Skaggs formerly lived In CarlInvilie. I'll.
This place is also the home of Mrs.
Bishops parents. Three years ago the
, Bishop family visited IN Carlinyi!le. and 1t
was there that SkGggS first met his present
wife Skaygs asked permission of Mr.
Bishop TO correspond with Ada. This was
not granted. shortly afjerward the Bishop
family moved 10 Nldtbtl. It'd. NGltlt MI
Bishop, who is Government emplOye. had
secured "A position In the post office. For
two years they remained in Macon.
Two months ago Mr.. Bishop WAS trans
ferred TO the So. Louis post Office. His
family accompanied him North. They re-
mained at the home Oc Mrs. Bishops par
ents at Carllnville. however. while Mr..
Bishop was securing Il desirable house in
St Louis. During their stay in Cariin-
VILE a. picnic was given, which Ada Bishop
attended. Archie Skaggs, who had left
Carliuville six months before. returned and
also attended the picnic. The two were
toCether only a short time. bus. short a. II
was. il WAS long enough to fan the old
fame into "A blaze. \ month ago the fam
ily rejoinei Mir. Bishop and the three chill
dren entered the Arlington School. 1t is
supposed that the plans which culminatec
IN the elopement last week were perfected
at the picnic at Cnrlinville.
Mr. Bishop said last night. 81 had never
suspectei that such plans were on foot.
knew Skaggs and. while ] had nothing
against him. ] asked him not to correspond
with my daughter. on account of her being
so young. / have not seen them yet, but
there is an explanation due me-