Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-01-25
APERSISYENY WONDER
FRANK SHEPHERD, AGED SIXTY
SEVEN, MOVED INTO THE
CITY FROM PIKE.
THEN He WON THE WIDOW MOORE.
Married Mrs Mary F. Moore, After
oOurtship That Was Both In
terestiag and Ardent
Well-Known Here.
TEEN He WON THE WIDOW MOORE


FrankHhepherd, at sixty seven years
of age, has for the third time won
himself bride. He was sixty five
years old when he first met the woman
who has now become bis third wife,
yet he journeyed IS miles every Sun-
day to see her while be was excepting
company" with her, and when she
found 1t necessary to CONS from the
country to live in 81 Louis he gall
Iantly gave up the associations Of q
Lifetime spent in the interior OF the
State and came to 81. Louis 10 live In
order that be might be near her.
And so they were married. The
ceremony was performed Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF a niece Of
Mr.. Shepherd on Grand avenue by
Rev. T. d. Haggerty Of the Method
ist church. The bride was Mrs. Mary
F. Moore. Like Mr.. Shepherd she
has been married three times, but
there is bloom in her cheeks although
she Is 81 years old and acknowledges
to every year Of them.
Two years ago Mr.. Shepherd, who
had retired from farming, was living
at a hotel in Bowling Green, Mo. Mrs.
Moore was living with her son-in law,
r. d. Martin, on farm near New
Hartford, 10 miles from Bowling
Green. She went to Bowling Green
one day TO do some shopping and
took dinner at the hotel at which Mr..
Shepherd was staying. Hhehad often
heard Of him, but had never met him.
A mutual friend introduced them.
Mrs. Moore has said since that the
meeting did not make hsr heart beat
faster, but Mr.. shepherd has never
made any secret Of the fact that from
the minute he frst set eyes on the
rosy checked widow he was hope
lessIy smitten. The next Sunday be
drove IS miles 70 the Widows home,
ana after that ne made the trip reg
ularly In all sorts OF weather.
A year ago Mrs. Moore's son-in-
law moved to St. Louis and Mrs.
Moore came with the family. They
went to living At 1924 81. Louis ave-
nue.. Mrs. Moore and Mr.. Shepherd
correspondod regularly, but neither
while she was on the farm nor after
she came to st. Louis could he get a
definite promise to marry him.
Two months ago he "pulled up"
stakes at Bowling Green and moved
to 81. Louis, with the declaration that
be would never return to Bowling
Green until he brought the widow
back with him. She could not with
stand such persistence and the day
was set.
Mr.. Shepherd has three sons and
one daughter, all married. They are
Thomas Shepherd. of Kansas City;
Allen shephern, Of Columbia; Matt.
Shepherd, OF st. Louis, and Mrs. EN-
ma Riggs. of North Dakota. His
bride has two cons ana TWO daugnters,
all married except the youngest son.
They are Mrs. Bette A. Hayes, OF
New Hartford; Beverly B. Moore, OF
Oarterville, Mo-; George w. Foster,
of 127 North Compton avenue, and
Mrs. Lizzie Martin, OF 2O24 st. Louis
avenue.
The BRIDES first husband was Bev-
erly Patton Foster, OF Lincoln coun-
ty, Mo. The second was Robert J.
Moore. he has been dead ten years.
Mr.. Shepherds second wife has been
dead Eve years.
The couple will remain few days
in the city and will then 60 to Bowl
log Green to live.