The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
rurnished the LridaI Room mannificentlr.


rlVes from Chicago there are Immediate
and numerous inquiries for the counts
clerks office, and it Is not an unusual
sight to see a policeman heading a pro-
cessfon of couples from the wharf to ths
court house. The officer generally Sc.
cures a generous tip from each of the
prospective bridegrooms
Arrived at the house, the couples arc
given comfortable chairs Oh the broad
veranda, and there await their turns ii!
true barber shop style along with couples
fl ON the arid wastes of Indiana and from
the country roundabout. Wealthy rcopla
fl ON the city have been seen waiting by
the side of the country swain and his
hest girl.
When the new arrivals have been seat
cd on the porch for five minutes tho
justice Of the peace or the minister sticks
lis head out OF the front door ARD sings
out.
johnson and Smith next: Step nvelE.
pleased"
The couple thus singled out go into the
house, and, standing before the magis
tratc, are married The deputy county
clerk is a snapshot Gend. and lew OF thu
couples get OF the grounds without leav
ing their pictures behind. This story is
repeated day after day.
BIG NEW YORK DAY ARRANGED.
The county clerk and the officials OF
the transportation line have arranged for
q gala day Of New York marriages.. and
already then inquiries from New TorktIs
have begun to arrive at the rate OF fifteen
a day.
1t Is estimated that at least SO New
York couples will come over from chi
cagO during the national encampnIenl of
the q. A. r. and have their hands Joined
nere. Aug. - has Eeen named as tfs
day, and an attempt viii be made to
have it The gala day Of the year. ELougL
letters have been received from. New
York people 10 assure the, local offlLIaiS
CT big crowd.
The steamer Mary, already known IN
Chicago rs "Cupids flagship" will carry
tie crowd. The decorations and music
aboard the steamer will be of a mag
niticent character. The transportation
company viii furnish bride roses to tho
prospective brides, and best Hon II
"clawhammer' coats and bridf smaids
Hastily attired will he furnished free.
Upon the return Of the boat to Chicago
a magnificent wedding supper will be
cerved. Some very well-to-do New York
people have made inquiries as TO the
marriage arrangements.
During the cncampment there will al*o
he a Grand Army day, and II Is exl eeled
that many veterans will get married.
NOTAILES NOT ABOVE 1T.
A quiet AMI refined looking couple CALL
ed On the county clerk n few days ago
and asked for a license. The man gave
his name as Charles F. Clark. of Wyom-
ing, and the lady hers as Ina Jay Flower,
of the same state. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DIR. Thomas McRob-
erts, of the congregational church. il.
the bridal room in the county CLERKS
residence
The bridegroom turned cut 10 30 the
nephew Of eX Senator William A. Clark.
Of Montana, and manager Of the iatter's
big copper time in Wyoming. The bride
was young society woman Of that state.
They had been chaperoned to ST. Joseph
for the express purpose Of getting mar
RED in the popular style
They said that they wished TO avoid
the porlp of a formal wedding at home.
Strange to say, there was no family OBJ
lection on either side to this sort of mar
rage.
NOT so MANY DIVORCES. s.
AS most of the people who get married
here come from Chicago. close watch has
been kept on he divorce courts Of that
city. Several of the big newspapers o.
the state had editOria!iy attacked this
marriage system and predicted wholesale
divorce suits. but only very few of
the many hundreds of coup!,s narr;ed
divorce, so far as can be aScert&lned.
Many of the couples have made re-
turn visit to this city. and in every case
have called upon the county clerk and
his wife and expressed their entire salts
faction with the state Of lhirGs as they
have found it since their marriage.
During the past year twenty-five cou-
pies from Buffalo. NJ Y. have Travelled
to this point to be married. Here are
Of tha Of off ta1
the list quite largely: Indianapolis Cleve-
land. Milwaukee, Sioux City, Detroit,
Denver, San Francisco, New Orleans,
Portland, Pittsburg, New Orleans, Port
land, Pittsburg, Louisville, Jersey City
and ST. Louis. There has been one lone
couple from Cripple Creek. Col.
The list of New York city people mar
ried here this week includes Charles
Crumbel and Sophia KimbalI George A.
p. Johnson and May Weindelham, A. P.
Miller and Belle De Grand. w. r. Harris
and Eta r. Anderson, Henry Bower and
Jennie Regatz. Frank A. Mason and Nell
lie Sayer.
Cne interesting case is reported by
County Clerk Needham today. August
Nieder came over from Austria three
weeks ago and found work at his trade
in Denver. There he met by chance
Josephine Heilenbeck, an old sweetheart.
They had been playmates in the Father
land many years ago. Josephine had come
to this country and had been given up for
lost by her lover. When they met they
decided to come to st. Joseph and get
married. They will settle on a small
farm near this city.
Often the applicants for marriage re-
quest that the names be withheld from
publication IN the lists given in the
local newspapers. The request Is always
granted by the county clerk, who makes
the strange statement that he can legally
withhold these names as long as he
chooses.
CREATED A POLITICAL CRISIS.
The most exciting political crisis ever
known in this county grew out of the
wholesale marriage business. 1t was seen
that its growth would make the office
Of county clerk one of the latest jobs in
the state, as it really is. The present
incumbent, Mr. Needham, has held the
Office for two terms, and did not seek it
for a third term, having made enough
to retire on.
When the day of the Republican county
convention arrived there also arrived in
this city over Il scorc of cen 1ldateS tor
the office of county clerk. These candi-
dates came from all parts of the county,
and had been canVassing for months to
gain the coveted nomination. AS a result
the hottest convention on record was
held. 1t lasted from early morning until
late at night.
Other offices, ard fat ones, too. went
begging while the convention tried to
decide upon a candidate for the office OF
county clerk. Augustus L. Church, of this
city, won the nomination after a terrific
battle of the ballots. There will also be
a big fight for the Democratic nomination
to the same office.
A movement has just been announced