Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-26
LOVE MISSED THE Way.
DIFFICULTIES EncounssreA BY! one
Noung Couple IN Getting Nvedded

Waterloo, Nov. 24Married, yester-
day afternoon at the oflice OF the oftict-
ating justice. John "a. Mears, Mr.. Aug
ust Vorbeck Of Wateroo and Miss Hell
ena Hagge of Goose Lake.
Hidden away in the foregoing brief
notice is a story which, II told in all its
fulness, would recount many difficulties
and acknowledgements In the arranging
Of the details of the subsequently happy
event., sSsI a
Miss Hagge is beautiful young lady,
whose home is at Goose Lake in Clinton
county, about sixteen miles distant from
the city of Clinton. Mr.. Vorbeck is an
upright and energetic young man who
has lived In Waterloo for GONE time and
has been employed in the Herrick Re-
frigerator works. where he stands we'll
| in the estimation OF his employers and
his fellow workmen.
These young people are old acquain-
tances and their acquaintance ripened
| Unto love. which was perfectly legitimate
and highly commendable. The time for.
the ceremony which was to unite them
i as man and wife finally was appointed
land last "Wednesday was to have been
the happy day and CEDAR Rapids the
4 place. Desiring to carry out this arr
arrangement, Miss Hagge war to come to
4 Cedar Rapids in the afternoon Of Tues
4 day ard Mr.. Vorbeck expected to leave
i here at 6:35 that evening on the Burling-
ton, but he unfortunately missed the
4 train, being compelled to wait for the
a 1850 passenger the next morning.
4 The intended bride caught her train
and reached Cedar Rapids in the eve
i ming. Finding no one al the Milwaukee
n sn7e chr
ed to go over to the union depot. There
she patiently awaited the coming of her
husband to-be, but he did not show UP.
:, Then she reasoned that probably he had
! missed his train and she boarded the
Inorthbound passenger which arrives
4 here from the south at 1:50 a. m. On
! landing at the depot here she directed
a hack man to take her to the Central
:. House, where Mr.. Vorbeck boarded In
!. curry at the hotel did not reveal the
Z wherea bouts of the groom and the lady
!. began to be frightened. fearing that
something had befallen him. Next morn
ing. which was Wednesday, she went
Ito the Herrick Refrigerator factory and
Inquired for Mr.. Vorbeck. but no trace
! of him was found there. and the only
: news that she received was that he had
s gone away to get married.
lady friend at Clinton had given
Miss Hagge the name and address OF
Mrs. F. r. Davis and the. young wo-
: man, who was weary, fearful and weep
) ing. made her way to the Davis hons
on Washington street. Here she was
. cheered and encouraged by her goot
= hostess and she happened to think t
q telephone to Cedar Rapids. After much
J trouble Mr.. Vorbeck was located at the
= Rapids. Unfortunately again, howev,
a er, the young man had taken but littl,
) money and had spent most of it in pay
o ing for meals while watching ever.
d north bound train for his lady love. H
: had enough to bring him to Vinton ant
at that place funds We're telegra phet
n him by the lady and he arrived ii
Ii Waterloo again after a tedious search
d fearful also that some calamity had be
= fallen his b!de-to-be.
~ 1t transpired that the young folk
y passed each other unknowingly at tn
d water tank In this city at l: 80 Wednes
ts day morning, for Mr.. Vorbeck ha
4 boarded the train that morning. Whe
ls they met they had. good laugh owe
toll their troubles and in the presence q
~ each others company were soon lost t
the cares and 6isappointments of tn
EEL world. So yesterday afternoon the
le donned their fine wedding costumes an
n ISwended their way to Justice Mears' OF
i'd flee and there pl!ghted their troth.