The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-12
: Married Under Difficulties.

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The following story comes from
Wayne county: The troubles preceding
the marriage ceremony of couple in
the northern part of the county last
Saturday night, will not soon be for
gotten, particularly by the bride. There
was no occasion for the girl to plfrom
the second-story window of her fathers
house into tho waiting arms of her lover
and wild ride to the nearest minister
to have the not tied to elude an irate
parent-no romance whatever, but just
,, q mere lack Of knowledge Of marriage
laws on the part of the groom.
The contracting parties we're E. o.
Rayburn and Miss Bertha Swartz. The
Swartz' live just on the edge of Wayne
county. The groom in order to keep
the information concealed from the
leaders of the tin-can orchestra, secured
the license of for the ceremony in Lucas
county. The error was not discovered
until the marriage was about to take
place. The minister exclaimed; the
young man tried to but couldn't. 1t
was Sunday night and Corydon fifteen
miles away. 1t was either a postpone
ment or go over the line into Lucas
county and be married. 1t was not
balmy June night by any means; in fact,
the wind was blowing a gale straight
from the Klondike, and the ice in the
horse trough was a quarter of an inch
thick. After much persuasion the girl
consented to 60, and clad in her bridal
dress and buffalo robe, and went
across the road into the adjoining
county to hear the words said that
I, would make her the other half of the
/ forgetful groom.
And they were married. Out in the
cornfeld, with feet planted firmly on
Lucas territory, and to the music of the
sweet November breeze as lit. whistled
through the now dying corn stalks, the
good man pronounced the words that
made them one.
Editor Lynch, of "Daily Post" Phil
lipsburg, N. j., has tested the merits of
FoIey's Honey and Tar with this re.
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> ander.
Another important case that will be
tried this term is that of the state of
Iowa VS.. James Monyhan, fellow who
was captured some time last June in a
school house about twelve miles south
of here. Some farmers noticed that two
strange men were making their head.
: quarters in school house in their vi.
Z cinity and they decided to make an
> investigation. Upon surrounding the
q house there proved to be but one man
: inside who undertook to break through
9 their line and young fellow by the
9 name of Bevard shot him in the neck
He ran about half mile before he wat
IS caught and there was found on his per
son about twenty skeleton keys. Tht
sheriff was notified and he was placed il
st the county Jail, In few days he evap
q Grated and was captured about ten day
1t later with whole jewelry store on hi
IS back that had been taken from a jewele
j, in Humeston. He was taken to For
b Madison for safekeeping and wa
brought back yesterday for trial
Wayne County Democrat.
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