The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-15
LovERs souND By coMeAcr.
Legal Papers Drawn Up Before He
Goes Soldering.

New York, March 15-Miss Laura
Amelia Morgensen. OF Granton, and |
Lemuel Charles Meelsins. Of Fairview
have entered upon an antenuptial
contract which is unique M Kew Jer /
sey legal records.
Meelsins. who is "a years old. was
a salesman in New York dry goods |
house up to a week ago. His aance
is two years younger and is a tele-
graph operator in Wall street
The couble were to have been mar
ried week ago, but Meekins. who
Is a graduate of Rutgers College, took
it into his head that this life had been
too uneventful for a married man. At
the suggestion of Miss Morgensen.
he agreed to enlist as a soldier in the
army OF the Philippines. Miss Nor
gensen told the Justice that she knows
the young man is inclined to be 10
mantle, and that she proposed to
make him practical
Philippines will take all that kind of
nonsense out Of his head she said.
Hes very nice boy, but he needs
sense. It was at my suggestion that
we prepared the papers that we now
want attested. 1 see lots of legal doc
umenta in my work every day and
believe the ones that we have pre-
pared cover everything we want
made particular mention Of a school
teacher in the one Lem has agreed to
sign. because he used to be in love
with one in North Bergen, and | did
not want to run any chances Of hav-
ing him stolen while he is away.
The documents are as follows:
'I Laura Morgensen, do solemn
ly and sacredly avow TO remain un-
married and unengaged for the per
iod Of three years and six months
from date. to receive no marked at
tention from any unmarried man Or
widower during the said period Of
three years and six months; not 10 be
escorted to D. from OF to be present
at any church service, church socia
BILE. entertainment, concert. musi
Gale, picnic, excursion, outing, theater,
base ball game or any other place Of
pubic amusement OF recreation with
any unmarried man or widower. or
any other than members of my own
immediate family; and ! do further
ST redly avow not to carry on any
communication or correspondence by
mail or telephone with any unmarried
man or widowef or encourage. pro-
mote or foster any courtship whatso
ever during the period Of three years
and six months
"Laura Amelia Morsensen."
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this third day of March A. H.. 1902.
George r. Seymour,
Notary Public.
Il, Lemuel Charles Meedns. do sa.
credly avow to remain unmarried and
unengaged for the period Of three
years and six months from date, and
TO pay no marked attention TO any un-
married woman or widow during said
period, other than the attention due
from any gentleman; 10 carry on no
correspondence by mail or commune
cation by telephone, with any unmar-
ried woman or widow and il wounded
on the field of battle to receive care
and attention from only those EN-
ployed regularly as nurses and to re
ceive no attention from any school
teacher who may be in the Philippines
during the said period; and do fur
ther agree to save from my regular
pay 25 per cent of all moneys received
from the United States government
during the time of my enlistment.
"Lemuel Charles Meekins"
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this third day of March, A. D.. 1902.
George F. Seymour,
Notary Public.