The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-24
HER EARLY LEE.
The Bride Was Familiar Figure IL
Omaha.

Omaha.
Mrs. Stott is we'll known i'm Omaha
where she has often been the guest of
some of the best people of this city, says
the Omaha World Herald When a child
her father lived at North Platte and she
frequently came to Omaha alone aud
did her shopping returning home the
same evening She has also been the
guest of honor here at many public en-
tertainments and private balls all OF
which eudeared her to Omaha's people.
and caused them to take more than
passing interest in tOday's wedding.
she has q VIII of her own and has
inherited many Of the traits of her no
ted father. She is winning i'm her ways
and always makes friends wherever She
goes. With her father she has Travelled
all over the world. but never until she
met Lieut.. Stott did 1t occur to her
that some day she would leave the par
entai home to take uD her abode else
where.
When Colonel Cody learned that thC
lieutenant and his daughter Irir4 We're
becoming fast friends, he was mucn
pleased Cor Of all men of the many
noted ones the old Indian fighter and
ulainsmen had met. at home and
abroad. none could have suited hun so
cavalry.
Tn his younger days when Colonel
Cody was a government scout he led
the Tenth cavalry mny times out
fthAtf1T 81 o.. hlE1H BldliN I'D pursuit OF
The redmen and was with the Tenth as
am active participant when battle en-
sued I'm those old days he learned to
love this regiment as few men do and
that is why he told Lieut.. Stott that if
Ec proved himself worthy of his daugh-
ters love ne could have her.
Arrangements for January wedding
were we'll under way and Miss Irma
was I'm the hands of fashionable dress
makers i'm New York city when the
Tf.-I
Colonel Cody's right-hand man. had
died. This changed the plans of the
colonel and he was forced to stay i'm
Europe where he is making his last
tour with his Wild West show. much
longer than he had intended. So the
January wedding was put off and the
new date was set for today.
Another thing about Lieut.. Stott had
struck the fancy of Colonel Cody. He
had worked himself up from the lowest
ranks in his regiment. having enlisted
for the war in the Philippines as Il pri-
waite. Aside from that the Lieutenant
comes Of good family being a son of
me late Col. w. W. Stott, of Philadel-
phia
In connection with the wooing and
winning of Trina Cody by Lieut. stott
there is romance, and if there is one
thing above another that western girl
loves it is romance And why not for
the land Of the dipping sun. and flower
ing Cacti is full Of romance
In fact there is the basis for two re-
mances in connection with the engage
ment of Miss Cody and the lieutenant.
ana consequently two versions. Both
of the versions have that hey met for
the first time at the home of Mrs H. s.
Boal, sister of Miss Irma. and that it
was case of mutual admiration at first
sight At this point the stories diverge.
One is that Mr.. St0tt was travelling in
the west for pleasure when he met Miss
Cody, he then being u and she 10 With
the energy Of young men if this city he
lost no time In telling her that he loved
her and was willing to make her his
wife at once But Miss Irma had not
travelled for nothing She knew much
of the world and believed that a young
man should have some aim i'm life. and