The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
STANDARD OIL HEIRESS
ELOPES With DENTIST
Millions and Gold Filings Mingle
With Loves Young
Dream
BRIDE RICH IN OWN RIGHT.
Romance of Pretty Miss Lockhart
and Handsome DR.. Flower, Who
Repaired Her Teeth-Senti-
ment Under Difficulties.

REPUBLIC PEcIAL
Pittsburg. April IAN society is dis
cussing the romantic marriage OF Mss FL
nora Lockhart. the beautiful daughter OF
the second richest man in this city. and an
heiress in her own right. 10 Doctor VII
liam s Flower. a poor dentist Il was an
elopemenL and the attitude OF the brides
father is not yet known
Miss L~ockhart's father IS Charles Lock-
hart WIKI is the representative STANDARD
OIL man in this city, and has been so for
uany years. His fortune Is placed only
Hnrd to those made by the many million
aires this city has produced. The FIRST n
andrew ca-nege-or Pittsburg stin claims
aim as her own. despite residence IN New
York or abroad Til second In the man for
merry q protese OF Carnegie. bu; now IN
friendly. Il not In enmity. This man Is
Henry Clay Fnck. whose fortune IL exti-
mated q. S6.O0.9o. and who In believed 10
Be SLATED for the presidency Of the United
States Steel Corporation The third Il
Charles LockharI who % believed to be
worth II less than S0.0o.0A-
Mr.. Locknart ls wen remembered by
lovers o. racing In this city, having been
the owner OF the famous old HomsHood
track Though not Ia tie Grand Circuit.
this track was prominent Twelve or fifteen
year, ago sam" Brown brought out many
OF lis youngsters there. and men from In
-@1 49, O4A| AAG W. Az A-Cl~ ~
their sock farms on tho old Homewood
track That was In the days WHEN pool
rooms -ere open here. a1e Charles Lack.
bart was considered one Of the patrons Of
the sport. He never had a stable Of run
ners, and preferred roGdstsrs, but was
friendly With most OF the prominent racing
men OF the country at that time
WOOED By MANY.
his daughter Elnora, who Is q beautiful
young girl. has had the best opportunity
wealth could anord for a literary and mu-
ffraf AdrTraefn0 GnA haR rGrnrGd a-al.-
sfvelys and every summer enjoyed q tour
in her fathers private yacht SuItors have
been many, but she would have none OF
them until she first met the handsome
young Doctor Flower under circumstances
not Of the best either for her nerves or
the dentists SOod nature.
However. the first visit was so successful
IN ali respects apparently that she called
again and again der teeth needed 6 lot of
nx1ng, but no one would believe It who
ever saw her smile on the young dentist.
As love AFFAIRS advanced with the steadily
inereasing whtteness OF her teeth-with
could ind an excuse for pacing 0Is-the
coupie began 20 go out together. Miss Lock-
hart being In the best Of P1ttsburg society,
and Doctor Flower being welcomed wher-
ever she went. but rather looked on as be-
ing outside Of the millionairss circle, there
Was rnucn talk at first. This grew, and the
inai surprise came yesterday with the an
nouncement that the couple had been mar
red secretly.
Lest evening Doctor Flower and Miss
kockhart met by appointment and quietly
slipped away TO the residence OF the Rev
erend Doctor z p. Cowan, In the East
End. They wese accompanied BY Miss Mil
dred Schumacher and Mis- Mercedes Flow
g, a sister OF the bridegroom, who acted
az bridesmaids. Doctor Flower was accom-
panied BY Norman Richardson.
After the ceremony the couple departed
At once for the East, going directly 10 Phil
a1slphia, whence they viii proceed to New
family WAS present at the ceremony, and.
II Is said, they knew nothing Of Il. After
the wedding trip Doctor n Mrs. Flower
Will return 70 this city. where they VIII
RICH IN HER OWN RIGHT.
Even II the paternal blessing be with
held, there Is no danger OF the couple be-
ing soon reduced to straits, as the bride
hiss $4,000 which was given 10 her by
her father In a spectacular burst of pater-
nal hberality. that made society folk, even
the richest OF them, gasp and wonder.
Mt. Lockha has 1--WE children, and at
1t home for the usual turkey dinner.
When the i've dutlful children raised their
plates that day each saw q bit Of paper on
the table. Even before opening 1t they all
gr1e6. 'iOh, dear, kind papa" but when they
looked at the figures they had no breath
left to say anything more. for on each
check was written 'one million dollars"
Doctor Flower, whose success will crush
ths hopes Of many an ambitious youth In
the East End, IL the son of q prominent
physician and surgeon OF this city. The
medical college, and on finishing his course
Dfeferred 10 ope q dental parloT for him
self thaE join with his father IN general
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