The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-25
PURCH ASED KISSES
Recent Court Decisions Say They
Must Be Paid For.
0uying the Luxury Comes Higher
Than stsalins-vaIue of Oscula-
tion May Soon Be Established
by statutory Regulation.

The value of q kiss may soon be es-
tabyished BY statutory regulation. There
seems to be necessity for this, judging
from the number Of cases which have
been brought into the courts to collect
Tor kisses which have been delivered
voluntarily or stolen.
According to court decisions, there
seems to be more value to kiss which
has been purchased. price having been
agreed On. than to kiss which is stolen
Recently Q Chicago justice fined youth
S2S for stealing one. but out in Cali
sornia judge has given a young woman
q judgment Of 3126 for one which was
purchased.
Miss Marian Green, of San Francisco,
Hss the young woman who sold and hac
to bring action in court to collect. Ac-
cording to the painful story of witness,
Miss Green was the belle at party given
in that city. 1t was proposed tina kiss
ing auction should take place. Among
the mon present were p. T. Doolan and
ur. A. C. Hicks. The former In gen.
sSous mood astonished the assemblage
by announcing his willingness to pay
800 for kiss from Miss Green. She
promptly delivered the goods and ac-
csDted his note for the amount.
Then Dr.. Hicks, who did not have any
money. but who considered that his note
va as good as Mr.. Doolan's, offered
el3S for the same commodity, and again
the delivery. took place at once.
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tors signature was so illegible that Miss
Green made him sign It again, and in due
time the note found its way into the
hands Of D. A. Curtin, who sued on 1t,
the case coming up for hearing last
month. When the Justice got the facts
in the ease he solemnly decided that.
though kisses were things to be given
Tor taksn) without payment, the note
was binding and he entered Judgment
accordingly.
But Miss Green Is not the first who
has sued for payment of kisses given
and returned. In California an action
was brought two years ago by Miss
Katherine Smith against Mr.. Thomas
James for payment Of II kisses sold to
him for dollar apiece.
1t appears that a bazaar was held In a
small town near Pasadena, the proceeds
OF which were to go towards the erec-
tion OF a schoolhouse. There are many
women in the district. and 1t was sug-
gested that 1t would be good way to
increase tho financial condition of
things by putting up few choice kisses
TOR auction. The suggestion met with
hearty response and the sale was an i'm
mense success and things went of to
the satisfaction of every one. Every
gentleman honorably paid cash down ex-
eepting Mr.. James, who, having helped
himself literally to II kisses from the
pretty lips Of Miss Smith, coolly an.
nouneed. when called upon to Stump
up." that he had come sway without his
purse. but that If dollar would cancel
tho debt he would be pleased to hand 1t
over to the treasurer of the bazaar.
His offer was Indignantly declined.
ana 1t was only by doing a harlequin
Act through the conservatory that he es-
capped q well deserved thrashfng from
tho young men present. But Miss
5mtth. who IL . girl Of nerve as well as |
beauty, promptly brought SUIT agains.
me, mean debtor, and recovered pay
ment Ia full. greatly to the Joy of every
one concerned.