Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-03-05
'YANKTON COUPLE ELOPE
Had Plans Well Laid and successfully
Carried Them Out. Il

Carried Them Out.
| Vermillion. S. d., Feb. 29.-When
| william Horst and Miss Nellie Morri-
son, both of Yankton, applied for a
marriage license here on Tuesday,
there was little in their demeanor to
Indicate that the wedding was a hurry
up affair. They were as deliberate as
| though II was a mere incident In the
lives of both, n no one suspected Tor
4 minute that they had left home that
| morning, unbeknown to anyon save
themselves, for the purpose or Decom-
ing man and wife. But ii now tran
spires that they were slightly on the
anxious seat for a few hours, and the
story OF the affair would probably never
have come to light had not the Yank-
ton correspondent TO The Tribune let
the cat out Of the bag by a mere an
nouncement of their marriage last
evening. a friend here, sworn TO
becrecy, now considers that the jig is
up, and does not hesitate to speak or
THAT ne considers quite a huge joke.
tuesday was Nellie Morrison's last day
IN school, as she had concluded to
/ give up her studies. After that time,
IL she remained at home helping moth
tr, there would be no chance to get
away for a few hours to carry out
plans which had been made for getting
married. Absence from home for a
half day meant that her parents Would
be looking around for her whereabouts.
The latter were opposed to young Horst
Ind did not favor his attentions to
their daughter. Thai they would agree
to a marriage vas out of the question.
Hence II would not take place In Yank-
ton.
So, after q great deal of scheming
II was decided to steal away from home
and come to Vermillion to be made one.
1 - y m I.- 40 81 m
10 to school. out instead of doing this
she should hurry to the Milwaukee de-
pot and take the train for the state
university city, being assured that her
lover would also be there to board the
passenger. Arriving at their destina-
| ton, no time should be lost in securing
q license and having a justice tie the
knot good and hard, so that nothing
that an angry parent could say or do
would cause 1t to be loosened. Ihe
scheme was we'll laid, and the happy
young people arrived here on scheduled
time. There was no utwar signs or
excitement, no apparent reason why
they should not be given a permit.
This they readily secured, and march,
Ing up to Judge Copeland's office re-
quested that he should perform the
ceremony. OF course the judge couldn't
refuse, and in a few minutes thereafter
lAlC tAAA
stairway leading to the courts sanctum
arm In arm, and happy as the birds In
springtime. And why shouldn't they
be? What If the "old man" did OBJ
feet when the news was broken gently
to him? The storm would soon sub
side, and then what joy would be theirs
for the future.
Only one thing happened to mar the
carrying out Of plans to the letter. The
young people had hoped to get back to
Yankton in time so that Nellie could
reach home about the same hour as she
usually did from school. In such event
no suspicion as to her delay would be
aroused, and she need not give an &C
count of herself. If need be, the old
folks" need not be apprised of the mar
riage for several days. But the morn
ing passenger west was two hours late,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horst did not leave
here until after the noon hour, and
would not arrive In the Cement city
until about 1870. This must have been
to their disadvantage, and probably
was the cause Of a~cquainting their
friends of what had happened.
However, 1t surely makes little diff
ference to all concerned now, even
though Miss. Nellie had not arrived at
the proper age for matrimony. The
parents will become reconciled If they
haven't already, and William Will en-
deavor to keep the wolf from the door
by working at his trade, thai of a cigar
maker.