The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-29
CUPID'S WORK
FOR THE week
Marriages Not So Frequent
in Summer Months.
SOCIAL EVENTS ARE FEW
Occasionally the Friends Have
Been FeaSted.
SOCIAL EVENTS ARE FEW

Guthrie, y. L, ZS.-The marriages this
week have not been so numerous as here
tofore. the summer months proving less
favorable for cupid's work.
Among the events more or less social
in the character was the wedding at Pond
Creek of which the Vidette says:
f. Merton Falls, of Blackwell. and
Miss Maud Booth of Pond Creek. were
married Wednesday evening at 7:45 at
the home of the brides parents on F.
street
Rev. Harold Cooper, of the Congrega-
tional church, officiated using the rrg
ceremony. Twenty-four friends and -.la-
tives were present and partook of stump
tious wedding supper. The young couple
received many beautiful presents both
useful and costly.
The groom, Mr. Falls. is an ex-Spanish,
American soldier, having served both in
Cuba and the Philippines and is well
known in Pond Creek. The bride is the
daughter of Jackson Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs Falls left for Blackwell,
their future home. Thursday morning.
At Selling Sunday, May 10, at the
brides home. took place the wedding
which united the lives of Mr.. Dwight
Gates and Miss Maude Blunt.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of about seventy-five guests. by
Rev. B. Matchett. who during hs labors
at that place, had taken them into his
church.
Promptly at o'clock the wedding party
consisting of minister, groom, ushers as
follows: Messrs. Gates, Brayner. Jack
son and Brown. and the bridesmaid. Miss
Ollie Blunt, and groomsman. Mr. Brayner,
took their appointed places.
The bride, attired in a pale blue silk
costume, attended by her father followed.
preceded by little Miss Daniels, acting
as flower maid. The beautiful and i'm
pressive ring ceremony and then spoken
and the lives of these young people were
thereby united
After the completion of the ceremony
and extending of congratulations sump
tuous supper was served.
DR. ]. T. X. Moore surprised his friends,
Sunday. by bringing to his cosy home on
Oklahoma avenue. in Thomas, a bride.
The happy event was quietly solemnized
at Watonga Sunday at high noon, by
Rev. Kleinfelter.
The bride. Mrs. Julia Boyd, who was a
prominent business woman of Watonga,
was given an informal welcome into her
new home, Monday evening. by about
thirty-five of the doctors lodge friends
of the Odd Fellow and Rebecca orders.
These practical people each provided
themselves with an article of tinware and
proceeded to the home of the happy pair
where they formed in two lines and
marching around the house demonstrated
the sincereity of their greeting by the
loudness of the clatter of tin and blowing
of horns After being invited in, the tin
ware was deposited in a pile on the floor
when an inventory was taken of DR..
Omer and c. E. Jennings. who wittily
designated the use TO which each article
should be put.
DIR. and Mrs. Moore appreciated this
reception, given in true Oklahoma style.
and refreshed their guests with a light
lunch which was heartily enjoyed after
such vigorous exercise.
Marriage licenses issued at Thomas: ].
L. Ivie. age %, and Lenora Lindsey, age
Is; Emmett C. Lindsey, age Is. and Ida
Miller, age is. Both couples are from
Washita county and were married by the
probate judge
At FL Reno Tuesday night Mr.. John
w Murphy and Miss Madge Ward, both
of Ell Reno were married at the Christian
parsonage. by Rev. Parker. The very
brief by impressive ceremony was only
Witnessed by Charles Murphy. his brother
and Miss Irene Wilson They departed
last night on the east bound for Okla
homa City, where they will remain for
few days. and then return to Ell Reno to
make their future home. The groom is
well known in Ell Reno. having been an
employe of the Townsend Grocery COM
pany for the past three years. Miss Ward
was formerly of Missouri. going to Ell
Rena about six months ago and since
that time has been connected with the
Topeka and El Reno Telephone company.
on Monday, at Oklahoma City, a we'd
ding permit was granted to Joe Butler.
aged g. and Margaret Billingsley. aged
y and they were married by Judge
Stephenson. Tuesday the bride appeared
at police headquarters and complained
that Buffers daughter came to the Star
restaurant and took her husband away.
He did not want to GO. said the bride.
but the girl made him go. saying she
would get policeman after him If he did
not go- I am broken hearted over IL.
You know | am playing hand organ
on the street. He cum along Tuesday
and asked If I would like to marry. /
said I would If / could get an agreeable
He said he wanted to marry:
that he nad about hve hundred dollars
and made seven dollars week splitting
wood SO we went and got license and
I paid for it. and now my money is about
gone ard my husband is gone We could
have got along very nice
Mr.. Ernie D. Williams and Miss Bessie
E Packard were married at Enid We'd
nesiay. May Is.
The Young couple are well known in this
section says the Helena Free Press The
bride is the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
James Packard, and is well known and
highly respected by her numerous friends
They will soon make their home in the
west part % Helena. where they VIII be
AZ home 10 their many friends
The following marriage licenses have
been issued st Alva during the week:
Chas- \ Davis. Augusta to Mary n
Smith wskoaka; Chas J. Reedy. Men
don 70 Mabel < Kennedy. Byron; Philip
SteFnberger. Jr-, to Elizabeth Erie. Hardt- |
ner. Kansas: Robert Clifford 10 Olive "
DeSart. Freedom. Gsr,he W Bond 80
Ethel " Gilbert. Coltry: Barney c Kahn |
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