Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
BRIDE FOR ONE
THOUGHT Welded
Ralph r. Georgia Flies With a
Pretty Woodnen Office
Clerk.
ARE MARRIED AT GALESBURG
Leaves Behind One Who Had Been
Looked On as Wife For
Four Years.

Leaving behind one who had been
looked on as his wife since he came
to Rock Island four years ago to take
position as an auditor at the head Office
OF the Modern Woodmen society. Ralph
R. Georgia went to Galesburg Thurs
day evening of last week and was mar
ried to Miss Janice Golden. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Golden, of Bar
stow
The announcement of the marriage
caused a sensation among the en-
ployes at the Woodmen headquarters
and in the circles in which Georgia
had moved with the woman passing as
his wife. Georgia and his Young bride
after the ceremony at Gaiesburg. de
parted for Muncie. Ind, his former
home, and where they will remain
probably.
WOOes Her at WOOdmeR Office.
The affair between Georgia and the
young woman that he has just welded
had its beginning over the desks in
the big building down on Fifteenth
street and Third avenue. where both
were employed. She was a brown
eyed beauty. lately out of school. and
accomplished unsteady. When the re-
ports of the devotion that the young
woman from BarStOw was receiving
| from Georgia reached his domicile at
| 32Sb Twentieth street, where he lived
with his supposed wife and her sister
| there were scenes that resulted in the
| of tho Pnrlnlc
| hat had been admired by their friends
IS one of the happy young married
| pairs of the city.
| Head Clerk c. w. Halves, never
| questioning that Georgia was married
| when he learned of his escapades wit,
| he young brown-eyed clerk from Bar
| stow, notified the latter, who was ther
| IN vacation, that she need not return
20 her duties until sent for through
lin, believing this to be the easier
method of terminating an unfortunate
nfatuatiOn But this did not end the
love affair.
Georgia On Indefinite Leave Also.
| There were clandestinC meetings il
the evenings, and clerk at the Wood
men office this morning recalled foo
race on the Fifteenth street side O
the Woodmen building a few weeks
ago in which Georgia and the TIVE
women were the participants GeOrgi;
asked for a 60-day leave of absence
which was granted. with the under
standing that he was not to return I'm
Ill notified to do so. which in effec
was a dismissal the same as in tn,
case of Miss Golden.
At the WoodmCn Office the impress
sion is that Georgia will not be bacl
here again. He is a son of q former
member of the society's auditing com
mittee. He was considered one of The
most efficient clerks at the head Office
Has Obtained II Divorce.
| An Argus reporter called at Geor
gia's former home on Twentieth stree,
his afternoon, and was told that Mrs
Georgia was free to marry again, hav
ing obtained a divorce from his frs
wife. Il do not care to enter into tn,
details" said the former Mrs GeOr
gia. There has been enough talk an
scandal. and for the present. at least
| prefer that there be nothing fuTthc'
said. Mr.. Georgia and | are no longe
man and wife. Some weeks ago. VIII
away from the city. ne secured a di
vOrce, and hence was free to marry the
young woman with whom he loft II,
city, and to whom / understand he wa
welded at Galesburg. Later on ! ma.
have more TO say publicly