The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
MARRIED AT 40
MILES AN HOUR
Wisconsin Young People Begin
Their Bridal Tour Before
the Ceremony. /
DR.. Hingeley Pronounced Them
Man and Wife On a Flying
Train.

= While the Great Northern Hutchin-
son train was dashing along at the rate
Of forty miles an hour Saturday after
noon, with Mound but eight minutes
away, Albert M. Huff and Florence M.
Holden were married with almost equal
speed and in time to greet their friends
at the next stop as man and wife.
1t wasn't an elopement. There was
no angry father tearing along on a
special locomotive just on the heels of
the train. Simply this: The couple
apolis that day and then to have gone
to Mound to visit the bridegroom s
brother. A train several hours behind
time from Menomonie, Wis, brought
the couple into the flour city too late to
carry out the planned ceremony at the
residence of friend, and in extremity a
minister was found on the Hutchinson
train who consented to fix matters.
Instead Of arriving in Minneapolis at
1e 10 An SeTa ne the couple da b nG
train for Mound left at sos, and there
was no time to spare in having the nup-
tial knot tied. It was too late to 90 to
the friend IS house. Almost in despair,
the bridegroom-to-be visited several
;storese near the Union station and tel
ephoned to the residences Of various
Rev. ". B. Riley of the First Bap-
fist church was finally reached, and
consented to come down town and tie
the knot. But the bridegroom was i'm
patient. Time had wings, and in fear
that his bride would take the train for
Mound without him, he finally left the
store before the minister arrived.
And so it was that Miss Holden, in
stead of the expected Mrs. Huff, &C.
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Northern train as: it rumbled out of the
union station toward Mound. The
thought of the disappointment in store
for the waiting friends at Mound final
ly drove Mr.. Huff to one more desper-
ate move. He would search the train
for a minister. X 49, "
IS Woke Up Slumberer.
Perseverance was finally rewarded.
siding elder of the Methodist church,
was found as the train left Orono com
fortably longing in a seat in the rear
car. The drumming of the wheels had
lulled him to sleep, but the ardent
young man did not hesitate to rouse
him. There was no preacher at Mound
could he stop over here long enough tc
| mary a couple?
No, was the reply. He was on his
Prairie, and couldn't stop. After fur
Their discussion, stuff suggested the cere
mony be performed at once on the train
and produced marriage license he hac
procuder in Minneapolis. The minister
consented.
Service Quickly Said.
By the time the ceremony was com.
menced, the train had left Minnetonka
Beach. From there it is but an S-min.
ute run to Mound. DR.. Hingeley was
equal to the forty -mile-an-hour gait in
getting thru the service, and when the
train arrived at Spring Park the twain
had been made one, while crowd OF
amused passengers that had gathered al
the end of the car where the ceremony
was performed, spent the remaining few
minutes in extending congratulate
Sunday was spent in visiting tn,
family Of 0. Huff, brother Of the bride
groom. This morning the new husband
and wife once more passed thru Min
neapolis, this time changing cars tt
take train for .Menomonie, where tn
former is a mail carrier, and where tn
couple will reside.
The bride is an exceptionally prett,
brunette of 20. Her husband is of igh
complexion, fine appearance, and abou
fifteen years her senior.