The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
SURELY NOT MARRIED.
Pretty Norma Grover and Her Parents
Make Statements.

The following statement, which they
have issued over their own signatures,
by Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Grover is the
result of the unpleasant notoriety
which has been thrust upon them by
the filing of a breach of promise suit
by attorneys for their daughter asking
for a verdict of $4,000.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In the Capital this morning appears
a statement in reference to our daugh-
ter, Norma Grover, in which 1t IS
stated that she was married yesterday
to Philip Provost, of Cloud county,
and that a suit brought by her some
time ago against Provost for breach
of promise would now be dismissed.
The statement as to the marriage and
as to the proposed dismissal of the
action is entirely false. Philip Pro-
voSt and our daughter were not mar
ried yesterday nor at any other time.
Some time ago they were engaged to
be married, but Philip Provost failed
to appear at the time and place set
for the marriage. He afterwards
claimed that he was not able to meet
his engagement; and then another
time was fixed for the marriage, when
Provost again failed to appear. After
this suit was brought for breach of
promise, which suit is still pending,
and no arrangement has been made for
Its dismissal. Philip Provost was in
this city yesterday, skulking around
F. M. GROVER.
]. H. GROVER.
F. M. Grover is known as the blind
justice. Though totally blind he served
several terms as justice of the peace.
Last March Miss Norma Grover
went to Concordia to assist in nursing
her brother who was i'll at that place.
While there she met young farmer.
Philip Provost, and the friendship soon
ripened into love and the announce
ment was made soon after that they
would be married on the 18th OF june
The friends of the young people had
assembled to witness the ceremony,
but the bridegroom came not, but a
few days later he appeared and after
explanations it was agreed that the
ceremony should take place immedi-
ately. Arrangements were again MADE
but again the groom failed to appear.
Then it was that the bride returned to
her home in Topeka and shortly after
wards a suit for breach of promise was
filed against the groom for $4,000.
Provost is young and wealthy
farmer living near Clyde and it is al
legged that there is another woman in
the case and that this is the reason
why he has failed to keep his promises
to marry the girl. Yesterday he came
in the city trying to get to see Miss
Grover, evidently. with a view of at
fecting a compromise of the case. He
was seen in the neiGhborhood of the
Grover home, 407 Monroe street, and
tired to effect arrangements SO that he
could talk to the young lady.
Miss Grover is but 8 years of age
and the groom to have been but year
her senior. An announcement of the
marriage of the young couple on Au-
gust 9Th was received from the State
Journal correspondent at Concordia
this morning but this announcement is
denied by both the parents and the
young lady and inasmuch as Miss
Grover has been constantly at her
home in this city for the last week the
statement seems to have been made
either by young Provost or some of his
friends, as following the announcement
is Il statement that the case has been
dropped, which is stoutly denied. Mr..
Grover said: The case has not been
dropped nor will it. My daughter
who is young has been basely deceived
by this young rascal and 1 intend to
see to it that he is made to repair as
far as possible the injustice he has
done my daughter. who has been
deeply Inundated before the eyes of
her friends