Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
BRIDE AND GROOM BASHFUL
Run Away from Invited Guests in Omaha
and Wed in Dss Noinss
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Bryan Thought 90 Have played rnrt
I'm Endorsement OF judge wade
for Member Of the National
Committee



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the invitations out and the minister en-
gagged to perform the marriage ceremony.
John r. Davis and Miss Clara NJ. Sutlcy Of
Omaha ran OF and were married in Des
Moines today. That Is the story they told
TO Justice OF the Peace Zell q. Roe today
when they asked him to perform the cere-
mony. I'VE just couldn't stand for all our
friends looking on while we stood before a
minister and appeared foolish. so we just
gave the wedding party slip and came
here TO be married alone, they explained
to Justice Roe They wanted to be taken
into the courts private office and married
without witnesses. Davis told the Justice
that the minister had been engaged 70 per-
form the ceremony, the invitations sent out
and all arrangements made for a big mar
riage ceremony and grand reception follow
ing, when the young couple got stage
fright. The result was the performance OF
the ceremony in this city today, with none
but strangers to witness the ceremony.
Wants n Better Decision.
Ben l. Sallinger, attorney for Leon Loser,
the Pottawattamie county foot racer, in
dicted and convicted for swindling, was not
satisfied with a decision OF the supreme
court In favor Of his client. reversing the
case, and today argued for a rehearing Of
the case. He wants the court to hear the
case again and discharge his client from
liability for further trial
Rippey People Complain.
A delegation Of Rippey citizens is in Des
Moines today to complain into the railroad
commission Of rates on the Minneapolis &
st. Louis. The railroad made a cut rate
from Perry to Des Mones, to meet the
Interurban rate. and failed to reduce rates
proportionately over its lines as required
by law.
HeHitates over Mothers Prayers.
Judge James A Howe of the district court
Of Polk county is debating between official
duty and mothers prayers. Bert A,
Moriat was arrested on a charge of rob-
bling a number of Des Molnes stores. His
mother at Reed City, Mich, has written
to the judge praying for the release of the
boy. who is but 10 years old and promises
to pray for both the Judge and the boy II
the boy is but released.
Must Name the Banks.
State Auditor b. F. Carroll has issued the
call for a statement from the state banks
showing the condition Of the banks on No
vember 3 The call also calls attention of
the bankers to the provision OF the code
and the Interpretation Of Attorney General
Mullen. which requires that a bank must
give not only the name but address of each
bank with which 1t has deposits. The banks
have been lax in this heretofore and re-
ported only the city in which deposits we're
carried.
No Trust Case Here.
Lewis Miles, United States attorney for
southern Iowa, who is in Des Moines to-
day to provide for the criminal work of
the term which will open Tuesday, said
today that the evidence In the alleged
Coal trust case at Creston will not be
considered by the grand jury here for the
reason that the law which makes the
Creston district provides that all cases
arising in the district shall be considered
at Creston He further explained that the
fact that there are no large railroad
terminals or general Offices of railroads
In Iowa is the reason why there will be
no investigation of railroad determinations
and grain trust manipulations in Iowa.
PrOhIbitTonISts Sighted.
Prohibition politicians of Iowa have
complained to their national chairman that
they are being Disseminated against in
Iowa. They point out that officials send
In the returns of the two main parties
and throw the prohibitonists aside The
national committees report shows the fig-
ures for the gains I'm other states than
Iowa and for Iowa nothing, because there
has been no count Of the ballots and the
figures will not be known till the official
count in January by the legislature. Iowa
prohibitionists think they are of enough
Importance to be counted along with the
others
what Was organs Phrtf
1t leaked out here today that n Grand
Army AT the Republic member, while on
his way to Council Bluffs to attend the
meeting OF the Army of the Tennessee,
met c. w. Miller, chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee. and General James
B. Weaver. on their way to Lincoln, Neb.,
TO see William ]. Bryan. This was a few