Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-10
Love Deties Accident and Rev
Leroy Gallagher and Miss
Reese Are Married
BRIDE SITS BESIDE GROOM
Ceremony Performed in Room Where
Injured Man Was Taken-Joy Min
oIes With Gladness Because of As
surance That the Groom Will Re-
cover-Injuries Very Painful.

Living in bed. swathed in bandages,
which covered his head and face ana
gave him the sight of but one eye
Rev. Leroy Edward Gallagher, pastor
If the Laurel Methodist church, who
narrowly escaped death in a runaway
on East Main street, late yesterday
afternoon while on his way to his
wedding, married Miss Ida f. heese'
of Green Mountain at the Pilgrim no.
tel at 1910 this afternoon.
What was planned as a quiet nome
wedding at the Reese residence ior
7:3O o'clock Wednesday evening, was
carried out in room "a of the hotel
with as much dignity, if not with all
the home surroundings that would
have characterized the ceremony in
tended to have been performed We'd
nesday night.
Pathos in Service.
Rev. Mr.. Gallagher will recover. at
least that is the assurance the phy-
sician gave late this morning, ana
while the ceremony was pathetic ana
tears were shed as the service was be-
ing read, there was a feeling of glad
ness that Mr.. Gallagher would get we'll.
Altho terribly bruised and cut about
the head and face no bones were
broken and there We're no internal in
juries. He was assisted out OF bed
this morning, but the effort proved a
i ln1 hot
it might be rash to attempt the cere-
mony If he stood on his feet.
Bride Sat on Bed.
1t was the wish Of both that the Ger
emory be performed at once aud
those relatives who had reached this
this city on their way to Green Ioan-
tain remained here. Others of Miss
Keese's relatives who came when news
of the accident reached them, also re-
manned. Altogether there was COM
pary Of more than q score.
Ceremony is Brief.
Rev. Elmer l.. Gallagher, pastor of
the Congregational church of Wahpe-
ton, N. D., who was with his brother
in the runaway, but escaped unhurt,
performed the ceremony Miss Reese
bed, and remained so until the clos
ing prayer was ended. The groom's
right hand sought that of his brides
at the command to do SO, and so re-
manned until Mrs. Gallagher stopped
and imprinted her first wife's kiss on
her husbands lips. The ceremony was
brief.
The groom was most cheerful and,
While too weak to stand he quietly
greeted his relatives and friends as
they came about the bed to congratu-
late the couple Mrs. Gallagher wore
a plain gown of dark green.
Expect to Leave Friday.
1t is the expectation of the physician
that Rev. Gallagher will be able to
leave the hotel Friday. If such proves
to be the case. he and his bride will go
at once to their home in Laurel.
The shock of the news of the acct
dent so unstrung Mrs. Lavina Reese,
the mother of the bride, that she was
unable to be present. Miss Reese is
one of the very well known young
women of Green Mountain Rev. Gal
lagher is loved and respected by his
congregation and the people of Laurel.
Those who attended the hastily ar
ranged wedding from a distance We're
Mrs. Bertha Bockess, of Conrad; Mrs.
Anna Myers, Of Reinbeck; Mr.. w. S.,
Gallagher, Of Hartley; Mrs. Lizzie
Bowman, Of Montevideo, Mimi; Mrs.
Ida Houseman and Mrs. Blanche Hook
cit, Of Gridley; Mrs. Emma Shelter
daughter Ruth, and sons Daniel, Ernest
and John, Of Eldora, also Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Weller, of Eldora; Mrs. Elizabeth
Gallagher and Mrs. Myrtle Hilsabeck,
of Laurel, Mr.. and Mrs. v. A. Reese,
of Ferguson, Mr.. A. r. Reese, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reese and family, of Green
Mountain; and Mr.. Charles Green, of
Gilman, all of whom are relatives of
the bride and groom.