The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-21
M. George Martin Divorces, and
Weds Three Sisters
ALL ARE FRIENDLY TO HIM YET
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTHARlO DIS.
COVERS WAY TO BEAT EVEN
THE 1o.YEAR PROBATION.

| BOSTON, Feb. 2U.-AmOng the nOtel
arrivals last week was that of George
B. Martin, of North Woodstock N. H.,
| with Mrs. Martin No. 4. who is a sis
| ter of Mrs. Martin No. 3 and Mrs. Mar
tin No. 2, all of whom are intimate
| friends of Mrs Martin No. 1. The mai
den name of Nos. 2, g and was Cole.
81 was always popular with the Cole
girls said Mr.. Martin, land when
took my first wife, Miss Nellie Wood
ward, their friend, they all said they
would wait for me. l thought they were
only fooling, but they were mighty fine
girls and l kept them in mind. And
wen the time came, as it did later on,
l married them all, one at time, and
| now I'm living with the last
Mr.. Martin admits that wives Nos.
| 1, and got divorces from him on the.
grounds of non-support and desertion,
| but he declares that they didn't seem
| to mind it much for they're all good
| friends of his now.
| 1t was in 1877, when he was Is years
old. that he made his first matrimonial
Woodward He lived with her for only
four days, but those four days were
| happy ones, he says.
81 left her then for various and sun
| dry reasons" he said, land she got a
| divorce for desertion and nOn-suppOrt
She kept the boy; he's 81 years old
now and lives in Keene.
"Then l got interested in the Cole
girls, whom l knew before l was mar
ried. Eta was friend of my first
wife, a good looking girl, the oldest of
| the bunch, and | saw lot of her at a
dancing academy l was running in
Lakeport After short courtship we
| were married.
1--WE lived together for two years:
| then she, too, got a divorce for deser-
ton and non-support.
Lived Thirteen Years With One.
Nellie was the next Cole to come to
me as wife. l used to know her, but
had not seen much of her until after
nv second marriage. We met in La
coma. where she was working in
wooden factory. She thought it would
be easier to marry me than work, so
we were hitched in Ashland.
For IS years we lived togeth-
er and she made me good wife.
Il had string of trotters then and
followed the circuit. She went with
me, and for sure she was a dandy for
picking winners. The last year we
lived together l made about $4,000,
and when she got a divorce for deser-
ton and non-suppOrt I split the purse
with her. That was right. for she
had helped me make it.
"All these years l had known the
youngest Cole girl, but she had mar
ried a Mr.. Hudson, and / thought that
she'd never be mine. But Hudson died
about the time l was divorced the third
time. so we kind of naturally looked to
one another for sympathy and COM
fort
THE other girls, my eX-Wives, sort OF
encouraged the match and so we We're
LOuNllld Is Tie pISlllcSl ollS
of them all and she's still with me.
She's only 81 years old. We're happy
as couple of youngsters.
Il don't think that Louvilla will ever
divorce me; you see, she's the last of
the Cole girls and if l lost her l don't
know what l would do. But l don't
think she has any idea of leaving me;
I'm sure l sha'n't leave her.
MY ex-wives and my present wife
and l are great friends and frequently
call on one another. l don't believe
that there's man in all New England
who's been so fortunate in his wives
as l have. Yes, the more 1 think of it
man. Don't you think so?'