Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-02
TRAGEDY
AVERTED
Miss EVA BALLARD, JUNE BRIDE,
SWALLOWS PlN-FATAL RE.
Suits NARROWLY AVOIDED.
The x-RAY ASSISTS
Old Habit of Holding Pin in Her Mouth
Almost Causes Postponment Of Wed
ding for Last Evening-All Ends
Happily.

From Fridays Daily.
Because Miss Eva Ballard of 22S
North Moore street, one of OttImwas
many June brides was possessed Of the
eternal feminine habit of holding pins
in her mouth. wedding for o'clock
last evening verged dangerously near
a tragedy, but eliminated happily in
her marriage to Arthur Guyle at the
hour for which it was announced. The
swallowing Of the pin by the Miss Bal
lard happened Tuesday.
Surrounded by an admiring group
of her closest girl friends, she was dis
playing her wedding gifts. In the
midst of explanations Of delight
and envy, new gift arrived. The pack
age was daintily bound with white rib
| bon, but inside, fastening more Sc
curely the wrappings, was pin The
bride placed the pin in her mouth for
safe keeping while she unfastened the
remainder Of the wrappings. A few mo-
ments later in the midst of her excite.
ment and screams of delight over the
gift, her friends were startled by a
gasping cry Of horror from the bride
The pin lay painfully lodged in her
throat. A physician was at once sum.
moned and an X-ray photograph taken
OF the locality where the pin had stub
bornly taken ZIP it's abode. If it had
lodged near the jugular vein an opera
ton must be performed at once. In
that case the wedding. In nerve
1acking suspense thay awaited the yer
dict, which happily located the pin in
the region Of her tonsils safely remov
ed from the dreaded jugular vein. And
SO they were married.
BaIlard-GuyIe Wedding.
The marriage OF Miss Eva Ballard
daughter of M. and Mrs. w. N. Bal
lard to Arthur Guyle, was solemnizet
at the Ballard home, 22S North Moore
street, at s o'clock last evening. Rev
A. B. Hightshoe. pastor of the Mair
Street Methodist church officiated
Mendelssohn's wedding march, played
by Miss Kate Grimmer, announced thu
arrival of the wedding party, which
was preceded by the flower girl LITTLE
Miss Maurine Mayer, daintily dressed
in white. bearing the ring in white
rose. The bridesmaid, Miss Ann'
|
Conahay. came next, followed by tn
bride and groom. Following the cere
mony a two course supper was served
to the fifty guests present. Misse
Edna Dernberger, Marina Lee and Iol'
Underwood assisted in serving.
The home was beautifully decorate'
throughout with ferns and flowers. Tn
room where the wedding ceremon
was performed was decorated in gree
: and white. A bower Of ferns intermiI
gled with white roses, formed an alta
before which the bridal party stood
The bride wore gown Of white. dai1
tily trimmed with lace. She carried
bouquet of brides roses. The brides
maid also wore white and carrie
: flowers
The bride is of a charming persona
ity and has many friends.
Mr. Guyle is identified with Belmor
& Co. He is the son of Mr.. and Mr.
: E. G. Guyle of Centerville.
8 The out-of-town guests at the we,
ding we're:
8 Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Guyle of Cente
:. Vile, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hickman {
> Charlton.
v Mr.. and Mrs Guyle will be at HON
4 after July at 228 North Moore stree