Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
LIEUTENANT LANDIS WEEDS
Miss Jessie Ellis Of this City Became
the Wife Of Lieutenant Irwin F.
Lands Of the U. S. Navy
Monday Evening.

Lieutenant Irwin F. Lands, United
States Recruiting Officer at Kansas City,
and Miss Jessie Ellis Of this city, were
united in marriage at the home Of the
brides parents. Judge and Mrs. c. w.
Ellis, at 6 o'clock p. m, Monday,
March, 9, 1908, by Rev. Frank c.
Ward, pastor Of the First Baptist church.
The announcement Of the marriage
came as surprise to everybody. not that
the engagement was not generally known
but the event was thought to be several
months in the future. Indeed, the par
ties themselves had not decided the mat
ter Of date more than two days in ad-
vance. Lieut.. Lands arrived from Kan
sas City Saturday afternoon and on Mon
day morning the time and place Of the
wedding were definitely fixed. MIR.
Lands is liable to be ordered out to sea
any time and when orders are given no
excuse is sufficient, and for this reason it
was decided to consummate the marriage
contract on this visit
Owing to the absence Of Mrs. Ellis,
mother Of the bride, who is visiting in
Wichita, the wedding was a quiet affair,
being witnessed only by Judge Ellis and
few next-door neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lands departed at BIS
a. m. Tuesday for Wichita where they
visited until last night with the BRIDE
sister, Mrs. r. Hall, going thence direct
ly to the groom's home in Kansas City.
There they will reside until Lieutenant
Lands is again ordered out on sea duty.
This may happen in three, SIX or nine
months, or it may not be until a year.
When he again goes to sea Mrs. Lands
will accompany him. but not on his ship.
The government provides what is known
as Naval Colony which consists Of
ships for the families Of officers who ac-
company them on cruises. The Colony,
however, is operated on individual ex-
penSe.
Lieutenant Lands was brought up in
Barber county. 1t was here that he Sc
cured his early education and from
whence he inhaled the inspiration that
sped him on to great achievement. Irwin
s the oldest son Of Harry S. and Mary
Lands. His native State is Pennsylvania
but he allied his fortunes with the broad,
expansive and productive prairies Of Kan
sas at the early age Of two years and
thereafter he has been thorough Kan
san. not excepting the time spent in the
Naval Academy and on the Great Wat
ers. His boyhood days were spent or
the farm. He was distinctively a work.
er and was equipped with a physica
force that afterwards proved great as
set in his later calling.
In September 1908 he entered tn,
u. S. Military Academy under a sue
cessful competitive examination by ap
pointment Of the late Jerry Simpson, grad
uating therefrom with distinction fou
years thereafter. Since that time he ha
been in active sea duty until his leave 70
shore duty last spring. having been com
missioned four times, first as Midshipman
then Ensign, then Junior Eieutenant.thel
Lieutenant and during the ensuing yea
will take a new commission as Com
mander. Intellectually and PHYSICAL
his qualifications for naval work are ex
cellent and he enjoys the work, which
a combination that can notfail Of success
While having risen to an exalted static
IN life, Lieutenant Lands has not chang
ed in nature. He remains the same CO..
dial, unassuming wholesouled fellow thi
he was when he bade his Barber count
friends goodbye over fourteen years age
By his subordnates in the military serMc
he is esteemed because Of these qualide
and it is not Aat.ery to say that there
every indication that the day will daw
which will tell Of his ascending to II
rank Of Rear Admiral.
Of the lady who is the bride Of Liel
tenant Lands too much cannot be said
her credit She. too. was brought up
this county, or, more properly speakin
In this city. and hence is known by eve
person in the city and community. 81
IS social favorite IN the community al
takes to her new home the hearty esee
and fondest wishes Of all whom she h
known so long and so well.
The marriage Of Lieutenant Lane