Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
CALL IN COUNTRY;
Then ELOPEMENT
Carl A. Hallgren and Jerrine H.
Houseman Figure in Heart
Romance.
SURPRISE TO RELATIVES
Young Lady Goes for Sunday Visit
to Grandmother in AIedo-
Joined by FianCc.

Behind the announcement that a
marriage license had Deen issued in
Chicago yesterday to Carl A. Hallgren
and Miss Jerrine H Housemann, both
of Rock Island, lies a pretty little
elopement romance, the first news of
which reached the relatives yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Hallgren gave his age
is 25 and Miss Housemann as 90.
Some confusion was occasioned
among the acquaintances of the young
people here when they saw Mr. Hall
gren had secured a license to wed
Miss Housemann. inasmuch as it was
no secret he was the f1ance of one
whom they had always known as Miss
Jerrine H. Rothwel. At first blush
they were ready to accuse Mr. Hall
gren of marrying one not a resident
here, but this suspicion was cleared
away by a statement from Mrs. And
rev w Rothwell. mother of the young
lady in the case. Miss Housemann is
the daughter of Mrs. RothweIl by her
first marriage, but since her childhood
she had been known as Jerrine Roth
well. She is thusly named in the last
Issue of the Rock Island city direc-
tory. but it was to be supposed in
giving her birth record to the marriage
license clerk, that she would have to
give her fathers name
Visit to Her Grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. Rothwell reside at 1929
Second avenue. Mr.. Rothwell. since
locating in the city four years ago,
has been connected with the sales de-
partment of the Rock Island Pillow COM
pany.
Miss Housemann left home last Sat
urday afternoon to spend Sunday. as
she told her parents, with her grand
mother, Mrs. E. J. Campbell, in
Aledo, to whom she is greatly devoted.
The understanding was that she would
return home Monday. Mr.. Hallgren
left the city Saturday. telling his in
Inmates he was called to Chicago on
business. and would be back Monday.
Instead. Mr.. Hallgren dropped down
TO Aledo and spent Sunday with Miss
Housemann at the home of her grand
mother They attended church togeth-
er and took dinner with Mrs. Camp
bell. The young people left Aledo in
TIE dllSIHOOu lOSSlHSIp MISS I1OuS6-
mann stating she was returning to her
home in Rock Island, and Mr. Hall
gren saying he was going on to Chi
cago. II is supposed when the young
folks reached Alpha. where they would
have separated in the event that they
carried out the plans they announced
to Mrs Campbell. decided that they
would no longer postpone their mar
riage and they boarded train togeth-
er for Chicago
Keep Their Plans Secret.
There was not the slightest OBJ
lection to their marriage" Mrs. Roth
well said this morning, but we are
naturally upset that they should have
done as they did. Mr. Hallgren and
Jerrine have been keeping company
over a year, but there had not been
any time for their wedding set We
did suppose that when they began
their plans they would let us know
about them. But both are old enough
10 know their own minds. and l guess
there is only one thing to do. and that
is to extend the accustomed parental
blessings My daughters father died
when she was = years old. Since then
she has always been known as Jerrine
Rothwell.'
Mr.. Hallgren is cashier for Weyer-
haeuser & Denkmann and an excellent
young business man, enjoying a wide