Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
THEIR HONEY MOON
WILL Be SHORT.
SAILOR BUSHES FROM WASHING
TON TO CEDAR RAPIDS FOR
WEDDING.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. IA romanc'
that had to deal with the Unitet
States navy. a flying trip to Washing
Eton and back, quick but happy we'd
ding. and which will result in YER,
short honeymoon came to successful
end here last week when Antor
Frastka, { Cedar Rapids boy, now 8
wireless telegrapher in the United
States navy, and Miss Angela Ro- toci
OF Ely were married. The young sailor
and his bride were forced to conquer
obstacles that would make a fine set
ting for comic opera and that would
discourage most lovers.
Before enlisting in the navy, Mr.
Prastka was railway telegrapher
here. During his eight years in the
navy, he has learned wireless tele-
graphy, has had charge of several i'm
portant posts. and had charge of erect
ing wireless telegraph station in
Alaska
Some time ago. Mr.. Prastka finished
his ccccnd enlistment. He spent some
time in California, and finally came to
Cedar Rapids for brief vacation.
While here he met Miss Angela Prast-
ka, girl he knew before he enlisted in
the navy. He found that the girl had
grown to 3 charming young woman,
and, of course, Dan Cu-id won the day.
A wedding was decided upon, but could
not take place before certain obstacles
were conquered It was time for Mr..
Prastka to re-enlist if he wished to
keep up his rank in the navy and only
a few days remained before the time
limit would be UP.
The young couple arranged the date
for the wedding and the prospective
bride groom Immediately started on
rush trip to Washington. D. c., to re-
enlist and transact important business
On arriving the capital. he found he
had but one day to do all if he wished
to get hack to Cedar Rapids in
time for the wedding. As luck would
have it. the examining physician was
not in the city. but after much trouble
the sailor finally succeeded in being
examined by another Physician. re-en-
listed and got his four months back
pay. Then more troubles began. Ac-
cording to the rules of the naval de-
partment he had taken UP his four
luty at once. But, after the officers
learned the true state Of affairs. they
IRA led another leave of absence. and
Prastka rushed to the depot to catch a
rain for the west.
While riding on that train. he was al
owed no peace of mind. at every sta
ion alarming reports were circulated |
about the threatened strike of locomo- |
i've engineers, and the sailor feared |!
hat the engineer would suddenly jump |
rom his cab, and leave the train |
stalled mile.; and miles away from the |
,ride-to-be But the strike failed to |
the journey. and the sailor
rrived in .edar Rapids in time for the
Wedding.
The wedding occurred at the home
# the grcom'G brother, J. H. Prastka,
% South Third street west, JOS. J.
lajek. speaker of the Free Thought
ongregati :, conducting the cere-
aony Only the immediate r latives
we're present.
The honeymoon, however, will be
hort he newly married sailor must
eport for duty December %, and con-
aquently has only seven days to spend
nth his wife He will first report to
he batt'esh:p Tennessee, and will then
erve as wireless telegrapher on the U.
/. S. North Dakota in the maneuvers
ear Cuba. In the meantime, Mrs.
'rastka will live at ely, waiting pa
ently for her husband to return.
rastka has great opportunities in the
avy, and his wife does not want him
. give up the service.