Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-18
o. 1. LUNDlN, OF cLEMoNS, DOES
NOT LET GRASS GROW UNDER
HIS FEET.
THIRD TRIAL TO PROVE
cHARM: WIFE plVoRcEE
The New Mrs. lundin Was, Prior to
Wednesday Of This Week, Mrs. Mary
Estes. Of demonstrating Takes
Place in Missouri-Groom PRIVILEGED
to Wed by Dserse: Bride Not.


ing, III at first you don't succeed, try.
| try again" Likewise Mrs. Mary Estes
iot Clemens. Lundin was divorced in
the district court here on Thursday
afternoon. and on Friday afternoon. a.
kirksville. Mo. claimed Mrs. Estes as
his bride. Mrs. Estes ceased to lay
claim 70 a husband, in the person Of
Sterling Estes. in the district court
here on Wednesday,
just what may develop in the way Of
a legal ENLARGEMENT however remains
was divorced from Mrs. Corie Newton
-Lundin. of this city. was given
permission to we'd within the statu-
atorv year. With Mrs. Estes. however.
the case is different, and in her decree
no such specification as remarrying
within the year is shown
According to the Iowa law which
prevents the marrying Of divorced per-
sons within year. anyone violating
the decree is guilty of a rnisdemeanor.
punishable by a fine or Jail sentence.
and il is said by good authority that
marrying in another state where there
is no such law is no barrier to prose-
cu;ion The original decree. however.
may be modified. and the permission
secured. providing the Judge sees the
case in the same light as -he applicant.
Lundin kittenish For 81.
According 10 the kirksville Daily
EXPRESS of Friday evening Lundin was
some kitrenish" when 1t came to
Showing the young fellows at home"
how 20 pull off a hurry-up ma trimonial
stunt. and the story of the marriage is
told by the Express as follows:
''Kirksville got good look today az
one who is doubtless the champion
matrimonial high stopper of Iowa, who
came here today to get ma rried for the
third time The man is O. L. Lundin.
81 years old but spry, and Mary Estes.
aged a.. ditto both Of Clemens. Iowa.
7 told some OF the young fellows
last night that I would show them
some stepping' laughedMr. Lundin to-
day 4 was a married man Yesterday
a noon Last night I was unmarried,
and unless l miss my calculations
will be married again at noon today.
All this in only twenty-four hours.
Stepping some. eho'
Mr.. Lundin got a divorce yesterday
in Marshalltown. Iowa, from Corie E.
Lundin. whom he charged with deser-
ton, and who did not contest his suit.
Mrs. Estes got divorce day before
yesterday from Sterling Estes. on a
similar charge and he. also. did not
appear. The presence Of the couple
in kirksville is due to that harsh and
unsentimental Iowa law which pre-
vents a divorced person from renarry-
ing within a year of the ranting OF
the decree. This is the third venture
for M Lundin His first wife died.
Married BY Old Friend.
What was probably the climax of
the affair. from a local viewpoint. came
just at l o'clock. Mr.. Lundin waited
until that hour for the return of Judge
Keller, and when the Judge did not
show up he sought on. Police Judge
Yates Judge Yates tied the knot for
them. and then they got 70 talking
about Iowa. 1t soon developed that
Lundin and the judge mad been play
mates together in keokuk county. and
had not seen each other for forty Years
1t was shown also that a cousin Of
Lundins had married a second cousin
OF Judge Yates, making them Scotch
relatives.
When Mr.. Lundin and his prospec-
tive bride presented themselves be-
fore Recorder Lowrance, he frankly
admitted that they had Just been d-
vorced, and submitted to the re-
corder copies OF the divorce DEGREES
handed down by the Iowa court.
These copies have been attached to
the formal application for license,
so that if anything develops they
can he referred to easily.
After the document had been filed
out Mr.. Lundin asked the amount Of
the fee. and upon being informed that
it was dollar. he extended $50 bill.
THAT is the smallest I have he
announced
said Recorder Lowrance. The mar
riage business has been rather dull
this month
asked Mr.. Lundin-
1.-THE bride-to-be opened her purse,
extracted 81 and paid for the License
herself.
The couple then went across the
and waited for that jurist to tie the
early today. and was expected to re-
turn on the 1922, but he did not do
SO, so it was necessary for the pair
to go to someone else II they wanted
to make the twenty-four hour record
spoken Of by Mr.. Lundin and catch
| the afternoon train back to MARSHALL
town.
'Mr. Lundin has been connected with
a creamery concern in Clemens for
nineteen years, and is an aggressive
looking business man. The lady is q
plump, motherly-looking woman. AL
together they did not appear nearly
30 romantic as they really were.
while waiting for Judge Keller Mr.
Lundin remained In the probate court
and Mrs Estes was in the ladies
rest room Mr.. Lundin was inclined
to complain Of the sternnees Of the
laws in Iowa. He said that one car
not get a divorce IA ivw4 In IA;
ground of desertion until two year.
have passed. This with the one-yeal
remarrying law would necessitate 9
wait Of three yearA He vas deter.
mined to lop on ono year Of this. HI
said. too. that there Ha3 no othe,