Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-11
EDS MRS. ELIZABETH A. EEFF
Steals March on Friends by Going to
Windy City.
PAST THREE SCORE AND TEN
Declares He Will Live to Be One
Hundred and Fifty.
BRIDE THIRTY YEARS YOUNGER
Bridegroom Announces that He Ex'
poets 70 Live to BE $50 Years Old
--COusin of Late George
Francis Train.

George p BerlIs, 70 years old, former
mayor of Omaha and Elizabeth A. Neff, B
years old. also of Omaha, were married
Saturday afternoon by Judge o. F. Heard
IN his chambers in the Cook county bulid-
ing at Chicago. Mr.. Bemis stole a march
> on his friends in Omaha and went to Chi
t>ago two DAYS ago where he met Mrs
aiJeff who went to Chicago Friday evening
won Richmond. Ind, where she had been
paaerding several months with relatives
neyey secured a license az noon.
therhough white-haared and approaching The
watee-quarters OF a century mark, Mr..
reaJnls declared he is young and will live TO
4 ne 150 years old. He step5 about as spry
has many men not half his age Reoolleetions
Vof vizit TO Chicago in 1886 when he at
! tsuded the Worlds fat ed Mr.. Bemis to
20 to Chicago to be Hns-~ied. As mayor of
Omaha he represented this city at the
exposition and, according to the accounts
of Carter H. Harrison, ST, he was the
last man 70 leave the mayors office in the
city hall with the mayor. The two went
from there to the Illinois Central depot
where they took a train TO the worlds fair
grounds. There after Mr.. Harrison had
delivered the last speech of his Life. Renais
Rand he together rang the liberty bell Mr.
> Bemis carried with him 10 Chicago FRI
kept as q souvenir.
Cousin of George FPancis Train.
Mr.. Betnis Is a cousin Of the late George
Francis Train. With him be. toured Europe
and established in London during the civil
war the London American the only news
paper that espoused the cause Of the federal
government during the war.
~ may look gray, but am not old"
. =. a. ~. fVf ali
depends upon which way you look at life
As to how long you will live. Edison and
will live to be LEO years old f. H. Harri-
tnan died young, because he took all his
schemes to bed with him and could not
sleep. can sleep soundly every night.
After the marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Benlis
hnjoyed a dinner with Mr.. and Mrs r B.
1tnlar. who were witnesses to the eerer
paony, Mr.. Bdllar was secretary to Mayor
Bsnnis Curing TIE four ye1Es he Was IN
office In Omaha They are spanding the
DAY today At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs-
Alinar ssSg Ta<esAew avsnuA. Snd- psfn
lsAus for Omaha tonigkt
Bora ax Boston.
Mr.. Beuais was born IN Boston. Mass,
March Is. 1888. and graduated from the Alb
bot academy at Farthington. Ne, in ISL
y after which he filled positions in a large
whipping and commission house In New
YORK City. After spending six months in
the army In 1851. he went to London, Eng
band, as private secretary TO his cousin
f6eorge Francis Train. There he took
lcnargs OF Mr. Trains street railway In
terasts. II. 1853 he returned to America
and became closely identified with Mr.
Train in the organization of the Unior
Pacific railroad and Credit Mobiier OF
America and Credit Foneier OF America
OF which Mr.. Train was president and Mr..
Bernk was secretary.
In lS6S Mr.. Bemis came 70 Omaha and be
came largely interested In real estate and
has made his home here since that time
In lsss he organized the Benis Park com.
pany, and donated park by that name tc
y the city He was elected mayor IN the fal
OF 1881 Mr.. Benis was married June s
1870. TO Misc Julia Browne OF oswego, N, Y
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Neff is the widow o.
Pterr1s Neff who died recently. Las
April she left Omaha for Richmond, Ind.
and returned TO this city only once. being
seen then in the company OF Mr.. Bemis- sh,
resided al 2O4s Harvey street where fo
nearly six months she kept roomers in on,
OF the tlats Of the apartment building.