The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27
DR.. F. NJ. ADAMS
IS A BENEDICT

Inc wedding GI III. r elk ~. -Atillia
and Miss Name Andrew Butler both .
Of Big Cabin, took place last evening
at 7:15 at the home Of the bride. The
ceremony being performed by Rev
Talmage of the Episcopal church, vi
nit.a. in the presence of the family of
the bride and immediate friends DR.. |
f. NJ. Williams Of Vinita, acting as
best man and Miss Sue Roberts Of
Big Cabin as bridesmaid
Miss Butler being the daughter Of
the hotel proprietor and one of the
most popular young ladies of Craig
county realized the difficulty of hay-
ing a private wedding under these
circumstances especially if the we'd
ding was to take place about supper
time when all the regulars" were
there and also when it had been whis-
pered about for a week that wedding
was going to take place soon. Just
how to get the preacher into town
without advertising the event was
problem especially when he was to
come and eat at the hotel with the
regulars"
But Dr. Adams managed this part OF
the campaign with a genius that at
once proved him capable of managing
more persons than himself in life He
came for the license and the preacher
at four O'Clock, as late as he dared,
allowing for punctures, etc. He phoned
the preacher to be at the garage. He
Iplanned to glide past host of Vinita
boys going down back steers and past
the gossips of Big Cabin under cover
of darkness, hide the preacher in the
Office at the lumber yards until most
of the regulars" had eaten; then by
quick action he could swoop down on
his bride like Lochinvar of poetic
fame, carry her away on the Katy
southbound before the unsuspecting
and dumfounded boys of Big Cabin
could recover themselves.
The plan worked. The guests at the
hotel knew nothing of wedding until
they saw it going on in the parlor.
But things went not so smoothly at
Vinita Here Dock struck a snag, not
being accustomed to the wiles that
llurk in the larger cities.
The minister was at the garage at 4
-, TNoo1ysc doo upd aYfn TVarp
there also. The preacher, the dog and
the auto were still there at 4:30 p. m,
but no Dock. 1t was pretty cold, too,
but the doctor was warm enough.
Some wise ones over in the court
house were attending to his tempera-
ture about as follows:
(Enter Doctor from Big Cabin, self
composed to over-doing). Hello, Me
Cullough. Want to get some 'neces-
sary papers.
Mccullough: why, is that so
Dock" (McCullough goes to phone
calls Judge Parks and makes inquiry
for one, Billy Byrd. Says he is in
trouble and would not the Judge ster
over. etc.) Then to the listening doc
tor: Dock, we are in one beautifu
mess. The vault is locked and Billy
> Byrd. the only one who knows the
combination, went out hunting al
about . O'Clock. Mighty sorry to tel
youfS old man, all the papers are il
there and we just turned a young fel
low down who came in from Blue
; Jacket. Won't tomorrow do?"
Doctor: No, I can't wait till an!
: old tomorrow. nothing of the kind
$ I've got to have those papers. Why
: there's a preacher waiting now ant
rye got tickets for our trip and I can
I wait
> enters Judge Parks and fey
friends who wink at the audience bu
look at Dock in serious surprise, shak
\ hands all around and say:
: what brings you in here, Doctor
t and SO pale? Something happened t
2 the asylum appropriation? How
:, your health these days, Old Timer
- How's Bull Moose sentiment in Ri
. Cabin? Been hunting any this sef
SOM"
o And thus did Judge and the fello7
d conspirators toy with the gentle an
unsuspecting spirit of their frienC
), until further tortue ceased to be a JOY
when Billy Byrd, the lost one, appeare
mysterlously and the "laugh" went Il
long and loud The cigars were passet
a And Doctor made a run for the garag
a The bride and groom will make the
E. home in Vinita after January lst