The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-21
From Tuesdays Daiiv.

| the st. Paul Elks at social session
Saturday night.
From Tuesdays Daliv.
Wise men have said that marriage
is not joke. although some people
would make II SO. an6 those wiio treat
the prospective weddings of their
friends with unbecoming levity merit
severe treatment. Fred NJ. Johnson,
a travelling salesman. giving his place
of habitation as Chicago. and Miss
Jeanetta IIeavilin. hailing from
| Cleveland. Ohio. were sitting at lunch
| yesterday. i'm the company of their
friend. NJ McErbin. i'm a local hotel.
famed for its ideal service. Moved
by the spirit of spring. and with i'm
patience at the procrastination of his
two friends. who had been "keepin'
company" for some time, McErbin
suddenly preached the subject of
matrimony. The lady blnshed and
fenced the issue. the man CALAMITY
defended his slowness. which is not
the prerogative of the travelling
statesmen. but McErbin was insistant.
lie finally accused the pair of stage
| fright. and said that they were afraid
to get married. and ended by daring
them to have the nuptial knot tied.
They Took the Dare.
Thoroughly aroused by this impli-
cation of cowardice the couple de-
cided to take the dare. and the trio
proceeded to the court house. where
they demanded a marriage. license ut
once. In her hurry tn obliee them.
Miss Lillian Grupe spoiled three M =
pers. and I'm the meantime McErbin
telephoned for an ambulance which
shortly arrived. and an effort was
made TO deccy the groom TO the hos
pital. He was forced TO the cot. but
when he realized that he was ahont
to be kidnapped he made such gal
:ant fight that he escaped his pcrs"-
cutors and sought refuge in the court
house. By this time the marriage IL
cense was properly made out and
armed with this legal document the
bride and groom demanded n minis
ter to perform the ceremony.
Hunt For Minister.
None being present in the building
Clerk of Court George krost showed
his never failing good humor by Of
fering to take the party In search oil
reverend gentleman In his au'Gmo-
bile. ChaperOned by this catimable
gentleman. and escorted by th"ii
hilarious friend McErbin, the bride
and groom ODE were loaded int
the automobile. and began a tour o.
the city. Then. for the first time. did
they fully realize the difficulties o
getting married"
Judge Hughes to the Rescue.
s-sn
town. or not at home. and finally
about six O'Clock. thinking that iat'
was against them. and despairns q
; being able to spend a happy life to
gether. they were about to how u
circumstance. when Mr. Krost though
II time TO bring affairs to climax
as he was getting impatient for hi
supper. He telephoned to Judge
Evan Hughes. found that gentleman
in. and drove his party back Ia ne
court house. where the judge tied tn
knot safe and sound. never to be CT
osunder until some divorce court law
yer might chance 10 lay rude hand:
npon II. Happy at la"t. III" srii'
. and groom received moritcd con
cratu,ations. and after a short honey
moon in this CITY will 20 10 81. Pete"
and In the meantime will endoavcr u
shake their Officious friend Nae
whose i0shing plunged them hea'-oai
. into matrimony.
when the I0I Wild West show pass
ed through Mankato the other day
, II left on the minds OF two girls sncl
gorgeous impressions Of brass bands
glittering dresses. applauding crowd
and the general exhilaration OF n III
: that enabled one to see the worl
| that they determined to catch a
with the show. and join II.
/ The two girls were I.eona Berf
; aged seventeen, and Florence Olson
: aged fourteen. The older OF the tw
girls has been supporting herself
: working at the Hugo shirt factor,
: Her mother died when she was bu
. n baby. Her father. who Is n earring
. painter. works and lives in Minneapo
/, lis. The girl used to live with he
{ brother. Elmer Berg. an employee @
the brick establishment at lie Hilliei
/, and n Mrs. Brown. with whom h
1 still makes his home. II seems tina
o the girl was impatient of restrain
\ Last June she left Mrs. Brown. com
rlaining that she scolded her. Sh
rndertoook to support herself. Sh
6btained board and room with fam
'iv Mt 231 West Eighth street. an
i "nrked fer the Hugo shirt factor!
I All seemed to go smoothly here. Sh
q tept company with the young ma
If that family and together the
[ snent an afternoon at the circus. A
= afternoon on the merry -go-round M,
/, in other parts of the circus ground
: aroused in her mind spirit or ad
p venture.
/, The Younger girl is n daughter 9
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson Of South Benz
She has good home. Yet she caugf
, , ~cme of the ccrtagion of circus en-
p ihusiasm from the older girl. and las
Saturday they both took the train I
= Winona. where they aliehted abor
/. six o'clock and at once made thei
:, way to the circus ground and app'ie
= for Jobs. II Is probably that the
= obtained little announcement. bein
!, mere children. yet they hung about th
circus grounds. Thew were notice
L nv the notice whose attention was at
!, tracted by the fact that the girls ha
mother bets nor coats and were shiv
cr're I'm the cold.
Tho rnxt mnrn;rg tho two wev
"'cl;ed m on the citv streets by th
vv'nor" noIico and ,rdpnd at the stn
!, ton. Evidently thew had not sucreed