Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-27
Or. Claim WOULD
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FORMER LOCAL PHYsicIAh HAS
PICKED OUT ANOTHER SOUL
MATE.
sHE oErs DIVORCE, AND
WILL HAVE TO WAIT YEAR
Or. cIaflin says H Has "Put Aside"
Mr.. Laura Whisbsek, o. syracuse,
N. y, Whom Gay Doctor Claimed
Few Months Age ~ Would Lsad to
Altar Soon.

Altar Soon.
u AS he furnished something for 8. C.
mcfarland to write about when he
needed copy on the Times Republican
! back in the sos, DR. FL. Claflin, former
physician of this city, and resident
here up to twenty i've years ago. ia
again making good stuff for C:iicago
newspaper writer's.
A few months ago DR.. Ctaflin was
Eeralded as announcing nis engage
ment to Mrs. Laura Kaufman Whit
beck, aged AZ, of Syracuse. ~. Y. Then
the spirits" interviewed, and q 17-Xear-
old girl out in California was sad to
be the real soul-mate for the Il year
old wooer. Now Rev. Dr." Jackman.
Of Chicago. is to become Princess
Ciaflin, after she waits year for the
Law. to give her permission - wed.
DR." Jackman has just obtained di-
vorce from Jackman, and gave the
cosby neighbors" the first intimation
that there ever had been Jacxman.
Chicago Story Of Plans.
The matrimonial plans OF DR.. Cha film
and DIR" Jackman are told in he Chi
cago Tribune Of Wednesday. DR.. Clafiin
says that since he has found his new
love- he Is no longer 80. but young
again. He points out that he has lived
in Chicago for nearly sixty years. and
that he is "gay bird" when he gets
started. The Tribune says Of his lat
est would-be matrimonial escapade:
Developments came swiftly yester-
day-as they are in the habit Of cons
ing when Chicaso's Oldest practiciEg
physician and youngest octogenarian
puts on his counting clothes-in DR..
Hebron Claims current affair of the
heart.
First OF all, the Rev Mabe. A.
Jackman cleared the matrimonial track
by going into the circuit court and
getting divorce from Edward E.
Jackman. She had been deserted by
him in 1911, she testified, after almost
twenty years Of married life.
Judge Maddox had been reading the
papers, and in granting the decree he
took occasion to call Mrs. Jackman's
attention to the provision prohibiting
remarriage within year.
81 understand that was all the
festive doctors newest intended had
to say.
The divorce was the frss intima-
ton to the public that there had been
q Mr.. Jackson, that person having
kept himself in admirable obscurity
while. his bride, as shepherdess Of the
boulists. was having her trouble with
the health authorities few years ago.
Sequel to Whithsck Wooina.
A few months ago DR.. Clafl;n was
blithely pressing plans to make Mrs.
Laura X. Whitbeck Of Syracuse, N Y,
his wife, swearing eternal devotion to
her.
Mrs. Jackman and DR.. Clafiin were
reached by telephone in the evening at
5242 Michigan avenue the old man.
sion leased by the .shepherdess and
known to neighbors as the House of
the Seven Bathrooms.
I'm not going to break any laws,
so We'll have to wait, that's ALL SAID
the Rev. Mrs. Jackman. AS soon as
we can, we'll be married
""Then it's all off with Mrs. Whit
beck?
".All of? l should say so. The
doctor has put her aside They broke
months ago, and all the letters she has
written to him since the doctor has let
me see She was more anxious than
he was. anyway
els DR.. Claims sister, Lady Cook,
satisfied with the match?
Yes indeed. You should gee the
sweet letters Tennessee has written to
US. She may be here for the s:cd-
ding
you'll live in Chicago" /,
"'Oh, no. The doctors an English
lord. you know, and member OF the
house OF lords. And when we're mar
rier I'll have the title Of princess
How'll you get the title!'
That's simple. She said the doc
tors first wife was q princess-the
Princess Of Wales. Sc he got the title
of prince when he married her, al
though he never has used it. That
makes me a princess. doesn't it! Any
how, the doctor says So
The future Princess Clafin became
a bit confused as the reporter sought
further enlightenment in the matter Of
the title. She put DR.. Clafiin on the
line to do the explaining.
His Lordship Speaks.
Whats this! What's this!' de-
manded the doctor. testify. Can't you
understand? You cantor dear!
Simple enough. First wife princess,
second princess, too
Then your first wife. understand,
was a princess?
'More-prince!'
"'And you're q member of the house
OF lords?
".who said such a thing? Well,
what If am, My own business, isn't
1t: o, dear
Won't you ind 1t hard to wait a
whole year before you: marie ge.s .....s
Guess so. My business, anyway.
o dear. How you people bother me.
Mrs. Jackman's the 1ovelfest lady in the
world. Wait five years IL necessary.
Mrs. Whitbeck! Pouf!. Never. gave
her second thought
DIR. Clafin and Mrs. Jackman de-.
MED the new match was shaped by any
guiding influence of 'spirits.''
Marietta News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lander visited at
the home Of the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lars johnson, Mt Lamo;lle
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Waldo and
children. of Albion, visited at the r. F..
Waldo home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harper visited