The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-08
COUPLE ARE
MARRIED BY
TELEPHONE
THEY ElOPEO AND WERE PUR-
EUED BY GIRLS FATHER, BUT
CUPID WON BY EMPLOYING
THE TELEPHONE.
(From The Muskogee Phoenix

world with another story of love
which refused TO be balked yesterday,
when Elmer Thompson and Gertrude
Barton, young folks, eloped, were pur-
sued by the girls father and finally
won in a desperate race by obtaining
the license and having the ceremony
performed over the rural telephone,
a distance of twelve miles.
rs this the court clerks Office
asked an anxious voice yesterday af-
ternoon.
1T is" responded Z. A. HU, a
deputy, who is rather used to an >ious
voices in his office, and who was not
! interested
well, / want to know if you can
give me a marriage license over the
telephone came the query, and Rill
at once came out of his drowsy
mood.
you've got to do it," the voice con.
tinued without pause. I'VE started
to run away, but the old mans con-
ing after us and he's got faster
horse. We can't make it,
"Ill do it," replied Hill, 'if you are
both of legal age. This will be the
application for the license and you
can come in later and swear TO the
facts"
"All right" shouted the Young
man, my names Elmer Thompson
and I'm %; the girls name is Ger
trude Barton and she's q. Put our
addresses as Muskogee.'
"Now that's done" Hill told the
bridegroom. But you're not married.
If you can't get married before her
father gets you, how is this going to
do you any good?'
The bridegroom was plainly fuss
ed Hill could tell that even though
the connection wasn't very good. But
in just a minute Hill solved the prob
lem.
Say" he shouted, who do you
want to marry you?'
Justice Miller'll do " came the
slow answer, but how can we get
him."
That's what I'm talking about. III
go down to his office and explain
things to him. You can call him up
from where you are and he'll marry
you by telephone
"Hurray, hurray." shouted Thomp-
son, or at least he shouted something
like that Hill didn't quite catch it
because he was busy doing two things
hanging up the receiver and hurry
ing to Miller's office.
The justice got the drift of Hills
line of talk just about the time
his telephone rang, and he promptly
told Mr. Brown that he would marry
them-in fact, he'd do anything to
outwit papa, even then dashing
madly up the road behind the foam
ing flanks of Old Dobbin.
"If there is any person at either
end of this line began the justice,
"who knows any reason why these
persons should not be joined in mar
riage, let him speak now or forever
hold his peace"
No one objected. If the hello girl"
knew anything about papa, she dis
creetly held her own counsel So the
justice continued.
Join your right hands
Joined" Thompson told him.
Elmer Thompson, do YOU take
this woman whom you hold hv the
hand to be your lawful and welded
wife," Do you promise to love, honor
and cherish her through health and
sickness, and for better or worse
81 do"
Now give the receiver TO the girl. |
Gertrude Barton, do you take this
man whom you hold by the hand to
be your lawful and welded husband?
Do you promise to love, honor, cherish |
and obey him as long as you both |
may live?"
81 do"
Then, by the authority vested in
me by law, I pronounce you man and
wife. Now kiss each other and the
first time you come to MusSogee I'll
give the bride her carnation.'
Just how close Barton Sr., got to
the eloping couple is a part Of the
story which has not yet been told.
At any rate, his daughter IS safely
'Legal?' repeated Justice Miller, in
reply to question from a non-senti-
mental reporter. of course it, legal
Didn't Judge deGraffenried in the
district court, just sock it to a sher
# who refused to obey an order he