The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-01

show you. II is at my house" As
Mr.. Allen opened tho door of his
home tho puppy tumbled out. Here
Il IL. Which half will you ake7" said
Mr.. Allen.
In the latter days OF Indian terri
tory an act extending the commis-
sioners courts into the territory and
leghlizing all previous marriages
and the offspring ftom them was
passed by congress- Following tho
passage Of this act postmastors were
appointed to act as deputies and to
issue marriage licenses.
TWINS In the term that Colonel
Moore, IA sOuthorner and prnctio>l
poker. was holding forth ~ post
master and also license clerk for
Tulsa that Mr. Lamb was called
upon TO unite In marriage an old
man and n widow with grown sons.
Early the next morning the groom
came TO Mr.. Lamb with the request
that he undo the knot which he had
tied the day before. When pressed
for an explanation. he confessed
that the ex-widow'B grown sons had
run him of the place" when he
had appeared at the homestead with
their mother. Mr.. Lamb, saying that
he had no authority to undo what
was done referred the porturbed
man TO the postmaster who had is
sued the license Colonel Moore,
like most practical pokers. enjoyed
only his own Jokes and never appro-
ciated this one" MIR. Lamb declared.
Later Mr.. Lamb removed to PARK
Hill. n small settlement hewn from
the forest ard about eight miles
a IN. II a N An
noon "A young man and young
woman rode up to his front gate,
haste unmistakable IN their counte-
nnnocs and painting horses. Gr
Lamb happened 10 be on the porch
OF his home. Marry us quick,
called the young man. "All right
dismount from your horses" invited
Mr.. Lamb. I'VE haven't time to get
down. Her brothers nre aftor US
now" was the hurried answer. SO
Mr.. Lamb hastily mounted the
horse block Mt the gate and welded
| the couple on horseback. As soon ~
the concluding words were said, the
couple galloped off and had no
more than disappeared into the
woods than the brothers came dash
1 ing up and inquired where the run
aways were. you are too late. They
/ arc NlTtHNN NhH ''''
Lambs reply. II won't tell you
which way they have goneI you
could not find them In the woods,
and should advise you to go
home" which they did.
state lines are not lightly to he
ignored when getting married. ac-
cording 20 Rev. j, h. Thackrcy, su.
perintcndent OF tho Tulsa district OF
the Methodist Episcopal church.
According to the law n marriage
must take place In the state In
which the license is procured. | was
pastor for a number OF years IN
ansas City. Mo. and was continu-
aIiy asked to marry couples VINO
secured their licenses In Kansas
City, Kan, or In other towns near
the state line and unthinkingly or
In Ignorance OF the law. came TO
me to perform the ceremony. This
led to many complications and sit
uat,ons often moro humorous for
those disintercsted than for the
| couple.
"For instance" he continued, 81
was once called to n home In Rose
dale, Kan. to perform n marriage;
Tho guests were all assembled, the
ceremony ready to begin, bpt when
I opened the license I found that u
had been issued In Missouri. | called
the bride and groom aside ana eN-
planned the situation. They were
greatly distressed and humiliated
especially since the guests were all
gathered for the event. Upon their
| imploring me to help them, | said
| that | would repeat the ceremony
| for the benefit of the guests on CON
| dition that as soon as the couple
received congratulations and the
company had dispersed they come
| Immediately over the state line into
| Missouri and be really married.
They consented, / went through the
ceremony and thcy came at once
to my home In Kansas city, Mo, and
were married again, this time
really"
Upon another occasion Mr.. Thack-
rey was asked TO perform mar
riagc favored by the mother and
| disiked by the father OF the girl
who was under age. The state law
| Of Missouri required the consent of
both parents when the girl was un-
| der age and the law Of Kansas RET
quired the consent OF The parent.
! when the couple and tho mother,
who lived In Kansas city. Mo,
went to get the license. on the late
afternoon OF the day set for the we'd
ding. they found that the father had
called the clerk and refused his con-
sent To the marriage, so they se-
cured the license on the Kansas side
of tho city The guests assembled
In the home OF the groom that eve
ming but Mr.. Thackrey could not
perform the ceremony because OF
tho license. II was raining furi-
ously and an undertaker's carriage
was the only one which could he
found to convey the couple and
MIR. Thackrey across the state line.
when they found that the under
takers establishment was Just across
the dividing line, they were married
there and returned to the home for
the reception.
MIR. Thackrey also recalled an
other wedding whore shortly be
fore the conclusion OF the ceremony
the sroom's younger brother made a
football mngc through tho crowd
and between the bride and groom
I'm order TO kiss the former and win
a bet with the latter The ceremony
was finished after this outburst.
Richard Hebron. educational di-
rector of the First Christian church,
could not recall anything humorous
in connection with wedding core-