, 1925-02-12
Cupid's Latest Fad

oAo "a" WY YIN ldhS SaSu OllICl
for better or worse have hit upon
a scheme of assuming the matrimon,
ial yoke free of cost. The fee which
would otherwise go into the long
pocket of the minister becomes avail
able or "rush-the-growler," and
consequently the man friends OF
the bride and bridegroom are made
happy.
Within the last week there have
been no less than a dozen such we'd
dings as referred to above. The new
method is for the contracting parties
to set the day in the usual manner
II then, in the presence of a num-
Der of friends, both vow they love
ZACH other and that they will stick
to each other through tick and
tin"
That constitutes the ceremony, and
then the wedding festivities begin.
They are usually kept up fast and
furious until morning unless some
one gets hurt or the police happen
to drop in. These sort of weddings
have not only grown popular on the
West Side, but East Side policemen
have told the sergeants OF many such
ceremonies this winter.
The latest wedding of this char
pNtCI was ICpol lCu al lut est Otlu
street police station as having taken
place in 'Hell's Kitchen" Friday
night.
The bride was a good looking
young English woman about 20 years
of age named Mary Warner and the
bridegroom was a young Irishman,
named Mike Ryan. They both ar
rived at the apartments of the brides
chum, Lizzie Webb, at eight O'Clock.
All the elite of "Hell's Kitchen" was
there. Those who couldn't get into
the room stood out in the hallway.
1t was Lizzie's idea hat the mar
riage should simply consist of a dec
declaration and although Mike didn't
like it very much, he finally guessed
it would be all right. When every
thing was ready May and Mike join
ed hands. Lizzie officiated and ask
ed May if she was stuck on Mike.
She said she was and then Mike said
he was stuck on May. Then the
bridegroom introduced the bride all
around as Mrs. Ryan, she bowling
each time and having something to
say about her husband. When in
Productions were half I'VE Mike OBJ
jected with:
Say folks, amt there going to be
Any Writing IN tnlS!
why no." answered Lizzie.
well then it don't 90. l amt
going to take no girl out of work and
tax chances of her boiling after
I've been spending my good stuff on
her for a month or two"
Didn't | say | loved you?' chin
ed in May.
"Oh come off; that goes for a
uybi1a hnt 1nvp dnn't Sau- nm hpftnns
and make fires text year and I'm
going into this thing for keeps, seer"
Lizzie and May tried to explain,
but Mike wouldn't have it and finally
wound up by saying he guessed they'd
better send out and get a minister
and have less beer. because he wasn't
in II.
They told Mike all about the laws
of the state OF New York and after
a grea: deal of talk he agreed to
call 1t square II they's put it in writ
ing.-New York Morning Journal.
A bright youth of Rawlins who is
too lazy to work will start to New
York as soon as the weather becomes
warm. to see If jay Gould won't
adopt him.
The Rawlins string band went up
to Green River Tuesday to play for
a dance given by the Masons of that
city on Tuesday evening. They ex-
pect to play for a ball at Carbon
next week.
Everybody knows hat Rawlins is
one of the heaviest stock shipping
points on the Mountain division of
the Union Pacific system, and here
are some figures that will strengthen
this belief: For the year 1890 there
were shipped from this point 20 cars
of horses. 1913 cars of sheep, and
4S5 cars Of cattle. making n total OF
G37 ears of live stock shipped for the
year. During the same period there
were 1S9 cars OF stone from the
Bawlins quarry shipped. or this
amount LOG cars went to Omaha.
Tennis Cornelius. formerly n tele-
graph operator, was found at the
stock yards Tuesday morning frozen
to death. lie was down ut Chenille
Monday and was on his way back
~acn he stopped at the stock yards.
Those who saw him at Chenille say
he acted like a crazy man. He had
been drinking hard and had n bottle
of whisky when found.
The body was taken In charge by
Undertaken Rasmussen. Coroner a.
T.. Thode summoned "A jury and held
an inquest this forenoon. The YER
dict was that deceased came TO his