Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1910 — GRADUATE ELOPES WHILE EN ROUTE TO COLLEGE. [ARTICLE]

GRADUATE ELOPES WHILE EN ROUTE TO COLLEGE.

Mss Mary Pierce, Member of the Class of 1910, Married to Yerne Michael, In Chicago Saturday.

Miss Mary Pierce, one of the Rensselaer high school graduates of the class of 1910, is now the bride of a Rensselaer young man, Mr. Verne Michael, sori of Robert Michael, and the marriage amounts to an elopement although the parties are both of legal age to act on their own initiative. Miss Pierce is the second daughter of Mrs. J. W. Pierce and the friendship between herself and the groom is of long Standing arid their mutual friends rerillzed that' it was a Case of derip mutual admiratiori. Miss Piercri, hdweVer, had discussed her plans of attending Earlham college and of teaching School and none had thought that the marriage was so close at hand.

Last Saturday morning, in company with Misses Alice Coen and Lois McCarthy, two other members of this year’s graduating class, Miss Pierce set o'ut for Richmond, Ind., to enter the summer term at Earlham. Mr, Michael was at the station and purchased a ticket for Lafayette. It was presumed by the other girls that he was going to accompany her that far only. At Lafayette;, however, Miss Pierce left the train with him and her baggage, which had been checked to Richmond, went on its journey. Mr. Michael and Miss Pierce took the next train for Chicago, passing through Rensselaer on the 10:55 train. They at once procured a marriage license and at 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon were married at the home of a minister. They returned to Rensselaer Sunday and went to the home of the groom’s brother, Gaylord Michael and wife, southeast of town. There they confided their marriage to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Michael, and notified the bride’s mother and sisters, ftjjsses Carrie and Gladys, by telephone. They also admitted that the plans of the elopement had been made before hand and that the Earlham college plans were merely a ruse to assure that their plans would not be detected hy the relatives of either.

The relatives were consequently greatly surprised as are also the many friends of both bride and groom.

Mr. and Mrs .Michael will at once’ begin housekeeping on one of the Michael farms, five miles southeast of town and near the farm residence of his brother. — —- — L

They are two of this city’s most popular young people and all their friends will wish them abundant happiness. ,