Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1912 — High Flier is Making Beady to Settle Down. [ARTICLE]

High Flier is Making Beady to Settle Down.

While beating around town today a reporter for The Republican got a tip, and it came fairly straight, that' the wedding bells would ring Tuesday night for none other than Ellis Thomas, son of Lars Thomas, of this city. The fortunate girl is Miss Blanche Coffel, daughter of Wm. Coffel, who lives in the west part of town. Some people are inclined to think that Ellis’ sensational balloon flight here on July 4th won the heart of his lady friend, but as the case is of longer standing, we believe that he has been planning this step and just wanted a real taste of "high life” before settling down to being good. Ellis was supposed to have gone to camp today with the militia but at the last minute he plead that, owing to business, he could not get away. He has been doing carpenter work with bis fathter for several weeks at the Otis ranch, near Roselawn, but is laying off this week “on account of the heat.” The bride and groom to-be will go to housekeeping at bis father’s home in the east part of town. This will not be sad news to Lars, as he and bis son have been batching it for a long time and they are “getting mighty tired of swallowing their own grub."