Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1912 — Crown Point Squire Harried Couple at Night. [ARTICLE]

Crown Point Squire Harried Couple at Night.

Squire Nicholson, of Crown Point, heard the door bell ring at 2 o’clsck in the morning. He responded a bit reluctantly, having taken time to slip on a red bathrobe. There was a young couple at the door. “Please, Squire, we want to get married,” said the man. “Yes, just awfully bad,” chimed in the woman. “Let me see the license,” said the squire. , It was all right, the couple having just procured it from the. clerk, who was routed out in the night, also. The license said that the occupation of the groom, Edward B. Kirkman, was “being the son of Marshall M. Kirkman, novelist and former vicepresident of the Northwestern Railroad Co.” The woman proved to be the divorced wife of Robert S. Givens, whose father is a Chicago millionaire. “We hated to waken you, Squire,-’ said the girl, “but we- are just dead in lovs.** “Oh, that’s all right,” said the squire, -as he was handed a S2O bill by the benedict And then with true commercial spirit, he added, “Come again.” “Thanks, we will,” said the divorcee. And then they left for Chicago to try to square things with papas and mamas.