Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1913 — Justice and Constable Took A Hand in Saturday Wedding. [ARTICLE]

Justice and Constable Took A Hand in Saturday Wedding.

Squire Bussell performed a wedding ceremony last»%turday evening of a young couple at his justice parlors in Hanging Grove township. -The groom was Wiley Haskins, 17 years of age, whose home was at Seafleld, White county. The bride was Blanche Harper, daughter of Edward Harper, of Barkley township, and was only 16 years old. In order to get the youthful groom into a filial state of mind Squire Bussell found it necessary to dispatch a special constable after him, and he used Harry Cochran for the purpose. Haskins was found at his home and accompanied the constable to the squire’s office, where he expressed his willingness to marry the girl, and the squire accompanied him to town to get the license. The bride’s delicate condition prevented her coming. The ceremony was then performed and Mr. and Mrs. Haskins left for Seafleld, from whence news of a young Haskins is expected at almost any time.