Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1914 — This Girl Won a Husband in Twenty Minutes [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

This Girl Won a Husband in Twenty Minutes

LOUISVILLE, KY. —Twenty minutes after Miss Lura Blythe of Jeffersonville, In«L, met William B. Morang of Danville, Va., she became his bride. Magistrate Oscar Hay of Jeffersonville, just across the river from Louisville,

and a famous Gretna Green, arranged this 20minute wooing and marriage. Sometime ago a newspaper story was published to the effect that Magistrate Hay would not only perform the marriage ceremony, but would tie glad to arrange matches for the bashful lovelorn. , The story came to the notice of Mr. Morang, who is a prosperous contracting carpenter, and he called on Magistrate Hay to find him a wife. Mr. Hay had not meant that part of his offer seriously, but he resolved to “make good.” A. match was finally arranged with a Louisville woman, and last Sunday Morang reached Louisville from Danville. He went to the home of his prospective bride and returned to the magistrate’s office with a dismal face. 'T can’t marry that woman you picked out for me,” he said. “Why not?" asked Mr. .Hay.

"She didn’t wait for me. She married another fellow a week ago.” “Too bad,” said the magistrate. “Well, as I undertook to get you a wife, I’ll get you one.” * 5 — J~ Z “You’ll have to harry,” saM Morang. "I’ve left a lot of business in Danville and I’m going back to night.” The magistrate thought over his list of eligible young women and called A p Miss Lura Blythe, daughter of 'Calvin Blythe, who lived near. He gave such a glowing description of Morang that Miss Blythe came right over 1 to meet him. At seven o’clock they were introduced. Ten minutes later they announced that they had accepted each other, and ten minutes later Magistrate Hay performed the marriage ceremony. - - ~■ - They have gone to Danville, Va., to make their home.