Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1914 — HAPPENINGS IN THE CITES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITES

Dan Cupid Corrals “Snorky Dan/’ Cowboy of Chicago CHICAGO. —“Snorky Dan" Sammons tied his pony to the rack at the stockyards the other day, doffed his chaps, wiggled into “the conventional black” and, with the able assistance of 300 wildly enthusiastic “boys from

the jrards," was roped, tied and branded at the altar. It was the biggest “cowboy wedding" the yards ever saw. When “Snorky” knocked off buying hogs for the Bismark Packing company early in the day and got ready to hit the trail for the Holy. Cross church. East Sixty-first street and Maryland avenue, he had no hint of the scheme on foot. Late in the afternoon the South side, however, became aware there

waa something doing besides the Cubs-Sox battle. First a two-wheeled phaeton, dragged alongby a gaunt, underfed driven by a cowboy, made its appearance. A big banner was stretched across its sides giving the bridegroom this welcome admonition: “Don’t weaken, ’Snorky.”’ At its heels came a “hungry five” German band playing Irish melodies, riding in a “cripple wagon” driven by a red-coated negro. A tractor engine, pulling a chain of 12 “clean-up” chariots, came next, and in its wake a couple of hundred yelling, plug-hatted’cowboys led by “Rags" Murphy and Tom Dorney. As marshals of the “round-up” there were “Tex” Hobart, “Jim” McGulrk, “Spuds” Grady and “Skinny” Kenny. Even young Edward Morris, who recently went to work in the packing business; was on the job. The cavalcade drew up in front of the church and awaited “Snorky." It was about five o’clock when he arrived in a big touring car with bride-to-be, Miss Mary Cowman. While Rev. D. D. Hishen was “tying the knot" inside the automobile was lassoed. The bridal party upon re-entering the vehicle attempted to make their getaway, but in vain. Surrounded by the prancing ponies they were paraded to the yards at Root and Halsted streets, and after “Snorky" had made a little speech he was permitted to go.