Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1916 — PROPOSE A MARRIAGE TRUST [ARTICLE]

PROPOSE A MARRIAGE TRUST

Justices of the Peace in Indiana Who May Get Together Upon Ceremonies. » ' 4. ‘ Jeffersonville, Ind. —Some of the six justices of the peace of Jefferson, who fight among themselves for “marriage couples,” are proposing a combination whereby all six would establish central marrying parlors and would pool and divide equally all their earnings. The chief benefit -would be The elimination of the “runners,” with whom the justices now split their fees, which only in exceptional cases amount to more than $3. One result of the competition has been the cutting of fees. Many eloping couples now get married for sl. Secret weddings generally cost the elopers a little more, and a $25 fee shows up once in a while.