Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1908 — WHERE “SILE” LOST OUT. [ARTICLE]

WHERE “SILE” LOST OUT.

Silas Swain, who lived In this city for a number of years, was a candidate before the delegate convention of Beaver township, Newton county, for sheriff, but the delegates for his opponent were elected. When these delegates got to Lake Vllage and had looked into a few mugs filled with the brew that n ade Milwaukee famous, as w'ell as the situation in general, they found a condition confronting them that they never dreamed of. After the county had been raked, as it were, with a fine-toothed comb, no one could be found who was considered available for this great office, and Site says if he had allowed his name to go before the convention at the psychological moment he could have won the nomination hands down, and in that event the lightning rod business would have no doubt vanished into thin air, and some boxom widow might, in the near future, be experiencing the joys of connubial bliss with the handsomest bachelor in these parts —but why torture Sile with this beautiful vision of what might have been.

a MARRIED AT ST. JOE. \ Estel Markin, son of George Markin of this city, and Bease Doll, t>oth employed at the county farm, started June sth to go over “behind’' Francesville to see the girl's iolks, or at least they said they were going there when they left here, but instead they took a Monon train and landed in St. Joe, Michigan, that night, and were married there Saturday morning.\ Returning Sunday they went about their work as usuhl, aiming to keep the matter quiet ror a time, but the young man took the precaution to put the old man “on” Tuesday forenoon, and Wednesday morning, Jesse Nichols and his wife having noticed that their actions were somewhat strange, loped onto them, which led to a confession of the whole affair. The young man being undqr age could not secure a license in this state without the consent of his parents, and probably thinking George might decide to take him across his knee and administer a sound spanking in place of giving his consent, decided to go where this troublesome part of getting married does not have to be done. For the present they will remain as employes at the county farm.