Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — Two More Rensselaer Couples Hike to St. Joe EMich. [ARTICLE]

Two More Rensselaer Couples Hike to St. Joe EMich.

Two more Rensselaer couples, following the example set by many others from here during the past few years, have gone to St. Joseph, Mich., .to get married since the last issue of The Democrat. The first of these was Tone Overton and Miss Marian Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Reed. Mies Reed left Saturday morning on the milk train, ostensibly to visit a girl friend at Surrey, Mr. Overton also leaving on the same train. They did not stop at Surrey, however, but went on to St. Joe, where they were married the. same day and returned to Rensselaer that evening. The groom is about 22 years of age and is employed in the Eiglesbach meat market. Misg' Reed was a high school student and is about 17 years of age. Both were great; chums of Mr. and Mrs. John Horton, who also went to St. Joe and got married several months ago. They are a nice young couple and their friends extend congratulations. The second couple to follow their example are understood to have left; Rensselaer Monday night. The young man in this case is Willard Millspaugh, and the girl Miss Flossie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Smith of Union tp. She had beem employed at the home of W. F. Frye for the past month, and yesterday morning they found on her table a note stating that when they read it she would be married to Mr. Millspaugh. The parents of the bride State that they had expected the young couple to get married but did not know pf their intention to marry at this time. The bride is about 22 years of age -and the groom a trifle younger. They have not returned at. this waiting.

Still another marriage of rather ancient origin has come to light with the visit here on New Year’s day of Mrs. Mort Murray. Mort is a son of Rural Route Carrier H. B. Murray, and according to announcement now made, was married on Jan. 1, 1914, at Centerville, Mich., to Miss Marie Ryan, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. •Benj. Ryan, who formerly resided near Gifford, but are now residents of Bloomington, 111. The couple had successfully kept the marriage from their friends for'a year.