Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1885 — He Wanted It Bad But Wouldn’t Pay the Price. [ARTICLE]

He Wanted It Bad But Wouldn’t Pay the Price.

A young man from Union tp., walked into the County Auditor’s office last Saturday and asked Deputy Auditor Warren to sell him a marriage license. Mr. Warren informed him that lie was in the wrong office, and politely escorted him into the Clerk’s office. After learning what was wanted the Clerk prepared to make out the license, and asked the applicant for his name. This he refused to state unti( he was tqld the price for the license. Upon being told that it was two dollars he refused to pay that much and declared that he would find some one that would sell him one for a less price, or would go without it entirely. The boys then tnought they might as well have a little sport out of the parsimonious young man, and sent him into the Recorder's of--li.ee to inquire, of That official whether he*, dealt, ip marriage licenses, at a heavy discount for cash. Of course the Recorder could not supply him with'the necessary paper, at any price, and the boys then directed him to go. to the office o' Brother McEvven and get one printed. Neighbor Mae is not lacking in a spirit of accommodation but it is not at all likely that he would undertake to cut under the established rate for marriage license . Be that as it may the young-man-affaid-of-his-two-dollars had not yet return to the Clerk'S office after, a. license.