Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1907 — The Girl Too Young. [ARTICLE]

The Girl Too Young.

A young couple called at the court house tor a ma» riage license Friday but Clerk Warner felt obliged to tell them to wait until the prospective bride got a few more months of age uu her head. The young man was named Wester house, bring a brother vs a man of the same name who was married also to a very young bride a few days ago. The young lady in this ast case was Miss Mary Bell, of Gillam Tp., and she will not be 16 years old till October. She was thus not ouly under age when it is lawful fi>r a marriage license to be issued to her. but Clerk Warner said he was going to tighten up a a little on tbe very young girls getting married until he had got a few of the large supply of older ones off bis bands.