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cue:et. theed-ore is elte— outMAflR I ABE MAY BE ILLE6ALThe Danville Press - Democrat says that Elby Campbell, aged 21, , of Cates, and Miss Lillian B.Stout, ! aged 25, of- Kingman, were mar-^ »ried Aug. 11, but the legality of i the ceremony may be questioned j in the future, and it is likely that the young couple will have anoth-at-er wedding performed to makesure in the interests of a possibleposterity.Had Elby and Lillian been mar-j ried in this county, they say, noiey j doubts would have been raised aa ainithne- (his !I.iveervearvillali-?aned.ledthe legal regularity of their union, as the law of Illinois govern-: ing marriages states that the ceremony must be performed in the county in which the license is issued, but the return, which was recently made to County Clerk T. J. Dale, states that the cereraonv was performed at Harveysburg, Ind., by Ott Raridan, M. G. (M,G.eet means Minister of the Gospel.) on“ : It is probable that if the parties. are satisfied with the proceedings ; nobody would interpose objections J to their living together, as a com-ij mon law marriage at least has j been performed, hut in the future, j complications might arise which „ n *could cause their posterity con si d-. I erable trouble. Considering these .U j facts, it is probable that the young i people will have another ceremony performed under a new liconse.and | in the county where it is i-.-oj* •.
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Covington Friend
Covington, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 30, 1912
Page 5
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