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S?„iri.M.ar- -■T\?/. ^ -iWrVatlve -policy;,-;:a^d growih^djba-• ? • • i .. v : • : /iopah recently -whh:; of.;, attention. was v e president of, the'’ C; dtortk in a-p iciheai^'thiB ter- tttstohrg Tonopah,*. • “Sjafioky;, City/*•• : Carnegie ntade .Er„' ’ Schwafe stated.ntitie his foesj.in-ing. estimated • tha t • locked out in 'the rner Miller, former from New York.-Sngtou; and other litalists - also have.roire and' in the tig the rtc^est e, neighborhood ofath Valley.t “Co witch” range, af Tortopah^aeein of expert minera * region the great Id-produdug mar-was lost after un-l been ,laken out, The Tonopah belt a City and runs oldtfeld, piamon*3 Gold Reef, Gold rog” district, mak-str^p of gold 150 miles wide. This seventy miles far-3y the lucent big ranged Vast de-old rod* have been the ore assaying ligh as $15,000 and ie- news of thess ah and Goldfield, ters may fee imatr-istant rush to the red by the day in paid though they ices, and .with kit d a supply of proves the desert on for there was no ere.r way across tVie jath Valley” with-ie reports ^reached s more are daily h hill?. But thetr in Goldfiefd, T.ono-' e north, are fill led rush of new gold rid North4item Men.is from Colorado, and Oregon, but Eastern men here, orkers, is remark-iese latter imme-ng, while the men. ag freely In claims ■ mines In actual ‘boom'* scenes are .ough on a larger e ever before wit-'an mining camp, i very air. Money ommodlties brln^ ire prices. Indeed, he amazing actlv-tthout feeling that ke up ag^in ‘after rhich began when lost after making Nevada is sureJy her eyes wide open eople flocking here onopah, Goldfield, Gold Heed, Bull r all produce other Mackeys, Pair?,• r r *. r : i» • jiT • ’ ; » , *i ^ . h ■ » . r . *• ■ - . *\_■ - • . ' *■. „_ • V ‘irB FARES.ork that Surprises ts.* Washington PobL •—A man who su-which automatie-s was telling his 3 troubles recount-3 of the cabs equip-i, * The* other day \ patron from one ter. At the end of singer asJced * what een carried three-s told that SO cents i,3 30 cents,' he said.man returned and t his last fare was why.nan, he had a newIndianafor Eiosers... '~s*m MOKE HASTY HASBIAGES' ' . S *Jfeffersanville, Pa|tttiis for Many Years' is V?eddmg (xroimd for River Eaccursion*-ists from Tittee States, Oive Way to • Michigan City*—Competition Between Justices to Marty,' Became Nuisance.Spcetal Correspondence of *l5he Wtekirigton Post.Jeffersonville, Ind., March 21.—This Ohio Kiver town, famous for .years as the Gretna Green of Indiana; is no longer favored by young couples anxious to assume the- responsibUltres of -married life. Hundreds? of young people from far-off and near-by comm-unRies have eome^hfere oh excursions and departed happy, at least for the time being, in connubial ties* But H is all changed now*The^ matter came to be a nuisance in one particular apd a menace in another, and with t^he new year Jeffersonville retired from the field, and rellnQuished to Michigan City, in the northern, end of the State, *any advantages that may come from the distinction as the sole town- in •Hoosjerdom where marriages can bo performed at short notice, and with the least degree of trouble. Incidentally, a iot of matrimonial' barkers are without a heretofore profitable occupation.Elopers Came by Boat*Jeffersonville Is within easy distance from Cincinnati, Louisville, New Albany, Madison, and half a score~of other nourishing river towns; It is also easy of access by rail to a territory well populated in thnee States, in the summer river ex-ciirsitai boats ar£ numerous. Among tho visitors in Jeffersonville when this summer excursion business Is at Its height are certain to be youhg men and women ready to be married. To be sure, not all of them were elopersi by boat, but there were sufficient of these and enough of others who thought it romantic to bo married away from homo to make it worth tho while for Justices of the pea-ce and clergymen with rather lax ideas concerning matrimonial obligations to make ft known that they could be found within easy reach if their services were needed.- Justice Offered Reduced Rat«s,And so it came about tha.t real competition set in.K An enterprising justice evolved thf3 idea of advertising that he would giye reduced rates to young couples married by him- Another went him-one better. H employed a whose duty it was to meet trains and boats £und **steerM ^matrimo-niajly inclined youths to the office of his employer. It was a common sight, after a while, to see these “runners” to the number of half a dozen at the depot or boat landing. Spectacles of ft yoyrig man and woman in the grasp of two of these drummers for business was by no means unusual. ' sNot infrequently, as a result of this rivalry, the groom- a.nd bride expectant would emerge from the encounter much the worse for their unexpected experj-. ence. At length, the local authorities attempted a, system of restriction upon the^•'runners.rBargains in Marriage Fees.By ordinance it was made unlawful to do more than meet any couple who^e appearance indicated a prospective marriage, and with as much politeness as possible make a tender.of good offices in piloting them to the nearest Justice of the •peace, who, in every case, happened to be the. justice who employed the runner to care for hits interests. Then it was that theso runners, armed with cards announcing a bargain in the matter of marriage fees and offering inducements in the way of licenses already obtained in blank, hustled more modestly but none the less, diligently for business, ■ The records of the county court for any summer month In a dozen years past will bear witness to»“runner, excursioni*rV'*}.; ; * tirr V Vr.-X.-/ ^‘•/' •' v, 4:;'. -siir -m^y1 • *.There is a certain style about'the shirt waist that Js‘ which renders jbt eminently desirable for all to whom It includes also the very latest sleeves that are tucked abo is smart in the extreme. Madras, linen, lawn, dimity, and ing materials are desirable, but in this Instance white Mi dots is shown with tie and stoek of the same, finished by of embroidery. The wafst is made with a wide box plait that extend well over the shoulders, while the sleeves are giving the broad line of the season. tFor a woman of me require 3 7-8 yards of -material 21 or 27, or 2 yards 44 inchi pattern, No. 4986, sizes 32 to 42, will be mailed to any add: partment of this paper on receipt of 10 cents.plating a trip to Jeffersonville as the easiest way to get married and—possibly— without their knowing it, get into trouble.ilichigan City's Opportunity,But there is still Michigan City for tho thoughtless. That town, long a favorite with Chicagoans intent upon marriage, will probably loom up larger than ever, now that Jeffersonville has reformed. With at. Joseph, Mich., that other Wteiern Gretna Green, it will divide dubious honors. What has been seen here has been seen* in modified form, in Michigan City, There the steamers from Chicago are met by affable young men, who volunteer tolt; guide the stranger to the parsonage or j.ustice'8 office. Only, so far as is known, there is no arrangement between the magisterial gentlemen to that effect. These guides work for themselves; they aro content with the “tip” ..usually forthcoming, in return for their services.In no State has this matter - of hasty marriages been more thoroughly discussed by press and pulpit. The legislature has taken cognizance of the matter and thrown more safeguards about the marriage relation and made more difficult the issuance of licenses to strangers. The agitation had its beginning in the fiagrant-cpstoms which were in vogue iu this town for years, and which have furnished the newspapers of the West with a never ending theme for edltoria! discussion-has one courthc papers, eight cl steam tannery, loryv Fopulatloi One church USTRIKE : Countiy Lawy^in “UnThey were ts New York do? night when on* ex-judge, told “It was a sti tiny, I was a \ a county seat Middle West, in the winds o had lost its sh called. I forest at hand when my credit with “A strolling ■ pany came to t rest and persua play In. the cqi In the aftemc formance the : clambered up t led to my office of the membe struck.
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Washington Post
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sat, Mar 25, 1905
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