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Show lla Mnl 01 Married. Attorney Arthur 8. Fisher, of Rock-ford, Rock-ford, is a candidate for inatiiinonial honor. He is a member of the Owl club, a society of Ogle county bachelors, and his doom was sealed at it picnic on Aug. 13. During tha day cam's the election elec-tion of officer. Among the officer I one called "tha $10,000 beauty of the club," and he who Is elncted to this oflice must marry within a year and withdraw from the society. The charm tut never failed to work yet, and every man who has lieen elected to the office hit leen married within the year. Every other officer I elected by acclamation, but this one I elected by solemn and aacred ballot When tha ballot were counted It wa fonnd that Mr. Fisher wa the doomed man. The good natnred attorney made a pleoaant speech, and tried In his clever way to tnrn it off a a Joke. The sequel ha never failed to occur. oc-cur. Chicago llernld. |