Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-06 | Page 17 | Cupid at the Conference

CUPID AT THE CONFERENCE Judge Ritchie Appoints Guardian to Enable Youthful Girl to Marry marriage licenses were Is Issued Issued Issued sued by b deputies In the county count clerks of office offIce office fice establishing a new record for any anyone anyone anyone one day last spring during confer conference conference ence time Seventeen were issued Mon Monday Monday Monday day making a total of ot for the two days Only three of ot the tho couples live in Salt Lake Oliver K l and Charlotte E Bagley Hagle came all aU the way from Wilford Ida for a n marriage license but were turned down In the clerks office owing to the youth of the girl Miss Bagley is less than 17 years ears Her parents are dead Judge M Dr L Ritchie of the district court appointed Mrs lIra Mary Kingsbury guardian of the girl and the newly appointed guar dian gave her consent The happy couple were married Another couple from Arizona seeking a license were refused for the same rea son The girl had just turned 17 years old She has parents living and was told She must have their consent