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Show A COMMON LAW MARRIAGE. Acknowledged a Woman as Ills Wife and Now Unhappy. Lincoln, Neb., July 21 -Society hare, is somewhat torn up oyer the sensational sensa-tional situation in which Johnrichullz, a handsome and wealthy druggist, finds himself. Several days ago it was announced by SchulU that he had married Mrs. I5ed-ford, I5ed-ford, a charming widow employed at the Bond hotel, and he publicly introduced intro-duced her as his wife. Tho lady was congratulated by all her friends on her remarkably lucky capture. Schultz announced today that the marriage was all a joke and a hoax, but the ladv will not linton to this. She admits ad-mits that there was no marriage ceremony, cere-mony, but since ho has publicly acknowledged ac-knowledged her as his wife, the act constitutes a common law marriage and she is his wife. She has applied to the courts to sustain her claim. |