Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-10-14 | Page 7 | Two Men Licensed to Wed Same Girl

ti is likes 10 WED SAKE GtRL Father Favors One Suitor. While Young Woman Prefers Pre-fers Other Fellow. KNOXVILUE, Tenu., Oct. IS. Arthur W. Littlo, aged 80, and favored by tliu girl, and John Anderson Mcintosh, aged 21, favored fa-vored by her father, both procured marriage licenses from tho County Court Clerk to wed Miss Ida G. Mlsmer, IS years old. Cards announcing tho engagement and approaching ap-proaching marriage of Mcintosh and Miss Mi6iner h.-.d boon sent out. Tho union was sanctioned by her parents, but Iho young woman appeared somewhat indifferent and, it is said, 6howod a pioferonco for Littlo. On Friday Liltlo procured a license to wed Miss Mismer and suppressed tho names from tho newspapers, declaring that he would have to steal his brido on tho way to church. A local paper mentioned this fact, giving ages, without names. Miss Mismer's fathor guessed that sho was tho girl in tho case and confronted Little, who. after argument, admitted tho fact and turned over tho license to tho father. Mi6s Mismer was kept under guard and today Mcintosh, Accompanied by Miss Mismer, got a license, and thu wedding will take placo as announced unless Littlo succeed;;, suc-ceed;;, with tho girl's help, in interfering.